FREDDY GARCIA: REVIEWING OUR PROJECTIONS

FREDDY GARCIA

• Projected: 3 wins, 5.35 ERA, 12 starts

• 2011: 12 wins, 3.62 ERA, 25 starts
  

Well, well, well, didn't we botch this projection? Freddy Garcia was brought in to Yankee camp this spring to try to make one of the final two spots in the rotation this season. Although Garcia didn't pitch well in Spring Training, he was named one of the final two starters. This season Garcia's fastball velocity sat at 87.2 MPH while being used 36% of the time. He used his slider, and his split-fingered fastball 23.8% and 22.4% of the time, respectively. You can read all of his pitch types as well as his other Fangraphs stats HERE.

He proved time and time again that you don't need electric stuff to survive in the AL East. You can live on the corners and not in the middle of the plate to be effective. Joe Girardi gave Freddy the nod for Game 3, and we look forward to it.

Read other stories about Freddy here:

WHY FREDDY'S ON A MISSION

WHY FREDDY DESERVES A ROTATION SPOT

WHY FREDDY GARCIA IS THE YANKEES ROCK

WHY GARCIA SHOWED HEART



--Jesse Schindler, BYB Staff Writer




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