Adam Eaton and Freddy Garcia - A Whole Lot of Buyer's Remorse For Phils' Front Office

Last week, it was noted here that after two miserable starts with the Orioles, Adam Eaton had a strong outing against the White Sox, perhaps a harbinger of better days. But on Tuesday night against the Angels, Eaton reverted to type. In 6 innings, he gave up 5 earned runs, 4 walks and 6 hits and took the loss. The right-hander had a similar pattern when he was in Philadelphia. Every 4 or 5 weeks, like clockwork, he would pitch reasonably well, raising hopes that he had "regained" his form, only to stumble badly the next time out. Unfortunately, this is and was Adam Eaton's form - 24 million dollars' worth.

The same day that Eaton lost to the Angels, the career of his partner in crime, Freddy Garcia, presumably came to its inevitable conclusion. After a couple of rocky outings with the Mets' Triple A Buffalo Bisons, Garcia was released. Recall that the Phils traded two prospects for Garcia in late 2006. For the miserly sum of 10 million dollars, Garcia started 11 games for 58 innings in 2007. He went 1-5 with an ERA of 5.90 before his arm went lame, apparently from a shoulder injury which he hid from the Phillies.

24 million for Adam Eaton and 10 million for Freddy Garcia. That's buyer's remorse you can believe in.