2 biggest NY Mets winners, 2 biggest losers of the first half

Mets loser: Whatever is causing all of these arm injuries

“At least we have our health” isn’t a clichéd phrase the Mets can say this year. Fortunate enough where the starting lineup has remained as fully intact as we could hope for and the starting staff on the mend, way too much time has been lost to injury. There isn’t one singular event or reasoning as to why the Mets pitchers keep suffering all of these injuries. It’s a part of the game fans have come to accept and anticipate.

Injuries have robbed us from left-handed reliever security. Losing A.J. Minter was rough. Did the baseball gods need to take Danny Young, too? That seems like collateral damage.

More starts by an opener than we’d like to see, the Mets have spent a good chunk of time in recent weeks scratching together a pitching staff. The biggest frustration, perhaps, has been the team’s reluctance to call up one of their top pitching prospects. We got to see Blade Tidwell a few times, but with 15 earned runs in as many innings and not nearly the same quality performance in Triple-A as Nolan McLean, it doesn’t feel like the itch was ever scratched.

For good measure, Griffin Canning suffered a fluke injury to eliminate what was trending toward being a spectacular year. He is still third on the team in starts this season.

Less harmful to our health but important to note are the lost months for Frankie Montas. Many of us already doubted the signing. To not have a full spring training and spend his rehab appearances getting obliterated only makes things more difficult for the veteran to get back to his best. It hasn’t been the prettiest since he left the IL.

Every team will experience injuries. The Mets pitching staff seems to have gotten a good pounding this year.