| Your Source For Yankee News
Friday April 26th 2024

Categories

New York Yankees Tab Freddy Garcia for Final Rotation Spot

Saturday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced the final spot in his rotation would go to Freddy Garcia, effectively ending the spring training battle between Garcia and fellow offseason signing Bartolo Colon.

Colon will start the year in the bullpen as the long reliever. 

The decision seems to have come down to history rather than performance; While Colon outperformed Garcia during the spring, he spent all of the 2010 season sitting at home getting wider.

Garcia threw 157 innings as a starter in Detroit. 

"The innings that Freddy has logged in, the wins last year," Girardi said. "He stayed healthy all of last year."

Neither pitcher is a particularly attractive option for the Yanks, but upon losing out ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


Leave a Reply