Freddy Garcia pitches as a starter for the Chicago White Sox. Garcia started reliably during the early part of his career, making at least 31 starts in seven of his first eight seasons. Over the last three seasons, injuries limited him to just 25 starts total. His decline started in 2005, however. Through 2004 he struck out 6.9 batters per nine innings, walked 3.2 per nine innings and gave up 22.2 home runs per 200 innings. That resulted in a 3.94 ERA. Since then, his K rate dropped to 6.0 per nine and his HR rate rose to 26.9 per 200 innings. His walks improved to 2.3 per nine innings, but his ERA rose to 4.38.
Garcia is healthy for the first time in a while and is vying for the fifth starter role on the White Sox. With his better control, he should be an effective fifth starter.
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