Sandy Alderson recently told reporters that David Wright has an intercoastal strain, and will rest for 3-5 days. The injury occurred during the World Baseball Classic. Speaking of which, Wright is now officially withdrawn from the tournament.
"Is it possible that he'll be out for a period of time? Sure. But what he know right now is he's going to rest for 3-5 days" Alderson said.
We could sit here and point fingers at the World Baseball Classic saying that the competition should be at a different point in the season --perhaps in November-- but I'm not gonna do that. I just can't believe that injuries like this can happen this early in the spring. I am not only talking about Wright, but any player on this team. When camp starts, you should be in top shape in order to avoid these kinds of injuries.
Now that I got that out of the way, we are going to have to move on and prepare to start the season without him. If you recall, Daniel Murphy has missed most of this spring with a similar injury, and is only now starting to appear in a few minor league games. The Mets have a few decent options out there, and if Wright is going to be out for an extended period of time, I'll do a separate article talking about just that.
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