The Yankees played the Braves at Disney World this afternoon. The Braves home field throughout spring training is at the Wide World of Sports in Orlando, which is situated right in the heart of Disney. Today Garcia got the start for the Yankees in this magical world of Disney.
Freddy Garcia has the look of a pitcher determined to make the opening day roster as the #4 Starter. Garcia is attempting to improve on this comeback season of 2010 and it looks like his velocity has already increased. Last season he pitched between 85-86 MPH but this spring he has been clocked between 88-89. He even made mention that his slider and changeup have improved due to the increased speed of his pitches. It seems like he is a man on a mission and if he makes some improvements from last season, could be a legitimate starting pitcher that eats many innings throughout the season. It would be nice to replace Andy Pettite with a new veteran type of presence on the pitching staff.
So far in spring training he has started two games for a total of 5 innings. Although this does not amount to much yet, his ERA is 0.00 and he threw 3 scoreless innings this afternoon with two strikeouts.
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