The Mets have placed injured closer Francisco Rodriguez on the disqualified list after surgery repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. New York does not intend to pay him until he is physically able to perform, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon announced Tuesday. Wilpon said Rodriguez acknowledged to the team that he injured the thumb in the altercation with his girlfriend's father last Wednesday at Citi Field. "There's strong evidence and there's witnesses and he told our trainer that's when it happened," Wilpon said.