As
we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets, Noah
Syndergaard has a torn UCL and will undergo Tommy John Surgery.
CBS
Sports: Even though baseball is nowhere to be found at the moment, the Mets
-- in partial measure because they are the Mets -- managed to conjure up bad
news from somewhere in the unseen ether.
NBC
Sports: [Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen] “said that Syndergaard will have the
surgery on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Which is a
bit odd given that elective surgeries are currently prohibited in New York
under governor’s orders due to the pandemic, but I suppose whether this is
“elective” is a matter of nuance. It would be for you or me, but maybe not for
a professional athlete. Just throw that onto the pile of things about which we
are uncertain in the current situation.”
Mike
Puma NY Post: No, Noah Syndergaard’s Tommy John surgery doesn’t violate
coronavirus rules. According to an
industry source, the pitcher and team were told Syndergaard has an acutely torn
UCL with acute compression of the ulnar nerve. Syndergaard and the team were
told, according to the source, the condition fits the essential surgery
guidelines.
Mike
Puma NY Post: Where the Mets will turn after Noah Syndergaard disaster. “Among
the in-house possibilities are David
Peterson, Walker
Lockett and Corey
Oswalt should the Mets need another rotation arm. The lefty Peterson was
the organization’s top draft pick in 2017, but hasn’t pitched above the
Double-A level. Last year he went 3-6 with a 4.19 ERA in 24 starts for
Binghamton. In camp this spring he had impressed team officials, but was slated
to begin the season at Triple-A Syracuse. Lockett is out of options and could
be claimed off waivers if he doesn’t begin the season on the roster.”
MLB.com:
What are Mets' rotation options without Thor? Starting five: Jacob
deGrom, Marcus
Stroman, Steven Matz,
Rick
Porcello, Michael
Wacha; Next five: David
Peterson, Walker
Lockett, Erasmo
Ramírez, Corey
Oswalt, Stephen
Gonsalves.
John
Harper SNY.TV: Former Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson explains the risk of
hurlers like Noah Syndergaard consistently throwing with max effort.
'Tendons can only move so fast, with so much force, before something gives'
Ken
Davidoff NY Post Talking about when Noah may return: “And really,
everything in our world should be in doubt until we get this pandemic under
control, an endeavor that doesn’t appear to be going too great at the moment.
All we know for certain is that we won’t see Syndergaard and his blazing
fastball (and terrific secondary stuff) on the mound for a while. And that the
Mets, if we’re fortunate enough to get any sort of 2020 season, can’t afford
much more bad news like this.”
Deesha
Thosar NY Daily News: Despite Mets’ pitching depth, letting Zack
Wheeler go to Phillies still hurts.
ESPN.com:
Noah Syndergaard joins growing list of injured hard throwers in MLB. “Of
the 25 hardest-throwing starting pitchers from 2018, 11 had or have since had
TJ surgery. That doesn't include Shohei
Ohtani (he didn't throw enough innings to qualify for my list), Lance
McCullers Jr. (who just missed the top 25), Yu Darvish
(who was not in the top 25), Michael
Kopech (called up that year and lasted four starts before blowing out his
elbow), Dinelson
Lamet and other high-end velocity guys who have had the surgery, as well.
It's a long list.”
Joel
Sherman of the NY Post had an in-depth look at all the players brought to the
majors by former Mets GMs Omar Minaya and Sandy Alderson. Joel noted that 48 Mets original signs played
in the Majors last year, 11th highest in baseball.
Brian Joura of Mets 360.com:
Examining Brodie Van Wagenen’s contributions to the 40-man roster. Brian
goes through the entire Mets roster looking at the good and bad moves Brodie
has made.
Mets.com had
the Five Best Mets Catchers of All Time. #1 Mike Piazza;
#2 Gary Carter;
#3 Jerry Grote;
#4 Todd
Hundley; #5 John Stearns.
213
Miles from Shea: Mets Baseball Card of the Day: Amed Rosario (2015 Topps
Heritage Minor Leagues).
Timenews.net:
K-Mets planning ahead with cautious optimism. Kingsport Mets general
manager Brian Paupeck says the team is doing what it can to prepare for this
summer’s season, even if nobody is certain if and when it will start. Games
aren’t scheduled to start until mid-June, so there’s hope the season might
start on time. The K-Mets went 34-34 last year under Rich Donnelly, narrowly
missing the Appy League playoffs. This year, the team will be managed by Chris
Newell, a former independent league manager who previously served as a scout
for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays.
Syracuse.com:
The 2019 Syracuse Mets: Where are they now?
Lindsay Kramer has lots of details including IF/OF Arismendy
Alcantara signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels and Rajai Davis
signing with the Acereros del Norte of the Mexican League.
Syracuse.com:
Will coronavirus effects slow work at Syracuse Mets’ NBT Bank Stadium? “According
to Archie Wixson Jr., commissioner of the department of facilities management
for Onondaga County…the virus is likely to cause supply chain issues and delays
all across the economy, potentially including the construction world. The important thing to note is that
everything that’s required to play a game will absolutely be ready by whenever
Syracuse hosts its first game in 2020, Wixson said. Seats will be in, the
outfield fence will be restored and the new lights will be installed.”
NY
Post: Red Sox reveal minor leaguer tests positive for coronavirus.
Mack’s
Blast From The Past comes from 3-25-14 – Reese
Kaplan - What Purpose Does Spring Training Serve?
Born on this date:
- Lee Mazzilli (1955)
- Tom Glavine (1966)
- Arthur Richman (2009)
New York Mets signed free agent Orel Hershiser on March 25, 1999.
New York Mets released Buddy Carlyle on March 25, 2016.
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1 comment:
When I see how many hard throwers' elbows blow up, it makes me wonder why pitchers in college and HS don't load up on Greg Maddux videos and learn to pitch just like him. He didn't have extreme velocity, but he was a master who won like crazy.
Another is the older Bartolo who late in life threw one pitch - a fastball - with great deception, movement, and location....others? Tug McGraw, John Franco, Don Cardwell.
It is hard to build a team around guys like Thor when they disappear for 15 months or more when their elbow blows up.
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