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Article: Phillies' Garcia may not be ready for opener.(Freddy Garcia of Philadelphia Phillies)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- March 22, 2007
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Byline: Jim Salisbury
CLEARWATER, Fla. _ Sirens go off any time a pitcher comes down with a sore arm shortly after being traded.
The Phillies, however, say they don't believe Freddy Garcia was damaged goods when he came over from the Chicago White Sox in December.
"We did our due diligence on his health," assistant general manager Ruben Amaro said Thursday, the morning after Garcia was shut down with right-biceps tenderness. "We feel he was a healthy enough player that it was important to make the move."
Garcia, 30, left Wednesday night's game against Toronto after one inning. His fastball barely hit 85 m.p.h., and he was racked for ...