Yimi Garcia

32-Year-Old PitcherRP

Toronto Blue Jays

2022 Stats

W-L

4-5

ERA

3.10

WHIP

1.05

2023 Projections

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Garcia's first season in Toronto went about as you'd expect. He wasn't spectacular, but was rock solid in his eighth inning setup role, recording a career-best 22 holds. Garcia posted slightly better than league-average rates for both strikeouts (23.5%) and walks (6.5%) and maintained success with his 4-seamer (.127 BAA) despite losing a little over a mile per hour on average (94.9 mph). In fact, his heater generated a Statcast run value of -18, which was 14th-best in the league for that pitch type. 42 of his 58 strikeouts came via his fastball, which speaks to his reliance on the offering. Garcia posted a 3.10 ERA and 1.05 WHIP across 61 innings, but those ratios could have been much better if not for a brutal two-week stretch at the end of last season. Toronto's acquisition of Erik Swanson may relegate Garcia to the sixth or seventh inning, but he should continue to rack up holds for those seeking help in the category. Read Past Outlooks

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#600

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Overall

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 228

DOB 8/18/1990

Born Moca, DR

College None

Drafted 2009 LAD

Gearing up for setup role

PToronto Blue Jays

March 20, 2023

Garcia gave up a hit in a scoreless eighth inning during Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.

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The right-hander didn't allow a run in two innings while pitching for the Dominican Republic during the WBC, and he's also delivered three clean innings for the Jays in Grapefruit League play. Garcia's combined 2:0 K:BB over that time isn't exactly dominant, but he's still set to be one of the primary setup men for closer Jordan Romano in 2023, and he recorded a career-high 22 holds in that role last year.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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What part of the game does Yimi Garcia generally pitch?

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-14%

BAA vs RHP

2022

-5%

BAA vs RHP

2021

-16%

BAA vs RHP

2020

-42%

BAA vs RHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2020vs Left	.235	233	45	23	48	14	1	9
Since 2020vs Right	.202	311	92	16	58	10	1	5
2022vs Left	.222	104	19	11	20	7	0	3
2022vs Right	.211	143	39	5	28	4	0	3
2021vs Left	.253	104	21	10	23	4	1	6
2021vs Right	.213	133	39	8	26	6	1	2
2020vs Left	.217	25	5	2	5	3	0	0
2020vs Right	.125	35	14	3	4	0	0	0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-14%

ERA at Home

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-22%

ERA on Road

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-45%

ERA at Home

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-100%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2020Home	3.05	1.06	65.0	8	6	8	10.5	2.6	0.8
Since 2020Away	3.54	1.11	68.2	3	8	9	8.0	2.6	1.0
2022Home	3.48	1.10	31.0	3	2	0	9.3	2.6	0.9
2022Away	2.70	1.00	30.0	1	3	1	7.8	2.1	0.9
2021Home	2.96	1.06	27.1	2	4	7	11.5	3.0	1.0
2021Away	5.34	1.25	30.1	2	5	8	7.4	2.7	1.5
2020Home	1.35	0.90	6.2	3	0	1	12.2	1.4	0.0
2020Away	0.00	0.96	8.1	0	0	0	10.8	4.3	0.0
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Stat Review

How does Yimi Garcia compare to other relievers?

This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

K/BB

3.63

K/9

8.6

BB/9

2.4

HR/9

0.9

Fastball

94.7 mph

ERA

3.10

WHIP

1.05

BABIP

.269

GB/FB

0.99

Left On Base

68.3%

Exit Velocity

80.4 mph

Barrels/BBE

4.4%

Spin Rate

2401 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

17.4%

Swinging Strike

10.8%

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Marlins manager Don Mattingly had a quick hook on Anthony Bass as the team's closer after he blew Miami's first two save chances in early April. Enter Garcia, who was awarded the full-time closer role for the first time in his career. He effectively got the job done with 15 saves in 18 chances, but it came with mixed results, as the right-hander started hot before laboring between June and July (6.32 ERA, 1.60 WHIP). Miami was smart to capitalize on Garcia's pending free agency by trading him to Houston. The 31-year-old pitched in middle relief for the Astros, oftentimes during games they were trailing. Garcia still had a decent year overall with a 4.21 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 9.4 K/9 over 57.2 innings. He recently signed with Toronto after gaining some valuable experience in high-leverage, but don't expect abundant saves with his new team.

