Aug
26
2012

Dillon Gee Gets Clean Bill Of Health, Will Begin Throwing

An article by Joe D

Here’s some good news…

New York Mets right-hander Dillon Gee received a clean bill of health after having an angiogram in St. Louis on Friday, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.

The test was administered by the same doctor who performed surgery to repair a damaged artery in Gee’s pitching shoulder six weeks earlier.

“The visit in St. Louis couldn’t have gone better,” Gee told ESPNNewYork.com. “He said I look great.”

“I don’t foresee a return this year, but I’m not trying to put a timetable on anything,” Gee said. “I just want to begin throwing and see how I progress from there.”

According to Rubin’s report, Gee will wait until next week to begin throwing and full workouts and is expected to have no issues when he reports for spring training in February.

Our own Jim Mancari wrote a solid piece on the impact of Gee’s loss this season to the Mets:

Gee was just 6-7 with a 4.10 ERA in 17 starts, so you may be asking how this injury was so detrimental. But look at his game logs, and you’ll see how vital he was to the Mets’ first half success.

In those 17 starts, Gee tallied 12 quality starts. The Mets however only won six of those games, proving the offense and bullpen were of course futile.

Throw out his first three starts of the season (even though he threw a seven-inning gem against the Braves in his second start), and Gee threw quality starts in 11 of his final 14 games.

What more can you ask of your fifth starter?

Gee’s record was not indicative of how he performed this season. It’s a shame that he went on the disabled when he did, because he was just coming off a stellar eight-inning, one-run outing against the Cubs right before the break.

Read the rest of Jim’s article here.

About the Author: Joe DeCaro

I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.

6 Comments + Add Comment

Mr North Jersey August 26, 2012 at 10:55 pm

Nice. See you in 2013 Gee.
Hank August 26, 2012 at 11:05 pm

Congrats to Dillon. This is wonderful news to him and his family I’m sure.

As for us mets fans, I believe this is also excellent news. Gee is maturing into a consistent pitcher who can keep his team in the game. I’m not too big on naming guys #2,3,4 or 5. I like that he’s good enough to keep us in the game and help round out our rotation.

Pitching is growing into a valuable set of assets for this team. I wish I had faith we can manage that asset well, or use it to bring in more assets. But like I said at the top, congrats to Dillon on the bill of clean health.
- Stick August 26, 2012 at 11:48 pm
  
  what they do with the available pitchers this off season (keeping and trading) is going to be huge in determining how quickly they can plug the holes and get the team moving back in the right direction.
Kay August 27, 2012 at 7:39 am

Good News – that had to be quite a scare.
Russell Zanca August 27, 2012 at 9:45 am

This is great news for Dillon and all of us. Baseball aside, just glad to hear he is healthy.

I surely hope he has a bright future with the Mets, but I also understand that he could be a key piece in a trade.Honestly, of all things not to complain about too much, the Mets rotation overall has been a pretty solid aspect of an otherwise liquid roster.

Best Wishes Mr. Gee!
Metsie August 27, 2012 at 10:02 am

Good for Gee!
Lets hope with a full offseason to seal the recovery he can come back without missing a beat.

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