Padres right Dinelson Lamet he made his long-awaited debut in 2021 on Wednesday against the Brewers, but it didn’t last long. Lamet left with a tight forearm after two innings and 29 pitches, the team announced.
Lamet has spent the last few months recovering from a UCL strain – an injury that brought a premature end to his 2020 exit season. Before Wednesday, he had not taken the mound for parents since September 25 last year. The hard-hitting lamet ended last season with stellar numbers – a 2.09 ERA / 3.16 SERIES with a 34.8% hit rate in 69 innings – and could help form a four Yu darvish, Blake Snell and Joe Musgrove if he is able to recover quickly and stay healthy for the rest of the season. Of course, this is now in the air in the light of Wednesday’s news.
If Lamet has to miss more time, it would be the second blow to the starting depth of the parents this week. The team found out on Tuesday that they were left-handed Adrian Morejon, who started the year in their rotation, will undergo Tommy John surgery. Even without Lamet and Morejon, San Diego could still form a staff capable of five people with Darvish, Snell, Musgrove, Chris Paddack and Ryan Weathers. However, there is no doubt that the parents are a better team, with a healthy Lamet, which finished fourth in the Cy Young National League vote in 2020.