White Sox sign Freddy Garcia

[Little Slide Rooter]

White Sox Sign Freddy Garcia

By Eddie Schmid [June 8, 2009 at 6:04pm CST]

According to Buster Olney at ESPN, the White Sox have agreed to a minor-league deal with right-hander Freddy Garcia. He passed a physical and now will report to the Sox training facility in Arizona.

 

Garcia, who turns 33 on Wednesday, was released by the Mets April 28th after putting up an 8.18 ERA in 11 innings at Triple-A Buffalo. He hinted at retirement around that time due to persistent troubles with his shoulder. Garcia pitched for the Sox during their World Series run in 2005 and into 2007.

 

As reported by Mark Gonzales at the Chicago Tribune, this comes on the heels of a vintage Ozzie Guillen outburst after the Sox dropped a game to the Tigers today, their sixth loss in seven games. Guillen said changes would be coming "Pretty soon."

 

First Bartolo, then Pods, now Freddy. Alex Fernandez and Ron Karkovice cant be too far down the road.

[apete6]

Don't stop believin...

[Rob]

Whoop de crap.

 

I was one of the very few people who still believed Andruw Jones of all people still had something left in his bat before this season... I actually defended the Jim Edmonds trade the year before when he looked washed up... and even I think Freddy Garcia is absolutely toast.

[Rusch33]

Is that Dusty Baker managing the White Sox?

[Backtobanks]

Ozzie has to make sure his relatives have a paycheck.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If Ozzie really does want to get the 2005 team back together, Im sure the Giants would gladly part with Aaron Rowand and his idiotic contract. And how does Neil Cotts for Gordon Beckham sound?

[Derwood]

Keep you cell phones charged, Jack McDowell, Wilson Alvarez and James Baldwin!

[JonnyRed]

Now calling.....Lamar Hoyt!

[BCVM22]

I wonder what Cliff Politte and Tadahito Iguchi are up to these days?