Freddy Garcia Down To Yanks Or Mets
More news from Ken Rosenthal:
The Mets and Yankees have emerged as the leading contenders for free-agent right-hander Freddy Garcia, according to a major-league source.
Garcia, 33, has “pretty much narrowed it down” to the New York teams, the source said, though two other clubs remain on the periphery. The White Sox also have had interest in Garcia, and the Rangers were in the early mix.
Garcia would prefer a major-league contract, which would guarantee him termination pay if he were released in March, but might need to accept a minor-league deal.
Neither the Mets nor the Yankees view Garcia as a certain addition to their rotation. Both teams continue to pursue other starters.
Freddy Garcia has been toast for the last two seasons. And, the season before those he was barely above average.
As a Yankees fan, I suppose that I could live with the Yanks giving him a minor-league deal. But, anything above that is not a bright idea.
Can we live with it? Sure, we did just sign the shortstop with one of the worst DER rating amongst active shortstops in all of baseball to compete for an infield utility spot and be a bench player (71.1%, I believe). If we’re forced to live with Berroa possibly winning that job, than we can take a chance on Freddy.