Pill, Edgin have doctors’ appointments
Pitchers in New York to review issues that have sent them to DL
Las Vegas 51s starter Tyler Pill and reliever Josh Edgin are both in New York to meet with doctors as they deal with injuries that have landed them on the disabled list this month.
Pill was placed on the disabled list Aug. 4, and 51s pitching coach Frank Viola said Pill was dealing with bone chips and spurs in his right elbow.
Edgin, also a right-hander, has been bothered by a knee issue. He was placed on the disabled list Aug. 12.
He has pitched in three games for the 51s this season after spending most of the season with the parent Mets.
“There’s a meniscus tear in there and some other little stuff,” Viola said. “They haven’t decided whether they’re going to go in arthroscopically and take care of it or let it just rest and heal and see what happens.”
Manager Pedro Lopez said Edgin has been “having that problem for a while now,” and he noticed it during Edgin’s last outing Aug. 10.
Knapp’s return uncertain
Right-handed starter Ricky Knapp was sent to Double-a Binghamton earlier in the week to help out the Rumble Ponies in a Friday doubleheader.
Knapp, who had been turning in some of his best starts of the season in Las Vegas before he was sent to Binghamton, threw a seven-inning complete game, giving up just one run.
“Binghamton’s what, 23 games over .500? They’ve got a chance to go to the playoffs,” Viola said. “I Tyler Pill’s 51s stats:
W-LERA GGSSV IP RER HBBSO Josh Edgin’s 51s stats:
W-LERA GGSSV IP RER HBBSO know it’s supposed to go upward mobility or upward movement, but it is nice to be in the pennant race. It is nice to get a chance to win a ring and Ricky is probably young enough to be able to get away with that and do what he needs to do, so it’ll be very interesting to see if we’ll see him again.”
Viola said he thought Knapp likely wouldn’t be back.
In that case, Luis Mateo, who made a spot start this week when Knapp went down, would fill in in the rotation, though he likely wouldn’t throw more than 60 pitches in a start.
“With the other nine to 10 arms in the bullpen, we should make do the rest of the way,” Viola said. “We just have to pray that (Donovan) Hand and (Wilfredo) Boscan and (Mitch) Atkins and (Jonathan) Albaladejo hold up because, if not, that fifth day as a bullpen day could become very burdensome.”
Rhame, Secrest to join bullpen
Jacob Rhame, acquired by the Mets in the Curtis Granderson deal with the Dodgers, has been assigned to Triple-a.
The right-handed Rhame was 0-2 with a 4.31 ERA in 48 innings this year at Triple-a Oklahoma City. In his minor league career, he has posted a 3.11 ERA in 255 innings pitched.
He pitched twice against Las Vegas earlier this month.
“I just know I looked at his numbers. His numbers are pretty good. He’s a hard thrower (and) he throws strikes,” Viola said. “That’s a nice combination so it’ll be interesting for me to see what he’s all about.”
Viola also said left-hander Kelly Secrest was slated to join the 51s from Binghamton, where he was
1-1 with a 4.03 ERA in 25 games this season.
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