Jerry Manuel said today that K-Rod has flown back to Venezuela to be with his family because of a family emergency.
He did say that he will be back for Opening Day. But it seems pretty crazy that a Major League team would let there closer fly anywhere this close to Opening Day so you have to believe that it must be very serious.
Depsite his struggles in the second half of last year, K-Rod's stuff has looked very good this spring.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Jose Reyes to Start the Year on the DL
Omar Minaya has annouced that Jose Reyes will start the year on the D.L. but will be available for the by the fifth game of the season assuming his rehab goes fine.
Now the question is whether the Mets will bring up Ruben Tejada to start the season knowing that it could only be for a week. The Mets might not have a choice if Alex Cora's hip is still hurting and won't be ready for Opening Day. Tejada shouldn't be up unless he is starting, otherwise the Mets should go with Russ Adams as the backup middle infielder. Adams isn't great on defense but is a better offensive option then Tejada and Cora.
If Cora is healthy is should be at short opening day if not the Mets have no choice but to go with Tejada. Tejada has shown that he has improved his offense this spring and he has always been a good defender.
Now the question is whether the Mets will bring up Ruben Tejada to start the season knowing that it could only be for a week. The Mets might not have a choice if Alex Cora's hip is still hurting and won't be ready for Opening Day. Tejada shouldn't be up unless he is starting, otherwise the Mets should go with Russ Adams as the backup middle infielder. Adams isn't great on defense but is a better offensive option then Tejada and Cora.
If Cora is healthy is should be at short opening day if not the Mets have no choice but to go with Tejada. Tejada has shown that he has improved his offense this spring and he has always been a good defender.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Pitching Rotation Switched Around
The Mets have decided to switch there opening week rotation around, maybe it has to do with how bad Perez looked yesterday. Jerry Manuel also said Perez may be suffering from a case of "dead arm". Jonathan Niese will now start the third game of the year with Perez being pushed to game five.
You never now with the Mets and there injuries, so lets see if this "dead arm" turns into a DL stint.
Today Nelson Figueroa will get the start for the Mets against the Marlins. Kinda odd for a guy who is probably gonna be in the bullpen to be getting a start. Maybe the Mets are stretching him out in case he needs to start for Perez.
You never now with the Mets and there injuries, so lets see if this "dead arm" turns into a DL stint.
Today Nelson Figueroa will get the start for the Mets against the Marlins. Kinda odd for a guy who is probably gonna be in the bullpen to be getting a start. Maybe the Mets are stretching him out in case he needs to start for Perez.
Does Daniel Murphy's Injury Open the Door For Ike Davis?
Daniel Murphy sprained his knee in yesterday's game getting caught in a rundown off third base. The injury according to the Mets is listed as only day-to-day, but numerous writers have watched him limp out of the trainers room.
The Mets might have to turn to Ike Davis because Mike Jacobs and Chris Carter are not everyday first basemen defensively. Omar Minya said, " It all depends on what the doctors tell us today and possibly in the next couple of days.
If the injury is minor, the Mets should keep Ike Davis in the Minors because Jacobs and Carter could handle for a week or so. Plus there is no reason to get Ike's clock rolling for a week in the majors. If the sprain is severe and it looks like Murphy might need a DL and a couple of weeks off, this would be a perfect opportunity for the Mets to call up Ike Davis and give him a shot. Which would be very bad news for Murphy because if he comes up and hits well he isn't going to go back down.
There are other options too if the Mets feel that they are too left-handed at first. The Cubs recently releases Kevin Millar and the Seattle Mariners placed Ryan Garko on waivers. I know lots of Mets fans wanted Garko in the off season so they will definitely want the Mets to take a look now.
In other injury news Russ Adams will start for Cora today, after he was HBP in the hip yesterday. If Cora lands on the DL Adams and recently brought up to big league camp Alex Cintron would fight it out for his roster spot.
The Mets might have to turn to Ike Davis because Mike Jacobs and Chris Carter are not everyday first basemen defensively. Omar Minya said, " It all depends on what the doctors tell us today and possibly in the next couple of days.
If the injury is minor, the Mets should keep Ike Davis in the Minors because Jacobs and Carter could handle for a week or so. Plus there is no reason to get Ike's clock rolling for a week in the majors. If the sprain is severe and it looks like Murphy might need a DL and a couple of weeks off, this would be a perfect opportunity for the Mets to call up Ike Davis and give him a shot. Which would be very bad news for Murphy because if he comes up and hits well he isn't going to go back down.
There are other options too if the Mets feel that they are too left-handed at first. The Cubs recently releases Kevin Millar and the Seattle Mariners placed Ryan Garko on waivers. I know lots of Mets fans wanted Garko in the off season so they will definitely want the Mets to take a look now.
In other injury news Russ Adams will start for Cora today, after he was HBP in the hip yesterday. If Cora lands on the DL Adams and recently brought up to big league camp Alex Cintron would fight it out for his roster spot.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Jose Reyes 1-5 in Minor League Game
Jose Reyes played in a Minor League game today against the Memphis Cardinals and went 1-5 with a 2B over the CF's head. He played three innings in the field and only had one play which he bobbled into an error. The good news is that he was breaking well out of the box and looked to be running at full speed. He also did some running with the Mets trainers on another field to test his legs. In all the drills his acceleration and speed looked great with no ill effects of any health issues.
In one of his at bats he hit a hard ground down the line to the 1B who made a great play to just get Reyes at first. The good sign was the way Reyes got out of the box and ran at 100% to try and beat the grounder out.
After seeing him run today, I think there is a chance that we could see him on Opening Day. The Mets definitely should not rush him but if he is healthy he should be there on Opening Day.
In one of his at bats he hit a hard ground down the line to the 1B who made a great play to just get Reyes at first. The good sign was the way Reyes got out of the box and ran at 100% to try and beat the grounder out.
After seeing him run today, I think there is a chance that we could see him on Opening Day. The Mets definitely should not rush him but if he is healthy he should be there on Opening Day.
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