Carlos Carrasco pitched a rehab outing for Triple-A Syracuse today, with Mets manager Luis Rojas telling reporters (including The New York Post’s Mike Puma) that the veteran righty’s “stuff was great.” It now seems like Carrasco is finally ready to make his Mets debut, as a source tells Puma that Carrasco is likely to be activated from the 60-day injured list for his next outing, which would seem to line up for next weekend’s series against the Reds.
Acquired along with Francisco Lindor in perhaps the biggest trade of the offseason, Carrasco suffered a torn right hamstring during Spring Training. Initially expected to miss roughly six to eight weeks, Carrasco has now missed the majority of the season after his recovery took longer than expected. Assuming Carrasco is healthy and able to return to his usual above-average form, he’ll be able to provide immediate help to a Mets rotation that has been shorthanded by injuries.
More from the NL East…
- The Marlins have offered first-round draft pick Kahlil Watson a $4.5MM bonus, The Miami Herald’s Craig Mish reports (via Twitter). This figure would put the Marlins in excess of their overall draft pool limit, but under the five percent penalty threshold with a bit of room to spare, according to MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis (Twitter link). Any team that exceeds their draft spending pool by more than five percent would be penalized future picks, so in staying under the five percent line, the Marlins would only have to pay a 75 percent tax on the overage. Miami’s offer is well above the $3,745,500 assigned slot price for the 16th overall pick, but extra money was likely to be necessary considering that many pundits expected Watson to be selected near the top of the draft board, before he surprisingly fell to the Marlins’ pick.
- Drew Smyly left yesterday’s game after four innings due to soreness in his left knee, but testing today revealed no structural damage, The Athletic’s David O’Brien tweets. Assuming no setbacks, the Braves left-hander should be able to take the ball for his next start. Smyly didn’t pitch well over the season’s first two months but he has quietly regained his form, posting a 2.19 ERA over his last seven starts and 37 innings.
Mets need at least one arm. Davies?
Davies is awful
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Why does Fever Pitch Guy always say this? Brings no idea, thoughts or new discussion topic? I am surprised I am not reading more on Heaney from the Angels not being shopped. The Mets could use a bullpen arm or two as well.
I’m not religious but he does bring a positive vibe to these boards. Certainly inocuous and much better than the toxicity that is spewed by many others.
The next Yankees title will come against the Brewers in 2027. As Van Wilder would say, write that down.
Thoughts and prayers?????
Get the fk out of here!
Davies isn’t good
Davies is somewhere between awful and isn’t good.
Awfully close to being no good?
He does have at least one arm.
Davies would make a fine 5th starter and probably not cost much, so sure.
He is a perfectly fine 4-5 starter. Not going much past 5 innings but will keep you in games. With Carrasco coming back, Hill now on board, just don’t see the need.
Take a look at what Merrill Kelly has done over the last month or so in AZ- he might be a good add for u Mets
Hit respond to soon. It’s foolish to think count on Syndergaard and carrasco both. Maybe carrasco. Syndergaard will be on a hard innings limit if he even pitches.
Ideally they’ll get more than one arm. Hill is only good for four innings tops, Megill is an unknown quantity with good early returns, Walker and Stroman have been up and down. Nothing is a sure shot.
Stroman has been great
Stroman had a 4 start stretch that wasn’t great prior to his last start in Cincy, I think that’s what they were referring to
Syndegaard to the BP if he pitches
Walker is one of the best per value signings this offseason, but he’s starting to look a little bit off lately. I agree that the Mets need another starter, and I think they’ll get a backend rotation piece.
@von. I think Walker is just about spent. How many more starts should we expect from him? I think 5-7 is being realistic as well as optimistic. He has already surpassed his total starts and innings pitched TOTALS since 2017.
I was truly hoping for a solid half season from him, which we have gotten. I know I’m being redundant, but I really believe we need 6 total starters so we can begin skipping guys once through the rotation. We need something like 72 combined starts to get through the season. It’s unrealistic to think our pitchers are going to ALL make another 14 starts.
Now, that being said, if:
deGrom
Stroman
Walker
Megill
Hill
Carrasco
…Pineda?
Those 7 just might get us there!
