Jose Reyes Thyroids Somewhat Serious Concern

In reading about the interview with a thyroid specialist on WFAN it eased some of the concerns I had about Jose Reyes and his thyroid issue as it should bring some peace of mind to you. Obviously anytime you are dealing with the heart their are some major potential problems, but it just doesn’t sound like this will cause too many complications for Reyes. The specialist said that she warns her patients to cut out strenuous activity until their levels cut back, which takes anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks and that the average is 3-4 weeks. As a top athlete in peak physical condition you would think Reyes would be able to make that recovery in less than the two month high it takes to recover.

The positives are that the Mets found out about this early in spring training giving Reyes time to recover before the season begins. Right now this injury is causing a “battle” for the shortstop position between Alex Cora and 20-year-old prospect Ruben Tejada. But there really shouldn’t be. Tejada still has to mature physically before coming up to the show and this isn’t a serious enough injury to waste precious service time on. The recovery process for Reyes isn’t asking for Tommy John surgery, it’s simply requires rest. Cora is more than capable of picking up the slack for a couple of weeks to a month at most.

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