Time to Get Healthy

The Mets injury woes continue, and the next day or two will provide answers to what the next month will look like.

Yesterday we heard Jose Reyes declare himself out for today. We also don't know the state of Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church.

If Church has a torn hamstring, it's like that Fernando Martinez gets called up. While we all love the kid, it's preferable to leave him in the minors to let him play every day.

Do you play FMart over one of the more experienced outfielders? He's hitting well in AAA, and he could certainly help the team right now, but odds are he'll struggle like every other 20 year old making the transition to the big leagues.

Jose Reyes is the most troubling absence this side of Carlos Delgado. That Reyes declared himself out of today's game yesterday sent shock waves through Mets nation.

If he has to go to the DL for any length of time, the team's defensive struggles become even more exacerbated.

It really is time to add DeRosa...we need the depth.

The list below isn't complete....that tells you just how banged up this club is right now.

Mets		Updated	Status	Due Back	Injury	Notes
	Church, Ryan (RF)	05/24	Day-to-day	Possibly May 25	Strained right hamstring	Missed 2nd straight game on May 24.
	Cora, Alex (2B)	05/18	15-day DL	Early June	Torn ligament in right thumb	Unable to throw in infield practice on May 18.
	Delgado, Carlos (1B)	05/19	15-day DL	Possibly mid-July	Torn labrum in hip	Underwent surgery May 19.
	Perez, Oliver (P)	05/22	15-day DL	Possibly late May	Right knee patellar tendinitis	Threw extended Spring Training game May 21.
	Reyes, Jose (SS)	05/24	Day-to-day	Possibly May 25	Calf tendinitis	Took grounders before May 23 game.
	Rodriguez, Francisco (P)	05/24	Day-to-day	Possibly May 25	Back spasms	Played catch prior to May 24 game.
	Schneider, Brian (C)	05/13	15-day DL	Possibly late May	Strained back, sore calf	Slowed by lingering calf discomfort.
	Wagner, Billy (P)	05/20	15-day DL	Possibly late '09	Torn elbow ligament	Working out at Mets' Spring Training complex.