Carlos Carrasco sidelined with hamstring tear, Lindor Sets Contract Deadline
Remember that wonderful, warm feeling you felt earlier this winter when the Mets traded for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco?
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, who tweeted out "Carrasco's hamstring has been classified as a high-grade tear, which is not good news. Probably looking at 6-8 weeks sidelined, minimum, according to a source."
This is a huge blow to both Carrasco and the Mets. New York was hoping Carrasco would slide into the number three spot in the rotation behind Jacob deGrom and Marcus Stroman; instead the Mets have to hope that the likes of David Peterson, Joey Lucchesi and Jordan Yamamoto are ready to step and solidify the bottom half of the rotation.
Carrasco had already spent a better part of Spring Training battling elbow soreness and didn't pitch a single inning in spring training games this year.
As for Lindor, the self-imposed deadline he put on the Mets to get a deal done on a long term extension is rapidly approaching, and still there is no deal yet. When asked about it Lindor said he is more than willing to wait to go to free agency if no deal is reached.
"Like I said earlier, I will not be negotiating during the season. I will go to free agency. If something carries on during the season it's not fair for me; it's not fair for the team. I got to give everything I got to winning baseball games. So if it doesn't happen during Spring Training, I will go to free agency. We'll talk in November, December or whenever free agency starts."
In short, the Mets are running out of time to justify their trade of two starting infielders for Lindor and Carrasco. With other notable shortstops like Carlos Correa and Trevor Story also set to hit the market next winter, it wouldn't be surprising in the least to see Lindor go for the highest bidder. If the Mets lose Lindor to someone else next winter, it will be a huge black eye for Steve Cohen and company.
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