Gavin Floyd...Ouch

That Freddie Garcia trade is looking worse and worse as the White Sox approach the beginning of the 2007 season. I wasn’t opposed to the idea of trading Garcia, but it sure looks like the Sox didn’t get enough back for their Venezuelan workhorse. Garcia was obviously expendable because he’s an aging starting pitcher that was losing velocity with only one year left on his contract, and that was before the McCarthy deal so the Sox had one too many starters in the first place. The only problem is Floyd, the main return from the trade, has had a horrible spring training, and truth be told is probably the organization’s seventh best starting pitcher right now. That’s not saying much for a guy who is already 24 (the fourth pick in the same draft that produced Joe Mauer) and was the front runner for the fifth starter job at the beginning of camp. After getting beaten out for the last spot in the rotation by a 21 year old kid who everyone thought needed at least one more year of seasoning in the minors, Floyd got worked yesterday by the Angels, going 3 inning, giving up 6 hits and 4 earned runs. It now appears as if he’ll begin his season in AAA. It already feelings like this trade rests on Gio Gonzalez’s shoulders, because Floyd doesn’t seem to have the make up to cut in the big leagues.