As beloved as he is by most fans, there are probably some players who’d like to tell David Stearns he’s not the boss of them now he’s not so big. Stearns has had a tendency to quickly eliminate players from the roster as needed. Sometimes it hasn’t always been warranted based solely on statistics. A looming New York Mets roster decision will prove the unfairness of it all.
Rico Garcia has now pitched 7.2 shutout innings while allowing 2 hits and not issuing a single walk. He has fanned 8 in his short 4 game stint, throwing 21-35 pitches in all outings that have extended to 2+ innings in 3 of those games.