6:12pm: Carrasco suffered a tear, per DiComo. It’s a serious injury that could require at least a six- to eight-week absence, a source told Mike Puma of the New York Post.
1:39pm: Just hours after Mets skipper Luis Rojas gave a positive update on right-hander Carlos Carrasco’s sore elbow, Carrasco is now headed for an MRI to evaluate the extent of a right hamstring strain, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo reports (via Twitter). Carrasco apparently sustained the new injury when doing conditioning work following this morning’s 20-pitch simulated inning.
Given the new injury, DiComo notes that it is “exceedingly difficult” to see Carrasco being ready to step into the Opening Day rotation. The aforementioned elbow discomfort had already shut him down for eight days, and while he’d been building up in side sessions prior to that, Carrasco still has yet to pitch in a Grapefruit League game.
Obviously, a timeline on the injury can’t be known, but it’s a nevertheless inauspicious start to the talented righty’s Mets tenure. Carrasco, 34, came to the Mets alongside Francisco Lindor in the blockbuster deal that sent a prospect package headlined by Andres Gimenez to Cleveland over the winter. He’s expected to factor prominently into a deep Mets rotation, joining Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman and Taijuan Walker among the top four projected members of the staff.
If Carrasco isn’t able to go come Opening Day, it seems likely we’ll see two members of what increasingly appears to be a three-horse rotation race make the club. David Peterson, Joey Lucchesi and Jordan Yamamoto have all been competing for the fifth starter’s job and all have thrown well.
Dam, this is not good to hear for Mets fans. I hope Cookie gets better. IMO I said their pitching X-factor was Cookie being healthy. Mets are lucky they got Luchessi and Jordan Yamamoto, they will be good for their depth.
It’s almost time for the Mets to sign Cole Hamels. Somebody must sign him.
If he can’t even host a bullpen for teams what makes you think he could get thru an inning?
Can we stop with Cole Games stuff already. Good greif
Always remember: Cole Hamels.
Agreed. If Cole Hamels was healthy, he’d be in camp competing for a starter job probably with the Phillies.
The Mets already have better (and cheaper) options than Hamels
Cheaper?
Comparable, even if Hamels took the veteran’s minimum, Peterson is pre-arb and Lucchesi and Yamamoto have options.
There’s a veterans minimum? Since when? And how much?
Since forever, I think. Isn’t it about half a million or so?
There isn’t a veterans minimum there is a MLB one worth $570,500 for 2021 and goes up with inflation.
DeGrom, Stroman, Walker, Peterson, Lucchesi, Yamamoto, should give Carrasco time to heal and Syndegaard willbe back sometime this year. Why sign Cole Hamels? Makes no sense. What, so he goes on the IL when Carrasco is ready? Or even before.? You think Hamels will stick around on a budget deal just to stick around.? Again, makes no sense. 29 other front offices cant be wrong.
Noah’s not coming back this year bud. He’s done. Yamamoto is terrible. Walker is next on the DL and Peterson and Lucchesi are bench warmers. They just lost their second best starter
You’re an energy vampire… bud
Chemo850 –
Wow…you are amazing. You must have this weeks winning lotto numbers and know the next World Series and Super Bowl champs too, right? Who’s winning the NCAA tournament this year? Please share this information with us, all-knowing one. Your arrogance is off the charts, bud
My arrogance? Dude, are you new here? Mets fans have been crowning themselves world series champions around here every year since this site started. And every year the Mets have absolutely SUCKED. And I’m willing to bet anything that this year will be no different. There is a reason why Mets fans are the most hated fans in all of baseball. If you wanna see arrogance then look in the mirror buddy.
Mets Don’t NEED HAMELS .. Let The Yankees sign him LOL
They needed Bauer. Oops…did I bring that up?
It would be kind of us to send him riding off into the sunset with a WS, I see your point.
*damn
am i missing something on ch at his best he was a #2/3 guy 10 years later how is he the answer to every teams pitching woes, unless your the laa or chc, you can’t tell me you don’t have a guy in the farm better than cole.
also i wish carrasco a speedy recovery and finds the mound quickly, he may not pitch on my team but all he went though just to play bb again much less at the mlb level it’s hard not to root for him
I mean I do think he’s washed now, but saying he was a “#2/3 guy at best” is utterly ridiculous. He received significant Cy Young votes in 4 different seasons over an 8 year span. Go check his stats again.
