Health: Church on Friday, not Every-Day Starter
“Ryan Church will make his long-awaited return to the Mets tomorrow,” according to the Daily News.
Church who went 0-for-4 last night, while playing for Double-A Binghamton.
Manuel, talking to reporters about Church yesterday, said:
“When he does come back, we don’t have to rely on him playing every single day…It depends on how he feels…We feel very confident in the young players we have in left field, and also with Tatis in right…I feel very good with what they have done.”
This makes total sense, in that, a) it says to the team that you play if you produce, regardless of who may be coming back from the disabled list, and b) it allows the Mets to slow-play Church’s recovery, while still getting him in to the mix.
