Touch Me I'm Sick - Injuries (and Recoveries) in 2013

[TransMonk]

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/60598/lefty-herrera-eyes-may-return

Lefty Herrera eyes May return

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Left-handed reliever Daniel Herrera, who made 16 appearances for the Mets in 2011, expects to be ready to pitch in games in May.

The 28-year-old Herrera, an early arrival to Port St. Lucie, is about to step on a mound for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last May.

He will not be in major league camp.

Herrera was not a free agent this past offseason. He remained under the Mets' control after making three early season relief appearances for Triple-A Buffalo last year.

*After a quick search, I didn't see a 2013 Injury Thread. If there is, feel free to merge and delete.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Great thread title.

[metirish]

Red Sox prospect shoots self in leg while chasing cleaning his gun. By all means do not take away his gun.

http://deadspin.com/5983030/the-second-weird-baseball-injury-of-2013-red-sox-prospect-bryce-brentz-shot-himself-in-the-leg?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

DoubleFrank shut down with elbow woes. Asked where he was on a scale of 100 he said "zero."

[smg58]

Should I feel guilty about looking at this as a blessing in disguise?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, I'm not too worked up about it either.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The New York Times wrote: Murphy to Miss Time With Midsection Discomfort By ANDREW KEH PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. � The Mets� first injury concern of the year was revealed after the team�s first full squad workout of spring training Monday afternoon. After practicing with the team, second baseman Daniel Murphy prepared to head back to New York for an examination because of discomfort in his right midsection. General Manager Sandy Alderson said that the concern centered on Murphy�s intercostal muscles and that he might receive a cortisone shot. The Mets hope Murphy can be back on the field within a week. About this time last year, David Wright and Scott Hairston dealt with the same issue. Hairston�s problem lingered longer than Wright�s, but both players were ready for opening day. �I think we just want to be proactive, get me up to New York, especially with all the success they had with David and Scotty last year,� Murphy said. �The best-case scenario would be if I take a couple of days off, and it�s fine.� Murphy said he thought the tightness was related to some mechanical tweaks he was trying to make in his swing. Manager Terry Collins said the examination was a precautionary one. He said he did not envision Murphy missing too much time. Murphy has gone through a fair share of physical issues in his career, but he has generally been more accident-prone than injury-prone. In the last few years he has injured both knees, twice during plays at second base and once during a rundown on the bases.

[Edgy MD]

Maddening that teams still send these guys home.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Maddening that teams still send these guys home.

I think that speaks more to the heathcare field than baseball.

[Edgy MD]

I would think that 20 teams down there, each with 200 or more players to look after, would pool their resources, buy an MRI machine, and set up a central clinic or two to share.

[Ceetar]

people get sick in Florida and need MRIs too. But they like _their_ doctors. gotta stay "in-network" right?

[Lefty Specialist]

Something tells me I'm going to have a lot of mid-section discomfort watching this team this year.

[Frayed Knot]

Brewer Mat* Gamel, who missed almost all of 2012 with a knee injury, heard a pop in that same knee during BP this past weekend and will now miss all of 2013 as well.

Drafted in the 4th round out of HS in 2005, Gamel tore through the AA Southern League in 2008 and reached AAA by the end of that year. By 2009 he was Baseball America's #34 prospect heading into the year and saw his first ML call-up that September where he racked up 128 ABs.
His biggest problem, prior to the injuries anyway, was that although he came up as a 3rd baseman he really wasn't one which, in Milwaukee, meant he was in a waiting line behind Prince Fielder for the other side of the diamond to open up. So he wound up spending almost all of 2010 in the minors (just 15 ML ABs) and most of 2011 as well (26 ML ABs); not the usual timeline or path for a top prospect, especially one putting up a AAA stat line of .301/.374/.512 in over 1,200 PAs across three seasons.
Gamel then finally gets his chance when the Princely one skips out to Detroit, only to go on the shelf after May 1st last year and now it looks like it'll be at least April of 2014 before he plays again. At that point it'll be nearly nine years after he was drafted and more than five after reaching AAA in what seemed like just a procedural step into a regular big league job.




* he spells his nickname Mat (with one T) because he spells his full name as Mathew - also with just the one T

[MFS62]

At lest Daniel wasn't looking for his own treatment in Miami.

Later

[ashie62]

Why do you have to have a guy sent back to NY for a cortisone shot...The team must have an M.D. on site for the simple stuff..