Who doesn’t receive cy-young votes?
Me…and I am very sad about it.
Most pitchers don’t receive Cy Young votes, especially not in multiple seasons. It’s not like Hamels was a Ryan Tepera accidental vote recipient.
You keep Mr. Non-Tendered by the Cubs and then Resigned by Them’s name out of your mouth.
C’mon man.
Rip metsfan22
CarrascNooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
This is pretty cringe, not gonna lie
Poor guy can’t catch a break.
And it begins . . .
Does Carrasco think he’s pitching for the Angels?
Nailed it
The Mets have even more a history of the injury bug than do the Angels.
I think the Angels problem is more of an “ignoring the obvious need” variety when it comes to player acquisition. As opposed to unfortunate injuries, that is.
They can still sign Homer Bailey lol
Doesn’t Homer Bailey look like Christian Bale? Or am I just insane?
You sir, are in fact NOT insane.
But I’d take Pete Davidson to Yelich.
and Carson Wentz to Prince Harry
Homer Bailey= C Bale, I’ve always thought that! Bailey is a phenomenal actor as well. Up on stage, acting like a big league pitcher
lol. nice zing there!
@ayrbhoy i don’t know his former teammate leake says hi, both were in the running for best actor playing a starter
ayrbhoy –
Well, kinda
Just a bit of Cillian Murphy
Rick Porcello perhaps?
Whoa. Porcello is a better idea than Cole Hamels. And Rick P’s career is one year up, next year down. Maybe he has the up year coming. But maybe not.
Would be a nice redemption arc if he’s somehow successful in NYC, although they’ve already burned the Dark Knight moniker
“sustained the new injury when doing conditioning work following this morning’s 20-pitch simulated inning.” from above By Steve Adams | March 18, 2021 at 1:39pm CDT
Who in the heck was the trainer! Conditioning work following…
Trainer should be canned.
Both New York teams need to look into trainers. Seems the ones with any sense all left the state
I totally agree. Yankees have been injury riddled too. Nice catch.
Without knowing more, this doesn’t seem particularly taxing. He threw all of 20 pitches. That’s not much work for a day.
youre suppose to condition after throwing…..
Typically I’ll condition after washing and I’ve never been more excited about all of my volume!
No one likes a braggart. No one! That said, I am right there with ya, brother!
But to be fair, they simulated pitching on the moon
Thankfully for Mets fans, we don’t have to have Flexen anxiety anymore. So glad they finally built up some proper pitching depth #LFGM
Uhhhh pitching depth? Lol okay. Definitely not quality pitching depth if that’s what you meant.
Chemo850 –
A lot better than most teams. What do you expect your 6, 7, and 8th starters to look like? Aside from the Dodgers, I think the Mets have pretty good depth compared to the rest of the league
“another job well done” – the guy who performs voodoo on the Mets pitchers
It’s God.
Nope.
It isn’t.
Because there is no God?
Uh.
I’m not going to play this game.
But you do you, bro.
Well if there is a God, he’s obviously ya Mets fan
he’s dead and we killed him
I feel bad for most of you. Eternity seems like a long time to rethink a bad choice….
It’s like being a Mets fan, but never dying; you just watch them lose and lose and lose and lose and….. well, you get it.
You forgot about the part where He rose again and is returning to judge all who do not acknowledge Him as Lord and take Him as their savior. That judgement will last for eternity. I strongly recommend you do not mock Him. Repent while you still can He will forgive you. He chose to die so His enemies, man, could be saved that’s how much He loves you.
Um, this isn’t Sunday and isn’t a church service, so it’s probably not the place to be preaching. This is a baseball chat. You must be a lot of fun at parties
Backhandbaptist: It’s a shame that people still feel this way, but it was prophesied and unfortunately there’s little to do when people are convicted that it’s a sham. I do wonder….when something goes wrong, seriously wrong, do they go into a quiet room and say, “Dear me…….”
KCJ: I agree with you brother, baseball chat is for baseball, but there are certain things that are more important…. this is that.
Plus, I look at it as contributing an alternative viewpoint, and one that could actually save a life, given the comments in the thread above. To attack him was a bit disingenuous, my friend.
He’s giving information in response if you look at context; not fair to hate on him based on that, whether you agree or not, and he said nothing offensive…..unless you’re going the wrong way – I could see where one could take offense to that.
