Mets third baseman David Wright has finally been cleared to pick up a baseball and resume throwing, as Mike Puma of the New York Post reports on Twitter. For now, he’s just throwing softly in an effort to slowly build up arm strength.
Last we checked in, about five weeks back, Wright was forced to stop throwing with no clear timeline to resume. Instead of taking part in baseball activities, the veteran said he’d work on strengthening his impinged shoulder. Wright had been able to swing the bat all spring, but was having issues with throwing as he attempted to move towards taking the field.
Of course, the shoulder issue is only the latest in a string of health problems for the 34-year-old Wright. Previously, a neck issue arose as he was working to return from a chronic back condition. In the aggregate, there remain many obstacles for Wright to clear before he’ll be introduced at Citi Field.
It’d be hard to say the Mets weren’t aware of the possibility of an absence from Wright entering last offseason; indeed, the team built in some depth to ensure such a loss wouldn’t be crippling. At this point, anything that Wright can contribute will be something of a bonus for New York, which can currently cover third base with a mix including Jose Reyes, Wilmer Flores, and T.J. Rivera.
Can’t be any worse then Reyes so far…
Has reyes been doing poorly? I haven’t watched the mets really but I thought i heard reyes was somewhat of a pleasant surprise or something.
Ether pleasant surprise was last year. This year so far only a pleasant surprise for opposing pitchers. He is 1 for 25 batting.
Reyes success is like a-rod two years ago. Now Father Time has caught up and he’s too old and washed up. Game over.
Or the other option is that he’s in this thing called a “slump”.
It’s this crazy event where major league hitters look lost for 20-30 AB’s.
Nice! I hope we get the captain back soon.
The Wilpons don’t share your hopes. They have their fingers crossed that he will realize there’s nothing left in the gas tank and retire due to injuries so that they can collect the insurance $
I wonder what the Mets want with Wright. Obviously, they would love a healthy, high performing, face-of-the-franchise Wright. But short of that, Wright’s contract is insured after he’s out 60 or more days. Mets have been cost-conscious for a while. A limited Wright who can get back on the field, barely? Are the Mets supportive of that type of contribution?
I would be absolutely amazed if Wright plays in ten games by the All-Star break. I’d love to have him back, but with all of his issues let’s just say I’m doubtful he contributes much of anything this season (and most likely in the future).
Great news. He should be back in another month or two just in time to hit the DL again.
Years ago when they chose Wright over Reyes he became the face of the Franchise. Good player good man. But sadly I see him more if a coach or front office guy. With his spine issue most of us regular folks would be lucky to do simple stuff pain free. He’s a high level athlete. The contract insurance will pick up. I see him retiring
No matter what the Mets’ problem is, it’s obviously Sandy’s fault.
I doubt he contributes much this year. The best case scenario for the Mets is that he stays on the DL and they collect the insurance $. I hope for David he can eventually retire and not be in pain/have problems for the rest of his life. Spinal stenosis is a hard to predict dx.
wish he’d just retire already.
love my mets, but was never sold on wright.
IMO highly overrated. just gonaway. could’ve tried getting Longoria instead of dealing with this headache