12-08-2006, 07:27 PM
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In the first major trade of the winter meetings, the Phillies acquire right hander Freddy Garcia from the White Sox in exchange for right-hander Gavin Floyd and minor-league left-hander Gio Gonzalez.
Garcia pitched 216 1/3 innings in 2006, earning a 17-9 record with a 4.53 ERA. In 2005, Garcia won 14 games and won a game in the World Series as the White Sox won their first title since 1917. Over his eight-year career, Garcia is 116-71 with a 4.01 ERA.
The deal reconnects Garcia with his former general manager from Seattle, Pat Gillick, who has been working to upgrade the team's pitching staff. Gillick had also been looking for a right-handed bat to protect NL MVP Ryan Howard, but said he didn't expect to find one and turned his attention to the pitching staff.
"The Chicago White Sox are still open for business," Williams said.
Floyd was 4-3 with a 7.29 ERA in 11 starts for the Phillies last season before being optioned to Triple-A on June 3.
"I think Gavin's going to be a little bit of a late bloomer," Phillies assistant GM Mike Arbuckle said.
Gonzalez was traded from the White Sox to Phillies in November 2005 as part of the deal that sent Jim Thome to Chicago and Aaron Rowand to Philadelphia.
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Oh wow, the White Sox got killed in this deal, Great trade for the Phillies though. |
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