Montas injury provides Mets SP opening

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New York Mets
NEWS: Righty Frankie Montas has been shut down for six to eight weeks with a high grade right lat strain.
IMPACT: Medium 
BHQ SPIN: This news likely means Montas won’t see any MLB action until May. As a result we’ve reduced his projected innings by 25%. The Mets had been saying they planned to use a six-man rotation for most of the season. If they stick to that plan, that would mean Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning and, if healthy, Paul Blackburn would now be competing for two rotation spots. The Mets also have top prospect Brandon Sproat (ranked #59 in the HQ100) and Blade Tidwell as candidates, but neither has pitched in the majors and Sproat has barely pitched at Triple-A (where he struggled during his...

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