Lucas Duda: (Back) Placed On 15-Day DL
The Mets offense exploded for 14 runs on 16 hits last night against the Rockies, most of it coming from Yoenis Cespedes, but an important part of their lineup could be headed for the disabled list. Duda had missed six starts with a strain in his lower back before returning to the lineup Tuesday in Baltimore.
Duda will visit spinal specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in California this week, he told reporters.
He was forced to depart Friday’s game after his back locked up, and the issue is obviously not just something that was going to take a coupled days of rest. “Obviously he never fully healed because it reoccurred that quickly and we gave it a chance last time, and the four, five, six days didn’t knock it out”. But with the acquisitions that the Mets made at the trade deadline and the fact that Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Cuddyer have recently returned from the DL, the Mets are suddenly well equipped to handle another two weeks, possibly more, without Duda in the lineup.
New York Mets’ Lucas Duda connects for an RBI-single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, August 21, 2015, in Denver. On Monday, Muno carried Las Vegas to a 5-4 win over Iowa by smacking a walk-off solo home run in the 12th inning. Daniel Murphy, Michael Cuddyerand Kelly Johnsonlikely will share first-base duties in Duda’s absence.
“We got a lot of pieces”. Alvarez did not make an appearance for the Mets in this short stint. Left-handers were 2-for-14 against him with Las Vegas.
The presence of Verrett on the roster gives the Mets an option to skip a start for one of their young pitchers, just as they did with Matt Harvey on Sunday. The former Mets outfielder was immediately assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas. 242 with 68 stolen bases in 191 games. “We’re going to have to pick and choose our spots, who should get rest, who shouldn’t, who should play first, who should play third, who should play second“, Collins said.