Crap.
I was hoping if I picked up my ball & went home we could avoid all this ^.
Alas.
But…@Zarathustra/DarkSide830: naw, man. That is just simply not possible, man.
Ya know?
Yankee Clipper –
Not taking offense to it…just pointing out that none of us come here to read about God and that preaching religion or politics is generally not recommended outside of their own arenas. Do you want believers of all the other religions to show up and start a holy war on this site?
Its going to be a massive bullpen season. If u dont have one you are in trouble
Every team does have a bullpen….two actually. The real question is does your team have more guys that work from one of the bullpens that can get out more hitters than the guys that work from the other team’s bullpen.
Get better soon, Carlos! This Indian fan will always be a Carlos Carrasco fan.
Don’t you mean Spiders fan?
Kind of strange they’re not sure if they’ll have an ethnically inappropriate name for another year or so simply because they can’t think of a cool enough name, don’t you think? Sounds almost…… like they’re fake.
How about the Cleveland SJWs, would be very fitting
Trade for Steven Brault/Chad Kuhl and Adam Frazier. The Pirates need to get Frazier out the door and it gives the Mets a guy who can play all 3 outfield positions and second base to a well above average level. They need to improve their defense and Frazier does that. Kuhl/Brault ovbisously helps them solve their issue if a pitcher gets hurt.
Any thoughts on who they would/should trade to PIT?
Ben Cherington loves pitchers, so I’d assume he’d ask about one of their younger arms. But based on his trades so far, I think he’ll ask for like 2 mid-range prospects plus an MLB ready guy. Can’t really think of anyone specific though.
Any ideas on a Frazier-Yankees deal for a pitcher going back to Pit?
D’oh!
Lindor out for season in 5,4,3 ….
Baseball is all about injuries, launch angle, homers and strikeouts. Nothing else. Its become such a joke now
Then why are you here?
Because he enjoys laughing?
I don’t like the NBA. I don’t troll NBA fan sites telling them why I don’t like the NBA. Because no one cares.
You don’t mean the same NBA where the 7.5 foot monsters fall down, over backwards, groaning in pain, when the camera clearly shows they weren’t touched… not that one, speaking of injuries……..
Has Cleveland traded away a pitcher that hasn’t gotten hurt shortly after recently??
Bauer?
Bauer is hurt in the brain
This is a bummer for a lot of reasons, but what impressed me most about the Mets offseason was the depth moves. They can handle an injury or two, and to be honest, every team is going to have pitching injuries this year. It’s going to be brutal.
Dang, a broken Cookie.
Psst…
C O L E H A M E L S
I S W A S H E D U P
Who’s Coleham Eliswash Edup? Haven’t heard of that guy yet.
Its the Chief Noc-A-Homa Jinx !! Whats a Mets season without BIG time injuries. Hopefully, Luc and Yama step up there game?
Lol people really think this would stop the Mets from winning the division.
Many things beyond this injury will stop them lol
The Mets will win the division. Braves are the only other team I could see winning it.
Man, I really wish I had this much misplaced confidence in something.
and before you begin with this “oh yeah, well the Phillies suck,” just stop. This is about you, not them.
“Misplaced confidence”? That is a great euphemism for the word “delusional”.
Let @MetsFan22 do what he does in the offseason. He likes the taste of crow.
What, you don’t think the Mets will win 276 games this year, as MetsFan22 does?
Yeah, I know the season is only 162 games plus playoffs, but the Mets are just THAT GOOD according to our friend here
Philliesphan77 –
It’s really amazing how many people have crystal balls these days, isn’t it?
I agree, that’s a foolish thought to have.
Mets are already poised perfectly to stop themselves.
I don’t know who said this, but he is a very good pitcher and is your No. 2. Without your No. 2 that is somewhat bad. Stroman is decent, Walker can be good but he had a good 10 starts and has had lots of injuries. Your 5 starters are ?. It won’t decide it but he’s very important IMO
Not this injury, but the Braves.
Lol no
Oh, trust me, @mestfan22 –
This is not the reason I think the mets won’t win the division. They won’t win it because the Braves & Phillies are better.
So.
Forgot the Nats! (my fav team)
I honestly don’t know what to think about the Nationals. They seem – to me anyway – like the team in the NL East with the widest range of possible outcomes.
Man.
