Weathers has minor surgery
11/15/2005
CINCINNATI -- Reds reliever David Weathers went under the knife Tuesday, but the operation is not expected to affect his readiness for the 2006 season.
Weathers had arthroscopic surgery to repair a small tear in the medial meniscus of his right knee. The 30-minute procedure was performed by team medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek.
Weathers, 36, is expected to fully recover in time for Spring Training.
"He should be back to full activity within four to six weeks," general manager Dan O'Brien said.
The injury was discovered during a routine MRI performed on Weathers on Monday. Apparently, it bothered him toward the end of the '05 season.
Weathers, brought to the Reds via free agency last offseason, had one of his best big league seasons in '05. He went 7-4 with a 3.94 ERA in 73 appearances, and he led the team with a career-high 15 saves.
Unless the Reds address their closer situation through free agency or the trade market, Weathers is currently penciled in to be the go-to closer next season. He has converted 29 save opportunities in his career, including 15 of 19 chances this past season.
But general manager Dan O'Brien said he'd still like to find a more traditional closer for next year.
"In a perfect world, to strengthen our bullpen, we would like to put a closer in place that would allow us to pitch both David Weathers and Kent Mercker more in traditional setup roles, [what] we originally signed them for. I commend both of them for doing an outstanding job with the closer by committee [situation], but we all know that's not their normal role."
O'Brien said the closer spot could be addressed via free agency, trade or even in-house.
"If there's one element on the Major League free agent market where there appears to be depth and quality, it's the relief market," O'Brien said. "We'll certainly take a close look at that. And I don't know that we can sit here and count on it, but if Todd Coffey can rediscover his split-finger fastball and with the progress he made last year, he might be able to work his way into that role over time."
Source: http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/
CINCINNATI -- Reds reliever David Weathers went under the knife Tuesday, but the operation is not expected to affect his readiness for the 2006 season.
Weathers had arthroscopic surgery to repair a small tear in the medial meniscus of his right knee. The 30-minute procedure was performed by team medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek.
Weathers, 36, is expected to fully recover in time for Spring Training.
"He should be back to full activity within four to six weeks," general manager Dan O'Brien said.
The injury was discovered during a routine MRI performed on Weathers on Monday. Apparently, it bothered him toward the end of the '05 season.
Weathers, brought to the Reds via free agency last offseason, had one of his best big league seasons in '05. He went 7-4 with a 3.94 ERA in 73 appearances, and he led the team with a career-high 15 saves.
Unless the Reds address their closer situation through free agency or the trade market, Weathers is currently penciled in to be the go-to closer next season. He has converted 29 save opportunities in his career, including 15 of 19 chances this past season.
But general manager Dan O'Brien said he'd still like to find a more traditional closer for next year.
"In a perfect world, to strengthen our bullpen, we would like to put a closer in place that would allow us to pitch both David Weathers and Kent Mercker more in traditional setup roles, [what] we originally signed them for. I commend both of them for doing an outstanding job with the closer by committee [situation], but we all know that's not their normal role."
O'Brien said the closer spot could be addressed via free agency, trade or even in-house.
"If there's one element on the Major League free agent market where there appears to be depth and quality, it's the relief market," O'Brien said. "We'll certainly take a close look at that. And I don't know that we can sit here and count on it, but if Todd Coffey can rediscover his split-finger fastball and with the progress he made last year, he might be able to work his way into that role over time."
Source: http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/
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