UPDATE: The Mets have re-signed Hefner to a minor league deal. He will not play in 2014 due to Tommy John surgery recovery.
Jeremy Hefner was one of the five players non-tendered by the Mets last night. He will miss the entire 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery a few months ago. The Bergen Record asked him if he would share his thoughts on his future, but he politely declined to discuss the situation, saying that he will talk about it after he finds a new team.
Jeremy Hefner was one of the five players non-tendered by the Mets last night. He will miss the entire 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery a few months ago. The Bergen Record asked him if he would share his thoughts on his future, but he politely declined to discuss the situation, saying that he will talk about it after he finds a new team.
The 27 year old had a 4.34 ERA ERA in 24 games (23 starts) for the Mets in 2013. He went down with an injury to his right elbow in August.
This can easily be translated into him not returning to the Mets next season to rehab, and the following season after that. My best guess is that he has some issues with either the front office or the medical staff, as they either mishandled his injury, or overworked him. If that's the case, I don't blame him one bit for trying to move on to another organization.
The injury did come out of nowhere, so maybe it was something that the Mets doctors knew about and downplayed, thus frustrating Hefner when they announced he would require Tommy John surgery. Either way, I really liked Hefner as Met, and while he is replaceable, I would have liked to see him be brought back to rehab, maybe get a few minor league starts in at the end of the season, and come back in 2015 as a rotation piece. Now that he wants a new team, it's safe to say that won't be happening.
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