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Updated post, 7:39 p.m., 8/16/22
On top of sending Carlos Carrasco to the injured list, the Mets made a flurry of moves. They are:
- Nick Plummer was designated for assignment (presumably to make 40-man roster room for Brett Baty)
- Adonis Medina optioned to Triple-A
- R.J. Alvarez recalled from Triple-A
- Deven Marrero called up from Triple-A
Original post, 3:28 p.m., 8/16/22
The Mets are taking a big hit to the starting rotation as one of their main pieces will be sidelined for the next few weeks.
The team announced that starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco will be out three to four weeks with a low-grade oblique strain.
Carlos Carrasco underwent an MRI this morning that revealed a low-grade left oblique strain. A typical timeline for an injury of this nature is 3-4 weeks. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate.
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 16, 2022
Carrasco was seen leaving the field holding onto his left side after completing the second inning before a 55-minute rain delay after only pitching those two innings, finishing up allowing four hits, three earned runs and one walk on 51 pitches.
The Mets will more than likely call up David Peterson to fill the role vacated by Carrasco as well as a possible move to the rotation from Trevor Williams. They’ll need two pitchers to start Saturday’s doubleheader against the Phillies. Carrasco was lined up to start one of the games.
Tylor Megill has been preparing to go to the bullpen when he returns from his shoulder injury, but there’s no word if the team plans to deviate from that plan given Carrasco’s injury.
The positive here is it seems Carrasco should return with multiple weeks left in the season, giving him an opportunity to stretch out and test his oblique ahead of the playoffs.
Carrasco has pitched very well with a 3.92 ERA along with 124 strikeouts over 126 1/3 innings pitched. He has a $14 million option in his contract for the 2023 season that would have automatically vested if he hit 170 innings, but he won’t hit that mark now. The team can still pick up the option for next season.
