Mets manager Luis Rojas sat down to talk to the media prior to Sunday’s final game with the Phillies and gave an update on a host of topics.
Rojas started off by revealing the tentative schedule for Jacob deGrom for the rest of the first half. He is slated to start Thursday in Atlanta against the Braves, July 6th in New York against the first place Milwaukee Brewers, and finally on July 11th against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first half finale. This, however, means that deGrom will miss a potential matchup with Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees.
DeGrom will end the first half with sixteen starts made, putting him on pace for roughly thirty by season’s end.
Rojas then shifted to giving injury updates on Brandon Nimmo, JD Davis, and several others. Nimmo played nine innings in center field on Saturday for the Syracuse Mets, and Rojas revealed the plan is for the lefty to rejoin the Mets on Tuesday in Atlanta. Rojas said the plan is for Nimmo to play nine innings again on Sunday, take Monday off, and then return Tuesday.
The next day, the Syracuse Mets will see JD Davis resume his rehab assignment. Davis has been out since April with what has been called a sprained left hand, and saw his rehab assignment in the end of May shut down after re-injuring his hand.
Also joining Syracuse soon for abbreviated rehab stints will be Jonathan Villar, Tomas Nido, and Jeurys Familia. Rojas mentioned that they will all see time in Syracuse this week, but did not name specific dates or goals for their returns.
This news all comes the day after Rojas revealed that Carlos Carrasco had began throwing off a slope and was ramping up his throwing program.
