It doesn’t sound like Freddy Garcia is going to be pitching for the Mets anytime soon – and he may be shutting it down for good.
After allowing seven runs in five innings for Triple-A Buffalo in a 7-1 loss to Syracuse, Garcia told The Buffalo News that the front part of his shoulder is sore, and that he isn’t sure what he’s going to do next.
“Maybe I want to try it one more time. If I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to be feeling right now, I don’t know,” said the 33-year-old right-hander, who has a career record of 118-77 and is a two-time All Star. “I have to make a decision what I’m going to do. I don’t know yet. Hopefully next time I’ll feel better. I want to wait for tomorrow and see how I feel.
“I don’t feel I have any power so I tried to do the best I can do with whatever I have.”
Garcia’s velocity was reportedly no higher than the low-80s, outside of touching 85 twice. He mostly sat in the 70s. Clearly, that isn’t going to get the job done in the big leagues. With his decreased velocity, as well as the fact that he is still trying to recover from shoulder surgery in 2007, things don’t look promising for Garcia, who signed a minor league deal with the Mets in the offseason.
“I want to do the best things I can the next couple days. I want to feel better,” he said. “Hopefully it will work out for me but I don’t know. I’m working really hard to try to get right but my shoulder doesn’t respond.
“I’m going to try my best. If not, I guess I’ll go home. I don’t know. That’s it, man.”