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Indeed, no, Freddy Garcia has not started pitching in Venezuela yet, as he had hoped to be doing by now. His agent, Peter Greenberg, wrote in an email that he's now hoping for early November. There's no sign of a major injury, but the progress is slower than originally planned. He's long-tossing ...
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Freddy Files for Free Agency
Bless You Boys — ... , Garcia hasn't thrown a baseball from a mound, which is behind schedule from where he hoped to be at this point.  He intends to pitch winter ball in Venezuela. ...

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