PORT ST. LUCIE — It’s not how Frankie Montas needed to begin his tenure on a brand new workforce.
The precise-hander felt one thing behind his tricep when throwing his first bullpen with the Mets final week, which turned out to be a high-grade lat pressure. Montas can be out for the primary few months of the season, shut down from throwing for 6-8 weeks, then needing one other 6-8 weeks to construct as much as regular-season type.
Montas obtained a platelet wealthy plasma injection in New York on Tuesday earlier than returning to Port St. Lucie. The hope is that the regenerative injection can pace up the therapeutic course of.
“They’re taking every right step to deal with this,” Montas stated Wednesday morning at Clover Park. “Can say I got a PRP shot yesterday. It’s already feeling pretty good. Just got to let that thing work and just jump into this rehab so I can come back as soon as possible.”
There hadn’t been any indication that something was improper earlier than that. The 31-year-old right-hander had a traditional offseason and was proper on monitor for the place he would often be in the beginning of spring.
Montas was wanting ahead to a wholesome season in New York, the place he didn’t precisely make the impression the primary time he performed within the metropolis with the Yankees. The Oakland A’s traded him to the Yankees in 2022, and after seven begins in pinstripes, most of which have been lackluster, he was positioned on the injured record with shoulder irritation. Montas made another begin in September, however then wanted surgical procedure the next spring, which worn out practically his complete 2023 season. He made one begin in 2023, which marked the top of his time within the Bronx.
Montas began final season with the Cincinnati Reds earlier than being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, the place he realized to belief his arm once more and noticed some good outcomes.
“Definitely a lot of frustration,” Montas stated. “I had a smooth offseason — a healthy offseason, I would say. To come here and have that happen, I’m bummed out.”
Montas is hoping to return in Might, however the Mets aren’t able to put a timeline on him but. The workforce nonetheless plans to make use of a six-man rotation, with right-handers Griffin Canning, Paul Blackburn and Tylor Megill competing for the fifth and sixth spots. Former Mets lefty Jose Quintana remains to be obtainable as a free agent, however the Mets don’t appear significantly thinking about signing one other pitcher.
“It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” Montas stated.
