Jose Reyes goes back to NYC for Thyroid Tests

[upinya83]

Mets season falling apart already ...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP)—Mets shortstop Jose Reyes plans to undergo tests in New York after doctors in Florida discovered a thyroid imbalance, the team said Friday.
Reyes will have tests on Monday and it could take up to 48 after for doctors to receive the results. Reyes is not expected to take part in any physical activity while he is gone.
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“We’re going to be conservative,” said Mets general manager Omar Minaya.
The thyroid is a gland in the neck that produces hormones that help control metabolism.
Doctors cleared Reyes to play Friday after he took a follow-up blood test to one conducted during his physical. However, Minaya said team doctors in New York wanted to take a closer look at the speedy infielder and pulled him out of pre-game stretching.
Reyes appeared in only 36 games last season because of a hamstring injury, which Reyes said has healed. The Mets have discussed moving him from the leadoff spot to third in the lineup while outfielder Carlos Beltran(notes) recovers from offseason knee surgery.
Reyes said he felt fine and has not experienced any dizziness, fatigue or any other symptoms of a thyroid problem. He said he was anxious to find out what is happening.
“We’re not talking about my leg, nothing like that, we’re talking about my health,” he said, “so I have to be concerned about it.”
Reyes said this is the first time an imbalance was found in a blood test, and maintained that he does not feel “haunted” by injuries after being summoned to New York.
“I don’t want to say unlucky because leg-wise everything feels good,” he said. “But this is different. We’re not talking about an injury on the field.”

[NightCap424]

Not sure he'll ever be the caliber player he once was....he killed me last year since I drafted him in fantasy.

[Seanie Mac]

he peaked at 21...prob the worst SS in the NL East right now

[Bisket]

mets gonna break own record for injuries?

[Arbor12]

As a Mets fan this could suck. A thyroid issue can be treated by meds usually and sometimes isn't a long term issue. But knowing how good the Mets Medical Staff is, he'll never play again, lol! He is not the player he once was, the only thing he had been good at lately was speed, but who knows if he still is after the hamstring from last season. This medical staff worries me, owners and managment said they have confidence in them, but the fans dont everytime a player went down with what they called a "minor" injury the player went on the IR the next week.