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Piazza Might Be Done For Season, Done In QueensMike Piazza will be sidelined until mid-September and perhaps the rest of the season because of a broken bone in his left hand. After Piazza was hit by a foul tip during a game against Pittsburgh on Aug. 16, New York Mets manager Willie Randolph said his catcher would miss at least a few games. Piazza had a CT scan Monday, and the 12-time All-Star said doctors determined the hand needed six-to-eight weeks to heal from the time of the injury. "I know we don't have a lot of season left, but I'm still optimistic that I'll be able to try to come back and help as much as I can," Piazza said. Mets general manager Omar Minaya said Piazza was day to day but probably wouldn't be back until mid-September. Piazza tried his hand out in recent days but wasn't able to catch or hit. New York Mets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Boston Close To Bringing In TrachselThe Red Sox continued to make changes to their beleaguered pitching staff in anticipation of the September stretch yesterday by claiming right-handed reliever Chad Harville off waivers from the Houston Astros. Another significant move could be coming today with the addition of Steve Trachsel. Sources from multiple teams said the Sox and New York Mets were involved in serious discussions last night about a deal that would bring veteran right-hander Trachsel to Boston for one or two minor leaguers. Trachsel returned to the mound for the first time in five months (following surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back) Friday and allowed only two hits in eight scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants, but he learned shortly thereafter that he was being skipped the next time through the Mets' rotation. Trachsel and New York GM Omar Minaya denied Sunday that a trade was being mulled, but that apparently changed yesterday. One source said that the Sox and Mets were close enough to a deal that they were simply settling on the minor leaguer(s), but another said that the sides weren't close but were still talking. Trachsel, 34, has cleared waivers, which facilitates a deal. Players need to be in an organization by the end of August to qualify for inclusion on postseason rosters. Boston Red Sox, New York Mets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Trachsel Won't Start Again For 12 DaysHis ego and sensibilities bruised, Steve Trachsel boarded the Mets team bus Sunday afternoon, smarting from the developments of the day, developments that left him as the sixth man in a five-man rotation and suggested to him that the Mets don't have high regard for his work. Displeased but calm in the late morning after learning he wouldn't start for at least 12 days and probably longer, Trachsel had become clearly agitated by the time he showered following the Mets' loss to the Giants. Initially, he was irked by the Mets' decision to maintain the rotation as it has been since Jae Seo replaced Kaz Ishii. After meeting with manager Willie Randolph and pitching coach Rick Peterson before the game, Trachsel looked at the situation logically and from a team standpoint, as Randolph has asked his players to do, and he concluded, "It works this way" and offered scant commentary, none with rancor. "October 2," he said with a smirk. It was his facetious guess of the date of his next start. "But even that's tentative," he said. But afterward, he was miffed and sarcastic. "It might be tough to stay sharp, pitching with 12 or 14 days' rest," he said. He referred to the circumstances as "my crisis" and "my situation or whatever you want to call it." He acknowledged being surprised by the decision and said, "It's not right. I guess I should've given up one hit." He also said. "I understand they're getting it worked out. Talk to my lawyer." By that time, Mets general manager Omar Minaya had spoken with Trachsel's agent, Seth Levinson. Minaya said the club has no plans to deal Trachsel. New York Mets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Aug 2005 Archive
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