Jun 30, 2008 6:18 PM EST

Free agent pitcher Freddy Garcia could be coveted by both the Yankees and Mets later this summer, according to The Star-Ledger.

He hopes to sign with a team before the July 31 trade deadline. Coming off shoulder surgery, he could be ready to throw for scouts by the third week of July.

"I feel like I have a new shoulder," Garcia recently told his agent Peter Greenberg.

Via The Star-Ledger