PHILADELPHIA — The Mets’ bullpen, a supply of resilience all through this season, might want to recuperate from yet one more loss.
Proper-hander Dedniel Núñez is finished for the season as a consequence of a strained flexor tendon in his proper arm. Núñez obtained a platelet-rich plasma injection within the tendon and hopes to keep away from surgical procedure, however the Mets received’t understand how viable that could be till his physique has time to answer the PRP shot.
“All the things is on the desk, however proper now, we thought that was one of the best path to go together with the injection right here,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned. “Hopefully that works, after which we don’t have to fret about surgical procedure. However, too early to inform.”
Núñez had been a revelation for the Mets in the midst of the season, producing a 2.00 ERA with 35 strikeouts over 27 innings from Might 28 by means of July 23. However he went on the injured listing shortly thereafter with a proper pronator pressure, spent a month there, then returned for a single look on Aug. 24.
Afterward, Núñez complained to workforce officers that he wasn’t responding properly from his throwing classes, prompting one other examination and journey to the IL. He subsequently went for a second opinion, which confirmed what president of baseball operations David Stearns known as a “pressure” of the tendon. A PRP shot was the beneficial therapy.
“Disappointing,” Mendoza mentioned. “He’s been big for us, and we had hopes that we had been going to get him again, and that’s not the case.”
With Núñez accomplished for the 12 months, the Mets will proceed to depend on a mixture of Phil Maton, Reed Garrett, Danny Younger, José Buttó and others to arrange nearer Edwin Díaz.
