The New York Mets will be without offseason addition Frankie Montas for an extended period of time. They could consider making a trade to replace him.

Frankie Montas is being shut down for 6-8 weeks with a lat strain. As a result, the New York Mets should reunite with this $16 million left-handed starter.

On the first day of full-squad workouts for the 2025 Mets, they experienced their first significant injury: Starting pitcher Frankie Montas has a high-grade lat strain and will be shut down for at least the next six to eight weeks.

Mets right-hander Frankie Montas has a high-grade lat strain, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, and will be shut down for 6-8 weeks.

So far, the injection is doing the trick, but it’s still early in the process and Montas can’t pick up a baseball for at least 4-6 weeks, by his estimates. Earlier this week, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza put his timetable at 6-8 weeks.

After Mets right-hander Frankie Montas went down with a “high-grade lat strain,” an unforeseen spring training competition emerged. The current Mets regime, led by president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza aren’t panicking.

On Monday, the first day of camp for the full squad, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters that right-hander Frankie Montas is out for 6-8 weeks with a high-grade lat strain. As usual, Mendoza didn’t seem panicked about the revelation,

The New York Mets have high expectations heading into this season. After all, they did sign superstar outfielder Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract,

New York Mets' right-hander Kodai Senga will wait a little bit longer to make his 2025 Grapefruit League debut.

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