The 2023 season has not been the best for Venezuelan pitcher Carlos Carrascohaving many drawbacks such as in his last outing against the Los Angeles Angels, where he allowed five runs in just one inning, in his shortest outing of the year.
After his disastrous performance, Carrasco was booed at Citi Field, and New York Mets manager Buck Showalter made no commitment on whether he would remain in the rotation. He, well, until now he has a bulky ERA of 6.80 and his mark is 3-8 in 20 starts.
“As we get closer to September, I’m sure it’s something we’ll talk about” Showalter said of discussions with general manager Billy Eppler and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner.
And warned: “No, at this time there has not been, we have not made the decision. But we have been studying them since Saturday night… We have not yet reached the decision”.
The 67-year-old Showalter, coming off the weekend series against Los Angeles, remained unsure of Carrasco’s issue for the rest of the year’s rotation after another disappointing outing Saturday night.
Carrasco looks for solutions
Carrasco could enter free agency at the end of the season but is evaluating what to do. “I’m just trying to decide what to do”said the Venezuelan pitcher.
“Something new, something old, trying to contribute as much as I can to keep going, but sometimes, it’s not there, man.”he commented.
The Mets veteran right-hander’s poor season has come as a surprise to the coaching staff and he has just 66 strikeouts in 2023.
In good news for the Mets pitching staff, Edwin Díaz expressed optimism Monday that he could return in 2023, based on the important steps he has taken recently to rehabilitate a torn patellar tendon in his knee. right.
“Right now, I feel very good”Diaz said, speaking to reporters in New York for the first time since April. “My goal is to come back this season and pitch one or two games, or whatever. Thats what Im looking for. In my training and everything else, my goal is to get back as soon as I can. For now, we are on a positive note.”
Sunday marked another breakthrough, as Diaz labored as he would during a game: Throwing to a crouching catcher behind home plate, trying to throw strikes. Diaz’s goal during that session was to hit 93-95 mph on his fastball, “and he was doing it with ease.”
“We feel very good,” Diaz added. “Progress has been perfect. We are completing a lot of steps and we feel really good right now.”
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