According to the Daily News, Mets starter Nelson Figueroa will be skipped in the rotation this weekend, allowing Johan Santana to pitch Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
MetsBlog is not happy about the move, and says that Figueroa has been the Mets most successful pitcher this year not named Santana. How true is that? He does have the second best WHIP in the rotation (1.34) after Santana (0.92), but has also averaged the most runs allowed (4.26).
This is a no brainer–you’re playing the hottest team in the NL, who do you want on the mound, Nelson Figueroa or Johan Santana. I understand Figgie’s been a great story (and relatively effective), but I’d rather see Santana on the mound against one of Arizona’s premier starters (slated to be Dan Haren as of now). Besides, this is a good opportunity to use Figgie out of the pen this week.
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