That’s a good division.
I wouldn’t listen to him. He thinks the Phillies have a better roster. I could understand braves but phillies “paper wise are clearly behind. Not saying they can’t finish ahead of the Mets.
Ik, Metsfan22 I hope you won’t be mad about what im going to say but, I do think the Mets are better on paper than the Nats. But I think the Mets and Nats will battle for it because Mets recent history has been bad and those were teams that were good on paper. The Nats 2019 run had some stars and meh players that played great. So thats why I think the Nats will compete, and yes i’m being somewhat biased. We can agree that the Phils bullpen will stink again.
Oh, they will.
Bet.
@Luc the Phillies revamped bullpen looks really good. I think Phillies have other problems, but I’m loving the pen and they performed wellin Spring Training…which is meaningless…I know.
I like that everyone ignores the Marlins.
Not everyone, @marlinsfanbase.
There’s – ya know – you.
Ducky –
And Derek Jeter. He likes them too!
The Mets aren’t going to win the division, regardless if this injury happened or not. I hate to break it to you, but you’re delusional bud.
Pinstripes17. Worry about your own division bud.
So it begins. Another spring training-hyped season where every starter but deGrom goes down with an injury.
Just Carrasco, from the rotation and Lugo from the pen. The other starters have looked healthy and pitched well. Not sure your comment has any validity. The bullpen has not looked as good, and the offense is definitely slow to start. But the rotation seems ok, and will be better when they get Carrasco and Thor back.
Sandy, needs to speed dial the Pope, to bless this team immediately…
Judging by how things are going he may not have any to give …..
Gonna be a long season out in Queens. Depth is King in 2021 and guys are going to have to grind out lots of games. Time to see what kind of heart this team has
Panic, panic, panic! Lighten up Mets fans.
Don’t know why you’re reading so much panic into his statement. I find it to be matter-of-fact.
And it starts.
A tear doesn’t sound good. I hope this isn’t Lowrie redux…
Bad injury for the Mets. A torn hamstring? I don’t see Cookie giving the Mets a whole lot. His body is clearly breaking down. When the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Rays move on from a pitcher ….. you know the injuries are about to start. Are you paying attention San Diego? You didn’t learn with Clevinger. Blake Schnell is on the clock.
Hate this for Cookie. Class guy that deserves a break after the last couple of years.
LOL Mets They still have Wilpons doctors and medical staff and trainers. It seems Indians SP in trades are damaged goods like with Padres Clevinger.
Lol so funny
Met doctors and trainers sore elbow now hamstring tear
Type word make sentence.
Gimenez looking like a steal right now. No Lindor extension yet and Carrasco can’t pitch LOL Mets
Do the Mets Doctors and Trainers look like Christian Bale or is VonPuple Hayes insane?
Ray Ramirez former Mets trainor was the most hated trainor in MLB. They needed to clean house here instead of throwing Mets fans a bone.
si.com/extra-mustard/2017/10/03/new-york-mets-fire…
Seems like the Indians did make a good deal. Still it’s too late early in the season to judge. I can see Gimenez has helped their Indians ti a 0-0 record so far.
I’d ease up on the excitement for Gimenez until he actually proves something. Amed Rosario was supposed to be a 3x all star by now
Damn this sucks! I wanted to see the Mets at full force after this eventful off-season.
Right?
& Carrasco is a guy I find it impossible not to root for. Totally sucks.
Imagine…… look at all the articles when they made this deal criticizing Cash (understandably). But had he down that, then this and the guy is gone?
Down=done, autocorrect is my arch nemesis, occasionally.
Obviously you don’t expect injuries but the Mets always go after players on the free agent market or trades that are past their prime rather than develop their own. They overpay for talent.
Yeah, none of deGrom, Wheeler, Alonso, McNeil, Syndergaard, Nimmo, Conforto, Lugo came through the system after being acquired or drafted. Rosario, Matz, Lugo…
Heaven forbid your team should add a free agent veteran or make a trade. Who is that again? The Red Sox? How did those Sale and Price deals work out? Hung on to Betts nicely, too. Nobody in your outfield came through your system. Half your bullpen is from other teams…
It is 6-8 weeks just for the hamstring tear to heal. That doesn’t include throwing and getting back into game shape. That could be another few weeks.
Truth, sir. I don’t see a 6-8 week return to the mound, but ya never know.
