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Triple Hawpes Brewed
He won’t put up the same good numbers this season, book it.
John McFadin
Wow, the Yankees should hire you as a scout and GM.
Triple Hawpes Brewed
It’s already a joke that a team of their caliber, with the highest payroll in the game, resorts to signing Garcia.
Dave_in_Gainesville
Someone in here said, this time last year, “If Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia are in the Yankees’ starting rotation on opening day, I’ll like the chances for the rest of the division.”
…I’m not suggestion that was *you* who said that, of course; the question is, would I even have to?
MB923
A-Rod + Texiera + Burnett + Sabathia + Jeter make up about half the team’s payroll. Add Rivera in there and it’s more than half.
Just because they have the highest payroll doesn’t mean you can get the best players with it. Ever hear of this thing called bad contracts, something the Yankees have a couple of as well as almost every other team with a reasonable payroll.
The White Sox had a $130 million payroll, the highest in the AL Central, and they couldn’t even reach .500. The Twins increased their payroll in 2011 and went from first to worst.
MB923
He’s our 5th starter. I would gladly take an ERA in the low 4’s from Garcia.
Triple Hawpes Brewed
That’s not saying much, since he should be their #3 ahead of Burnett and Hughes
MB923
Got them to the playoffs and best record in the AL last year did it not? Even if Garcia doesn’t have as good a year as he had last year, it’s not something that’s going to deeply effect the team.
They had struggling with pitching the entire 2nd half from every pitcher but Nova. CC, AJ and Colon all struggled in late August through September. Hughes was inconsistent. Garcia was injured but pitched okay.
Again, I don’t think Garcia will make the difference in the end. His WAR was 3.4. Take it away and the Yankees still are the best team in the East.
jjs91
Ok lets book it.
Since_77
If Lackey and Burnett can have double figure wins with 5 plus ERAs then Freddy should be Ok. He’s also got enough offense and bullpen behind him.
I would settle for 10 wins with a 4 plus.
jdskinny
/facepalm
jjs91
Amazing deal, if you think about it.
Nicholas D'Esposito
Exactly. Chen, Capuano and Harang got 2 years. None of them are that much better. This is a bargain.
chee1rs
he was way better than expected , we’ll see about 2012
Ferrariman
just thinking out loud but if their rotation is already filled…maybe Cashman was being sincere about not bidding on DarvisH? CC/Garcia/Burnett/Hughes/Nova
RICHARD
Nova No.5? Your kidding, right?
TimotheusATL
If nothing else, Freddy Garcia looks like The Rock, which makes him awesome.