Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has undergone surgery on his left heel, the club announced. This was the second of two procedures to address bone calcification in both feet.
The club has not released any further information about the outcome. Assuming everything went according to plan, the hope is that Cespedes will be cleared to start baseball activities in approximately four months. He will begin running again at a later point in time.
Surgeons waited approximately three months between the first procedure, to the right heel, and the surgery that was just announced. That approach avoided a lengthy and potentially problematic stretch of bed rest.
All indications are that Cespedes remains more or less on the timetable that the New York organization gave in late July. It was stated at that time that he’d be sidelined for a minimum of eight to ten months. Of course, being fully prepared for MLB game action could be a bit further off than that, since Cespedes will need to get into playing shape and shake off the rust.
From this point, the Mets have little choice but to hope that Cespedes responds well to rehab. The 33-year-old may conceivably be available for a reasonable portion of the 2019 season, though he’ll almost surely miss a fairly significant portion of time even under the most optimistic outlook. Cespedes is owed $58.5MM over the following two seasons and has full no-trade protection.
Cespedes’ agent is about to be Mets’ GM.
Wonder what’s on his mind now. Is it going to be weird for him, possibly trading ex-client(s)?
Nobody wants Cespedes.
Chalk it up to another dumb Mets contract.
The man should be totally healthy about 2 months before he next hits free agency.
You can’t call it a dumb contract. He carried the Mets to the World Series in 15 and to the playoffs in 16. The Mets has to resign him and if they didn’t you’d be sitting here writing how the Mets are dumb for not doing so.
Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Cespedes, are represented by their future GM.
That feels like their whole team.
Cespedes is the winnigest player in baseball since 2012
Golf doesn’t count
u mean the whiniest player since 2012??
Wright,
LOL
Winnigest?
Good gig getting paid to be off from work.
X- I just thought of this, what are you thoughts?
OF- Yoenis Cespedes plus SP-Noah Syndergaard to San Diego for LF/1BWil Myers, C- Austin Allen, SP- Michel Baez and SP- Sam Keating
The Padres get out from under Myers and acquire their ace all in the same trade.
Myers can either play LF of 1B for the Mets, while Baez and Allen slide into NYM’s top 5 prospects lists easily. Keating is another nice prospect who would a lot around 20 on NYM’s list if I had to guess currently. I could also see a guy like Spangenberg or Jankowski added as depth filler.
Mets take all of Myers and the 74 million left over 4 years. The Padres take all of Cespedes 58.5 million over the next 2 years, while absorbing the the 16.5 million dollar difference by not having to give up premium prospects to get Syndergaard. And when I mean premium I mean executing a deal without the big 5 (Tatis Jr, Urias, Mejia, Gore, Paddack).
Another plus- Cespedes could golf every morning at Torrey Pines on his off days sense that’s what he seems like he is into, Wil Myers gets closer to North Carolina, home. The trade provides the Mets with more versatility over Cespedes.
While Cespedes is hurt/rehabbing, Reyes plays everyday with Renfroe in the other corner spot. Margot and Cordero splitting CF. Somebody could be shopped for pitching at that point if you have the good problem or too many options. Plus- Cespedes is around for 2 years not 4 if you are a Padre fan and can’t stand the thought of Myers anymore, who says you can’t rid him and acquire an ace all via- the same trade. Unlikely? Yeah probably. But it’s AJ Preller and what will be a new Mets GM- so honestly who knows, but I think something like this benefits both organizations, now and later.
I like the idea, it sounds reasonable and makes sense on paper too. Mets might want a bit of cash to balance it out though.
Yeah I could see that, 16.5M is the gap to close that Myers is owed Compared to Ces. If the Padres want to compete soon, why not acquire one of the modern era’s clutch/contract year performers.
You get him for 19’ and 20’. Plus they get Syndergaard for pretty cheap if you look at Baez- Padres #7 prospect, Allen- Padres #25 prospect and Keating who was ranked #29/#30 at the beginning of the year but who currently isn’t.
NYM can then sign Pollock to play CF. Nimmo in LF, Conforto in RF. Myers at 1B, McNeil at 2B, Rosario at SS, Frazier at 3B and C- d’Arnaud/Allen would be a nice R/L combo.
Since Myers is on board, NYM could then use Alonso or Smith in a trade to acquire a starter or for relief help. The money freed up can help them address other things. 16.5M + in other things.
It’s a risk for both organizations but I think a change of scenery would be nice for the big three in this scenario. Myers, Cespedes and Syndergaard.
While I see at some level why you would try this, the bottom line is the Mets aren’t giving away their best trade chip without elite-level prospects just to save a little cash. Where do they go from there? The pieces from that trade have to be part of their future core.
Good point but remember, we ARE talking about the Mets. We are talking about the same team that traded Tom Seaver AND Nolan Ryan.
Lol @ Torrey Pines…but if it gets rid of Cespedes, I’m all for it.
Although I think this would work for both sides. Doesn’t Cespedes have a Full NTC?
I could see this deal happening, but I also don’t really think the Mets will move money in a trade just to get out from the deal – they haven’t really done that before, so I think they’re going to want max value for their elite talent.
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me!
Please go away Cespedes!
MYR
Please go away Cespedes!
Why do you bash your own team, oops, wait, I mean all your teams. but I cannot comment on Boone??
Well, Yoenis sure is having a heel of an offseason, isn’t he??
Waz, Haha lol
the poor soul!
Sole too?
Cespedes 2015 superman
La potencia greatest met ever
No it’s La Impotencia!!!!!
I think the only reason the Cespedes contract isn’t talked about nationally, as a bust, is because of the relatively short length, after the opt out and re-sign, of course.
4 months to begin baseball activities, but not being able to run until after that point is going to hamper the Mets to begin the season.
The Mets hamper the Mets…
Wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t play at all in 2019. Most likely will be ready by the all star break but if the Mets are 14 GB why bother? No one will trade for him with that contract
Gotta hurt having those ops, coulda woulda guys – but he has taken care of his family coming from where he did …more power to him.
LMAO In a gadda da vida
The whole 2018 season was bizarre with Cespedes. He was hurt then he wasn’t hurt. Management called him out for not coming back up to the bigs because they felt he was healthy. This obviously caused a rift.
Frankly I felt that Cespedes didn’t want to be on a losing team and he hated Callaway. That being said he clearly gave it to the Mets by having this surgery so late in the year.
He will never suit up again in NY