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Yankees Not Interested in Bringing Christian Garcia Back

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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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 ...

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Read: NoMaas’ Interview w/Mark Newman

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

NoMaas.org had a great interview with the Yankees' Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Mark Newman that was filled with great little tidbits of information about the minor league system. Since this has been a slow news day thanks to the off day yesterday, I figured I'd point it out and run down some of ...

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Christian Garcia Released, Shane Lindsay Claimed

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

According to Chad Jennings of the Journal News, the Yankees have released minor league right handed pitcher Christian Garcia who recently underwent his second Tommy John sugery. The move was made in order to make room on the 40-man roster for RHP Shane Lindsay whom the Yankees claimed off waivers from the Colorado Rockies. Garcia, 24, ...

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Christian Garcia Gets Tommy John

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

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 ...

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Sherman: Yanks Farm System Needs to Produce Pitchers

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Just one year ago crop of pitchers expected to hit the free agent market was pretty impressive, Roy Halladay, Josh Beckett, Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb among others. But elite starting pitchers are a rare commodity and teams have been aggressive in locking these guys up. Now that list is just down to Cliff Lee and Brandon ...

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It's Still Groundhog's Day for Christian Garcia

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

It happened to me again this year,I thought Christian Garcia could stay healthy. That will not be the case, again, in 2010 though as he left last night's game in the middle of the sixth inning experiencing the same pain in his elbow that caused him to miss most of the 2009 season. “It was some ...

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Trenton Thunder Blogger Mike Ashmore is a Beast

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

For those of you who don't know who he is, Mike Ashmore runs a Trenton Thunder blog for the Hunterdon County Democrat. He's also one of the better and more hard working bloggers out there covering the Yankees organization. Well, I'd say he topped himself yesterday as he interviewed at least nine members of the organization ...

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2010 Trenton Thunder Roster

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees season officially kicked off last night as they lost 9-7 against the Boston Red Sox and the minor league affiliates are set to get going next. Here is the Double-A Trenton Thunder roster via Mike Ashmore: PITCHERS (13): Cory Arbiso, Wilkins Arias, Jeremy Bleich, Noel Castillo, Wilkin De La Rosa, Grant Duff, Christian Garcia, ...

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Dare I Get Excited About Christian Garcia?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

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. ...

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A Bad Sign for Christian Garcia, Updated

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

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 ...

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