By Chris Pummer
Staff Writer
SI.com is reporting that former White Sox pitcher Freddy Garcia is going to the Tigers on a minor-league deal.
I know the radar readings are down for Garcia, and that likely scared some teams away, but I'm still surprised Garcia didn't get a richer major league contract for two years. Teams have done it before. Jon Lieber's deal with the Yankees after elbow surgery a few years back comes to mind.
Part of me is disappointed the Sox didn't make a harder push for Garcia, especially after Jose Contreras' season-ending injury. While Garcia could be frustrating to watch labor at times, they called him Big Game Freddy for a reason. Game 5 of the 2005 of the World Series, and his one-hit loss to Johan Santana were just two of my favorite Garcia performances.
We'll have to see what Garcia has to give a team the rest of this season.
By the way, aren't the Tigers out of it yet?
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