Rich Garces
Rich Garces (born
May 18,
1971, Maracay,
Venezuela) is a
baseball pitcher known as "El Guapo". After spells with the
Twins,
Cubs and
Marlins, he pitched for the
Boston Red Sox from
1996 to
2002. He was one of the
American League's premier setup men from
1998, before his sudden decline in 2002 (in which he posted an
ERA of 7.59).
In 203 games as a relief pitcher, he was 23-10 with 7 saves.
Garces earned one victory with the Red Sox in the 1999 Division Series against the Cleveland Indians.