Mike Francesa: Mets Fans' Biggest Fear Has To Be Injuries In Rotation
NEW YORK (WFAN) -- Can the Mets' talented starting pitchers stay healthy for most of the season?
WFAN's Mike Francesa opened his show Thursday discussing the durability of the Mets' rotation, which has not yet experienced any major injuries this season, but Jacob deGrom has missed starts while Steven Matz will miss his next start with a sore elbow. Matt Harvey has also been less than 100 percent at times, Francesa noted. Meanwhile, Zack Wheeler is still working his way back from Tommy John surgery.
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"The thing you have to fear if you're a Met fan, the one thing you worry about -- and there is reason to worry -- is the fear of injury with these guys, the idea of whether or not you can keep pitchers healthy, especially dynamic power pitchers still on the right side of 30," Francesa said. "Can you keep them reasonably healthy and in a rotation?
"The most durable of their pitchers is (Bartolo) Colon," Francesa said. "It really is remarkable. An out-of-shape, 40-year-old guy is their most durable guy. It just shows you that part of pitching luck is clearly genetic, but it's also ... you just have to be born with an ability to throw a baseball and continue to throw a baseball and throw a baseball."
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