Mar
8
2012

Beato Has Right Rotator Cuff Inflammation

An article by Hojo's Mojo

An MRI this morning revealed that reliever Pedro Beato has right rotator cuff inflammation, but no structural damage in his right shoulder.

A team spokesman said that he will begin light throwing as early as Friday. This is good news of course and a couple of days of rest should do the trick.

Beato was removed from Tuesday’s game against the Cardinals with stiffness in his right shoulder.

Original Post 3/7

Pedro Beato will have an MRI on his right shoulder in Florida, according to Andy Martino of the Daily News. Beato left yesterday’s game against the Cardinals with what was called stiffness in his right shoulder. He did not believe the problem was serious.

After Pedro Beato took the mound for his warm-up pitches yesterday, Mets manager Terry Collins saw something was wrong with his mechanics which led him to believe that the reliever was injured.

Beato ended up facing just two Cardinals’ batters before he was finally removed with what the Mets are calling right-shoulder stiffness. Both Beato and Collins blamed the stiffness on the windy conditions at Digital Domain Park, and neither of them believed it was anything serious.

“It’s Spring Training, so you’re going to feel tight while throwing, especially at the beginning of the year,” Beato said. “It just wouldn’t loosen up.”

It was no sure thing that Beato would secure a spot in the bullpen, but at the very least he was looked upon as someone who could provide some depth and would have certainly been on call at the first sign of trouble in the bullpen.

We’ll keep you posted.

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Metsie March 7, 2012 at 10:03 am

The Wind?
- trs86 March 7, 2012 at 10:06 am
  
  What is more concerning is that Collins saw something in warm-ups and did not act on it then?
  - stick March 7, 2012 at 10:11 am
    
    No, he did. The way I read it is he was OK in his first inning, but couldn’t get loose when he went to warm up for the 2nd. That is when terry saw something and went to take him out.
  - stick March 7, 2012 at 10:12 am
    
    Hmm, just read this piece, and it seems to be a different scenario that what I remember reading last night.
    
    In any case, it does sound like getting loose is a continual battle for pitchers.
    - srt March 7, 2012 at 10:14 am
      
      The way I understood it watching the game – and the commentary Ronnie and KB gave on it, I thought it was his warm up tosses before his second inning of work that was the problem. In fact, SNY replayed those saying: ‘let’s see if we can see something in those last couple of warm up pitches’.
      - trs86 March 7, 2012 at 10:43 am
        
        Makes more sense that way.
  - Metsie March 7, 2012 at 10:43 am
    
    Yes but it was (as mentioned) his between inning warmups not his initial pen warmups.
    
    On TV they said he probably said something to Warthen in the dugout and Terry was watching him when he pulled up lame in the warmups and then made the move…
    
    I’m not questioning the timing of the pull at all, just the dumb excuse that WIND can make you stiff!
    
    Cold can but not wind unless it is accompanied by cold!
    If I’m not mistaken it was neither, Beato was hitting 95 on the gun and no pitcher should be throwing that hard in the second ST game!
    
    I don’t care how young you are you need to work your way up to game speed not just go for it and risk getting hurt for trying to do too much too soon!
Jim March 7, 2012 at 10:36 am

Wright, Ike and Beato are done for the season.
srt March 7, 2012 at 10:49 am

In other news, I’m reading Johan feels good today. On to the next test……
NJstuckinTX March 7, 2012 at 11:04 am

I hope beato is ok, but I don’t see him as a major contributor to the pen in the long haul.
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srt March 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm

I have no idea…..does rotator cuff inflammation often lead to surgery due to a tear or other ‘structural damage’?
Is it something that could be a chronic problem?

Hopefully not for either scenario.
- Metsie March 8, 2012 at 7:47 pm
  
  Kind of depends on what and where it was inflammed!
  
  If it’s onthe outside no prob just rest…
  If it’s underneath it could be a bone spur that needs clipping!

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