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Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/1/2024
2024 Stats
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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
Shifts to 60-day IL
The Astros transferred Garcia (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Garcia isn't expected to return to the Astros until midseason after undergoing Tommy John surgery last May, so his move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his timeline. He will temporarily give up his spot on the 40-man roster to make room for Cooper Hummel, who was claimed off waivers from the Giants in a corresponding move. Per MLB.com, manager Joe Espada said that Garcia was able to take a major step forward in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Monday, when he threw a 15-pitch bullpen session. Garcia will likely increase the volume and intensity of his side sessions over the next few weeks before advancing to facing hitters in live batting practice.
Garcia isn't expected to return to the Astros until midseason after undergoing Tommy John surgery last May, so his move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his timeline. He will temporarily give up his spot on the 40-man roster to make room for Cooper Hummel, who was claimed off waivers from the Giants in a corresponding move. Per MLB.com, manager Joe Espada said that Garcia was able to take a major step forward in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Monday, when he threw a 15-pitch bullpen session. Garcia will likely increase the volume and intensity of his side sessions over the next few weeks before advancing to facing hitters in live batting practice.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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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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| 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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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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Pushed to 60-day IL
The Astros transferred Garcia (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
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