Agree with all of this. An addition lkkd Pineada would be more than enough to take this pitiful division. Braves and Phillies squandered so many opportunities. Mets don’t need to make a huge splash for Bryant (although I think they will). This is their division to win or lose.
I honestly don’t understand an IP limit, just make it a Pitches Per Outing limit and only deviate 1 at bat from that limit
Innings Limit?
Uhhh there’s no way he can get to 200!
Whatever he contributes would be within any Limit assigned to him before the season!
Carrasco, if healthy, will be exactly like making a big trade for the Mets. He was one of the biggest, under the radar acquisitions this off-season, and Mets fans are going to love having him pitch every 5th day or so.
We don’t need any more rag arms like Gibson or Davies. deGrom will be back and we’ll have him Walker, Stroman, Carrasco, Megill, Hill, Syndegaard. Hill is a bulldog, he will give whatever we need.
Syndergaard may not pitch at all. deGrom has been hurt on a monthly basis. Walker has been getting lit up lately. Pitching depth is a concern even though the Mets have gotten great pitching for most of the year. I think they get another arm, but to your point they don’t need a big name. Just more innings eaters.
Good offer by Fish for Watson. Lets get the deal done. Steal of the draft!
I’m not the biggest fan of this strategy of trying to “call his bluff.” I was talking about it here the other day. It goes back to the issue the Marlins have had over the last 20 years, with their smugness
“Pretty much, the Marlins have slightly less than $4.6 million left in their pool for Watson. It sounds like they are banking on the idea, “will you, as a HS kid, really pass on that type of money to go to school for 3 years? This is the amount we have. This isnt free agency. So you can take that overslot amount that would pay you like a top 10 pick, or go to school over a couple hundred thousand dollars difference.” They’re essentially challenging him. My guess is he wanted somewhere in the $5 million-$5.5 million range, and I could see an uber talented, high confidence kid like him passing and betting on himself, but hopefully I’m wrong, and we complete this big time draft off”
Even with his recent success, the Braves overpaid for Smyly.
its also a one year deal, so it had to be a bit higher. thought it was a sneaky good signing but glad its only brought mixed results
Doesn’t matter what they do in the grand scheme of things.
Carrasco is an overrated piece of crap pitcher.
Tell us how you really feel… especially about a pitcher who has been well above average every season since 2014, with the exception of 2019.
Yeah when he had you know … Leukemia…
Based on what evidence?
Evidence? Folks that make absurd claims like that have no need for trifles such as evidence.
I agree and have been posting it but these idiot Mutt fans everytime the sign a pitcher they think he is getting them to the WS
Smyly could get a prospect from someone, especially after the Mets win 4 of the next 5 games and bury the Braves.
@samthebravesfan I absolutely cannot see the Mets taking 4 out of 5. Want to virtually bet nothing on it? I think the Braves take 3.
Oh, it would totally be like the Braves 2021 season to win 4 of those games, look like they’re contenders, make a few trades, and then go out and lose two out of three the next few series…lol
Same with the Mets too bravesfan88! They’re known for meltdown from the recent past. One little win streak starting with the Mets series will decide their fate!
“Win streak” is they key term here. Do you know how many big win streaks the Mets had this year? 0. 0 From the Braves. 0 from the Phillies. 1 from the Nats that almost put them in first before Schwarber got hurt. The Mets have been consistently decent, but never great. 1 big win streak from NYM, ATL or PHI is more than enough to take this division. I think the Mets are the best equipped to do it, but that may change after the deadline.
Carrasco will be go 3 innings his 1st outting then go 2 his next then back to the IL. and never again pitch in a Mets uniform.Looking for rental pitchers the been signing every bottom feeder out there most of the year.Next will be Cole Hamels suckers and he will be 1 and done.DESPERATION is setting in.
Kyle Mueller for the Braves….6 appearances and an sub 3 era….He’s wild he’d have to cut back on his walks but he can touch triple digits as well….This division is up for the taking and if he has a dominant couple months it might be what the doctor ordered in Atlanta
Just go get Duval! They talk about needing length to the lineup. Plug him in right and Joc in left. Guy strikes out but the 22 bombs are legit. The Arcia, Almonte combo doesn’t cut it.