http://www.blacksoxblog.com/white-sox-trade-freddy-garcia-for-gavin-floyd-and-gio-gonzalez/ From Joe Jackson to Frank Thomas, A Look at the Chicago White Sox, Both Past and Present Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:27:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.blacksoxblog.com/white-sox-trade-freddy-garcia-for-gavin-floyd-and-gio-gonzalez/comment-page-1/#comment-918 The Big Lead » blog » Another Busy Day in Baseball Signings, but Barry Zito Remains on the Market Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:41:19 +0000 http://www.blacksoxblog.com/white-sox-trade-freddy-garcia-for-gavin-floyd-and-gio-gonzalez/#comment-918 [...] Freddy Garcia to Philly: Dealing Garcia opens up a spot in the White Sox rotation for prized stud Brandon McCarthy. Gavin Floyd may be regarded as a throw-in, but give him a year or two and he could make the Sox rotation. [...] [...] Freddy Garcia to Philly: Dealing Garcia opens up a spot in the White Sox rotation for prized stud Brandon McCarthy. Gavin Floyd may be regarded as a throw-in, but give him a year or two and he could make the Sox rotation. [...]

]]> http://www.blacksoxblog.com/white-sox-trade-freddy-garcia-for-gavin-floyd-and-gio-gonzalez/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Martin Redish Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:12:34 +0000 http://www.blacksoxblog.com/white-sox-trade-freddy-garcia-for-gavin-floyd-and-gio-gonzalez/#comment-917 I certainly hope you are right that this is a "solid deal." However, I have a great deal of trouble seeing that right now. I thought we had finally movedbeyond having to d beyond having to worry about economizing. For a contending team to give up a 17 game winner and get back nothing that really fills our current needs--indeed, perhaps getting back nothing that will even be on the major league roster--seems very strange. Perhaps another trade is coming, so I guess I must reserve judgment. But standing alone, this deal surely doesn't look "solid" to a Sox fan hoping and expecting the Sox to continue contending. Perhaps Floyd will win 15 games and I will have to eat my words--and I couldn't be more happy if I do. But at this point this looks nuts. I certainly hope you are right that this is a “solid deal.” However, I have a great deal of trouble seeing that right now. I thought we had finally movedbeyond having to d beyond having to worry about economizing. For a contending team to give up a 17 game winner and get back nothing that really fills our current needs–indeed, perhaps getting back nothing that will even be on the major league roster–seems very strange. Perhaps another trade is coming, so I guess I must reserve judgment. But standing alone, this deal surely doesn’t look “solid” to a Sox fan hoping and expecting the Sox to continue contending. Perhaps Floyd will win 15 games and I will have to eat my words–and I couldn’t be more happy if I do. But at this point this looks nuts.

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