Spring injuries to Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas have left the Mets’ rotation relying on its depth for the start of the season, but the man who put the staff together believes his team will be able t

Manaea (strained right oblique) remains penciled in for a return in mid-to-late April. He is due for a follow-up MRI early next week, and if that shows progress, he will begin a throwing program — restarting spring training, basically.

The next step, early next week, on Monday or Tuesday, we’re going to retest (and) reimage,” Stearns told reporters. “And then, if all is good, we progress into a throwing program.” Manaea was throwing in the early stages of camp,