Mets left-hander started the season on the 15-day injured list due to a right oblique strain but hell need more time than that to rejoin the club. Manager Carlos Mendoza today told reporters, including , that the southpaw suffered a setback in his rehab. He got a platelet-rich plasma injection and will be shut down for another two weeks. Even if hes healthy after that shutdown period, hell need a full ramp-up after that, meaning the best-case scenario is a return in late May or early June. Thats obviously le s than ideal news for the Mets. Manaea gave them 32 starts last year with a 3.87 earned run average. He logged 181 2/3 innings with a 24.9% strikeout rate and 8.5% walk rate. The club liked his performance enough to re-sign him via a three-year, $75MM deal, though with some notable deferrals. So far, theyve received nothing for that investment. Manaea was diagnosed with his oblique injury in late February and mi sed the entire spring. Hes already mi sed a few days of the regular season and his absence will extend for several more weeks. Hes one of several starters currently on the shelf. Nick Bonino Jersey had Tommy John surgery in September of last year and will most likely mi s the entire 2025 season. is out with a lat strain and still isnt throwing. also started the season on the injured list due, in his case due to right knee inflammation. The Mets have started the season with , , and starting the first four contests. is scheduled to start tonight. That rotation will have to do for the time being, as it doesnt appear any of Manaea, Montas or Blackburn are close to a return. If another injury should pop up before anyone in that group can make it back, is on the 40-man roster. Prospects like and arent yet on the roster but are pitching in Triple-A to start this year. One small silver lining of Manaeas delay is that the Mets could now transfer him to the 60-day injured list, as such a move would still allow him to be activated in late May. That will give the club an extra 40-man roster spot to use on selecting a player from the minors or perhaps grabbing someone off waivers. Their 40-man count is currently at 38, however, so they wont need to make a call on Manaea until they make a few more roster moves. Photo courtesy of Sam Navarro, Imagn Images Walt Tkaczuk Jersey