After news broke earlier this month of the small stress fracture in José Quintana’s left rib on the left side, it was unclear how long Quintana would be on the shelf for. According to Mike Puma, the Mets plan to shut down Quintana for three months before ramping up his throwing, placing his timetable in the mid-summer range.
This timetable is in line with what SportsMD.com outlined as the norm for this type of injury, which is 8-12 weeks if the fracture remains small, but up to 6-12 months if the fracture grows.