Read: Contentious Moment for Beltran & Mets

by Matthew Cerrone on January 14th, 2010 at 9:50 am

In a report for the New York Post, Joel Sherman explains why ‘the Mets are at a contentious moment with Carlos Beltran, with the possibility of doing irreparable harm to the relationship.’

…from what i can gather, according to people close to both the team and player, this disagreement actually started last summer, when beltran felt he should have had surgery, so to begin rehabbing and be back, without doubt, 100 percent, this spring, because the necessary surgery, to him, meant a good four or five months out of the lineup… the Mets disagreed… and so, after a bit of quiet conflict, beltran begrudgingly chose to avoid surgery and begin a workout and rehab program devised by the team’s medical staff… he stuck with it, as requested, and returned to play 19 games… however, the pain in his knee returned…

…so, he shut it down and slowly started working back this off season, again, under the team’s direction… he was doing well, but the pain got worse in early January as he started increasing his workload… beltran then made several visits to the Hospital for Special Surgery while in New York, and again discussed surgery with the team two weeks ago… and, again, the team would not agree to the procedure, though i am not sure why… my guess is the Mets believed any major surgery would risk his entire 2010 season… it’s worth noting beltran has two years left on his current contract, and can be a free agent following 2011…

…it seems to me, in reading reports, and hearing what i’m hearing, either the Mets knew beltran might have surgery, but hoped he wouldn’t… or, maybe, the team was under the impression he would do one procedure, with an unsatisfactory recovery time, but, for whatever reason, beltran had something different done while under the knife, thus making his recovery time even longer than the team anticipated…

…either way, it’s pretty clear something is off here… the thing is, both beltran and the Mets might be right, in that both sides behaved in what they believed to be the best way… and that never goes well, because it would suggest a battle for truth, grievances, pointing fingers and who knows what else…

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