Port St. Lucy – Brandon Nemo takes a slow, flavourful, lace approach to spring training accumulation.
The Mets outfielder has been running at 91% while continuing his rehabilitation after he refrains from running for the majority of the offseason, giving most of his left foot the opportunity to heal from plantar fasciitis. He said.
This foot was a problem for Nemo last year in the postseason, and a few days after the Mets lost Game 6 of the NLCS to the Dodgers, he received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection.
Nimmo also undergoes physical therapy and uses braces as part of his rehabilitation.
“We're in a really good place,” Nemo said at Clover Park. “It's a good place. We're heading upwards. We're going good days and we're going to keep piling up good days. What you want to do is not push it too hard right now because it's heading in the right direction. .
“We probably turned the corner in the last three or four weeks. They have to pull me back a little more, so it was just in time. That's how you want it.”
Nimmo wears electronics during his training to measure running against his top foot speed, and you can tell he is 91%.
Over the past three seasons, Nemo has eased his spring training by skipping the first week or two of Grapefruitreugh.
He is trying to stay healthy throughout the season, so this is the approach he continues this spring.
“It's been three years since I played over 150 games and playoffs. If it's not broken, don't fix it,” Nemo said.
Not only is Nimmo trying to return to full Strength Grunting, but he is also making sure plantar fasciitis doesn't become a problem later this year.
“Most depends on the choice of cleats and the care of my feet. I ensure that I get the work done with soft tissues and keep it strong, [physical therapy] Work,” Nemo said. “There is no doubt that it could come back, but our goal is to work ahead of schedule, not reactive towards it.
Nemo said he didn't know if he might take the start as DH from time to time.
Nimmo moved from center to left field last season.
Last week, the Mets re-signed Pete Alonso to a two-year contract worth $54 million, bringing comfort to Nemo reuniting with his teammates from the past six seasons.
“He and I have been together for a long time. Whenever you add a 30-40 homer to your lineup, you have to love it, especially with the lineup we're doing now,” Nemo said. said. “I think he's trying to get a lot of success behind him. [Juan] Soto. ”
Nemo admitted he was worried that the Mets might move on without Alonso.
“I was just trying to hold back hope,” Nemo said. “It seemed like the time had come and passed away, so I just kept saying, 'I want to go back to you' and see you.' ”
Among the possibilities is that Nemo was able to hit the cleanup in the batting order behind Soto and Alonso, but the conversation with manager Carlos Mendoza has not yet happened.
Last season, Nimmo was the worst offensive thing to do with creating a .727 OPS.
Nemo began the season with a leadoff spot, but moved down in the May lineup, with Francis Colindore set up above the batting order.
“[Mendoza] Last year we talked a lot about whether or not there were bookings anywhere in the lineup,” Nemo said. “I told him that it really doesn't matter to me. My batting is determined by the situation in the game, so he feels comfortable putting me anywhere in the lineup he wants me to. It should be.”
