"Mets righty Tylor Megill suffered a setback in his rehab from elbow inflammation. Manager Carlos Mendoza tells reporters (including Anthony DiComo of MLB.com) that Megill felt elbow tightness when he tried to throw his breaking stuff on a rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse yesterday. The Mets sent him back to New York for imaging to determine whether there's any structural damage."
"There's a decent chance the setback will prevent him from contributing to the Mets' hopeful playoff push. "We're running out of time, especially now with him complaining about the same thing that he went down with earlier in the year," Mendoza admitted. "I don't want to speculate here, but the fact that he's getting another MRI and where we're at, it feels like we're running out of time.""
"The 30-year-old Megill opened the season in New York's rotation. He started 14 times and managed a solid 3.95 earned run average across 68 1/3 frames. Megill struck out more than 29% of opponents, and while he didn't often work deep into games, he was typically good for five solid innings in his starts. Megill probably wouldn't have secured a spot in the Mets' playoff rotation coming off an elbow injury that cost him most of the second half."
Tylor Megill experienced elbow tightness during a Triple-A rehab start after previously missing time with elbow inflammation. The Mets sent him back to New York for imaging to determine whether there is any structural damage. The setback threatens his ability to return before the regular season ends and could prevent him from contributing in the postseason. Megill posted a 3.95 ERA in 14 starts, struck out more than 29% of batters, and typically lasted about five innings per start. Any structural finding or persistent inflammation would likely rule him out for the team's immediate playoff plans.
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