# Mets’ Closer Bobby Parnell Deciding on Tommy John Surgery

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/mets-closer-bobby-parnell-deciding-on-tommy-john-surgery/
- Published: 2014-04-04T20:11:51-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

The New York Mets were concerned with the health of closer Bobby Parnell, but they
weren’t expecting that he could be out for 12-14 months. Parnell has a partial tear
of his UCL, which could mean Tommy John Surgery.
  Parnell had surgery last season
on a herniated disk in his back; the team was planning on using Parnell less often
to start this season to make sure he was fully healthy. After blowing Monday’s home
opener, Parnell was taken for an MRI, which showed the tear.

The team announced that Parnell was going to rest and rehab the elbow over the next
6 weeks, but yesterday Parnell told the media that it was 50/50 for surgery right
now ([courtesy of Adam Rubin](http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/83665/parnell-says-t-j-surgery-50-50-chance?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)).“
They’re going to try it. If it doesn’t work, then the surgery is there. If it does
work, then continue pitching.” said Parnell. “It’s a relatively new treatment, and
they’re fairly optimistic that it can work.” He added that he’ll have his decision
made in the next 2 weeks.

The Mets have Jose Valverde penciled in to close games for the time being; they 
also have in house options in Jeurys Familia, Vic Black (who is in Triple working
to regain his control), and Kyle Farnsworth (also in Triple A). Free agent options
include Kevin Gregg, Ryan Madson, and Joel Hanrahan; the latter 2 are working back
from injuries and might not be ready if signed. Trade options include former Mets
J.J. Putz and Heath Bell.

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