White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez and Gavin Floyd

by Joe. on Dec 6, 2006 10:39 PM EST

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/16180647.htm

Does this mean Westbrook or Lee for Milledge is closer to happening? I hope so.

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Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

Not sure what this has to do with Milledge to Cleveland...

I don't get this for the ChiSox. It seems like Rowand and Floyd would have made a lot more sense for them (freeing them up to deal Brian Anderson to Texas). If not Rowand, surely they could have picked up a major leaguer and a prospect for Garcia in this market.

by Kos @ Let's Go Tribe! on Dec 6, 2006 10:49 PM EST reply actions

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Absolutely. We've been talking all month about the value of SP. Weird.

They're killing it over at South Side Sox.

by dgcambridge on Dec 6, 2006 10:59 PM EST up reply actions

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Whoa. Way different vibe over there. I noticed someone over there suggested they trade for Coco---might actually make some sense.

by homelytourist on Dec 6, 2006 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

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My favorite quote from over there:

"I'm as confused as when my divorced parents remarried each other - really."

by Thommy on Dec 7, 2006 12:50 AM EST up reply actions

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Yeah, that was outstanding.

by dgcambridge on Dec 7, 2006 10:35 AM EST up reply actions

Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

Have you forgotten that they needed a spot for Brandon McCarthy? They're valuing SP all right. Their future.

by nickjs21 on Dec 7, 2006 2:09 AM EST up reply actions

Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

But they could've arguably gotten substantially more for Garcia than they did...

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Dec 7, 2006 9:15 AM EST up reply actions

Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

Not necessarily. He didn't look all that good last year.

by talonk on Dec 7, 2006 12:48 PM EST up reply actions

Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

Oh come on Dean, regardless of last year's stats, the market is insane for starting pitching this year. Garcia is still a proven commodity that has what this market would judge as a "reasonable" contract, 9 mil/07, 10mil/08. He hasn't pitched fewer than 200 innings since 2000. You don't think he shouldn't pulled more than that? Wait, am I arguing over what the White Sox should've gotten? Oh, sorry, I snicker at them.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Dec 7, 2006 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

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I don't know. He had a pretty good couple of seasons, but he was never "ace" material that I saw. His K and BB/9 rates are nothing special and he doesn't have a scary out pitch. Heck, his numbers will look pretty horrid in Philly. I would judge him to be better than Byrd, but just as effective as Westbrook. Of course Jake will get that $$ on the open market, so who knows.

Philly just unloaded some big ticket items, and now are collecting them again? Weird.

As for Floyd. He was a top prospect for a few years but hasn't panned out. I think it really was a blah blah trade for both sides. Besides, now McCarthy can start (which helps my fantasy squad a bunch - I now have Santana, Bedard, Burnett, Meche and McCarthy).

by talonk on Dec 7, 2006 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

I've never gotten into the fantasy baseball thing, I don't know why, I think lack of time. I don't think it's safe to ever try to figure out what the Phillies are doing, be careful with that. You might wind up giving yourself an aneurism.

I don't know how good Garcia will be in Philly, but I still think that the White Sux could've gotten more.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Dec 7, 2006 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

Re: White Sox trade Freddy Garcia for Gio Gonzalez

Well Minaya was shopping Milledge for Freddy Garcia.

by Joe. on Dec 6, 2006 10:55 PM EST reply actions

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Minaya appears to be shopping Milledge to everyone while his value seems high. He clearly seems to want to sell high on Milledge - he may not be as enamored of him now that he's seen him at the major league level.

July 28, 2006 - The Andy Marte Era officially begins. Proud to be the unofficial Andy Marte Apologist.

by woodsmeister on Dec 7, 2006 8:31 AM EST up reply actions