the Mets They have a slow start at 3-4 and a high-profile reliever. Edwin Diaz It has not helped at all. Diaz, who the Mets had hoped would recover this year after a first season with the team in 2019, has allowed a career win in two of this year’s three appearances. He fought Thursday in a loss to the Red Sox, allowing four of the five hitters to hit the base. Then manager Luis Rojas told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com and other reporters that the Mets’ big shots will discuss whether to use Diaz in high-leverage situations in the future. Considering Diaz has only released 2 1/3 innings this season, it is too early to say he will not recover. However, it is surprising to see how far he has fallen since a tremendous career with the 2016-18 Mariners. The Mets’ decision to trade for Diaz and second baseman Robinson Cano keep looking worse and worse.
- Infielder Jed Lowrie Attached to the Mets in the same low season as Díaz and Cano, but he has hardly played for the club. Now, in the second season of a two-year, $ 20MM contract, multiple injuries have limited Lowrie to nine games and eight plate appearances as Met. He hasn’t played this season yet, and the reason became somewhat clearer on Thursday. It turns out that Lowrie is dealing with PCL laxity in his left knee, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. However, it remains unknown if Lowrie will play for the Mets this season.
- Red stockings left handed Eduardo Rodriguez He’s been out this season due to coronavirus complications, but baseball chief Chaim Bloom told WEEI’s Greg Hill on Thursday (h / t: Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com) that they think he will launch this year. “We hope to get it back. “ Bloom said. “I couldn’t tell you exactly when. Obviously, we are lucky because the complication it had was very slight in terms of its severity. “ Rodríguez entered the disabled list on July 7 after testing positive for the virus and lately has been dealing with a heart problem related to the disease. If he’s healthy, he’s definitely going to be the No. 1 starter on a troubled Boston team.
- the Tigers they are placing the gardener Cameron maybin On the disabled list due to a tense quad, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com rebroadcasts. Maybin suffered the injury Thursday, just the sixth game since the Tigers’ prospect, once promoted, returned to Detroit for a third period. The club signed Maybin to a one-year, $ 1.5MM contract in free agency.
