Bletran, Reyes, Church Now Out For Mets

The injury bug is becoming an epidemic in the Mets clubhouse. With Carlos Delgado already on the shelf with a torn labrum, Jose Reyes and Ryan Church were both placed on the 15 day disabled list. Carlos Beltran will not hit the DL, at least right now, with inflammation in his knee. Beltran will miss the rest of the week but could return to action by Friday.

Reyes has struggled to recover from tendinitis in his right calf which he aggravated last week in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Church is nursing a hamstring injury and needs more time to heal.

This marks the sixth player to hit the DL for the Mets that are already missing Oliver Perez who was demoted due to poor pitching, Brian Schneider out with a bad back, and Alex Cora, a torn ligament in his right thumb.

With these recent injuries, the Mets had no choice but to call up their top minor league prospect, Fernando Martinez. Martinez went 0 for 2 with an RBI in his first major league start.

The Mets also acquired Wilson Valdez from the Indians to fill the roster void left by Reyes.

Is it biblical? Time will tell.