PORT ST. LUCIE — Monday was purported to be a uniformly blissful event in Mets camp, an opportunity on the primary full-squad exercise day to luxuriate within the return of the beloved Polar Bear, who’s again to boost arguably the majors’ greatest lineup. However spring coaching can throw some curveballs at you, and this was an undesirable one.
Frankie Montas, who joined the Mets for $34 million over two years (plus the requisite opt-out, naturally), is out for an prolonged interval with what they’re calling a high-grade lat pressure. That is a minimum of medium-grade dangerous information, as they’re suggesting he’ll be out three months, or extra.
Naturally, Mets individuals talked up their rotation depth, and there definitely are quite a lot of pitchers in camp (38 ultimately depend). However let’s face it: The rotation simply ranked because the membership’s largest query mark heading down right here, and they should do one thing to bolster issues now.
Star Padres right-hander Dylan Stop can be a house run, after all. So would Luis Castillo. However a commerce for both would take a minimum of two prime prospects and an aligning of the celebrities, neither of which appears particularly probably in the meanwhile.
