Yimi Garcia
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
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
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.
ANALYSIS
It sounds like manager John Schneider doesn't plan to settle on one guy during what the team hopes is a short absence for Romano and Swanson. Mitchell lists Chad Green at the top of the pecking order, followed by Garcia and Tim Mayza. Garcia collected three saves while compiling a 79:15 K:BB over 66 frames for Toronto in 2023.
It sounds like manager John Schneider doesn't plan to settle on one guy during what the team hopes is a short absence for Romano and Swanson. Mitchell lists Chad Green at the top of the pecking order, followed by Garcia and Tim Mayza. Garcia collected three saves while compiling a 79:15 K:BB over 66 frames for Toronto in 2023.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .230 | 55 | 21 | 42 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .246 | 82 | 10 | 73 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.05 | 1.09 | 65.0 | 10.2 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.21 | 1.21 | 62.0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
5.27K/9
10.8BB/9
2.0HR/9
1.1Fastball
95.8 mphERA
4.09WHIP
1.24BABIP
.355GB/FB
1.66Left On Base
66.4%Exit Velocity
79.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.2%Spin Rate
2506 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%Swinging Strike
14.1%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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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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Under contract for 2024
Garcia's $6 million option for 2024 vested Sunday during his relief appearance in Toronto's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Angels, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.
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Notches one-out save
Garcia recorded the final out of Friday's 4-1 win over the Angels to collect his third save of the season.
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Nabs second save
Garcia picked up the save Saturday against the Diamondbacks, allowing two hits while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
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