[Fman99]

Frayed Knot wrote: Brewer Mat* Gamel, who missed almost all of 2012 with a knee injury, heard a pop in that same knee during BP this past weekend and will now miss all of 2013 as well. Drafted in the 4th round out of HS in 2005, Gamel tore through the AA Southern League in 2008 and reached AAA by the end of that year. By 2009 he was Baseball America's #34 prospect heading into the year and saw his first ML call-up that September where he racked up 128 ABs. His biggest problem, prior to the injuries anyway, was that although he came up as a 3rd baseman he really wasn't one which, in Milwaukee, meant he was in a waiting line behind Prince Fielder for the other side of the diamond to open up. So he wound up spending almost all of 2010 in the minors (just 15 ML ABs) and most of 2011 as well (26 ML ABs); not the usual timeline or path for a top prospect, especially one putting up a AAA stat line of .301/.374/.512 in over 1,200 PAs across three seasons. Gamel then finally gets his chance when the Princely one skips out to Detroit, only to go on the shelf after May 1st last year and now it looks like it'll be at least April of 2014 before he plays again. At that point it'll be nearly nine years after he was drafted and more than five after reaching AAA in what seemed like just a procedural step into a regular big league job. * he spells his nickname Mat (with one T) because he spells his full name as Mathew - also with just the one T

I actually had a coworker at my last gig who also was named Mathew and went by Mat as a nickname. And had his name misspelled an average of 10 times per week.

[Edgy MD]

So, hints that Johan won't be ready to open the season. Insinuations that it's a conditioning issue. Sfwhat?

Jon Niese, step up and start picturing yourself as an Opening Day dude.

[Edgy MD]

John Harper ?@NYDNHarper Going on Daily News Live to talk about Santana's now-delayed spring training. Probably more to it than Mets are saying.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

So much for 215 innings. Omar, you're a genius!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pedro Feliciano shut down with irregular heartbeat.

[Edgy MD]

Jamie Hoffman just came back from New York cleared to play after being dinged for an irregular EKG. I'm sure Feliciano will be OK. He just needs to get the zombie virus he picked up in Tampa last year out of his system.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: John Harper ?@NYDNHarper Going on Daily News Live to talk about Santana's now-delayed spring training. Probably more to it than Mets are saying.

did any of these supposed reporters down there figure to ASK any of the questions or just feel like insinuating there's more to it and he's basically got one foot in the grave?

i.e. was he supposed to have started throwing earlier, and didn't? Was this planned: is he behind schedule or did he not throw because he's feel this fatigue? If not, is he behind schedule or was he never really intended to have a 'normal' Spring Training routine? Is his revised routine formed from what's the bare minimum he needs to pitch Opening Day or based on his current arm strength/fitness level?

Or you know, we could just run wild with rampant speculation and insinuation.

[Edgy MD]

Jamie Hoffman just came back from New York cleared to play after being dinged for an irregular EKG. I'm sure Feliciano will be OK. He just needs to get the zombie virus he picked up in Tampa last year out of his system.

Or... I could be wrong. Been known to happen.

Pedro Feliciano OK, awaits clearance Updated: February 23, 2013, 4:15 PM ET By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets left-handed reliever Pedro Feliciano has been diagnosed with a small "hole" in the exterior of his heart, the southpaw said Saturday morning upon returning to camp. Feliciano said he feels fine, the issue is not life-threatening and surgery was not brought up as an option. Feliciano, who said he had an irregular heartbeart, will wear a heart monitor for a few days. He has yet to be cleared to resume baseball activities. Feliciano had been dispatched to New York for further testing after his initial physical was flagged. He underwent an MRI. "They said they found out some little hole in my heart," Feliciano said. "I've never felt nothing in my heart, so it's surprising to me." Feliciano, who is in camp on a minor league deal, said he was not alarmed. He said he had never previously been diagnosed with anything similar. "No, no, no," he said. "They said everything was right, fine -- just there was a little hole outside the heart." Manager Terry Collins said there is concern about the heart issue being serious. "My understanding is he has a heart condition that could possibly be very serious. So that's why we're being very, very careful with him," Collins said. "Until we get further results on some of the tests he took in New York, he's not to be on the field."

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Pedro's new warm-up music

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[RealityChuck]

It was probably caused when his heart grew three sizes in one day.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I couldn't help thinking of this.

[ashie62]

No WBC for Johan..so why rush him..Santana is adamant he feels fine and just needs to build him arm up. He's no kid and has had surgery.. He will be ok

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Mets farmhand Erik Goeddel will require surgical repair after taking a [crossout]Mack truck[/crossout] batted ball in the face.

Pic here.

[Theoldmole]

Are we worried about Zach's oblique?

[Frayed Knot]

Rangers SS Elvis Andrus was forced to miss yesterday's ST game due to soreness from a recent tattoo.