#Jed Lowrie doesn’t look like he will start season with Mets
“#Jed Lowrie doesn’t look like he will start season with Mets”
July 19, 2020 | 4:04am
The veteran infielder’s mobility issues are still pronounced enough that manager Luis Rojas on Saturday indicated Lowrie wasn’t available for the two exhibition games this weekend against the Yankees.
“He looks really good at the plate — we’re really pleased with how he’s looked,” Rojas said at Citi Field before the Mets’ 9-3 loss to the Yankees. “But there’s still a progression that he needs for him to play in this type of game, an exhibition game against another uniform.”
“The base-running progression, also some movements on the defensive end, some plays, we want to see that progression and then we can reassess about his ability for these games.”
Lowrie, who arrived before last season on a two-year contract worth $20 million, appeared in just nine games in 2019 because of assorted injuries. He has been wearing a substantial left leg brace in camp, but has declined to specify the nature of his injury.
Matt Adams exercised the release clause in his contract and opted for free agency. The veteran slugger arrived on a minor league contract last winter, but the Mets’ multitude of first-base options — starting with Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith — didn’t work to his advantage. Even with the implementation of the DH, there didn’t appear to be much room for Adams, given Yoenis Cespedes’ return and the possibility Rojas could use players such as Robinson Cano and J.D. Davis in the spot.
Jeff McNeil and Wilson Ramos were the only Mets regulars absent from Saturday’s starting lineup, as Rojas decided to look at other players. Max Moroff started at third base, with Tomas Nido behind the plate. McNeil is expected to start Sunday’s game at Yankee Stadium, but Ramos might be given another day off so Rojas can get work for Rene Rivera, Ali Sanchez or Patrick Mazeika. The Mets face a decision at backup catcher. The fact Nido doesn’t have minor league options remaining could give him an edge for a job.
Jacob deGrom is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Sunday at Citi Field, before many of his teammates depart for The Bronx. He is expected to get his pitch count to about 60, which would put him in position for a possible 85-pitch outing Friday in the season opener against the Braves. DeGrom left an intrasquad scrimmage after only one inning on Tuesday because of back tightness. Walker Lockett is scheduled to pitch against deGrom in the simulated game.
Rojas indicated that Cano, who batted third Saturday, will likely stay in the middle of the lineup once the season begins.
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