YANKEES AND METS EYE GARCIA

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Thanks, but no thanks
Published 7/15/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... nature here -- probably gets into the heads of their hitters. Think of it this way: if your boss never let you into a meeting with a client, wouldn't you start to wonder why? Well, in this case, if your boss never let you hit against lefties, it would probably get in your head a little bit. Anyway, the point is: no thanks on Sexson -- given the numbers, it just doesn't make sense. Now, Freddy Garcia? Given his likely low cost, that's a decent low-risk, high-reward idea. Of course, he's also being courted by other teams . As we expected, we didn't really watch the home run ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 15
Published 7/15/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... WHISPERS: The Red Sox, Yankees and Mets are among a gaggle of teams keeping an eye on Freddy Garcia (New York Post) . . . The Twins have contacted the Mariners ...

Remember this can't miss prospect....
Published 7/15/2008 by Ed Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Fever
... Garcia will begin throwing breaking balls off the mound this week in Miami, according to one of his agents, Ed Greenberg, and as long he avoids setbacks the plan is to schedule a showcase for teams to judge his abilities. Up until this point, Garcia has only thrown changeups and fastballs off the rubber, and Greenberg said his fastball has ranged from 84-87 mph. Greenberg said his client has suffered no pain or setbacks. source NY Post ...

Hump Day Rumors - 7/16 Edition
Published 7/16/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
... The Yankees and Mets are among of handful of teams that are keeping tabs on Freddy Garcia's progress in his rehab from Tommy John surgery. ...