Mar 18 2019 11:29 PM
I had Tomato Juice surgery in October 2018. Waddaya think? Will I even make it back on the field in 2019. Even though the Mets are totally conservative with this sort of thing, some guys come along fast. Maybe they shouldn't, but some guys do.
I'll tell you one thing. When I got traded for Asdrubal Cabera, and the press asked John Ricco, 1/3 of an acting GM, if the Mets should have been afraid of dealing with the Phillies, because Asdru might come back and beat them, he reminded the press that Cabrera would only have a few months of opportunities to hurt them as a Phil, but I would have years to make the Phillies regret that trade.
That was cool. Ricco just dropped his pants and laid it all out there. He stood up for me, knowing that if he was wrong, Met fans and the press would remind of that and destabilize his job security. So it was big for me.
But now he's been kicked further upstairs to more of a corporate role, and I'm on an endless rehab assignment.
I'd still like to get to work. I'm a 6'6" 175 beanpole that is trying to fill out during my rehab, and when I do, guns will blaze. Maybe I'll get back on the field this season. Maybe I'll try the Arizona Fall League if that doesn't work out. And if I can't play fall ball, I'll see you in the Dominican Winter League.
I'm a-coming back. No T.J. Rivera, me. It's just a matter of how long it'll be, and how strong.
Whats say you?