16
2013
Mets Matters: Lutz Will Get Look With Turner Hurt, Marcum Solid In Defeat, Murphy Feeling Stiffness
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They wouldn’t be the Mets if things came easily. So, on the day after losing third baseman David Wright indefinitely, they lost his back-up, Justin Turner, to a sprained ankle.
Turner was injured in the fourth inning of today’s 4-2 loss to Miami, when after fielding a ground ball, his left leg buckled while making a wild throw and he landed awkwardly on his right ankle.
“I think just getting up, going to make a throw, I caught my front spike on the lip of the grass,’’ Turner told reporters. “In order to try to catch my balance, all my weight went on my right foot and I turned it over.’’
Turner will know more in the morning when he wakes up and sees how much it swells up. Whether it swells or not, it will be at least a couple of days before we see him again at the least.
Brandon Hicks replaced Turner, and now Zach Lutz is next in line.
“However long it takes to get back out there, missing those days of play, sucks,’’ Turner said. “I guess the most important thing is getting back to 100 percent and getting ready for Opening Day.’’
MARCUM SOLID: In his third start of the spring, Shaun Marcum gave up two runs on five hits in four innings.
Marcum did not get off to a good start with the Mets when he told Terry Collins he needed only four starts to get ready for the season and spent the first two weeks long tossing to build up his arm.
Marcum said his mechanics feel more natural. “I feel like I’m starting to repeat them a lot more,’’ he said. “Other than that, now it’s just starting to mix in some more pitches.’’
Marcum isn’t overpowering and said his money pitch is a cutter, which he hasn’t yet refined.
PERPETUAL PEDRO: During his first tenure with the Mets, Pedro Feliciano earned the nickname “Perpetual Pedro,’’ because it seemed as if he pitched every night.
Feliciano was re-signed by the Mets over the winter to a minor league contract in an attempt to land a spot in their patchwork bullpen.
A heart ailment sidelined Feliciano early in camp, but he has rebounded and is throwing in the mid- to low 80s. Today he worked a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts and has a real chance to make the team as the second lefty in the pen with Josh Edgin.
METS MUSINGS: Reliever Frank Francisco threw in the bullpen, but remains behind in an effort to be ready for the season. The timetable is to make at least two more bullpen sessions before throwing batting practice. That should eat up the remaining two weeks before the season, so it still appears likely he will open the season on the disabled list. … An injury also derailed Kirk Nieuwenhuis’ spring. Penciled in as the leadoff hitter in center. Nieuwenhuis bruised his left knee two weeks ago. He is participating in outfield drills and taking batting practice but needs to run the bases and play in games. … The Mets aren’t calling it a setback, but the day after playing defense in a minor league game Daniel Murphy did not play today, saying he felt stiff.
About the Author: John Delcos
I am an active member of the BBWAA and have covered Major League Baseball in several capacities for over 20 years, including ten in New York working the Mets' and Yankees' beat. I covered the Baltimore Orioles for eight years and the Cleveland Indians before that. I currently serve as an editor and senior staff writer for Mets Merized Online. Follow me on Twitter @jdelcos.
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| Mets | 16 | 23 | .410 | 6.0 |
| Marlins | 11 | 31 | .262 | 12.5 |
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That 1st inning for Feliciano he threw nothing but strikes while facing the minimum. Familia on the other hand was kind of a mixed bag today.
good to see at least that Marcum seems to be well on track to being solidly ready. that means 4/5 of the rotation is good to go. And the #5 replacement (Hefner) has looked pretty good.
as long as there are no more SP injuries, that unit should be fine.
will be interesting to see what the pen is coming out of the gate, and how it works out. But as with the OF, expect a bit of shuffling along the way.
The IF though, a few weeks ago that seemed locked in, and now it could be in flux if DW and DM are not ready to go. Doesn’t help that Tejada has had 1 good AB at the beginning, and since then is having one of the worst camps of anyone on the 25 man. Hopefully he doesn’t keep that going into the regular season.
Daniel Murphy is not a good healer.
He always takes two to three times longer to heal than the projected time.
He spends way too much time on the DL these days.
It never fails with Murphy, and yet he gets called gritty and Beltran gets called soft.
Its even worse, Wright is called heroic for his commitment to USA team while jeopardizing the Mets by playing injured without knowledge what was wrong or how serious for that matter. . Beltran called selfish for having an operation because he needed it.
This makes me long for the days of Lenny Randle manning the hot corner. Lol
Let’s see what Lutz can do. . .everyone says he can hit and he is redundant. If he bats well, maybe trade material. .
Who’s on first
What’s on second
I don’t know playing third base
How do you like the WBC now?……When does it start?
I’m on board with Lutz for the short time DW is out. His bat is probably just as good or better, just let the kid play, none of the other guys are going to wow anyone, at least lutz got pop.
This is Lutz’ Big break…
He can earn himself a roster spot if he takes advantage of it.
And who knows maybe even increase his trade stock at the same time.
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