nydailynews.com - 1/23/2009
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Mets officials don't believe anything is imminent with their primary pitching targets - Oliver Perez or Ben Sheets - but they made a fringe addition Thursday, agreeing to a minor-league deal with righthander Freddy Garcia, according to an MLB source.
nydailynews.com - 1/23/2009
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Garcia lands with Mets January 22, 2009 Freddy
Garcia is a Met. The righthander agreed to a...
minor-league deal with the Mets tonight, the Daily News has learned. It's believed he can earn as much as $8 million to $9 million if he makes the team and ...
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Surfing The Mets
theropolitans.com - 1/23/2009
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Here is the third edition of my weekly
web show, The State of the Mets. Topics covered:...
Freddy Garcia, Ben Sheets vs. Oliver Perez and The Mets and the Yankees. Joining my for the Yankee segment was Andrew Fletcher of Scott Proctor's Arm , and ...
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The State of the Mets -- 1/23/09
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Garcia's a Met, Manny Not So Much, and Other Shenanigans
New York Mets Fan Blog —
Our first tidbit features the newly-acquired Freddy Garcia , via the NY Daily News: Mets officials don't believe anything is imminent with their primary pitching targets - Oliver Perez or Ben Sheets - but they made a fringe addition Thursday, agreeing to a minor-league deal with righthander Freddy Garcia, according to a major league source. It's believed Garcia, whose last two seasons were wrecked by injury, can earn as much as $8 million to $9 million if he makes the team and reaches all of his incentives. Garcia had shoulder surgery in 2007 and returned to make three starts ...
Free Agent Frenzy: Manny still leads list of homeless stars
Big League Stew —
... even have the Nationals to use as a safety net. The Reds have said he's too expensive and I predict Abreu is headed for an undignified fate of being used as leverage in the Manny-Dodgers talks. His escape hatch remains a one-year deal with any number of teams who'd be happy to have him at that price. Oliver Perez, P The latest: Not that he should have been worried, but the Mets are saying the addition of Freddy Garcia doesn't affect Oliver Perez's status as one of their top rotation targets. Andrew Marchand ...
The Birth Of the 25 Man Roster
Archie Bunker's Army —
... (who still won 10 games and threw nearly 200 innings worth of mediocrity) as the fifth starter and then insured the fifth spot by signing Fat Boy Freddy (the hidden gem of the offseason) and you're really only one lefty starter short of phucking up those left-sided Phillies. ...
He Said, They Said...
The Ballclub —
... The Mets can continue to add pitchers to try to round out their starting rotation, but in reality it's no secret that if the Mets really want to make themselves a bonafide contender, they need to add a major bat to the middle of their lineup. ...
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Minaya might get ready for Freddy Garcia
nydailynews.com 1/18/2009 — The names that Mets GM Omar Minaya has contemplated for the starting rotation have been out there a long time. Oliver Perez, Randy Wolf and Jon Garland remain on the list. Now there is a new name to add: Freddy Garcia.
Mets To Sign Freddy Garcia
mlbtraderumors.com 1/23/2009 — According to the New York Daily News the Mets have agreed to sign Freddy Garcia .
Mets sign Freddy Garcia -
newsday.com 1/23/2009 — Veteran righthander Freddy Garcia has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Mets , an industry source told Newsday on Thursday night. The Mets beat out the Yankees for Garcia, who will compete for a rotation spot in spring training . Garcia, 33, ...
Freddy Garcia is a Met
nysportsdog.blogspot.com 1/23/2009 — As we posted two days ago based on a tip that the Mets would sign a pitcher this week, the Mets did just that, signing Freddy Garcia to an incentive laden deal.
Freddy Garcia agreed to a minor league deal with the team in an effort to continue his comeback.
More details will follow as they ...
METS Rumor: Freddy Garcia
theropolitans.com 1/18/2009 — January 18 --- The 'Ropolitans: Freddy Garcia has been drawing interest from the Mets for a while. --- As a free agent, coming off surgery and, well... right now. --- The Mets have been in contact with his representatives...
Freddy Garcia Is Not The Answer
globalnym.blogspot.com 1/25/2009 — Dear Omar,
As I wrote the other day, Mets fans want to see Oliver Perez or Ben Sheets in this rotation next year. Unless you pull off a trade, any other pitcher is not acceptable in the number 2 slot. READ MORE
METS: Freddy G in NYC...
theropolitans.com 1/23/2009 — Janaury 22 --- The 'Ropolitans: The Mets have signed Freddy Garcia to a minor-league deal. --- According to Adam Rubin, if Garcia makes the majors and surpasses the incentives in his contract, he can earn up to $9 million. --- Woah...
So Freddy Garcia, huh?
mets.lohudblogs.com 1/23/2009 — Reports indicate the Mets have come to terms with Freddy Garcia on an incentive-laden deal that could net him as much as $9 million. Garcia, of course, was once a middle-of-the rotation anchor, but he has made just 14 starts the last two seasons ...
Mets-Citi-Blog: Freddy Garcia to sign with the Mets
metscitiblog.com 1/23/2009 — AAGV241-2006StudioPlus~Freddy-Garcia-Posters Adam Rubin at the NY Daily News is reporting that Freddy Garcia has agreed to a minor league deal with the Mets. According to Rubin, the deal is loaded with incentives that could reach up to $8-9 million for the year if Garcia reaches them all.
Freddy Garcia: The X-Factor
flushing9.com 1/23/2009 — Freddy Garcia made three major league starts last September for the Detroit Tigers. He was very good the first time, awful the second start and somewhere in between in his appearance.
Mets Getting Garcia Good For Yankees —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/23/2009
The New York Mets signed pitcher Freddy Garcia to a one-year believed to be worth up to $8 or $9 million if he makes the team and earns enough incentives according to the Daily News .
This is good news for the Yankees. Not only because they ...
Mets Win Garcia Battle —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/23/2009
The Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent right-hander Freddy Garcia on a minor-league contract.
The New York Mets, however, are trying to land another starting pitcher, and resigning free-agent left-hander Oliver Perez is their top ...
Daily News on Manny —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/23/2009
I wish I had written this. It sums up all the frustration of all the fans. From Bill Price in the Daily News:
"In years past, the Mets would've told everyone they were interested in Manny, only to have some other team eventually sign him. ...
