4/8/08

Wise to DL; Muniz coming up

Matt Wise, who is suffering from forearm stiffness, looks like he's heading to the disabled list, according to Adam Rubin. The Mets will call up Carlos Muniz.

From Rubin:
Wise appears headed for a DL trip with right forearm stiffness, which has sidelined the righthander since he surrendered a game-winning homer to Florida's Robert Andino in the 10th inning on Tuesday.

"I've had three elbow surgeries, and this doesn't feel like anything," said Wise, who signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract after spending the past four seasons with Milwaukee.

The Mets intend to call up Carlos Muniz from Triple-A New Orleans.

As long as Wise is just a little sore, with a tweak or something, and can bounce back quickly from this it will be all right.

Muniz has appeared in two games in AAA, pitching 6 2-3 of an inning, allowing six hits and two earned runs. He has walked one and struck out four while on the mound. So Muniz is looking pretty good at AAA, and he'll get his shot very early.

This is exactly why you stockpile arms, no matter what.