BREAKING: Travis d’Arnaud’s Foot
Last night, Mets catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud took a foul tip off the top of his foot. He was later removed from the game. Today, he was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the first metatarsal bone. The approximate amount of time he will miss has not been determined.
This could be a serious injury considering how much that area of your foot flexes when you get into a crouch.
Obviously, this is a big loss for the Mets, even though John Buck‘s hot start mitigates it a little.
d’Arnaud has had a history of injuries that has limited his time in the minors. This one was a freak thing that simply is part of the life of a catcher. Hopefully he will lose a minimum of time.
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Yes, absolutely, and this is what nauseates me about the baseball team I follow. Winning organizations aim to win each and every year. They don’t, of course, but that is their aim. They do not punt on any given season until a significant portion of the games have been played. They don’t put all the eggs on “prospects” or “money coming off the books” or tarot cards. They really never need to “reset” or “break it down”. They focus on having a strong pipeline of talent AND a competitive team at the top level, and as a bonus they can also walk and chew gum simultaneously.