Losing anyone to injury tends to be bad news. Following a recent demotion, the New York Mets placed Brandon Waddell on the IL with a hip impingement.
Left-handed Mets pitchers and hip problems are too familiar to the fans. It’s what had David Peterson starting the 2024 season late. A.J. Minter dealt with some of the same issues in the past as well.
Waddell is far from the highest profile player on the Mets roster. The team managed to find a way to make him useful. The loss is pretty big for a team that has relied on him in a variety of ways even if it only amounted to 10 and very average overall results.