Megill injury leaves hole in Mets rotation

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New York Mets
NEWS: The Mets placed Tylor Megill on the 15-day IL with a right elbow sprain and recalled righty reliever Justin Garza.
IMPACT: Medium 
BHQ SPIN:  The Mets and Megill are saying that he will be shut down for a week to 10 days and that the best case scenario is that he will miss four to five weeks. We’ve cut his playing time projection to 6%. It’s not clear who will take his spot in the Met rotation, but Frankie Montas has been rehabbing for a while; Sean Manaea has begun his rehab, and the Mets have a number of promising prospects in the minors. For now, we’ve given Montas a slight projection bump, as he appears the closest to joining the Mets’ rotation. Depending on who’s available when (if?)...

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