Victor Zambrano underwent surgery in Manhattan on Monday that proved the damage to his elbow was more severe than the Mets first announced.
Zambrano had Tommy John reconstructive surgery for the second time in his career, placing his return for spring training 2007 in serious doubt. The day after he was injured – May 7 – the Mets said they didn’t expect Tommy John surgery to be necessary because Zambrano was diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon. General manager Omar Minaya even called it “good news” that the team believed Zambrano would be able to return to the mound next spring.
But when team medical director Dr. David Altchek operated, he did more than just repair the torn tendon. He also removed bone spurs from Zambrano’s elbow and performed Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament.
Typical recovery time for Tommy John surgery is 12-18 months. Zambrano also had the surgery in 1996.
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I think its time the mets realize Victor is not the pitcher they once thought they were getting. Omar needs to let loose of Victor and concentrate on bringing in a solid number 2 or 3 pitcher...like zito or the D train
This trade is going to haunt Mets fans for such a long time. The D'Rays already got the better end of the deal and Kazmir is still only 23 years old.
I do feel bad for Zambrano though. He wasn't the one who traded the team's best pitching prospect in 20 years... he just happened to get involved in a very large mess.
It's time the Mets launch a Watergate style investigation into the Kazmir for Zambrano trade. It's possible that some money changed hands that the Wilpons don't know about. Has Rick Peterson purchased a second home recently...
I think it's fine to forget about Zambrano, plan without him, and if he comes back, it's a great bonus, but I don't want to go get D-Train or Zito ... yet.
I know age=health risk, but Pedro and Tommy have looked great. Trachs is a fine back of the rotation guy. Before this injury erased everyone's memory, Bannister was holding up fine (in spite of the walks).
That leaves one spot in the rotation, and before we mortgage a Lastings Milledge, lets see if something out of our in-house bargain bin (Maine, Lima, Solyer, Gonzalez, et al) pans out.
And fine, maybe Pelfrey, but I don't understand why we as a fanbase can't have the institutional memory to be wary of rushing pitching talent (Generation K) or of trading top prospects (Kazmir)
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