{"id":96174,"date":"2025-02-24T13:10:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=96174"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:10:28","slug":"mets-front-end-starter-expected-to-miss-start-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/02\/24\/mets-front-end-starter-expected-to-miss-start-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Front-End Starter Expected to Miss Start of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets rotation has taken another hit with starting pitcher Sean Manaea expected to miss Opening Day with an oblique injury. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/sny.tv\/articles\/sean-manaea-oblique-strain-2-24-25\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sportsnet New York<\/a>, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza claims the injury will keep him out of the lineup for a couple of weeks. &#8220;The good news is this is not &#8212; the tendon is not involved, the rib cage is not involved,&#8221; Mendoza said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just straight muscle, so he&#8217;s going to be shut down for a couple of weeks &#8212; and then we&#8217;ll reassess after that. We&#8217;ve gotta build him back up again. Safe to say that he&#8217;s probably going to start the season on the IL.&#8221; The Mets already have starter Frankie Montas shut down with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/02\/17\/frankie-montas-lat-strain-weeks\/\" target=\"_self\">strained back.<\/a> But the Mets remain optimistic about the circumstances as the severity of Manaea&#8217;s injury isn&#8217;t too concerning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sean Manaea has an oblique injury &#8211; he is shut down for \u201ca couple of weeks.\u201d He will likely start the season on the IL.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPost_Mets\/status\/1894052029997146484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Mets Left-Handed Starter Likely Starting Season On IL<\/h2>\n<h3>Starting Rotation Options For Mets<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Mets are viewing Sean Manaea\u2019s injury as relatively short-term, expect him back some time in April (at least as of now). His situation doesn\u2019t significantly change their pitching plans right now in terms of relying on depth, league sources said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Sammon (@WillSammon) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillSammon\/status\/1894059121558552655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even with Manaea and Montas&#8217;s injury, the Mets have other options that they can turn to. They have prospects such as Blade Tidwell and Brandon Sproat who have the opportunity to make their MLB debuts. The Mets also have Paul Blackburn and Griffin Canning who could be used as a spot start. Also, there are still <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/11\/mets-jose-quintana-free-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">free-agent<\/a> starters available on the market, such as Jose Quintana. A reunion with the veteran was rumored weeks ago. But the Mets have yet to act on the opportunity to acquire him in the offseason, with only speculation and no news of offers.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact of Manaea&#8217;s Absence<\/h3>\n<p>But with Manaea out, his presence in the rotation will be missed. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/12\/27\/sean-manaea-mets-ace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manaea<\/a> offers stability and consistency through his dominant presence on the mound. He helps to strengthen the rotation with his ability to keep his team in games by eating up innings. Overall, Manaea demonstrated how he was a key piece to the Mets&#8217; success, with quality pitching most prominently emerging late in the season in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets rotation has taken another hit with starting pitcher Sean Manaea expected to miss Opening Day with an oblique injury. 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