BA GRADE
50
Risk: V. High
Born: May 19, 1999. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 5-10. Wt.: 163. Signed: Dominican Republic, 2015. Signed by: Ray Sanchez/Victor Mata.
When the Yankees signed Garcia in 2015 they did so because of the big-time arm speed they saw coming from his small frame. He opened his career with 61 strikeouts in 48.2 innings in the Dominican Summer League, then in 2017 shot from the DSL to the Gulf Coast League and finished the year at Rookie-level Pulaski. He’s totaled 143 strikeouts in 101 career innings, good for nearly 13 strikeouts per nine innings. He produces a low-90s fastball that peaked this year at 93 mph, but his bread and butter is a curveball that registers a spin rate of better than 3,000 on StatCast. His fastball has a high spin rate, too, and comes with riding life in the zone. He’s also got a fringe-average changeup with fade and sink in the low-80s as his third pitch. He obviously needs to gain strength if he wants to find a spot in a rotation. Still a teenager, he’ll have plenty of time do that. He could begin next year in extended spring training before moving to short-season Staten Island in June.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2016 |
Yankees2 (DSL) |
R |
1 |
5 |
2.61 |
12 |
12 |
2017 |
Yankees1 (DSL) |
R |
1 |
1 |
1.17 |
3 |
3 |
|
Yankees2 (GCL) |
R |
3 |
0 |
3.24 |
4 |
2 |
|
Pulaski (APP) |
R |
2 |
1 |
4.50 |
6 |
5 |
Minor League Totals |
7 |
7 |
2.99 |
25 |
22 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2016 |
Yankees2 (DSL) |
0 |
0 |
48 |
23 |
1 |
2017 |
Yankees1 (DSL) |
0 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
|
Yankees2 (GCL) |
0 |
0 |
17 |
9 |
3 |
|
Pulaski (APP) |
0 |
0 |
28 |
23 |
3 |
Minor League Totals |
0 |
0 |
108 |
65 |
8 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/9 |
WHIP |
AVG |
2016 |
Yankees2 (DSL) |
32 |
61 |
11.4 |
1.14 |
.149 |
2017 |
Yankees1 (DSL) |
2 |
18 |
10.6 |
0.78 |
.196 |
|
Yankees2 (GCL) |
4 |
24 |
13.0 |
0.78 |
.155 |
|
Pulaski (APP) |
13 |
43 |
13.8 |
1.29 |
.232 |
Minor League Totals |
51 |
146 |
12.1 |
1.07 |
.180 |
|