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6.26.2003
Yanks acquire Garcia, Miceli Naturally, Karim Garcia is no great shakes and Dan Miceli has had his problems. But after watching Tuesday night's spectacle at Tropicana Field in Tampa, it's pretty damn clear that the Yankees are desperate for bullpen help in any form they can get it, so I have no problem with this. I don't know that Miceli's going to be a good pitcher here...it's impossible to tell. I remember him being really effective and nasty for one glorious season (1998, with the Padres - he went 10-5 out of the pen with a pair of saves and a 3.22 ERA in 67 appearances), but for the bulk of his career, he's been very much mediocre. So far this season during all his time in the majors (he's pitched with both the Rockies and Indians this year) he's posted a 3.79 ERA...if he can find a way to duplicate that in New York, it'd be more than adequate. Garcia is another bat who'll be coming off the bench, and is interesting due to the monster second half he enjoyed last season. While he's got the stigma that any disappointing former big-time prospect has to overcome, if he can show a little bit of what he brought to the table last summer, he'll be a valuable addition - a lefty with power never goes out of style at Yankee Stadium, crowded as the outfield already is. I'd certainly be pissed about this if I were someone like Bubba Trammell, who really hasn't got anything close to a shot to earn any playing time in Bernie Williams's absence, but from an outsider's perspective, the hope has to be that manager Joe Torre should be provided with all the available talent and be left to figure out playing time on his own. - |