Yanks Interested in Garcia?

From the NY Times:

The Yankees are among the teams watching the progress of Freddy García, the former All-Star right-hander who had surgery last August to repair tears in his labrum and rotator cuff.

García has been throwing off a mound and will audition for interested teams early next month in Miami. He has a big fan in the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez, his teammate with the Seattle Mariners in 1999 and 2000. García averaged 14 ½ victories per season for Seattle and the White Sox until slumping with the Phillies when his shoulder hurt last year.

Garcia, if healthy, could be an effective mid-season acquisition for any team (stats). If he’s not asking for much, I’m sure Cashman wouldn’t hesitate to give him a look if the Darrell Rasner experiment fails (or if Hughes and IPK show that they need more seasoning in the minors after their injuries). It could be a low-risk, high-reward type of move.