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Why The Mets Are 'Feeling The Risk' On Evaluating Injury-Prone Players

CITI FIELD (New York) – Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns sat in front of the microphone on Tuesday before the team opened a six-game homestand, and there were two moments that stood out from his scheduled news conference with reporters. One was about the Mets manager, and the other was regarding his front office’s assessment on injury-prone players. The Mets entered the day with the worst record (15-25) in Major League Baseball. On Tuesday, they promoted No. 2 overall prospect A.J. Ewing in an attempt to fill a need in the outfield and, it went without saying in their offici...