Dillon Gee hits the 15 day DL

The Mets have placed pitcher Dillon Gee on the 15 day disabled list today with a clot in the artery of his right shoulder. Gee has been hospitalized, and the doctors managed to break up the clot. He will stay there for the next couple days anyway to ensure the issue is resolved.

On Sunday Gee told others that he had numbness in his right hand. He allowed a run on seven hits in eight innings against the Cubs on Saturday.

Gee is 6-7 with a 4.10 ERA in 17 starts this season. Chris Young will start in Gee's place Friday night in Atlanta.

Analysis: Luckily this isn't serious, because the Mets rotation has been stellar for the most part this season and Gee has been a good pitcher at the back end of that rotation. I wonder if Manager Terry Collins will use a four man rotation now, or use someone like Miguel Batista or Jeremy Hefner temporarily. As a diehard Mets fan, my heart is hoping that the club calls up top prospect Matt Harvey, who is currently pitching well in Triple-A. However, my brain is telling me that calling him up may not be the right time right now because when he gets called up eventually, he will be up to stay. I doubt the team is going to give him a couple spot starts and see what happens. I ultimately think New York is going to simply plug in Miguel Batista or Jeremy Hefner for now.