10:42am: The Mets have placed deGrom on the DL, retroactive to May 3, and selected the contract of lefty P.J. Conlon from Triple-A, per a team announcement. The Belfast-born Conlon has been with the Mets since they chose him in the 13th round of the 2015 draft. In his first Triple-A action this season, the 24-year-old has logged a bloated 6.75 ERA over 24 innings, despite respectable strikeout and walk rates (7.9 K/9, 2.6 BB/9).
9:50am: The Mets will place right-hander Jacob deGrom on the 10-day disabled list, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was among those to report. The likelihood is that deGrom will only miss one start, DiComo adds.
DeGrom succumbed to a hyperextended right elbow during an at-bat Wednesday in his most recent start, though the initial fear was that he had suffered a far more significant injury. And while deGrom isn’t experiencing any symptoms at the moment, per manager Mickey Callaway, the Mets decided it would be best to act in an “overly cautious” manner in this situation. As a result, deGrom won’t take the ball Monday against the Reds. It’s unclear whether the Mets will call someone up from the minors to start in deGrom’s place or simply make it a bullpen game, according to DiComo.
As has been the case since he debuted in 2014, deGrom has been among the Mets’ elite players this season. The 29-year-old has pitched to a 1.87 ERA/2.10 FIP with 11.22 K/9, 2.28 BB/9 and a 45 percent groundball rate in seven starts and 43 1/3 innings. He and co-ace Noah Syndergaard have been the only obvious bright spots in the Mets’ rotation, which helps explain why the team has fallen off dramatically since a 12-2 start and currently owns a 17-14 record.
After all that posturing that it was a very minor injury. He Won’t even miss a start……..
How is he not missing a start when being put on the 10 day DL?
I think he meant that’s what the Mets were saying, that “he wouldn’t even miss a start” only to put him on the DL
The injury happened on May 2 so the dl stint will be retroactive to May 2 and ten days from that is May 12 and a week from today is May 13 so he would be good to start.
I think they can only go back 3 days so the 3rd would be correct unless they put him on the DL yesterday and didn’t report it until today.
I don’t work in sports management, but i have worked in many businesses. The best run companies are those that constantly re-evaluate and challenge decisions. What made business sense 5 days changed may change, new facts arrive. Kudos for making the right decision. (Even when it gives folks an opportunity to point fingers of blame).
Mickey either begged or threatened to quit.
Too bad that “Thor” can’t pitch every game because their staff is now down to one.
Best and Mets medical staff can’t be used in the same sentence! More like conserning.
Should have been the case from the beginning
That was exactly my point earlier.
I don’t think anyone knows how a how getting a spained elbow swinging a bat will effect a pitcher.
I can’t believe they even considers having him start Monday
This is just like Plawecki, no broken bone, he’s fine…actually there is a broken bone, DL. It’s like the Mets are trying to look like total ass clowns every time a player gets hurt.
better keep harvey
Conlon is better than Harvey
how we figure that .. harvey 7 era in mlb.. conlon 6.75 in aaa. what do we look at to say conlon is better??
Fully expect deGrom to require arm amputation
Silence from Mets fans. They’ve gone from two week jubilation to denial; and now they disappear.
This is NOT the Mets recent history (since 2015)…
This is the Mets tradition.
Just Ike trolling in Mets threads is a Yankees fan tradition?
Gloating over injuries? That type of class sounds like Yankee fan tradition to me.
Gloating over mediocrity setting in. Every team faces the same challenges with a staying healthy over 162 game season. As reality is setting in that this team is not very deep, especially the steering staff most Mets fans have disappeared. And you alpha plus your buddy mr bill have more disappointment ahead of you.