For the past few years, the question regarding Seth Lugo come spring has always been the same: Will he be a starter, or will he be a reliever? Unfortunately for the Mets, he will be neither on Opening Day this year because he will be on the injured list to start the season.
Last weekend, Lugo was the first Met to be bitten by the injury bug in 2021 when the team announced that he would undergo surgery to remove a loose body from his elbow. He had the surgery a week ago and was reportedly in good spirits afterwards.