Bobby Parnell‘s 30-day rehab window to return from Tommy John Surgery is up this week, notes Marc Carig of Newsday. This means he will most likely have to return to the team.
However, with Parnell not yet reaching his old velocities, the Mets won’t put him back in the closer role.
“You don’t know until once he gets here,” Terry Collins said. “Again, he may amp it up and pitch at 95, 96 a little bit. So he might have it still. But we won’t know until he’s here.”
On Parnell’s role, Collins added, “I think I’ll just get him in there and let him get his feet wet again.”
Parnell will make one more rehab appearance in the minors before rejoining the team. In 14 minor league appearances this year, he has allowed 18 runs in 13 innings, allowing 22 hits and 13 walks while striking out only nine.
