Luis Garcia
27-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/1/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
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0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Garcia's 2023 season was almost as quickly over as it began. The righty got off to a decent start with 31 strikeouts in 27 innings winning 2 of his first 6 decisions before he joined the long and distinguished list of elbow injuries last season. Garcia had his TJ surgery on May 19th which means we likely will not see him until the late stages of 2024, It is unfortunate as Garcia is a rather fascinating pitcher given his cutter is one of the toughest pitches in baseball on opposing hitters and hit has generated swings and misses over 40% of the time since he ramped up his usage of the pitch in 2021. Like most pitchers in this state, Garcia is an interesting end-game selection in keeper leagues for managers looking to play the fantasy long game, but should otherwise be an afterthought for reset leagues this season. Read Past Outlooks
Throwing bullpen sessions
Garcia (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Garcia is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and resumed throwing bullpen sessions in April. He's still several months away from a return to the mound, as he'll need to continue to build up his arm strength before embarking on a lengthy rehab assignment.
Garcia is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and resumed throwing bullpen sessions in April. He's still several months away from a return to the mound, as he'll need to continue to build up his arm strength before embarking on a lengthy rehab assignment.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .245 | 80 | 22 | 78 | 12 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .209 | 108 | 35 | 78 | 14 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .318 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .186 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .234 | 68 | 18 | 64 | 12 | |||
2022vs Right | .213 | 89 | 29 | 67 | 11 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-34%
ERA on Road
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.43 | 1.13 | 101.2 | 9.5 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.94 | 1.19 | 82.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 4.24 | 1.24 | 17.0 | 10.6 | 2.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.60 | 1.40 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 4.5 | ||||
2022Home | 4.46 | 1.11 | 84.2 | 9.2 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 2.85 | 1.16 | 72.2 | 8.7 | 3.5 | ||||
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Set for Tommy John surgery
Garcia will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the 2023 season, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander has been a pivotal member of the Astros rotation after making his debut in 2020, and his absence represents a massive blow for the defending World Series champions. The surgery means Garcia will miss a good chunk of the 2024 campaign as well.
The right-hander has been a pivotal member of the Astros rotation after making his debut in 2020, and his absence represents a massive blow for the defending World Series champions. The surgery means Garcia will miss a good chunk of the 2024 campaign as well.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Garcia registered his second straight solid season with nearly identical surface stats. His WHIP was a tad lower due to a small dip in walk rate and a fortunate .260 BABIP. However, Garcia's ERA inched up as a result of a few more homers and a drop in strikeout rate. His xFIP and SIERA were almost the same in both seasons, suggesting the small differences were variance. There was some hope the Astros would tweak Garcia's five-pitch mix to help him achieve the next level. They still may, but at least last season Garcia's arsenal remained unchanged, with his cutter and slider doing most of the heavy lifting. Still just 26-years-old, there is time for Garcia to take the next step, even if it's just upping the 28 starts he's registered each of the past two seasons and pitching a little deeper, adding some frames onto last season's career high 157.1. The mid rotation floor is stable, with the potential of more.
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Shifts to 60-day IL
The Astros transferred Garcia (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Throws bullpen session
Garcia (elbow) threw a 15-pitch bullpen session Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Goes on injured list
The Astros placed Garcia (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Settles with Houston
The Astros and Garcia (elbow) avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.875 million contract Thursday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Goes through workout
Garcia (elbow) went through pitchers' fielding practice with his Astros teammates during the club's pre-ALDS workout Thursday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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