Sean Manaea is making progress.
The Mets left-hander is about to throw a dwell bullpen session on Thursday, supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned, in what will likely be Manaea’s first time dealing with hitters since he suffered an indirect pressure throughout spring coaching.
It marks one other step in the precise route for Manaea, who has been throwing common bullpen classes in latest weeks.
Manaea was initially shut down in February with the precise indirect pressure, then suffered a setback in early April when irritation within the muscle required a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection.
“I try to look out to the future and be like, ‘I’ll be back at this date,’ but I have no idea when that is,” Manaea mentioned on Might 18 within the Bronx. “But I can control how I do my rehab every day, and before I know it, I’ll be out there facing hitters and I’ll be back with the boys.”
Manaea emerged because the Mets’ ace down the stretch final season, which he completed with a 12-6 document and a 3.47 ERA in a career-high 181.2 innings.
He re-signed within the offseason on a three-year, $75 million contract.
Manaea is a bit behind fellow starter Frankie Montas, who additionally started the season on the injured checklist as a result of proper lat pressure he suffered within the spring. The best-handed Montas made his first rehab begin on Saturday with Excessive-A Brooklyn, throwing 37 pitches and permitting two runs in 1.1 innings.
The hitters in Manaea’s dwell session are anticipated to incorporate outfielder Jose Siri, who’s rehabbing from the fractured tibia he suffered when he fouled a ball off of his left leg on April 13.
The speedy Siri has begun taking batting apply on the sphere at Citi Discipline, the place he additionally ran on the outfield grass on Monday.
“The fact that now he’s going to start facing some live pitching, that’s good,” Mendoza mentioned.
ALVY’S APPROACH
Francisco Alvarez was again within the Mets’ lineup for Monday’s collection opener in opposition to the Chicago White Sox, hitting ninth, after Luis Torrens began the final two video games at catcher and three of the earlier 4.
Alvarez is off to a gradual begin after revamping his swing within the offseason. He entered Monday with a .232 common, one house run, a .304 slugging share and 23 strikeouts in 69 at-bats.
The third-year catcher was hitting .190 with a 54.5% strikeout fee in opposition to four-seam fastballs.
“He’s just been inconsistent, especially being on time to hit the fastball,” Mendoza mentioned. “That’s the biggest thing. When you’re going through an adjustment like he did in the offseason — a complete transformation of his swing — it’s going to take time.”
Alvarez tweaked his batting stance and lower-body motion over the winter in an effort to undertake a extra up-the-middle strategy. Alvarez then suffered a damaged hamate bone in his left hand in March, costing him the primary 4 weeks of the season, however Mendoza believes the catcher is bodily tremendous.
Mendoza mentioned he inspired Alvarez to observe movie on Saturday and to deal with Sunday as a “really good work day.”
BRANDON’S BACK
Brandon Nimmo additionally returned to the lineup Monday for the primary time since he exited Friday’s sport as a consequence of neck stiffness.
Mendoza mentioned Nimmo was unavailable on Saturday, and that whereas the left fielder was “better” on Sunday, the Mets opted to present him one other time off.
Nimmo had expressed confidence that he could be prepared to begin Monday’s sport.
“I checked with him after the game last night, and that was the case,” Mendoza mentioned. “No issue now.”
