Mets' Bobby Parnell to Have Tommy John Surgery

**jjgold** · 04-07-14, 06:54 AM

Mets don't need him

They are bad regardless

**Otters27** · 04-07-14, 07:00 AM

Valverde still pitching he will fade by July. Won't make it the whole year

**stealthyburrito** · 04-07-14, 07:06 AM

Pseudo closer. He was in position by default. Rash of should er injuries on the east coast. Whats in the water?

**Wrigley** · 04-07-14, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by Otters27

Valverde still pitching he will fade by July. Won't make it the whole year

He might be gone by June 1

**Robber** · 04-07-14, 10:00 PM

Joins Harvey on the shelf. .

**TwoWays** · 04-07-14, 10:01 PM

you should never try and throw 100+ on every pitch...it ends badly. be more like the asian assassin koji uehara.

**EmpireMaker** · 04-08-14, 12:22 AM

This year is a total write-off for the Mets, might as well get all of the better players ready for next year.

**Cross** · 04-08-14, 12:38 AM

Tommy johns isn't even that bad any more.

**BennyBigNuts** · 04-08-14, 12:53 AM

Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.

**WvGambler** · 04-08-14, 08:05 AM

TJ surgery oughtta just be a minor league requirement. Everyone ends up there anyways.

**deltgen** · 04-08-14, 08:22 AM

Yeah, WvGambler is on to something. I'm more surprised these days when I find that some guy who has been in the league 5+ years hasn't had that surgery. It probably isn't far-fetched to see the day when a team will just put their draft pick pitchers under the knife right away and be done with it.

**Mitchell88** · 04-09-14, 05:42 AM

Originally posted by BennyBigNuts

Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.

I know they are getting worse every day. it unreal

**LT Profits** · 04-09-14, 05:49 AM

Originally posted by WvGambler

TJ surgery oughtta just be a minor league requirement. Everyone ends up there anyways.

Originally posted by deltgen

Yeah, WvGambler is on to something. I'm more surprised these days when I find that some guy who has been in the league 5+ years hasn't had that surgery. It probably isn't far-fetched to see the day when a team will just put their draft pick pitchers under the knife right away and be done with it.

I don't think organizations will want to stunt the development of young pitchers by taking away one year (or sometimes two years) of experience at a young age unnecessarily. Now maybe they would opt for the surgery at the first hint of trouble, but I doubt they would make it a blanket requirement.

**MikeTizzy** · 04-09-14, 05:59 AM

he threw like 100mph and blew out his arm.. now u got the FAT in with 1 trick pony pitch, completely hittable.

**Cross** · 04-09-14, 08:24 AM

When is Matt Harvey coming back?

**Brock Landers** · 04-09-14, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by Cross

When is Matt Harvey coming back?

2015

**easyliving** · 04-12-14, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by BennyBigNuts

Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.

its only been a week yet I am hating the guy already. Everytime he comes in I am on the edge of my seat and it is never easy with him. No lead is safe with him

**No coincidences** · 04-12-14, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by easyliving

its only been a week yet I am hating the guy already. Everytime he comes in I am on the edge of my seat and it is never easy with him. No lead is safe with him

As a Tiger fan, I can attest to the fact that he has nothing -- absolutely zero -- left in the tank and is pretty much the worst reliever in baseball not named Phil Coke.

My condolences.

**No coincidences** · 04-12-14, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by BennyBigNuts

Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.
He will have a good year, he's looked good in the few times I watched him.
Unfortunately for him, he will only get about 30 save opps on this shithole team.

Are you fvcking kidding me?

**SBRMAN23** · 04-12-14, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by no coincidences

are you fvcking kidding me?

lmfao

**LT Profits** · 04-13-14, 06:31 AM

Originally posted by easyliving

its only been a week yet I am hating the guy already. Everytime he comes in I am on the edge of my seat and it is never easy with him. No lead is safe with him

Water is wet.

That has been the case for the last three years or so.

**easyliving** · 04-16-14, 05:21 PM

5-0 lead in the bottom of the 9th and he gives up back to back homeruns to the first 2 batters he faces. Valverde shouldn't even be in a major league squad yet the Mets still have him as their closer.

**No coincidences** · 04-16-14, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by BennyBigNuts

Valverde is probably the best arm on that team other than my boy Mejia, and will be the closer all year.

This is literally the most laughable thing I've read at SBR in months -- and that's saying a lot.

**easyliving** · 04-16-14, 05:26 PM

Time for Kyle Farnsworth to take over closing duties. He was very solid as a closer with the Rays before his injury a few years back and has had a solid start to the season as well.

**No coincidences** · 04-16-14, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by easyliving

Time for Kyle Farnsworth to take over closing duties. He was very solid as a closer with the Rays before his injury a few years back and has had a solid start to the season as well.

I wouldn't trust him either. But if you're comparing him to Papa Grande, then yes.

Of course, if you compared yourself closing to Valverde, I'd say it's a good idea.

**jjgold** · 04-16-14, 07:37 PM

Mets do not even miss him

I'm actually surprised they're playing pretty well

I have started to take them more

**Simon Gruber** · 04-19-14, 09:07 PM

it's outta here

**easyliving** · 04-19-14, 09:18 PM

Originally posted by Simon Gruber

it's outta here

unreal another long ball to cost the Mets another win.

**LT Profits** · 04-20-14, 08:31 AM

Mets expected to make a change at closer

Valverde surrendered three runs Saturday against the Braves in his latest of a string of rough outings. Mets manager Terry Collins said he would address his players before making an official announcement to the media. Vic Black has been putting up zeroes at Triple-A, but his control is still an issue. The Mets might go with a committee.

Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter

**easyliving** · 04-20-14, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by easyliving

Time for Kyle Farnsworth to take over closing duties. He was very solid as a closer with the Rays before his injury a few years back and has had a solid start to the season as well.

and its official Farnsworth in as closer

**LT Profits** · 04-20-14, 02:19 PM

Problem with Farnsworth is his velocity has been steadily declining the last few years.

**No coincidences** · 04-20-14, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by LT Profits

Problem with Farnsworth is his velocity has been steadily declining the last few years.

For as bad as Farnsworth is, guess it's better to throw a straight fastball at 94 than a splitter that doesn't split at 86, which is the puss/batting practice Valverde was lobbing in there.

Only the Mets would be dumb enough to give that fatass another chance. He should've been out of baseball for a while now, yet some dysfunctional franchise always wants to be the hero.

**MexicanStallion** · 04-20-14, 10:28 PM

May as well move on from one aged closer onto another. How long will Farnsworth last?

**Robber** · 04-20-14, 10:33 PM

Kyle farnsworth is a hothead idiot and a gas can