IGT, 3/26, Let's go, Figgy

[Guest Edgy DC]

1. Pagan, CF
2. Castillo, L, 2B
3. Wright, D, 3B
4. Bay, LF
5. Murphy, Dn, 1B
6. Francoeur, RF
7. Cora, SS
8. Barajas, C
9. Figueroa, N, P

1. Coghlan, LF
2. Maybin, CF
3. Ramirez, H, SS
4. Paulino, R, C
5. Sanchez, G, 1B
6. Murphy, D, 3B
7. Luna, 2B
8. Petersen, B, RF
9. Penn, P

New York	=#4080FF]Florida

[metirish]

That's the opening day lineup right there ? , not Nelly figs of course and hopefully Reyes.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is there a reasonable scenario where Figgy makes the team as a long reliever?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Is there a reasonable scenario where Figgy makes the team as a long reliever?[/quote:tnb0akaw]

Reasonable? Of course.

Likely? Probably not. The Mets FO wants what it wants-- rightly or wrongly-- and having a cheap, rubber-armed, fan-favorite league-average starter-- and with a 4.2ish FIP, that's what he's been-- in the bullpen is apparently not a high priority.

[Guest Edgy DC]

They brought him along this far, Mr. Know-It-All.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Four-zip, Metzkowiczes, including a two-run double by Wrightly.

[Guest attgig]

5-0 Wright solo hr.
hello power!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

They brought him along this far, Mr. Know-It-All.[/quote:wa325c2w]

Bet you a buck.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sure. Bucks are cheap.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And that's what I get for faith and believance, as Figgy ends his run of perfection with Florida netting a four-spot in the third.

[Frayed Knot]

Well Figgy has no options left and, unlike last season, he has a recent enough record of big league success to refuse a demotion even if he were going to pass through waivers which itself is less likely for the same reason.
That all limits their choices to: keep him, lose him, or trade him.

- I can't believe they'd be content to simply lose him, not knowing how thin their pitching is overall and in light of the (however limited) success he had last season plus his work this spring.
- Trading him is an option but teams know that at this time of year those being dangled as trade bait are there because their team has no spot for them so they'll just wait it out until the deadline rather than cough something up in return.

He's the biggest question mark remaining IMO.

[Guest attgig]

way to jinx him....

[Frayed Knot]

Four runs!?! - just cut the bastard!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jenrry Mejia coiming in for a bases-loaded bailout against Jector Luna as Figueroa gets the jook.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well Figgy has no options left and, unlike last season, he has a recent enough record of big league success to refuse a demotion even if he were going to pass through waivers which itself is less likely for the same reason.
That all limits their choices to: keep him, lose him, or trade him.

- I can't believe they'd be content to simply lose him, not knowing how thin their pitching is overall and in light of the (however limited) success he had last season plus his work this spring.
- Trading him is an option but teams know that at this time of year those being dangled as trade bait are there because their team has no spot for them so they'll just wait it out until the deadline rather than cough something up in return.

He's the biggest question mark remaining IMO.[/quote:9045s2tf]

Virtually every beat reporter covering the team seems to think he's an afterthought in this race... and his not pitching in an A game in almost two weeks suggests the same.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not for nothing but a lot of teams right now are struggling with the same questions about different guys.

The Figger's proven pretty hard to get rid of though.

[Guest attgig]

why is mlb.com gameday so slow to update?

[Benjamin Grimm]

It does seem pretty clear that he's not slotted for that number 5 spot. (Niese wins the job with a 6.00 ERA! What a season this is shaping up to be!) But given the undeniable shakiness of the starting rotation (at least 80 per cent of it, anyway) it would be foolish to waste Figueroa, because he could very well be needed. I'd prefer to keep him around in the bullpen at least through April, even if it means that somebody like Green or even Parnell has to spend some time in Buffalo.

[metirish]

Not for nothing but a lot of teams right now are struggling with the same questions about different guys.

The Figger's proven pretty hard to get rid of though.[/quote:2r46fy65]


Name ten teams please

[Guest attgig]

so, apparently, meija allowed all his inherited runners to score + 1 according to a very slow updating of mlb.com.

first batter he faced, double. second batter he faced got a single and then caught in rundown trying to take 2nd.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Does nobody want to win a spot here, fellas? FELLAS?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I can't believe I'm kinda rooting for this.

[metirish]

Don't root for failure dammit, we will have plenty of it.

[ashie62]

Four runs!?! - just cut the bastard!![/quote:3aqk5pbr]

You may get your wish.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I can't believe I'm kinda rooting for this.[/quote:1adwl0bg]
You see what you've done to yourself?

Don't fall into the "good news is bad news because the management is stupid and will misread it" trap. It's set for stupider people.

[metirish]

Lennon on Nelly

I think Nieve will be in the pen and Figueroa will go to Buffalo, despite his comments from the other day.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

WTF's a "Raul Valdes?"

[smg58]

Alas, I think Figgy undid in one inning everything positive he had done this spring up to that point.

[Frayed Knot]

Lennon on Nelly

I think Nieve will be in the pen and Figueroa will go to Buffalo, despite his comments from the other day.

[Guest Edgy DC]

GameDay is telling me that the Mets just brought their centerfielder in to pitch.