CHRISTIAN GARCIA RUMORS
Yankees Unlikely to Bring Back Christian Garcia
As per Chad Jennings:Once a highly touted pitching prospect in the Yankees system, right-hander Christian Garcia was released last season after a series of injuries derailed his promising career. The Yankees are aware that Garcia, 25, has been working out and plans to throw for scouts, but I was told today that the Yankees have no plans of bringing Garcia back to the organization...
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February 18, 2011
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February 18, 2011
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Yankees Not Interested in Bringing Christian Garcia Back
Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News:
Once a highly touted pitching prospect in the Yankees system, right-hander Christian Garcia was released last season after a series of injuries derailed his promising career. The Yankees are aware that Garcia, 25, has been working out and plans to throw for scouts, but I was told today that the Yankees have no plans of bringing Garcia back...
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February 17, 2011
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February 17, 2011
Yanks Release Christian Garcia, Claim Shane Lindsay
According to Chad Jennings, the Yankees claimed RHP Shane Lindsay off waivers from the Rockies today, and he is headed to the team's minor league complex before being assigned to one of the Yankees minor league teams. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees released RHP Christian Garcia. Garcia recently had his second Tommy John surgery after tearing a ligament in his...
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May 14, 2010
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May 14, 2010
Christian Garcia Gets Tommy John
According to Josh Norris, Yankees prospect right handed pitcher Christian Garcia has undergone Tommy John sugery for the second time in the past four years.
Garcia is actually one of the most talented pitchers the Yankees have in the minor leagues. He’s even been compared to Phil Hughes favorably. The probably is that he has suffered multiple injuries over the past couple...
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April 26, 2010
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April 26, 2010
Trenton Makes Some Pitching Moves
With Christian Garcia likely done for the year and who knows how long after that, Trenton had an open spot in their rotation. To fill Garcia's spot they moved Lance Pendleton into the starting rotation, and filling in for Pendleton in the pen will be recent pickup John Van Benschoten.
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April 12, 2010
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April 12, 2010
Trenton Thunder wins home opener in 2010
The Trenton Thunder won over the Erie Seawolves by a score of 4-0. Christian Garcia pitched an excellent game. He had to leave because he injured himself according to Mike Ashmore of Trenton Thunder Thoughts.
Trenton Thunder Recap – Trenton Thunder Official
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April 08, 2010
Pilierre Impressed With Christian Garcia
Christian Garcia was selected by the Yankees in the third round (99th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. That was the same draft that the Yankees landed current fifth starter Phil Hughes. While Hughes has become a household among Yankees fans, Garcia has been stricken by injury after injury, keeping him somewhat hidden in the background. Garcia's stuff, though, has...
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March 27, 2010
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March 27, 2010
Dare I Get Excited About Christian Garcia?
The Yankees drafted Christian Garcia in 2004 and by the end of that summer the third round pick was already making a name for himself thanks to a mid-90’s fastball and the makings of a nasty curveball.
He started out quickly out of the gate, his stuff was raw, but he showed a lot of promise. In 2004 he was able to harness it while putting up a 2.84 ERA and 47 strikeouts in...
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March 25, 2010
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March 25, 2010
A Bad Sign for Christian Garcia
Christian Garcia is a 24-year-old right-handed pitcher with a mid-90’s fastball, one of the best curveball’s in the Yankees system, and a strong changeup. He’s just about proven everything in the minor leagues but the ability to stay healthy.
He was expected to start last season with the Trenton Thunder with a good chance that he would have the opportunity to advance...
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February 24, 2010
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February 24, 2010
Betances TJ Surgery Creates Questions
Mike Ashmore gives the details about the injury to Dellin Betances who is the fourth Yankees pitching prospect to require major surgery this year. Ian Kennedy, Christian Garcia, George Kontos, and now Dellin Betances have gone down. Kontos, just like Betances, needs Tommy John surgery.
Betances was having a horrible year at Tampa with a 2-5 [...]
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August 30, 2009
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