Article: Garcia, Phillies plan for good times.(baseball player Freddy Garcia)

Byline: Todd Zolecki

Dec. 13--Freddy Garcia and the Phillies are happy, and they hope to be even cheerier come October. The Phillies last week traded Gio Gonzalez and Gavin Floyd to the Chicago White Sox for Garcia, who solidifies a rotation that is expected to include Brett Myers, Cole Hamels, Jamie Moyer and Adam Eaton. "New things are good," Garcia said yesterday in a teleconference from Venezuela. "I didn't really know where I was going. But I'm really happy to go to Philadelphia. I think we've got a really good chance to go to the playoffs. We've got a young team, and a lot of good players." But Garcia could be especially excited after next ...

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