From the Star-Ledger:The Mets released struggling pitcher Livan Hernandez on Thursday to make room for reliever Billy Wagner, who was activated from the disabled list.
Hernandez, 34, was 7-8 with a 5.47 ERA. He won the fifth spot in the rotation in spring training, but put himself in jeopardy with several bad outings recently.
Just over 11 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Wagner will be in uniform and available out of the bullpen Thursday night against the Braves.
I won't lie. I was shocked when I read this. Do the Mets realize that they still need people to make starts? Livan wasn't great like he was in the 1st half, but at least he was good to eat some innings.
So I'm guessing it'll be Figgy taking the spot in the rotation. After he gets DFA'ed, maybe a little Lance Broadway... Why not?
In all, it's a deal for the future. Billy Wagner was just put on waivers and he needs to get some burn so teams can see what they're trading for. Hopefully he pitches like the old Wagner and helps New York rebuild its farm a little bit.
UPDATE: Tim Redding is getting Livan's start. Yeah, that's an upgrade...
--Max Caster
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