Luis Garcia
23-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.266
HR
9
RBI
50
R
61
SB
9
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
When he made his major-league debut in August of 2020, just 90 days after his 20th birthday, it sure appeared that Garcia was headed toward a long and prosperous career. It could still happen -- he's still young -- but a lot of the prospect shine has already worn off as he enters his age-24 campaign. Garcia posted a greatly-improved 12.4 strikeout percentage last season, down from 22.3 percent the year before, but he got on base at only a .304 clip and owns a career .295 OBP through his first 1,245 big-league plate appearances. He's not particularly fast, nor does he hit the ball particularly hard, so it's difficult to envision a sudden breakout in 2024. On top of all that, the Nationals aren't guaranteeing that Garcia will be their starting second baseman come Opening Day. Read Past Outlooks
Goes yard Friday
Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets.
ANALYSIS
The second baseman slapped an Adrian Houser offering the other way in the first inning and watched it carry over the fence in the left-field corner. Garcia has picked up the pace at the plate after a slow start to his spring, and over the last eight games he's batting .370 (10-for-27) with three doubles and two homers. Still only 23 years old, the Nationals are hoping he can take a step forward as a hitter in 2024 despite an unimpressive .265/.295/.395 slash line through his first four MLB seasons.
The second baseman slapped an Adrian Houser offering the other way in the first inning and watched it carry over the fence in the left-field corner. Garcia has picked up the pace at the plate after a slow start to his spring, and over the last eight games he's batting .370 (10-for-27) with three doubles and two homers. Still only 23 years old, the Nationals are hoping he can take a step forward as a hitter in 2024 despite an unimpressive .265/.295/.395 slash line through his first four MLB seasons.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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12
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+4%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .660 | 296 | 3 | 26 | .260 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .705 | 810 | 19 | 91 | .265 | ||||
2023vs Left | .668 | 129 | 1 | 11 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Right | .696 | 353 | 8 | 39 | .268 | ||||
2022vs Left | .577 | 101 | 1 | 8 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Right | .751 | 276 | 6 | 37 | .290 | ||||
2021vs Left | .771 | 66 | 1 | 7 | .297 | ||||
2021vs Right | .655 | 181 | 5 | 15 | .221 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+10%
OPS at Home
2023
+8%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .728 | 538 | 11 | 51 | .281 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .660 | 568 | 11 | 66 | .248 | ||||
2023Home | .664 | 242 | 4 | 19 | .259 | ||||
2023Away | .714 | 240 | 5 | 31 | .274 | ||||
2022Home | .817 | 185 | 4 | 26 | .328 | ||||
2022Away | .596 | 192 | 3 | 19 | .226 | ||||
2021Home | .720 | 111 | 3 | 6 | .250 | ||||
2021Away | .659 | 136 | 3 | 16 | .235 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Luis Garcia compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.45BB Rate
5.6%K Rate
12.4%BABIP
.286ISO
.119AVG
.266OBP
.304SLG
.385OPS
.688wOBA
.301Exit Velocity
88.3 mphHard Hit Rate
30.9%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.263Expected SLG
.404Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/secGround Ball %
53.3%Line Drive %
18.5%Fly Ball %
28.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Garcia opened 2022 with Triple-A Rochester but was promoted to the big leagues at the start of June and had a .275/.295/.408 slash line with seven home runs across 93 games for the Nationals. He initially took over the starting job at shortstop but shifted to the keystone once CJ Abrams was deemed ready to go. Garcia had a manageable strikeout rate (22.3 percent), but an abysmal walk rate (3.0 percent) isn't sustainable for a big-league regular. Garcia should receive plenty of run in 2023 with the Nationals trying to determine what the young infielder can provide, but he'll need to show more than solid contact skills to warrant a regular role long term. He also has only eight steals since the 2019 minor-league season, so he won't provide much value on the basepaths in addition to his low power.
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Clubs first spring homer
Garcia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.
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Agrees to terms
Garcia signed a one-year contract to avoid arbitration with the Nationals on Thursday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Not guaranteed second base job
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Monday that Garcia is not guaranteed the second base job going into next season, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Sitting out finale
Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Raps out two hits
Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double and a run in Friday's 10-6 win over Atlanta.
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