His first six starts should be:
4-10 vs Min
4-15 at Tor
4-21 vs TB
4-27 at Tex
5-2 at NY
5-7 vs Tor
Then they'll skip the 5th starter, and not need one until 5-18. I'd give him these six starts and if he tanks and Hudson is ok in Charlotte, I think Hudson is up on May 18.
Ok, I'm going to make this very clear....
Spring training statistics mean nothing for the most part. But I will say this about Freddy Garcia:
1) He hasn't exactly lit it up the last four years.
2) His velocity is way down. That cannot be disputed.
3) Dan Hudson is a solid prospect
IF---again IF---Freddy is bad (forget about the record) his first 6-8 starts, and Dan Hudson is everything he was last year his first 6-8 starts, I don't think they will hesitate to pull the plug on Freddy. If they think Hudson gives them a better chance to win, Freddy will be gone.
I said 'If"
QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 03:55 PM)
Pretty irrelevant. Let's see how Freddy does in real games, and Hudson in AAA, before leaping into a decision.