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Kelvim Escobar missed all of 2008 and nearly all of 2009 (he made one start, on June 6) while fighting to get his injured shoulder healthy. It appears the 33-year-old pitcher is going to be dealing with the same old woes in 2010, as he's been shut down by the Mets.Last week, Escobar was experiencing some weakness as he tried to work through his throwing program (on flat ground, as he wasn't deemed ready to get on the mound yet). Now he's only going to exercise his shoulder in hopes to strengthen it enough to get him back on the hill.
At this point, there's really no reason to believe Escobar can be ready for the Mets in April. He'll likely open the season on the disabled list and will hope to join them after a short stint there. Realistically, though, it's tough to expect much from Escobar. He hasn't been healthy since his start against the Red Sox in the 2007 ALDS and things aren't progressing well. There have been times where it was reported he was mulling over retirement, and who could blame him?
Of course, Mets general manager Omar Minaya saw fit to give Escobar a contract that guaranteed him $1.25 million for the 2010 season. With that in mind, there about 1,250,000 reasons to delay retirement.
Escobar was 18-7 with a 3.40 ERA in 2007. The versatile righty has been a full-time starter for four seasons and a part-time starter five other times. In 2002, Escobar was the Blue Jays' closer, working for 38 saves and a 4.27 ERA. The Mets had planned on using him in the eighth-inning setup role for Francisco Rodriguez, but there's no telling what will happen now.
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