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Oblique injury for Sean Manaea. Shut down for a couple of weeks. IL beckons for season's start.

Cue Keith about how today's players doing too many sit-ups/crunches.
Or, as it's sometimes translated: 'I played in the era before players even had obliques'!

Joe Schultz.
Santana (in camp as an advisor) was photographed showing him his changeup.
Related?

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MFS62 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:34 amSantana (in camp as an advisor) was photographed showing him his changeup.

I didn't see the changeup photo, but did see a clip on GlueToov
of him showing Manaea some scales exercises on his Strat.

That could blow out anyone's oblique.

And Jose Quintana edges closer to his phone.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 12:10 pm And Jose Quintana edges closer to his phone.

Pretty much my first thought when I saw the report on MLB. I just can't fathom why the Mets wouldn't reach out to Quintana to get him signed and in camp.

Is Clay Holmes our #1 or #2 starter now 😂

This is more of an "Oh,Bleep!" injury.

They didn't have enough pitching before, now they REALLY don't have enough pitching.

While Quintana is waiting by the telephone, Brandon Sproat is looking for a telephone booth to change in.

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The 2024 Mets were incredibly lucky in terms of injuries.

The 2025 Mets may not be so charmed.

I imagine you mean to refer to Brandon Sproat.

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:31 pm I imagine you mean to refer to Brandon Sproat.

D'oh! And he's my adoptee!
Fixed.
Thanks
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Lots of good veterans—including those not named Quintana—still on the free agent market. No one stupendous, but plenty of solid innings-eaters. Guys unsigned include:

Kyle Gibson
Lance Lynn
James Paxton
Spencer Turnbull (who could be a diamond-in-the-rough)

and so on and so forth. Not sure of their health statuses, though.

And so it begins

whippoorwill wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:50 pm And so it begins

Define "it"?

Chorus of the "We're Doomed" squad?

roger_that wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 9:32 pm

whippoorwill wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:50 pm And so it begins

Define "it"?

Chorus of the "We're Doomed" squad?

... from the guy who totally trashed the 2022 squad that won 101 regular season games, more than any Met team in franchise history other than the juggernaut '86 team ... all because they lost one playoff game to the Padres. But it was the playoffs! Ooooooh! The playoffs. How could they lose a playoff game?!?

Many people think highly of Brandon Sproat. He's gonna figure in at some point

Jose Quintana would be a great fit but after hearing Cohen talk about low attendance I don't know if he wants to spend more money right now

Didn't Spencer Turnbull throw a no no or something like that

You can get five innings from Kyle Gibson every time out without frequent implosion

I read the average time out for this type of lat injury is 48 days

roger_that wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 9:32 pm

whippoorwill wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:50 pm And so it begins

Define "it"?

Chorus of the "We're Doomed" squad?

You know what I mean.
The Mets rotation Injury Train 🚂