Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy both left Sunday's game against the Braves with different injuries. Both will not be going on the disabled list. Murphy will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a strained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee. This happened after Jose Constanza stole second base and nailed the leg of Murphy, causing his knee to buckle. Murphy was hitting .320 with 6 home runs and 49 runs batted in on the year. He will be replaced by Ruben Tejada on the roster.

Reyes injured himself running out a ground ball in the first inning of Sunday's game. He was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring and should return sometime this season. On the season he is hitting .336 with 16 triples, 5 home runs, 30 runs batted in, and 34 stolen bases. He will be replaced by Mike Baxter.

NEW YORK – New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis, who has not appeared in a game since May 10 because of a left ankle injury, may require season-ending surgery in three weeks if he is unable to run at that point, general manager Sandy Alderson said.

Davis, who has been wearing a protective boot, was examined Wednesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. An MRI showed cartilage damage in addition to a bone bruise.

Alderson said Davis will now shed the boot to improve blood flow and try to run in three weeks, after giving more time for the cartilage to heal. If he is unable to comfortably run at that point, surgery will follow.

Alderson likened the procedure to microfracture surgery on the knee. That surgery involves making tiny cracks to increase blood flow and stimulate cartilage growth.

I feel pretty bad for not seeing this coming. The stupid injuries and our inability to properly treat them over the past years is atrocious, and yet I sat here like everyone else just assumed it was a sore twisted ankle and Ike would be back in 2-3 weeks. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice and …. I'm just an idiot. 

Yesterday the Mets got some upsetting news that their top pitching prospect, Jenrry Mejia, had torn his MCL in his right elbow.

Mejia went for an MRI and one doctor said that he will need surgery to repair the tear. Mejia will go for a second opinion, but that doctor will most likely tell him the same thing.

With an injury like this Tommy John Surgery is recommended to fix it, and it will most likely be the option that Mejia chooses. In any event, Mejia's 2011 season is over.

Mejia was off to a great start in Triple-A Buffalo. The 21-year old started five games, pitching 28.1 innings with an 1-2 record, a 2.86 ERA, with 21 strike outs, and 14 walks.

It takes about a year to recover from Tommy John, so Mejia should be able to pitch in the 2012, but I doubt it will be a major league level.

It looked like Mejia was going to pitch a full season as a starter down in Triple-A and then start the 2012 season in the Mets rotation. Now, it appears highly unlikely that he will in 2012, and it might not be until 2013 that Mejia will be in the rotation.

I guess the good news here is that Mejia is still young, so coming back from this surgery won't be the hardest thing in the world. The problem with this type of surgery is that it can greatly change who you are as a pitcher. Some players get Tommy John and are never the same when they come back from it. In recent years, the surgery has had higher success rates, with pitchers coming back at the same level they were before the surgery, sometimes even better.

Personally I don't think this injury will jeopardize Mejia's career, but Mets fans are going to have to high a bit longer to see their best pitching prospect take the mound at Citi Field.

Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen told the Daily News that:

"Mejia works really hard to throw the baseball, and I worry about the volume of pitches during the course of a year. I think you find a lot of torque on your elbow and your shoulder."

Yesterday, the Mets placed center fielder Angel Pagan on the DL with… you guessed it, a strained left oblique muscle. Pagan is expected to miss at least two weeks. To take his place on the roster the Mets recall Jason Pridie.

Pagan has been struggling so far in 2011, hitting just .159 with a .259 OBP. Maybe this time off will be good for him and when he comes back we'll see the 2010 Angel Pagan. I like that version a lot better than this one.

Last night Ronny Paulino left his rehab assignment Triple-A with a strained oblique. He was rehabbing when a physical revealed he was suffering from anemia. He was suppose to return next week, but that his highly unlikely now. His status is now unclear and his return will most certainly be delayed. Good news for Mike Nickeas at least.