Mets ace Scherzer suffers hammy injury, day after deGrom out April 2 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Mets ace Max Scherzer is dealing with a hamstring i sue and isn' Travis D'Arnaud Jersey t sure when he'll pitch next, another frustrating setback for the top of New York's heralded but suddenly fragile rotation.A day after the Mets said star Jacob deGrom will mi s significant time with a shoulder injury, Scherzer was scratched from his outing Saturday morning in a simulated game.Just five days away from opening day in Washington, Scherzer said he wasn't sure about the immediate plans. The three-time Cy Young Award winner said he doesnt expect the trouble with his right hamstring to be a long-term problem.Dont know, Scherzer said when asked when hed pitch again. Ive had these little hamstring injuries before. They go away in days. Fortunately enough Ive been pretty good to not have serious hamstring injuries. Ive had just little hiccups."I think this is the same thing. For me, its just a day-to-day thing but when youre dealing with hammies, you never know.Mets manager Buck Showalter said he would lean on the 37-year-old right-hander for advice going forward, but added that Scherzer was still in consideration for the opening day nod against his former Nationals teammates. If you look at the days and off and what have you, yeah, but Im not committed to that, Showalter said.The Mets signed Scherzer as a free agent to a $ Michael Conforto Jersey 130 million, three-year contract. That seemed to give them a dominant front of the rotation, but the news that deGrom wouldn't throw for up to four weeks but a huge dent in those hopes.There is no timetable for deGrom's return. In addition to the time he won't throw, the two-time Cy Young Award winner might need at least a month after that to get ready to pitch in the majors and that might be a best-case scenario after he mi sed the second half last year because of an elbow injury.All-Star Chris Ba sitt, acquired last month in a trade with Oakland, is set to pitch Sundays Grapefruit League contest. Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker are lined up to round out the rotations back Steven Matz Jersey end. Just because something doesnt happen on the first game of the season, Im not going to put the whole thing in disarray for one spot or even two spots, Showalter said. We have options to go in different directions if we want to. I told all three of those guys to continue down the path youre on right now," he said.Two other pitchers might be of service to keep the rotation in order.Right-hander Tylor Megill and southpaw David Peterson the first two starters outside of the predicted starting five have both been stretched out to five innings this spring.Theyve presented themselves as physical options, for sure, Showalter added. Thursday proved to be the source of Scherzers ailment.Id noticed something a couple days ago from running, he said. Hamstring just tightened up, didnt feel like I strained it or anything like that. I had good recovery the past two days."Then I went through my normal routine to go for it and make a Noah Syndergaard Jersey start today, and the hamstring just tightened up," he said.Unlike deGrom, Scherzer said he would still be able to maintain part of his routine, making his recovery le s time-consuming than deGroms.Fortunate enough this doesnt really affect when I throw, so Im able to get into my throwing mechanics, Scherzer said. The American League Cy Young winner in 2013 for Detroit before capturing a pair with the Nationals in 2016 and 2017, Scherzer said had a great offseason workout routine. The start of spring training was delayed this year as Major League Baseball owners and players worked to settle a 99-day lockout.Its frustrating. Ive really worked hard this offseason lifting my legs heavy, doing all the running. 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