Accidents proceed to hamper the Mets’ bullpen.
The Mets on Wednesday positioned left-hander Danny Younger on the 15-day injured listing with an elbow pressure — dealing one other blow to a aid corps that was already gentle on lefties.
Younger has a 4.32 ERA in 8.1 innings over 10 appearances. He final pitched on Saturday, when he hurled a scoreless inning with three strikeouts in Washington.
In a corresponding transfer, the Mets referred to as up veteran right-hander reliever Chris Devenski, who pitched to a 1.93 ERA in 9 appearances at Triple-A Syracuse.
In addition they transferred newly re-signed Brooks Raley to the 60-day injured listing as he continues to work his approach again from final yr’s season-ending Tommy John surgical procedure.
These developments got here hours after supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated left-handed reliever A.J. Minter had acquired one other MRI on Wednesday for a lat harm that might lead to season-ending surgical procedure.
“It was one of the recommendations from one of the doctors,” Mendoza stated earlier than the Mets confronted the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Area. “Wanted to see clear imaging on some of the parts there. That’s the update. Maybe another couple of days [before he makes a decision].”
Minter and Younger had been the one left-handers within the Mets’ bullpen earlier than they referred to as up Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Syracuse to function a bulk reliever in Wednesday’s recreation.
The Mets’ bullpen entered Wednesday with a 3.04 ERA — the sixth-best mark within the majors.
However Minter, who boasts a 1.64 ERA in 11 innings, is primed to overlook a big chunk of time whether or not he requires surgical procedure or not.
Minter joined the Mets within the offseason on a two-year, $22 million contract with an opt-out, filling a void in a bullpen that lacked a high-leverage lefty for many of final season.
“Guys will step up, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a left-handed pitcher,” Mendoza stated of Minter’s absence.
“We’ve got righties that we feel very comfortable facing lefties and how they match up against them. Guys will continue to get opportunities and they will step up. We feel good with our depth. We feel good with the guys we’ve got in there.”
A nine-year MLB veteran, Minter has a 3.23 ERA over 397 profession appearances. He spent his first eight seasons with the Atlanta Braves.
Raley, who re-signed this week, was the Mets’ high left-handed reliever earlier than he underwent Tommy John surgical procedure final yr. Raley, 36, may rejoin the Mets this summer season.
PAUL’S PROGRESS
Paul Blackburn (proper knee irritation) is ready to make his second rehab look on Friday with Excessive-A Brooklyn.
The suitable-hander was scratched from a rehab outing final week after a abdomen bug brought about him to drop pounds.
Blackburn, who started the season on the injured listing, allowed one run over two innings with a strikeout with Excessive-A Brooklyn on April 19 in his first rehab begin.
BRANDON’S BETTER
Brandon Nimmo remained out of the Mets’ beginning lineup Wednesday, however he was feeling “better” from the sickness that stored him out of Tuesday’s recreation, Mendoza stated.
Mendoza hoped Nimmo can be out there off the Mets’ bench.
“It’s not a stomach bug,” Mendoza stated. “This is more like the flu where there’s body aches. This is completely different than what [Jesse] Winker dealt with, but some of the other guys are feeling it right now, and yesterday it got Nim’ pretty good.”
Nimmo tied a franchise report with 9 RBI within the Mets’ 19-5 win in Washington on Monday.
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