New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, sources tell ESPN. The procedure will keep him out until at earliest April 2021 and likely into the summer months.
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As far as Harvey, he's currently unemployed so it's a different situation. He won't get paid much so it's a lot of discussion over something that is likely to be inconsequential. I see no downside to ever bringing a body into ST.
If/when ST ever resumes, and concludes, if everyone is pitching better than him he can stay in extended ST or something. Or vice versa. Thor going to the DL all year opens up a spot, there's zero reason to not give Harvey a shot for it unless there's someone better available. I haven't looked at who else is currently unemployed but I'd imagine there's slim pickings.
What is the risk of the unknown? Worst case I believe is they don't play an inning this year in which case IMO things roll over to next year as they are currently (service time, contract, etc.)
And there are impacts to Harvey. No it wouldn't be a nice reunion, people have short memories it was shit show after shit show once Harvey's career began to crater.
IMO Harvey is the Mets way out - give the people what they want - but it's lazy - the Mets DO need to address the loss of Syndergaard, and it's not with Harvey.
If you get a good deal with someone who is locked up contractually, certainly. But I'd rather look to FA next year and pick up a Bauer, a Minor, or a Robbie Ray. I don't want to be in a position where the Mets trade more prospects for a pitcher, have the pitcher not play at all, and then have better pitchers available in FA anyway.
My point of a trade was to improve the team for 2020.
I like to have a good farm system, but I'd rather have a major league contender. And the Mets are close.
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The reason depth is so important is that almost all teams will suffer significant injuries over the course of the season and your win total, and everything you thought would happen, quickly gets thrown out the window. In turns into a sand lot quickly after IMO.
We had a bunch of depth and a lot of upside plays hedging our knowns (Betances, Wacha, Porcello, Diaz, Familia, Cespedes, Nimmo, Davis, Dom, etc). Most of those players arent being factored into our win prediction totals based on what they did last year but if you even hit on a few of them, our outlook changes again.
The season is fluid.
And Im not disagreeing. Just throwing it out there. Id be fine with a trade now if it presented itself.
It was deemed essential.
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It was deemed essential.
He's also getting the surgery done in W Palm Beach I heard.
Not viewed as elective. Quality of life "acutely torn UCL".
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Mike Cubbage hit .282 in 1978 which is still the American League record for a 48-year-old lesbian librarian.
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thank you, we've all seen it.