Despite the promise of young catchers Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki, they just have not been able to stay healthy.
Entering the 2018 season, the New York Mets were counting on the injuries of past seasons to Travis d’Arnaud to improve. When healthy, d’Arnaud had been effective with the bat, posting an OPS of .718 or higher in three of his last four seasons.
However, d’Arnaud was lost for the season on April 13 when it was announced that he tore his UCL in his right elbow and required Tommy John surgery that would rule him out for the season.