Health: Beltran, Reyes, Ollie and Others
In case you missed it, from yesterday…
The Mets announced Carlos Beltran will not need surgery on his bruised right knee – instead, he will get treatment in New York, rest for two weeks, and then begin a rehab program.
…to me, it sounded like the team hopes he can be back around August 1, but they are not setting any sort of timetable…
Meanwhile, Jose Reyes is in St. Lucie and is scheduled to begin running the bases later this week.
…i actually expect reyes to be back around the same time as beltran, but, again, the team is not projecting any sort of timetable, because they do not know exactly what he’s about until he turns on the afterburners…
Oliver Perez will pitch in a minor-league game this Friday, and could be activated towards the end of next week.
…however, i can’t help but wonder if they’ll skip him one more time through, and bring him back immediately following the all-star break on the road in Atlanta, away from Mets fans, and where he’s had some decent success…
…lastly, from what i can gather, J.J. Putz is finally able to straighten his elbow for the first time in a year; Carlos Delgado is able to grip a bat, but has yet to swing at live pitching; and Billy Wagner may be ready to rejoin the Mets in early August, as opposed to later in the month as the team had been saying…
