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Freddy Garcia Ripped Again In Second Mets Start

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I’ve been watching the Mets-Cardinals game on SNY today. Typically, I don’t spend much time watching spring training games unless I’m in Florida at the games. But Iwanted to see what Freddy Garcia looked like in his second start for the Mets.

Again, he was terrible. He gave up two home runs in two innings. One of the homers was an absolute bomb by Chris Duncan.

Garcia faced ten hitters in two innings and really looked like he was struggling. His fastball didn’t get above 90 mph and his breaking pitches didn’t look sharp.

At this point you’d have to wonder if Garcia will have a future with this team. It’s funny because I thought the fifth spot in the rotation would be Garcia’s to lose. With Tim Redding, Livan Hernandez, and Jon Niese vying for the same spot on the roster Garcia’s chances are getting slimmer by the day of making the major league roster.

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Garcia Terrible In Mets First Outing

Freddy Garcia looked horrible in his first spring training appearance for the Mets yesterday. He only went .2 innings giving up four runs, two of which were earned, and three walks. It took him 40 pitches to get two outs.

He claims to be a slow starter but he needs to do better than that if he expects to make this team. Livan Hernandez, Jon Niese, and Tim Redding are serious contenders for the fifth spot in the rotation. I think that the Mets would like to see Garcia win the spot so Redding can go long out of the bullpen. But yesterday’s appearance didn’t inspire any confidence in Garcia’s ability to recover from serious shoulder surgery.

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Links: Mets News On Murphy, Church, Garcia, And More

Here are some links from all over the Internet about the Mets today:

  • Manager Jerry Manuel backtracks on yesterday’s statement about a Church/Tatis platoon in right field from the Daily News.
  • The starting outfielders are working out on Field 7 which is modeled after the Citi Field outfield dimensions from NY Times.
  • Jose Valentin is still trying to win a spot on the major league roster. But he’s okay with playing and coaching at Triple-A Buffalo if it comes to that from NY Times.
  • Daniel Murphy playing everyday in left field is the topic at Ontheblack.com.
  • Joel Sherman of the NY Post has two posts today about the RF and LF platoon issue. And he says that Freddy Garcia hasn’t looked great so far this spring.
  • The first game at Citi Field now will be between St. John’s and Georgetown on March 29.
  • Carlos Muniz joins the ranks of Mets pitchers working on a split finger fastball this spring.

Mets Sign Freddy Garcia

Freddy GarciaFree agent Freddy Garcia signed off the scrap heap for as much as $9 million according to various media reports. Garcia has basically missed the last two seasons due to injury and surgery. He’s only pitched in 14 games over those two seasons.

His deal is a minor league contract so the Mets have the flexibility to start his season at Buffalo, or possibly keep him there all season. Garcia will be 33 years old this season, so he’s looking to have a positive season that will propel him to another major league contract.

It’s interesting that Garcia chose the Mets to sign with. There were rumors that several teams were looking at him including the Yankees. He must have felt that his best shot at a spot on the major league roster was with the Mets. He’ll compete with Tim Redding and Jon Niese for the fifth rotation spot in spring training.

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