TODAY: Cespedes has been officially placed on the DL, the Mets announced. In corresponding moves, the Mets have also activated Jose Reyes from the disabled list, optioned righty Kevin McGowan to Triple-A, and selected the contract of outfielder Travis Taijeron from Triple-A.
FRIDAY, 9:27pm: Cespedes will head to the DL, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said after the game, as Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets. Per Alderson, the injury is about as serious as the one that sent Cespedes to the DL earlier this year. He missed about six weeks, though that period was also impacted by the later-arising quad problem. Regardless, it seems possible that Cespedes may not make it back by the end of the year.
8:00pm: Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was pulled in the middle of tonight’s contest with what the team is calling a right hamstring strain, as was first announced on the SNY broadcast.
It is not immediately clear whether he’ll require a DL placement, but that seems reasonably likely — especially since the Mets have no need to force the issue with the postseason long out of reach. Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review Journal notes on Twitter that outfielder Travis Taijeron was scratched from the lineup from the top Mets’ affiliate, quite likely to provide an option if needed to replace Cespedes.
The injury is the latest leg muscle problem for Cespedes, who missed time earlier this year with a strain in his left hammy that was followed by a right quad problem. And the track record stretches back before that, though Cespedes has never missed any truly lengthy stretches in his career.
Since re-joining the Mets on a four-year, $110MM contract over the winter, Cespedes has appeared in eighty games and produced a .292/.350/.540 batting line. That’s just what New York was hoping for on a rate basis, though the club will surely enter the offseason looking hard at ways to keep Cespedes — and a whole lot of other players — on the field more frequently for 2018 and beyond.
Tebow time
Might as well be.
I’m hoping they give Travis Tajreon his shot. While he’s not considered a defensive outfielder (neither was Conforto) his numbers every year are real good power bat type. So I hope he gets 60-70 AB’s. He’s one of those guys that seem to put up numbers other that are brought up with less. Give him his shot!
You may be joking but at this point why not? Maybe it will bring some kind of excitement for the fans
“Tonight it was announced that anybody at all who has a better than 50% chance to last an entire game is welcome to suit up for the Mets for the remainder of the 2017 season (or until they get DLed).”
I mean I can’t take much more of this.
What in Christ sakes is going on with that club house
Cespedes has always had leg injury issues
Along with the rest of the Cuban “phenoms”, like Soler and Puig.
Riding in a golf cart and hacking away in sand traps 300 days a year is tough on the leg muscles.
Actually the injuries began in spring training 2016. Maybe is was when Ces and Thor reported for a game riding to work on Arabian horses?
MLB uniforms are absolutely stupid. Manfred you should be ashamed
It’s for charity dude.
The Mets cannot have nice things. Tebow time!!!
Is there a reason to not fire the training and strengthening staff at this point? I think all of the opening day roster has been on the dl at some point of the year for an extended time definitely all the starters.. Jay Bruce might be the exceptions, but he is not on the team anymore.
You may have a point with regard to the strength coach. Bruce did not work with him in the off season doing his own routine instead. Maybe that helped him stay healthy
Mets get rid of Bruce, who ‘s never Injured and keep the Walking medical ward Cespedes.
Maybe they should have dealt Mr Wimp for two Really good young Players !
teams won’t trade prospects for players being paid thier market value and are injury prone
Too much llello?
Maybe his legs are getting squished in that bat mobile he bought over the offseason. (I believe its called a Spyder).
In all seriousness, why not put him on the DL. Mets are pretty much done for 2017, I’d be shutting down every veteran they aren’t showcasing for trade over the last week. Don’t risk any further injuries with any of those pitchers or Yo or Conforto.
I’d be just trying to shoot up the draft board. Neil Wagner, Jacob Rhame, Ben Rowen, Donovan Hand, Jonathan Albadejo- bring them all up. What’s the risk? You move the hurt guys to the 60-day, you DFA the filler guys when you activate them. Might even get a $20k waiver claim fee (better than losing them for nothing in minor league free agency).
Good lord this is honestly getting ridiculous, what is happening on this team. If it was just this year it would be unfortunate (not that is isn’t anyway) but this is a consistent theme for the mets.
For decades
Too many roids in the offseason.
Yessssssssssss
Do you have any evidence that the player used “roids”–anything at all? If not your comment should be deleted. You do know that players are tested in the offseason as well, right? Really disgraceful accusing someone without any evidence. Thought we were above this.
Do you have facts and dates every player has been tested in the last year? Do you have data on the ways players can fool the test? He’s got a right to comment with his own opinion..right or not. It’s an open forum…
“Do you have facts and dates every player has been tested in the last year?” (sic)
How is this relevant? Don’t you think if Cespedes had failed a drug test, either in season or offseason, we would know about it? You and the parent comment are making the accusation, it’s up to you to provide the evidence.
