The Mets may very well be with out Reed Garrett through the postseason.
The suitable-handed reliever was positioned on the 15-day injured listing Thursday, retroactive to Sept. 15, with a proper elbow sprain. The transfer comes solely 11 days after he was activated off the IL. It’s the identical harm that despatched him to the injured listing final month.
Final time round, the harm was thought of delicate, however now there’s a chance he may must endure Tommy John surgical procedure, which might sideline him till 2027. Garrett and the Mets ought to have a solution quickly, with imaging scheduled for Thursday.
“It’s hard to say right now, we’ve got to wait until we get the imaging in there, but it’s concerning,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Thursday forward of the sequence finale in opposition to the San Diego Padres. “It’s concerning that for the second time in less than a month a guy is going down with elbow issues, but we’ve got to wait.”
Mendoza didn’t precisely sound optimistic.
“I think when you’re talking about an elbow, if we get the best case scenario here, you’re still looking at a shutdown period,” Mendoza stated. “We’re getting close to being out of time here. So I think the biggest thing for me — for us — is praying for the best here.”
Garrett, a 32-year-old journeyman, emerged seemingly out of nowhere for the Mets final season. The Virginia native labored his manner from a middle-inning, low-leverage aid function to turning into a key high-leverage reliever final 12 months, going 8-5 with a 3.77 ERA and 4 saves. This 12 months, he began the season in a high-leverage function as soon as once more. Garrett held hitters to a .227 common and a .638 OPS when pitching in save conditions. He pitched higher in save conditions than non-save conditions (3.49 ERA vs. 4.50 ERA), however battled his mechanics halfway via the season.
Garrett had higher outcomes over the summer season after he mounted some mechanical points along with his posture, working towards utilizing his legs extra. When the Mets traded for Tyler Rogers, Gregory Soto and Ryan Helsley, Garrett as soon as once more discovered himself pitching within the center innings, however he was comfortable to pitch in any inning for the betterment of the crew.
The Mets have been hopeful that the elbow harm had healed after his final IL stint, however in current days he’s had bother recovering after outings. Wednesday evening in opposition to San Diego, Garrett was warming up within the bullpen, however was pressured to cease throwing when he felt that his elbow wasn’t proper. Bullpen coach Jose Rosado known as the dugout to tell the Mets that Garrett couldn’t pitch.
If Garrett is out for the remainder of the season, he’ll end with a 3-6 report, a 3.90 ERA and three saves.
The Mets known as up right-handers Wander Suero, Chris Devenski and Huascar Brazobàn from Triple-A Syracuse, and designated right-hander Dom Hamel for project. As well as, they positioned left-hander Sean Manaea on the paternity listing.
Manaea is scheduled to pitch in one other tandem outing with right-hander Clay Holmes on Sunday in opposition to the Washington Nationals, however the Mets may shift issues if he isn’t in a position to throw whereas away on depart. Brazobán and Devenski have each pitched as openers this season and are stretched out to throw about 40 pitches, however the Mets aren’t able to decide to any adjustments.
