Apr
20
2011

Bobby Parnell Feeling Numbness, Could Be Headed To DL

An article by Craig Lerner

After tonight’s 6-1 loss to the Astros, Mets manager Terry Collins told reporters that he met with setup man Bobby Parnell in the trainers room, where he was being examined after feeling some discomfort.

Collins said he was concerned because he hasn’t seen Parnell throwing his upper nineties fastball and is worried that there may be a problem.

Parnell later said that he’s been having a hard time gripping the baseball with his middle finder for more than a week, and decided that it was time for him to get it looked at. He described it as numbness and while he didn’t believe it was serious, he admitted that he is not 100 percent.

It looks like there’s a good chance that Parnell could be heading to the DL. We’ll know more tomorrow morning.

There’s a chance that Jason Bay could be activated on Wednesday, in which case they would probably hang onto Ryota Igarashi and DL Bobby Parnell instead.

You want some good news?

Bay had a great night for St. Lucie going 4-4 and driving in four runs with a pair of two-run homers. I hope he can give the team the jolt it so desperately needs.

About the Author: Craig Lerner

I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.

5 Comments + Add Comment

METS62FAN April 20, 2011 at 9:28 am

Am I the only one to find this sudden onset of numbness a litt;lt too convenient as a d/ling of Parnell allows TC to expand Beato’s responsibilities into sharing 8th setup with Izzy behind Iggy’s 7th, while also realigning the pitching staff back to 7, not needing to waste a Panell dwindling option to allow him some AAA ‘rehab’ adjustment time.
- Donal April 20, 2011 at 9:38 am
  
  Not at all. I’ve seen a few people suggest that. Although, I think the original plan was to send Iggy back down when Bay returned.
  - METS62FAN April 20, 2011 at 10:13 am
    
    But, this works sooo much better as they can experiment with Beato & Izzy splitting 8th role without damaging Parnell’s ego. Very convenient; I can’t recall the last time the dominoes actually fell in a way beneficial to NYM needs.
    - Sean Kenny April 20, 2011 at 10:35 am
      
      No, it works by putting an ineffective reliever on the DL, not using his option and allowing a second LOOGY or a righty into the bullpen, since Byrdak has been relatively useless.
Metsie April 20, 2011 at 10:34 am

I like Beato enough to wonder why he is not even being considered for extending and turning him into a starter.

We would have to trade for his right first but a guy with stuff like that should not be wasted in the Pen. He isn’t really a shutdown type pitcher and I think he could be a good starter if someone tried to make him one.

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	24	18	.571	-
Nationals	23	20	.535	1.5
Phillies	20	23	.465	4.5
Mets	16	24	.400	7.0
Marlins	11	32	.256	13.5

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