“Do you have data on the way players can fool the test?”
So now you are accusing him not only of using but of cheating on his drug tests. Got any evidence that that happened–or just an accusation again?
“He’s got a right to comment with his own opinion…right or not.”
But this isn’t a matter of opinion, it’s a question of fact. Either there is a sufficient factual basis to accuse this player of PED use or there isn’t.
I note that neither you nor the person who posted the parent comment have provided a shred of evidence in support of this defamatory accusation. Not one molecule of evidence, yet you accuse. Shame on you. And shame on MLBTR if it allows this garbage.
“It’s an open forum…”
Yes and no. It’s open in that nobody is prohibited from posting here and no opinions are automatically proscribed. But this site’s owner and moderators do have the right to set certain guidelines for acceptable comments. When you’re in somebody else’s sandbox you gotta play by their rules.
Just as they discourage R and X rated language here, site moderators have been good at removing unsourced defamatory material in the past. Guess we’ll see. Cheers.
“There’s plenty of so called defamatory comments posted on this site daily…”
Not sure that we’re using that word the same way. Saying that someone “stinks” or is mean, temperamental or lazy isn’t complimentary but is within the realm of fair commentary about baseball, particularly when supported by some factual evidence. Accusing people of being criminals without a scintilla of evidence in support is not fair commentary, it’s garbage.
“His post or my agreement won’t get said player suspended or cost any future contracts and endorsements.”
Correct, nothing we say here will have the slightest effect on what happens in the real world of baseball. What we’re, at least I’m, talking about here is what we want this site to be. Even though the site explicitly encourages rumors, it’s even in its name, those rumors must be based on something. Nothing has been offered here other than a defamatory accusation. If that has some value to you–great. For me, it will always be irresponsible.
“Good God man lighten up and move on.”
Worry about yourself, please. I’ll decide what I consider worthy of discussion for myself. Way the world works. Enjoy whatever game you’re watching.
P.S. You appointed yourself the ethics hero….Sure am glad Football started. Geesh!
Spoken like a true attorney. Always smarter than the rest of us. No matter what the subject. Glad we are here to learn the finer points of life and a genius’ thinking.
You have another major flaw, Mr. Attorney. Besides being a mets loyalist, I bet you’ve got your jets helmet out today.
She doesn’t watch Football…
I’ll just deal with both of y’all here in one comment.
“Spoken like a true attorney.”
Sorry, can’t help sounding like an attorney after thirty one years of practice. Didn’t know it’s a bad thing, unless speaking with my wife.
“Glad we are here to learn . . .”
You appear to be picking a fight with thegreatcerealfamine not me here. You know, couple comments above wherein tgcf described MLBTR as an “open forum” and defended another user’s unsourced accusation, an “opinion” tgcf called it, that a player had used “roids.” You recall his famous words, “He’s got a right to comment with his own opinion . . . Right or not.” Presumably, tgcf would say the same about my comments. So, disagree with me if you like or ignore me if you prefer. Either is fine.
“You have another major flaw, Mr. Attorney.”
Funny, I’ve been using this ‘handle’ exclusively for more than twenty years and you are the first person to figure out that it can be made into a joke. No, really, you are the first.
“Besides being a Mets loyalist . . .”
Wherever did you get that from? I’m a Nats fan, although my MLB.com app allows me to follow ML baseball pretty comprehensively. And I generally take positions that logic rather than fandom lead me to. The fact that I was defending a Mets player against a baseless accusation of drug use does not make me a Mets fan. Wouldn’t want my baseball fandom future in Jeffy Wilpon’s hands.
“I bet you’ve got your jets helmet out today.”
Not a fan of other sports. Don’t watch, don’t care. If the NFL, NBA and NHL were all to cease existence it’d be quite some time before I’d know about it.
“She doesn’t watch football.”
Can’t tell, thegreatcerealfamine. Is this comment the result of
A) a typo
B) a sincere misunderstanding of something I wrote as stating I was female; or
C) a juvenile attempt to insult and/or diminish me by suggesting that I am female? I’ll postpone the remainder of my response pending your reply.
In video games there’s a limit to how many players can be injured at once. Once your team reaches that limit, then injuries just stop happening.
…I wish the Mets worked like that.
LOLmets
OF Brennan Boesh still available (and surprisingly only 32)
Good pick. So is Coco Crisp. Way too early to be a high school coach.
Happy to see Travis make the team. I mentioned yesterday morning that he would be a good fill-in after Conforto got injured. I thought he would be in AAAA obscurity forever. Now, what will it take to get the other Travis to the majors again?
Of the Mets’ 2017 Opening Day lineup only Cabrera and Reyes remain. All the remaining starting 7 are either out for the season on the DL or playing elsewhere.
Another awful siging by Anderson. 45M tied up this year between Ces and Wright.