The Mets 2020 Pennant aspirations took a big hit today as it
was revealed that Noah Syndergaard will require Tommy John surgery.
Per
Jeff Passan on Twitter: New York
Mets starter Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right
elbow and is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, sources
tell ESPN. The procedure will keep him out until at earliest April 2021 and
likely into the summer months.
Unless he signs an extension, Syndergaard will be a free agent after next summer.
Per
the NY Post: “After experiencing
discomfort in his elbow before Spring Training was suspended due to the
pandemic, Noah and our health and performance department have been in constant
contact,” Brodie Van Wagenen said in a statement. “Based on the persistence of
his symptoms, Noah underwent a physical examination and MRI that revealed the
ligament tear. A second opinion from Dr. Neal ElAttrache confirmed the
diagnosis and the recommendation for surgery. Noah is an incredibly hard worker
and a tremendous talent. While this is unfortunate, we have no doubt that Noah
will be able to return to full strength and continue to be an integral part of
our Championship pursuits in the future.”
Mack's Mets Dave Rubin reports the surgery will be this Thursday.
Noah
Synergaard went 10-9 last year with a 4.28 ERA, 32 starts, 197.2 innings,
202 Ks. Lifetime for the Mets he has
gone 47-30 with a 3.31 ERA, 119 games, 716 innings, 775 Ks.
Per MLB Trade Rumors: "Beyond the combination of deGrom and Stroman, the Mets will turn to Steven Matz and rebound candidates Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha — both signed to one-year deals in the offseason. Porcello remained a durable workhorse for the Red Sox but was tattooed for a 5.52 ERA and better than 10 hits per nine innings in his 32 starts and 174 1/3 innings last year.
Wacha, meanwhile, battled injuries for the third time in four seasons, spending time on the IL due to a knee problem and finishing out the year on the sideline due to shoulder troubles. Since emerging as a full-time member of the Cardinals’ rotation in 2014, Wacha averaged 24 starts and 134 innings per season.
The injury to Syndergaard will put to test general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s offseason comments about having “probably the deepest rotation in baseball.”
After all, if any of deGrom, Stroman, Matz, Porcello or Wacha struggles or lands on the injured list, the Mets’ slate of alternatives in the upper minors looks decidedly pedestrian. Walker Lockett, Stephen Gonsalves, Franklyn Kilome and Corey Oswalt — the latter three of whom were already optioned out of Major League camp — are the top names on the 40-man roster. Veteran righty Erasmo Ramirez was trying to win a job in camp on a non-roster deal after enduring a pair of miserable seasons.
With Syndergaard out for all of the 2020 season — assuming there is one — the Mets will be left with only one year of club control remaining over the powerhouse righty. Syndergaard is owed a $9.7MM salary after avoiding arbitration this winter, and he’ll surely command the exact same salary for the 2021 campaign; virtually all arbitration-eligible players who miss an entire season due to injury are brought back at the same rate they’d earned the previous season (with the exception of first-time eligible players). He’s slated to become a free agent upon conclusion of the 2021 season."
10 comments:
Why no mention of Peterson? I thought he was at the top of the callup list if needed.
As for Thor, would it make sense for the Mets to give him a One-year extension?
Good point Bill.
Funny thing is: Thor could be back before baseball resumes.
I so hope you are wrong about that Tom.
One point that was mentioned when it was announced that Chris Sale would have Tommy John: "it could perhaps be some time before Sale actually goes under the knife, given how elective medical procedures are increasingly being canceled (both in the United States and all around the world) in order to give hospitals and doctors more time to focus on the coronavirus pandemic. "
Interesting that Thor was able to get a hospital bed for this Thursday.
Welcome to the starting rotation, Michael Wacha.
NOT funny! 🤬
Any opinions on my idea of an extension? A low guarantee with plenty of incentives should do it.
Bill, A low guarantee with plenty of incentives could work well for Noah.
Also, Mike Pelfrey signed a one year extension after having Tommy John surgery with the Mets so he can continue re-hab and training with the same medical team and then hit free agency. I could see Noah doing that.
I also think depending on how the schedule is set up, and Wacha and Matz are both in the rotation, the extra pitcher in the bullpen could be Zamora or a spot starter like Erasmo Ramirez. They could also go with - heaven forbid - 12 pitchers which may be how Edwin Nunez makes the team.
Word association game: you say “ Mets”, I said “injury jinx”. They sure get lots of big injuries, don’t they?
Trade em while they’re young and valuable.
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