2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.17
WHIP
0.39
K
11
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After a down year with his curveball in 2022, Garcia once again found success with the pitch last season (.189 BA). The 33-year-old threw his curve at a 34.3 percent clip, which was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than his 4-seamer that had been his primary offering throughout his career. Garcia's strikeout and walk rates improved during the 2023 campaign whilst establishing career-highs in games played (73, T-7th-most in the league) and innings pitched (66). He maintained above-average Statcast metrics across the board while recording 19 holds as one of the Blue Jays' primary setup men. Garcia's $6 million option for 2024 vested during last season, locking him into a late-inning role for Toronto for another year. Read Past Outlooks
Collects second save
Garcia picked up the save Monday against the Yankees. He retired all three batters he faced without recording a strikeout.
ANALYSIS
Garcia recorded his second straight save Monday night after earning his first Saturday against Colorado. This save wasn't easy as he faced the heart of the Yankees order, but he smoothly retired Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo on nine pitches. Although Garcia has collected the last two Toronto saves, he looks to move back into a setup role soon as Jordan Romano (elbow) is slated to return this week.
Garcia recorded his second straight save Monday night after earning his first Saturday against Colorado. This save wasn't easy as he faced the heart of the Yankees order, but he smoothly retired Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo on nine pitches. Although Garcia has collected the last two Toronto saves, he looks to move back into a setup role soon as Jordan Romano (elbow) is slated to return this week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Yimi Garcia generally throw?
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What part of the game does Yimi Garcia generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-53%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .225 | 58 | 22 | 43 | 7 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .236 | 90 | 10 | 74 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .059 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .237 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .274 | 43 | 5 | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .222 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .211 | 39 | 5 | 28 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-28%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 2.94 | 1.04 | 70.1 | 10.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.06 | 1.18 | 64.1 | 9.1 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.69 | 0.38 | 5.1 | 15.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 0.43 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.65 | 1.09 | 34.0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.63 | 1.41 | 32.0 | 10.4 | 1.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.48 | 1.10 | 31.0 | 9.3 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.70 | 1.00 | 30.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | ||||
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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.
* 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
11.00K/9
12.9BB/9
1.2HR/9
1.2Fastball
96.6 mphERA
1.17WHIP
0.39BABIP
.086GB/FB
0.20Left On Base
125.0%Swinging Strike
17.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Tosses bullpen Friday
Garcia pitched a bullpen session Friday and is nearing a return, reports Keegan Matheson of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
Garcia is on the injured list with a left back strain and may return as soon as he's eligible July 7. The 31-year-old was a critical late-game reliever for Toronto before the injury. It seems likely that he will return to that role and help a Blue Jays bullpen that has struggled with a 4.35 ERA for the season.
Garcia is on the injured list with a left back strain and may return as soon as he's eligible July 7. The 31-year-old was a critical late-game reliever for Toronto before the injury. It seems likely that he will return to that role and help a Blue Jays bullpen that has struggled with a 4.35 ERA for the season.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Secures first save of 2024
Garcia struck out the side in the ninth inning against the Rockies on Saturday to earn his first save of the season.
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Picks up first win
Garcia (1-0) was credited with the win in Friday's victory over the Yankees, striking out one in two-thirds of a scoreless inning of relief.
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Could be part of closer committee
Garcia could be part of a closer by committee for the Blue Jays while Jordan Romano (elbow) and Erik Swanson (forearm) are out, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.
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Looms as closer alternative
Garcia could be in the mix for save chances if Jordan Romano (elbow) and Erik Swanson (forearm) are unavailable at the start of the season, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Solid spring so far
Garcia tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.
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