Tylor Megill had never felt as much as even mild discomfort in his right arm after a start, so when he woke up Thursday after Wednesday’s disastrous start against Washington and felt more than usual soreness, he got worried.
“I was worried just because I’ve never had discomfort,” Megill said. “I know what soreness feels like and what not, but this wasn’t that. Obviously, I was a little freaked out about it, but the results came back really well. So it’s not too bad. I’m not worried.”
Megill tried to throw a bullpen on Saturday, but instead, informed the team what was bothering him, and an MRI on Sunday showed right biceps tendinitis. He was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to May 12 and will not throw for a few days, and will be re-assessed at the end of that time.
“Lower intensity, there was more discomfort, but higher intensity, it wasn’t too bad,” he said. “Technically I could throw through it, but I don’t want it to linger or get worse, so we’ll get it dealt with now instead of risking it being a longer-term injury.
A huge relief for the right-hander, who was 4-1 with a 2.43 ERA in his first six starts before the Washington disaster, a big-time performance as he filled in for the injured Jacob deGrom at the top of the Mets’ rotation.
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And he’s already chomping at the bit to get back ASAP.
“We’ll take it a day at a time; few days off, let it die down, and start the buildup process again,” Megill said. “The guys will keep going out and doing their thing. Sucks for me being on the sideline, not being able to go out there and pitch, but seeing them pitch well gives you the energy to want to get back out there, get ready to come back when I can.”
With Megill’s IL stint retroactive to May 12, he will be eligible to return May 27, so the Mets will need at least two starts from his rotation spot in the interim. The first one is Monday, and Trevor Williams, who threw 3 2/3 behind Megill on Wednesday, is likely to get that start according to Showalter.
The Mets could later choose to call up either David Peterson, who was Friday’s starter at Triple-A, or Thomas Szapucki, who started Sunday’s Triple-A game, to fill that spot going forward, but regardless of who it is, Sunday’s Mets starter, Carlos Carrasco, says it’s next man up.
“We need to continue to work hard like we’ve been doing,” Carrasco said, “and I’m pretty sure we have guys who will step up.”
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