According to David Lennon of Newsday, the Mets released Freddy Garcia from Triple-A Buffalo.
Garcia will be replaced on the roster by Nelson Figueroa, who will start tonight against Triple-A Rochester.
Wily Mo Pena will be added to the Triple-A roster as well.

According to the Buffalo News, Triple-A RHP Freddy Garcia says the front area of his right shoulder is sore.
“Maybe I want to try it one more time,” Garcia is quoted as saying.  “If I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to be feeling right now, I don’t know… I’m going to try my best. If [...]

The Mets told reporters today that Freddy Garcia has accepted an assignment to minor-league camp.
“I’m glad he’s going to stay with us and try to work things out,” Mets Assistant GM John Ricco said, adding Garcia will initially report to minor-league camp, and then either travel to Buffalo for Triple-A or stay in St. Lucie [...]

Yesterday at Tradition Field, Livan Hernandez and Freddy Garcia pitched in a minor-league, intrasquad game.
In five innings of work, Hernandez, who is 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA this spring, allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven.
Garcia, who is 0-3 with a 16.71 ERA in four spring appearances, allowed three runs on eight [...]

This morning at Tradition Field, Livan Hernandez and Freddy Garcia pitched in a minor-league, intrasquad game.
In five innings of work, Hernandez allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven.
Garcia allowed three runs on eight hits over four innnings of work.

Livan Hernandez and Freddy Garcia will pitch in a minor-league, intrasquad game this morning at Tradition Field.
The rest of the team is off today.
…if i was a betting man, i’d say that that Mets management will be paying very close attention to the results of today’s matchup, and the front-runner for that [...]

Yesterday, Livan Hernandez pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits, while striking out three.
Later, Freddy Garcia allowed five runs on seven hits in two innings pitched, raising his spring ERA to 16.71.
According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News, “Mets officials appear to be seriously weighing the release of pre-camp favorite Freddy Garcia.”
Meanwhile, [...]

Livan Hernandez is starting for the Mets at 1 pm on SNY, and will be followed by Freddy Garcia.
I’ll be writing to my Twitter feed, below, as I watch them pitch today:

Freddy Garcia allowed two earned runs on two hits, including a solo home run to Adam Everett, while striking out one and walking one in 2.1 innings today against the Tigers.
According to eyewitnesses, Garcia’s fastball topped out at 84 mph.
…if you ask me, the fifth starter job is looking more and more like it belongs [...]

Freddy Garcia will pitch for the Mets today against the Tigers in Lakeland at 1 pm.
Garcia let up five hits and four walks in his previous two appearances, during which he has a 20.25 ERA.
Last night, Tim Redding let up nine runs in two innings against the Marlins.
He has let up 14 runs in two appearances, [...]

Brandon Knight will get Mike Pelfrey’s start today against the Orioles, in a game that will be televised on SNY.
In three appearances, Livan Hernandez has let up four earned runs, nine hits and three walks, with three strike outs, in 7.2 innings pitched.
Jon Niese has given up four runs, four hits, four walks and struck out four in four [...]

Angel Pagan was sent to New York for an MRI exam on his sore right elbow.
On the flip side, Luis Castillo is back in today’s lineup, after resting the last two games with a sore hamstring – as is Ryan Church, who missed the last few games with a bruised knee.
The Mets face the Univ. [...]

Free-agent LHP Odalis Perez told Yahoo! Sports that nine of 10 teams are interested in signing him.
The 31-year-old Perez was 7-12 with a 4.54 ERA for the Nationals in 2008.
He signed a minor-league deal with the Nationals, then refused to go to camp, he was released and is now a free agent.
…i would not be surprised [...]

Update, 3:30 pm:
To read a post-game quote from Garcia, who allowed six earned runs with 44 pitches, go to Adam Rubin’s blog for the Daily News.
Meanwhile, last week, a scout told David Lennon of Newsday he expects Garcia to be released before Opening Day.
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In two innings of work, Mets RHP Freddy Garcia [...]

Tim Redding will not throw from a mound tomorrow, as originally expected, instead, ‘he’ll play catch again at 150 feet to build arm strength,’ writes David Lennon on his blog for Newsday.
…i get the feeling redding is going slow, at his own pace, on purpose… i mean, he is guaranteed a roster spot, regardless of [...]