The Mets boast enough starting pitchers to absorb Montas’ injury, but several of them are question marks heading into the season.

The New York Mets have lost one of their starting pitchers to a long-term injury. Righty Frankie Montas will be shut down for 6-8 weeks with a high-grade lat strain, the team announced Monday. He is leaving the team's spring training complex in Florida to receive treatment in New York, including a platelet rich-plasma injection.

Right-hander Frankie Montas, who signed a two-year, $34 million free-agent contract in December with the New York Mets, will be shut down from pitching for six to eight weeks because of a strained back.