The Mets bullpen, already a multitude with the suspension of Edwin Diaz for utilizing an unlawful substance earlier than he entered Sunday’s win in Chicago in opposition to the Cubs, is now additionally with out Drew Smith, who was positioned on the 15-day IL on Wednesday with a proper elbow sprain.
Requested after Wednesday’s 12-2 win over the Yankees if surgical procedure may very well be attainable for Smith, Carlos Mendoza mentioned docs had been nonetheless gathering info.
Proper-hander Ty Adcock was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Smith’s spot on the roster.
Mendoza mentioned Smith performed catch Wednesday and “felt some tightness in his forearm.”
Smith was despatched for an MRI examination, which confirmed the sprain.
Requested if it was associated to Smith’s look Sunday in Chicago, when he changed the ejected Diaz and displayed some discomfort along with his arm throughout that outing, Mendoza mentioned Smith “didn’t pinpoint” any specific difficulty after the looks.
“He simply had a tough time getting heat,’’ Mendoza mentioned. “[Tuesday and Wednesday] he simply had some tightness there. He doesn’t sound too involved, however he nonetheless feels one thing there and we need to be certain we’re not lacking something to place him in danger.”
The 30-year-old Smith has largely struggled in 19 appearances this season.
Diaz, who has not addressed the media for the reason that 10-game suspension was handed down, was not made obtainable once more previous to Wednesday’s recreation in opposition to the Yankees.
As a result of he’s suspended, the Mets are short-handed within the pen.
Adcock, 27, pitched a dozen video games with the Mariners a yr in the past and had a 0.702 WHIP over 15 ²/₃ innings.
The Mets chosen him off waivers from the Tigers in Might, however Adcock didn’t pitch effectively at any of the three Triple-A stops he made this season, beginning with Seattle’s affiliate earlier within the yr.
They’re already with out Sean Reid-Foley, who’s on the 15-day IL with proper shoulder impingement, in addition to left-hander Brooks Raley, out for the season following elbow surgical procedure.
With out Diaz, Mendoza mentioned he’ll use a more in-depth by committee.
The pen struggled within the Subway Collection opener in opposition to the Yankees on Tuesday.
The Mets had an eight-run lead heading into the seventh, and Danny Younger gave up a homer to Aaron Decide within the sixth on Wednesday, however Adrian Houser’s three shutout innings to complete it saved some arms heading into Thursday’s off day.
