Patellofemoral pain syndrome

We heard about that.

We had the Matt Strom, we didn't practice enough PFPs thing under Rob Thompson.

That became more of a Strom and Dombrowski beef.

But it's not like Rob Thompson never faced an issue.

The Matt Strom trade to Kansas City that happened early last offseason seemed more of a salary dump and a parting of ways with a pitcher that didn't totally agree with the philosophy of how the club was operating.

We know that last year, year-end media availability, Dave Dombrowski was asked about Matt Strom's comments that they didn't practice PFPs, and he gave a kind of snide, well, he didn't practice PFPs, but everybody else did, which told you exactly where that relationship stood.

So when Matt Strom was traded to the Kansas City Royals, it wasn't a shock to anybody, or at least it shouldn't have been, but Jonathan Bolan, who was the return in that trade.

I don't think many Phillies fans knew who he was or knew much about him.

Big shout out to our Aussie friends.

Alan said, patella soreness is PFPS, dull ache around or behind the kneecap caused by muscle imbalance.

Joe, not conditioning, not strengthening hips, quads, and glutes.

Man, I didn't need the book term, Allen.

So making both of them a part of this list would just be wasted energy in this video.

Either way, let's get into the four Mets that we believe should not return in 2027. going to start this one off with a very very easy one and you knew he'd be on here kodai sanga now we have talked about this about an estimate 1400 times so what's 1401 at this point over the past three seasons kodai sanga has been nothing but a liability and a headache to deal with over the course of 162 after fantastic 2023 rookie season it's obviously been nothing but downhill ever since the multiple arm and back injuries the multiple freak injuries on PFPs, being optioned down to AAA Syracuse, the laboring bullpen sessions that he really, really struggled with because of the heat in late September in Florida, which still doesn't make any sense.

The list just basically goes on and on of the baggage for Kodai Senga.

This season was yet another disaster and possibly his worst ever.

We obviously did not, but we need to have that attitude.

And the standard, the culture is when you're able to put your hand on the shoulder of a new guy and say, hey, you see how Nick Brunzini goes about his PFPs? You know, you see how Tag Andrews gets over and covers first.

You know, you see how Blake Simpson runs a hard 90.

That's how we do it.

And then there's Kodai Senga, who's been nothing but a liability since the beginning of the 2024 season.

From multiple arm injuries, multiple freak injuries on PFPs, being optioned down to Triple-A Syracuse, laboring bullpen sessions because of the Florida heat in late September, the Mets would continue to accommodate the veteran right-hander for a third straight season in 2026.

The 33-year-old would be approached with trade options in the winter, but expressed his preference to remain with the team going forward, and the Mets obliged.

After a promising spring training, touching triple digits, and re-harvesting his fork ball, it looked like Senga was finally ready to return to some similar form in his rookie year.

You don't want to lay your cards out face up on the table.

But the way he talked about Boehm, if you've heard Dombrowski speak about players that were later gone or that they did not resign, not like the Matt Strom, oh, well, the rest of the team did PFPs, but he didn't.

Clearly like an icy comment from Dave Dombrowski where there was not a good relationship there.

But I'm talking even...

Uh, you're not going to say expressly whether or not you would have signed somebody.

Remember, last year- He brought up Matt Strom's comments about the Phillies not practicing PFPs and was like, "Yeah, he didn't practice, but the rest of the guys did." It was very evident that he wanted to move on from Matt Strom.

It was very evident that Nick Castellanos had played his final game with the Philadelphia Phillies.

You knew who was leaving, uh, from Dave Dombrowski's comments.

You can't practice.

You can't do PFPs.

I mean, obviously you usually do 'cause you're killing time in a workout or something like that.

You know, we almost saw it cost the White Sox in the White Sox-Guardian series.