This is why people always say you can never have enough pitching, folks. Just last week, we talked about how the Mets would eventually need every last bit of their perceived starting rotation depth throughout the year.
I didn’t think they’d need to dip into it three weeks before Opening Day, but such is life in spring training.
Jose Quintana was set to leave for the World Baseball Classic this week. That won’t be happening now thanks to a small stress fracture on the fifth rib of his left side. And unfortunately for the southpaw, he also won’t be ready to suit up for the Mets on Opening Day.