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, [...]