David Wright met with team doctors in New York on Tuesday, but then decided to stay another day so that he could get a second opinion on his sore right shoulder which the Mets initially diagnosed as an impingement.
I’m certainly not a medical professional but you usually don’t seek out a second opinion unless the first diagnosis is something serious. I fear that we may be soon hearing that Wright’s sore shoulder is not the mild irritation that the Mets thought it was.
Alderson said yesterday that Wright would be shut down from throwing for two weeks so that the irritation caused by an impingement would subside, and he cast doubt that Wright would be ready for Opening Day.
Wright has yet to arrive back to the team’s spring-training complex. Stay tuned as when he does show up you can bet there will be an impromptu press conference to follow.
Original Report – February 28
The New York Mets announced that third baseman David Wright has been sent to New York to meet with team doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery for soreness in his right shoulder. The Mets are calling it an impingement for now but they will know more after an MRI and further examination.
The Mets’ captain won’t be able to throw for at least a couple of weeks, putting his status up in the air for Opening Day. Sandy Alderson spoke with reporters about the situation and when asked about the organization’s level of concern about Wright’s constant injuries at age 34 he replied, “It just might not happen for him.”
“I don’t think we’re at that point, the point where that concern is at a more heightened level. This is all part of the process of rehabilitation from the neck surgery and it’s taking longer than I’m sure David would have hoped and we would hope – but it’s all part of the process.”
“I talked to him this morning and I think he’s reassured that there’s nothing structural wrong, it’s a matter of continuing to exercise and shutting down the throwing program to eliminate the irritation. He’s not going to be throwing for a couple of weeks, probably not throwing with any real zip for a period after that.”
After Tuesday’s game, manager Terry Collins expressed his disappointment when he heard the news this morning. “It’s a pretty big setback for him… We don’t know where he’s going to be in six weeks if the arm is going to be back or if it’s not.”
The Mets are now operating with the mindset that Jose Reyes will be the opening day third baseman and there are open tryouts now to see who else can be a viable option.
