UPDATE: According to SNY’s Steve Gelbs, the break in Kevin Plawecki’s hand is considered minor, and he may miss only 2-3 weeks. For now, Tomas Nido and Jose Lobaton will hold down the fort.
As I just reported on @SNYtv, I can confirm @NYPost_Mets report of a fracture for Plawecki. That’s the bad news.
The good news? I have been told the fracture is minor and the expectation is that Plawecki could be back in as little as 2-3 weeks.
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) April 13, 2018
Here’s video from Gelbs on SNY:
BREAKING NEWS: @Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki out up to 3 weeks with hand fracture pic.twitter.com/RZiRnPb00p
— SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) April 13, 2018
Original Story:
For the Mets catching corps, the injury hits keep on coming. Just days after we learned Travis D’Arnaud could be done for the season with a partially torn UCL, which may require Tommy John Surgery, Mike Pumpa of the New York Post reported this morning that Kevin Plawecki’s hand is broken.
Kevin Plawecki’s hand is broken — and the Mets are in trouble https://t.co/pFEUg0SdEv via @nypostsports
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) April 13, 2018
Welcome to the show Tomas Nido, this is your team now. Without a doubt, Jose Lobaton will be on his way to Flushing, but the Mets should be inquiring about outside help. Sure, we all dream about J.T. Realmuto, but we have to be realistic considering the cost.
If you were Sandy Alderson and company, what would you do?
