Edgar Garcia Profile
December 1, 2006 — phuturephillies
Edgar Garcia, RHP
Signed; 2004 [FA, Dominican Republic]
Debut; 2005 [GCL]
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Ranked #4 last year, Garcia showed up out of shape in spring training and encountered several minor injuries that nagged him at Lakewood and he never got fully untracked. Garcia has pure stuff on par with Carrasco’s. He has excellent life on his fastball and though his velocity was down for much of last season, it returned to its usual low 90’s during instructional league. After throwing two variations of curveballs, Garcia settled on a hard-breaking 81-83 mph bender that resembles a slider at times. He hasn’t made strides with his changeup, and might be better suited to a relief role. His delivery is simple and repeatable, allowing him to throw strikes with ease. Garcia needs to command the fastball more effectively. The Phillies have questioned his work ethic, and he’ll have to maintain a strict work regimen if hes going to reach his ultimate ceiling of a middle-of-the-rotation starter.
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2008: Phillies #14 (BA)
2007: Phillies #4 (BA)
2006: Phillies #12 (BA)
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