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LAKELAND, Fla. -- There was a time, not so long ago, when Freddy Garcia's spring training starts wouldn't be all that different from the way Johan Santana's are treated now.
He was an ace, a two-time All-Star who finished in the top 10 in the American League Cy Young race twice. And as such, he would be coddled and the plans of the rest of the pitching staff would rotate around him.See the full content of this document
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Garcia a Long Shot for Rotation
But now, Garcia finds himself at 33 years old climbing on a bus just before 8 a.m., seated mostly with kids trying to make a name, and embarked on a 2 1/2-hour bus ride across the state.
"It...See the full content of this document
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