Phillies steal Garcia from White Sox

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:22 pm

and they didn't have to give up Rowand (yet) in the deal..

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Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:17 pm

I sure did like Gavin Floyd. Was he still inconsistent?

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:28 pm

Bizzarofelice wrote:I sure did like Gavin Floyd. Was he still inconsistent?

Incredibly.. and it wasn't from a lack of opportunities.. he might just flourish with the change of scenery but the Phillies gave him the chance to be a starter this spring and he was just terrible. He has some major control issues.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:42 am

So glad he's off the Sox...he kicked the Tigers ass the last three years. 11-2 with a 3.36 ERA from 2004-06 to be exact...

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:31 am

garcia is a steal????

Since when?

maybe for a bag of rosin, but for 2 live arms? c'mon

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:48 pm

Adelpiero wrote:garcia is a steal????

Since when?

maybe for a bag of rosin, but for 2 live arms? c'mon

Garcia is an immediate upgrade over Lieber. The Phillies gave up a failed prospect and a AA pitcher for a starter who pitches over 200 innings every year and is capable of at least 15 wins. I'd say they stole him.