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As the outfield turns...
Published 7/17/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... ... In other news... We know some of the faithful readers weren't interested in taking a flyer on the recovering Freddy Garcia, but we still think he wouldn't be high risk, and extra pitching is always worth having (see Milton, Eric). Newsday reminds us that the Yanks will be interested him in the coming weeks . Granted, Garcia may just be toast; in his nine major league seasons, he's pitched 200+ innings seven times. His arm could be shot. But his career WHIP (1.296) is low, and his career ERA+ (111) is fairly better than league average. In other words, he could be done for, ...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 17
Published 7/17/2008 at FanHouse
... is almost ready to return to the mound and is receiving interest from numerous teams. Garcia, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, was last effective in 2006. Still, if he could provide even a nominal boost to some team's rotation, much like Bartolo Colon did in Boston earlier this season, then he's probably worth a flyer. ...

If Freddy will take a two yr deal I'm all for it.....
Published 7/19/2008 by Ed Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Fever
... Greenberg said Garcia is likely to sign for just this season, then go on the free-agent market. "You never know," Greenberg said. "If there's somebody that wants to sign him to a multiyear deal, we'll be receptive to that. Our preference is just to sign Freddy for the rest of this year." source Newsday ...