Tonight’s Mets vs. Rockies game has been postponed due to…this:
Matt Harvey enjoys the frozen tundra of Coors Field.
A separate-admission double header has been scheduled for tomorrow. Game 1 will take place at 3:10 PM EDT, and game 2 is scheduled for 8:40 PM EDT.
Dillon Gee will start the first game, according to Terry Collins. He said he may pitch Jeremy Hefner tomorrow night, instead of Aaron Laffey, but he hadn’t decided yet.
Bobby Parnell and Dillon Gee
Mets right-handers Dillon Gee and Bobby Parnell participated in the food drive at Citi Field today. The Mets held the event in conjuction with City Harvest to help Queens residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Parnell and Gee even had time to answer some questions about R.A. Dickey and the progress of Dillon’s arm.
“I haven’t even thought about it,” Gee said. “I finished the year throwing a couple of times. I’ve been working out for like three weeks now and I haven’t even thought about it.”
As for R.A. Dickey‘s candidacy for the Cy Young, Gee said: “There’s really not much else you can say about his season. It speaks for itself. It was unbelievable. It would definitely be cool to say I was teammates with a Cy Young Award winner and got to see him day in and day out, how he won it. It definitely would be good for everybody and just an uplifting thing and obviously great for him.”
Adam Rubin of ESPN reports that Dillon Gee will have surgery to repair a damaged artery in his right shoulder. The procedure should prevent any future episodes of clotting. Earlier this week, doctors discovered a clot in his shoulder that caused numbness in his pitching hand.
After doctors dissolved a clot but determined Gee’s artery was damaged, he was presented with the option of using blood thinners for the near future, but that was riskier. So Gee has opted to have a procedure performed by leading specialist Dr. Robert Thompson at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, the source said.
Gee is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, and may not pitch again this year.
RHP Dillon Gee has been hospitalized with numbness in the fingers of his throwing hand, according to Adam Rubin and multiple sources in the Mets organization.
Manager Terry Collins said Gee is due to undergo an angiogram.
“They aren’t sure what it is yet,” Collins said.
According to Rubin, “A teammate said the issue was believed to be blood-related in Gee’s shoulder. Another member of the organization said Gee was admitted to the hospital Monday and underwent an MRI.”
Bobby Parnell had a similar malady early last year, and had to spend time on the DL. This type of issue is usually related to a circulatory problem.
Gee was scheduled to pitch the first game after the All-Star Break in place of Johan Santana, who is already nursing a bum ankle that was hit by a batted ball he hurt covering first.
With Gee potentially on track to miss that start, and Santana already hurt, the stalwart Mets rotation suddenly seems a little unstable. It’s too early to tell what impact this episode is going to have on Gee’s spot in the rotation, but the Mets may need some reinforcements sooner than later. It may be time for another spot start by Miguel Batista. Or it may be time for the dawn of the Matt Harvey Era.
Harvey has pitched well for the Buffalo Bisons, and is chomping at the bit to prove himself in the majors. Harvey is 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA, .234 BA against, and 102 Ks in 98.1 innings.
The Mets may balk at bringing him up after only 98 innings at Triple-A. The Alderson regime has been cautious with its most prized prospects, which is the right approach. The Mets are playing competitive baseball in 2012, but the focus of this team is on 2013 and 2014, as it has been since the offseason.
But it all depends on Gee’s status coming out of the All-Star break.
Update (12:05PM): According to Mike Kerwick, Gee will not make his next start. Chris Schwinden, anyone?
Update (12:18PM): According to Adam Rubin, Doctors found a clot in an artery in his right shoulder. Sounds like it could have been a lot worse than just numbness in his fingers. Doctors cleared the clot with a catheter. Fortunately, Dillon’s OK.
Update (12:24PM): Gee will be placed on the DL. Here is the Mets’ official statement:
“On Sunday, Dillon Gee complained of numbness in the fingers of his right hand. Yesterday, after extensive testing, Dillon was found to have a clot in an artery in his right shoulder and doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City used a catheter to break up the clot. Dillon will remain hospitalized for the next day or two to ensure that the clot is fully resolved. Dillon will not make his next start and will be placed on the disabled list. The timing of his return to baseball activity is currently undetermined.”
After teeing off on the Orioles this week, the Mets head to the links to tee off on their off day. Ah, team bonding. Anyways, the Mets have decided to alternate series sweeps – loss, win, loss, win. This weekend would be a fine time to buck that trend, as they take on the Yankees at Citi Field.
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