Luis Garcia
23-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.311
HR
1
RBI
10
R
4
SB
5
Rest-of-Season 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
Produces in clean-up role
Garcia went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base during Sunday's 6-0 win over the Astros.
ANALYSIS
Garcia's first inning single off Houston starter Hunter Brown provided the second and third runs for the Nationals. He later added his fifth steal while the three hits raised his average to .317. Perhaps more importantly, it was also the second-consecutive game Garcia was placed in the lineup as the clean-up hitter. Garcia already has seven doubles through 63 at-bats this season after posting 18 over 447 at-bats last year. With the added extra-base pop and a spot in the heart of the order, the 23-year-old Garcia could be in line for a breakout 2024.
Garcia's first inning single off Houston starter Hunter Brown provided the second and third runs for the Nationals. He later added his fifth steal while the three hits raised his average to .317. Perhaps more importantly, it was also the second-consecutive game Garcia was placed in the lineup as the clean-up hitter. Garcia already has seven doubles through 63 at-bats this season after posting 18 over 447 at-bats last year. With the added extra-base pop and a spot in the heart of the order, the 23-year-old Garcia could be in line for a breakout 2024.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+39%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .626 | 249 | 2 | 22 | .248 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .731 | 688 | 15 | 83 | .283 | ||||
2024vs Left | .610 | 19 | 0 | 3 | .235 | ||||
2024vs Right | .847 | 59 | 1 | 7 | .333 | ||||
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 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+13%
OPS at Home
2024
+37%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .746 | 465 | 8 | 50 | .297 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .661 | 472 | 9 | 55 | .251 | ||||
2024Home | .921 | 38 | 0 | 5 | .389 | ||||
2024Away | .670 | 40 | 1 | 5 | .237 | ||||
2023Home | .664 | 242 | 4 | 19 | .259 | ||||
2023Away | .714 | 240 | 5 | 31 | .274 | ||||
2022Home | .817 | 185 | 4 | 26 | .328 | ||||
2022Away | .596 | 192 | 3 | 19 | .226 | ||||
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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
0.31BB Rate
5.1%K Rate
16.7%BABIP
.367ISO
.135AVG
.311OBP
.346SLG
.446OPS
.792wOBA
.347Exit Velocity
90.5 mphHard Hit Rate
42.6%Barrels/PA
9.0%Expected BA
.304Expected SLG
.550Sprint Speed
24.7 ft/secGround Ball %
50.8%Line Drive %
21.3%Fly Ball %
27.9%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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Swipes fourth bag
Garcia went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's loss to the Astros.
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Steals two bags in Wednesday's win
Garcia went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers.
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Belts big homer in victory
Garcia went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run against the Dodgers in Monday's 6-4 win.
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On bench against lefty
Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's, Andrew Golden of The Washington Postreports.
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Sitting versus southpaw
Garcia is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Giants, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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