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Article: Phillies make a smart move in obtaining Freddy Garcia
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- Sunday News Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- December 10, 2006
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Wheelchair Quarterback
At 10 p.m. Wednesday, my father tried to call me, anxious to
deliver some exciting news.
Unfortunately, I was in bed sleeping, trying to recover from a
nagging cold.
So it wasn't until the next morning that I got wind of the big
scoop:
The Phillies had just traded for White Sox hurler Freddy Garcia.
They gave up 23-year-old right-hander Gavin Floyd, a former first-
round draft pick who blew several opportunities to entrench himself
in the starting rotation, and 21-year-old lefty Gio Gonzalez, a very
promising prospect the Phils received from Chicago in the Aaron
Rowand-Jim Thome deal last offseason.
Some rumors leading up ...