"Mets third baseman David Wright is still about two weeks away from throwing as he continues his program to alleviate the pain from his shoulder impingement, he told Kevin Kernan of the New York Post.
"When I first started throwing I could tell it was just not right because I never had that sharp, shooting pain going into my shoulder like that,'' Wright said. "There's just no way of doing what I'm capable of doing at third base and being productive for this team with the pain.''
After going through this shoulder program, Wright said he would begin throwing again, which he would start doing toward the end of March. While he did not think these shoulder issues would happen following his neck surgery from last year, Wright said he is just trying to work toward being able to play third base again.
"I wouldn't say I was expecting that. I was hopeful that things would have gone off without a hitch, but I knew and was told there may be some bumps in the road,'' he said. "It's neck surgery. I was very excited about the progression I got right after the surgery. It's just that last hurdle kind of got me. Now it's a question of clearing that hurdle.""
Reyes is our OD 3rd baserman - (
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Who's got more notches - Adriana Lima or Alyssa Milano?
From a salary standpoint or a roster spot standpoint?
He's owed 67,000,000 guaranteed dollars. He's not walking away from that. Plus I think his contract is still insured, so if he's on the DL most of those seasons I think the Mets recoup a portion of it. I have read mixed reports on this one said the insurance expired, the other said different.
They could settle with him like Cuddyer, but 1 year $12M and settling for a fraction to stay home is different than guys like Wright or Prince Fielder.
If Wright truly can't play I suspect he will wind up like Fielder and on the DL for the next 4 years. It will be a shame too, he was on the path to the HOF until he hit 30.
Now if he comes back and plays somewhat effectively, even if it's in a bench role? Sure then I could see him sticking around for a bit more.
But at least he has been able to be paid a fortune to play a game for a living. Even the worst moments for these guys are terrific by comparison to most people's "bad times"
I would have loved to see what kind of post season player he would have been with this surrounding cast.
I can't really begrudge anyone for not easily wanting to walk away from that kind of money.
This makes zero sense. Put yourself in his shoes. Of course you take the money
2 - when you retire your employer does not pay you your salary. If he is prohibited from playing due to a medical condition attributable to a baseball injury (assuming that is contract language) then he in theory could have to be paid. Debatable whether a chronic degeneration would classify as such, back injuries are tricky from a legal classification standpoint v a tramatic injury.
2 - when you retire your employer does not pay you your salary. If he is prohibited from playing due to a medical condition attributable to a baseball injury (assuming that is contract language) then he in theory could have to be paid. Debatable whether a chronic degeneration would classify as such, back injuries are tricky from a legal classification standpoint v a tramatic injury.
not to be that guy...I'm just asking b/c I've seen some conflicting information.
1 - please provide a source that Wright's contract is not insured. every source I look for says the Wright contract is insured, this was as late as last summer (the 4th year of his contract). Some sources say insurance companies are reluctant to insure a contract beyond three years, without renegotiating, but nothing says Wright is not insured because every insurance policy is different and has different terms, including reports from Rubin and others.
Example: prince fielder https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/08/09/as-prince-fielder-leaves-texas-rangers-heres-what-happens-with-his-96-million-salary/&refURL=https://www.forbes.com/&referrer=https://www.forbes.com/