Torn hammy. Oh no. Now this is a big concern. Like I said the Mets have depth, but this is still a huge hit.
He’s done. Been too injury prone the last few years, albeit with cancer which he beat of course as one of the ailments. But still, he’s had a hard time staying on the field. Excellent career, b it he might have to contemplate hanging them up.
Nah, for a torn hamstring? That’s recoverable. He’s given everything and made it through the worst, he will persevere and come back from this too. Like most pitchers, he will learn more about his own body from this and probably adjust his routine(s).
Absolute bummer for the Mets. Maybe a step away from absolute and total catastrophe, but the upside of that rotation just took a major hit.
Disappointing, but not surprising at all. They constructed an entire rotation of guys you can write an entire book with from their medical histories.
Chemo –
So how would you describe the Yankee rotation?
Yankees have a Mets like rotation. Only more talented from top to bottom.
How did this happen?
In the olden days we used to run laps (you betcha: it was up hill both ways & always in the snow) around the field when we were done throwing.
Wouldn’t they be using a bike or treadmill now? Ya know? I’m just struggling to see how that could lead to a torn hammy. I really am.
I get this feeling every time one of these happens, ducky. But we’ve seen the likes of Giancarlo Stanton injure himself calmly running the bases, so clearly anything is possible in this game.
Man.
According to the write up, it happened after he threw. So he was all warmed up. It wasn’t a game setting. It’s pretty much the most low key part of his day.
I know Cal Ripken Jr would’ve just rubbed some snot on it – or whatever – & then gone 2-4, but something about this just seems really off to me.
I did it because I was dehydrated. And you can’t always tell that you are dehydrated. It was like an electric shock in the back of my leg. Black and blue afterwards. It takes awhile. I think I was about 36. We get old fast. And that was almost 30 years ago.
Yeah, this “getting old” business is for the birds…
Right. Duh. Dehydration.
Thank you, @whyhazee.
This was driving me nutty. That’s a good explanation. Who is the captain of the mets? He’s supposed to ensure everyone is hydrating.
There’s always those packages from China, @hubcap. Not that I’d know anything about that.
Ugh. I have a sister who is 82. She lives on her own but had someone put railings on her bed because she fell out one night. That’s my future. Oh boy.
There’s always the pee test. Maybe not so practical in the middle of the field. Well, not the baseball field.
Torn hamstrings will do that to you.
That explains why Mick never tore hammies – dude drank all the time!
SMH, and it begins.
Damn.. this guy has been through the ringer and still can’t catch a break. Hopefully he comes back and kills it. A full season gives him plenty of time to recover and come back strong
I don’t remember him in that movie but I did laugh in part of it. I’ll watch it again and keep a better lookout.
Please do. Just keep trying and don’t come back until you find him.
Okay, what if I find the garbage can and buzzer your team is hiding?
Those are somewhere up your ass.
Classic Mets
Derp
I’ll tell you all something that’ll resonate with NY fans, these relatively “minor” injuries (hamstrings, rib pulls, certainly the dreaded lat strain or pulled calf) are becoming nearly synonymous with shoulder surgery in terms of IL stint time.
Zack Britton, bone chip, elbow surgery? Cake!
Mild calf strain? See ya in 2022.
As an Islander fan add Andres Lee to that list.
I feel for the Metropolitans. They finally start coming together and it immediately starts becoming an issue in the most sensitive area – arguably – SP! We know that feel all too well.
Must be the water – Hey Cuomo! What’d you put in the water?!
6-8 weeks is pretty optimistic. Charlie Morton tore his in 2016 in May and was out for the season. Must be a really minor tear.
Gets hurt doing “conditioning drills”? Maybe it’s time for a new training staff…
LMAO. Like I said…that rotation is made of glass. I still have the Mets finishing 4th in that division just ahead of the Nationals…Maybe last if a few more of these pop up early on.
Yeah man. It’s hilarious when players get hurt. What a classy guy you are.
This Chemo guy is wearing me out.
That’s what she said.
Well thankfully you’re a Mets fan so your opinion doesn’t actually matter.
Haha the Mets Suck
Florida sucks
I hate to say it since he seems like such a nice fella — but man, Carrasco feels like one of those guys that is *always* missing time with one thing or another. I hope he can get healthy and produce like the top of the line starter he has been in the past.
such a Mets thing to happen.