20 Responses to “News: Figueroa Back to Triple-A”

1. chew13 says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:07 pm

   Great news. Something to feel good about. I hope Figgy can work it out and we see him back up here at some point this year.
2. chmets says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:11 pm

   Could be a good guy out of the pen, cut Heilman loose.
3. mackey_sassers_arm says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:12 pm

   I hope this means that Sosa didn’t clear waivers and someone else will have to pay that slob $2 mil to lose games.
   • MudvilleNine says:

     May 16, 2008 at 6:08 pm

     I’m not sure but wouldn’t that team only have to pay a pro-rated league minimum and the Mets responsible for the rest? Getting rid of the player doesnt mean you get rid of his salary. Thats why I think the Mets would be reluctant to DFA Delgado. $12 Mill is tough to swallow.
     • dykstraw says:

       May 16, 2008 at 9:28 pm

       if you pick up a guy off waivers you pick up his contract too.

       but if a guy clears waivers and doesn’t accept assignment to the minors, THEN he is released, paid his full salary, and can be picked up for the league minimum.
4. HoJoWright says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:14 pm

   Great News, welcome back figs, now we just need to switch Heilman and him, and we’ll be looking good again.

   LETS GO METS! LETS SUPPORT JOHAN TONIGHT! HIT THE BALL and CATCH THE BALL, SHOW SOME HEART!
5. djstue says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:17 pm

   Yeah, good to hear he’s still in the system. He didn’t deserve to go out like that. He’ll work it out and be a nice little bit of insurance for us later.
6. gipper82475 says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:21 pm

   I’m glad Figgy is still in the system.

   Also, nice to see Matt put up a new confidence poll earlier today.
7. Necciai27 says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:31 pm

   Cut Heilman loose or trade him and have Figueroa pitch out of the pen. He’s looked good the first time through the order.
   • 0h the ag0ny says:

     May 16, 2008 at 5:56 pm

     that doesnt always work in long relief… by the second or third at-bats of the game, many players are seeing the ball well …so figgy might not have that same kind of breakthrough in relief
8. mex84 says:

   May 16, 2008 at 5:51 pm

   Crazy how things can change in two months. In March we were all like Figgy who? and Heilman is our next closer. Lets not condemn someone on 20 innings of work. Maybe his arm is dead from overload. He has been one of our best pen guys over the last 3 years. Figgy is a long reliever at best until he proves otherwise.
   • fivepointspro says:

     May 16, 2008 at 6:25 pm

     WTF r u talking about. Hellman by far has not been great. Do u remmember game 7 of the nlcs??? who gave up the wining hr to yadier molina? It was “hellman”

     always complained, why cant he be a starter.. just shut the dam up and do has your told. I clearly remember during his rant, he could not even run out ground balls.

     season thus far:
     stats: runners on 1b &2b : 54.00 era as a reliever
     runners on 1b & 3b : 13.50 era as a reliever
     runners on 2b & 3b: 27.00 era as a reliever

     He stinks period….. stop making excuses for him…
     • mex84 says:

       May 16, 2008 at 6:45 pm

       Not making excuses, numbers speak for themselves.

       2005 3.17era 1.148whip
       2006 3.62era 1.161whip
       2007 3.03era 1.070whip

       Good consistent numbers over a three year period. He’s no Johnathan Broxton but still a pretty good pitcher that doesnt get injured and can be dominant at times in the pen. I am sure there are alot of teams out there that wouldtake him in a second.
       • mex84 says:

         May 16, 2008 at 6:48 pm

         ……but yes, this year he has stunk up the joint. The numbers will move more towards the mean as the season unfolds i am sure. 20 innings so far, come on!
       • DK says:

         May 16, 2008 at 7:42 pm

         I have seen these numbers posted numerous times… They are quite misleading.. You should dig a little further, for example see what the Phillies batting avg and slugging % was off him last season…

         My point is getting it done against teams like the Pirates or other low caliber teams doesnt show the true picture. The guy is done, he needs to go i am so sick of him.
       • mex84 says:

         May 16, 2008 at 8:06 pm

         Yea, the Phils and Braves seem to own his as$. What do you propose the Mets do with him then? You cant just send the guy to AAA or release him, those would be poor moves. I say try and trade him, start him for a spell or just deal with it and let him try and straighten out.
9. sincekindergarten says:

   May 16, 2008 at 6:27 pm

   This is what I was hoping for. Figgy in Sosa’s spot out of the pen, potentially.
10. 513 says:

    May 16, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    I think this is great for Figgy. From the minute he started for the Mets I like the way he pitched and thought he was great. I dont like that he had an off night and they told him to leave. A lot of other pitchers on The Mets have done worse then Figgy has done. What this team needs to focus on is producing more runs, good plays, and never give up. We need to start palying like we did in 2006. Personally i didn`t like Sosa from the start, but theres a few other players i don`t like either. This is great for Figgy though, I believe that he will come back and be even better. This was a wake-up call for him and even though everyone makes mistakes, he needs to work on minor plays that have great results, and getting more strikes, which he can do. I can`t wait to see Figgy pitch again, and i wish him the best of luck.
11. metropolitans says:

    May 16, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    i can’t believe there are comments about cutting heilman loose. Gimme a break. The guy over spring was unhittable and a big part of our limited success the past two years. Six weeks doesn’t erase that. Makes me wonder about anyone’s baseball IQ if they would put Figueroa above him in setup based on this season. I don’t know about you but all sentimental thoughts about his great story went out the window for me the past 2-3 starts. Face the facts, we need him to be at least a reliable seventh inning guy for us to be a force this year into the playoffs. THEN he can go out and blow game 7 for us again. Get it straight people.
12. NPerez says:

    May 17, 2008 at 2:40 am

    If Heilman can get back to form before the trade deadline, then that’s fine. I say give him that much - and if he can’t make the best of that opportunity, there will be plenty of teams shopping at the deadline that would love to take him in a mutually acceptable deal.