Garcia opened the season with a pair of scoreless outings, albeit walking three in 2.2 innings. He was one of several Marlins who tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to return until Aug. 30. Garcia showed no ill-effects, walking just two over his final 12.1 innings, fanning 17 in that span. He righty teased this level of success with the Dodgers in 2019, but served up 15 homers in 62.1 innings in his final season with Los Angeles. Last year, Garcia didn't allow a single long ball in 15 frames, in part due to a career-high 41.7% groundball rate, up from 29.6% the previous season. In 2020, Garcia cut back on his curve, throwing more sliders, and perhaps more importantly, located in the upper third of the strike zone 25% of the time compared to 32% in 2019. If Garcia maintains this, the impending homer regression will be softened. Garcia belongs in the speculative closer tier.

Bullpen roles are up for grabs in Miami and Garcia is in the mix for high-leverage duty. Over five seasons with the Dodgers, Garcia posted a 3.61 ERA and 21.1 K-BB% in 159.2 total innings. He averaged 94.2 mph on his fastball last season with one of the highest four-seam spin rates in the game (2,593 rpm). His curveball spin was close to elite, and according to Statcast, Garcia ranked among the elite in hard-hit rate allowed, xBA and xwOBA. The right-hander is an extreme flyball pitcher (career 52.2 FB%) and that is not ideal in this day and age of Major League Baseball. Indeed home runs were a major problem in his final couple seasons with Los Angeles. A little improvement there would go a long way, and Marlins Park should help in that regard even with the center-field and right-center-field fences moving in. Remember Don Mattingly is already familiar with Garcia after managing him from 2014-15.

Garcia represented a bright spot for a beleaguered Dodgers bullpen last year. His body of work included an impressive 10.8 K/9 and 1.6 BB/9, though an escalated home run rate served to drive up his ERA. Garcia suffered through an 11-game stretch in the middle of the season that saw his ERA balloon from 0.63 to 4.09, but he otherwise flashed signs of being a solid setup man one day, if not a closer. Garcia flashes a fastball in the 92-94 range, a slider, and an average changeup. In addition, Garcia handled lefties (.172 batting average against) even better than righties (.224) last year. Further developing those last two pitches will be key, but Garcia has shown enough to give the Dodgers hope that he will be around for a while. Garcia should enter spring training as a heavy favorite for one of the team's bullpen roles, though he may have to earn it.

Garcia earned a September callup after another impressive season in the upper levels of the Dodgers' system, where he was one of the team's best relievers at Triple-A Albuquerque. The Pacific Coast League is a difficult place to pitch, making his 3.10 ERA there all the more impressive. Garcia took a big step forward with his control in 2013 at Double-A, and was able to sustain that success in 2014. During his limited time in the big leagues, Garcia fanned 25.0% of the batters he faced and carried a tidy 2.8% walk rate while working predominantly with a fastball-slider combination. He'll likely be in the mix for an Opening Day bullpen spot this spring, but Garcia has minor league options left and may have to wait for injuries to deplete the team's depth before getting his second look from the Dodgers.

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Notches first save

PToronto Blue Jays

August 20, 2022

Garcia pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn a save over the Yankees on Saturday.

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Collects second win

PToronto Blue Jays

August 18, 2022

Garcia (2-4) picked up the win in Wednesday's 6-1 victory over the Orioles, striking out one in a perfect two-thirds of an inning.

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Clean inning in return

PToronto Blue Jays

July 8, 2022

Garcia threw a perfect sixth inning in Friday's 5-2 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.

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Reinstated from injured list

PToronto Blue Jays

July 8, 2022

Garcia (back) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Friday.

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Rejoins team, not activated

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July 7, 2022

Garcia (back) is with Toronto for its weekend series at Seattle but has not yet been activated from the injured list, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.

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