The Mets have placed right-hander Dellin Betances on the 10-day injured list because of a right shoulder impingement, per Newsday’s Tim Healey and others (via Twitter). Trevor Hildenberger will take his place on the active roster. Hildenberger will be added to the 40-man roster, which will now be full.
Betances, 33, made his first appearance of the season yesterday. He surrendered one run in one inning of work without giving up a hit. He walked one and struck out one. Injuries have been a central piece of Betances’ narrative since joining the Mets. He threw 11 2/3 innings last year in 15 appearances, finishing with a 7.71 ERA/4.91 FIP while striking out just 18.6 percent of hitters and struggling with his control. He had a 20.3 percent walk rate in 2020. This, of course, came after injuries robbed him of all but one appearance in his final season with the Yankees.
Hildenberger now becomes the latest solution to the Mets’ bullpen woes. The 30-year-old didn’t appear in the Majors last season, signing a minor league deal with the Red Sox but never making it to the roster. He does have 132 appearances from his time with the Twins from 2017 to 2019.
He was particularly good in his debut season back in 2017 when he made 37 appearances with a 3.21 ERA/3.02 FIP. The ball did not bounce his way the following two campaigns, however, when he posted a combined 6.35 ERA across 95 appearances totaling 89 1/3 innings, despite having a 4.58 FIP over that same span. An absurdly-high .459 BABIP over 22 appearances in 2019 might have been to blame for his bloated ERA that season.
And he’ll never be seen again…
Yep. Next time we need to add someone to the 40-man, Betances will be moved to the 60-day IL and that will be that.
Hate to say this but Betances is most likely done after this season. He cannot stay healthy!
I think he was done before this season
That trio of Diaz, Familia and Betances sure made that Mets bullpen the best in the NL East these past two seasons.
We can send you Anthony Bass. He’ll fit right in with them.
Sad thing is Betances could be the star of the Marlins bullpen.
We’re bad, but not that bad to where Betances would be anything to us. We at least have warm bodies that can make it to the mound.
You must be pissed about that game yesterday
Thank brodie for all his hard work to put us in this position.
Icantstanyous I agree that clown BVW is a disgrace to the Mets. Glad he was fired!
You can put dudes on the IL because they suck now?
It’s an acute case of “suck-itis”.
Man, if they’re putting guys on the IL for “suck-itis”, then I think when a manager sees a pitcher has a ‘deer-in-headlights’ look for a game, we surely should be able to place them on the IL for “labial growth” or “testicular deficiency”.
I’m not sure it’s all that acute
The Bettances injury is the typical “he’s not really hurt, but he stinks” move.
lol. Classic AA move in ATL, having AAA 45 mins away.
Betances has had his chances, and now the Mets’ stance is that he’s “hurt”.
I definitely think the Mutts should release him so he can sign a minor league deal with the Yanks, his arm strength will comeback. Just be patient. Dellin has always been this way.
Bold of you to assume the Wankees can afford that.
@BipolarMetsFan-Afford him? When the Mutts waive or release him they can pay his full salary just like the Rangers are paying Odor’s. So we can get Betances back for practically nothing.
Thanks for the laugh today mate, I appreciate it. I needed a good joke!
The Mets were not a good joke in Philidelphia. That pen is going to lose them a lot of games…
That ship has sailed when the Yankees let him walk. The Yankees rode him hard during the great years he gave.
Yankees finally getting even for the Pedro Feliciano debacle.
shoulder impingments suck – I have been in PT for a year dealing with it and I am still not quite at 100%…..
Accupuncture?
It is crazy to me how many of these guys are made of glass.
Says the neckbeard eating flaming hot Cheetos on the lazyboy recliner
What you got against Flaming Hot Cheetos?
The jalapeño ones are better…
And that’s a fact
Nah, I like flaming hot Cheetos. It’s the neckbeard do-nothing-know-it-all’s I don’t care for!
For now on we can only make comments about athletes if we are more athletic than them. Officially declared by Sayhay88!
lol everybody’s a critic. From now on no one can defend the players who actually play and put their bodies and minds through the extreme rigors of sports. Officially declared by 24thekid. I like your username though.
Well at least Trevor May and Trevor Hildenberger are back together.
Cut him
No, Stan, violence is never the answer.