Christian Garcia
39-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
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Garcia (shoulder) was released by the Nationals on Wednesday.
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Health issues have ruined a once-promising career for the hard-throwing Garcia, as elbow, forearm and shoulder concerns have limited him to just 28 innings in the minors over the last season and a half. Garcia has managed to pitch effectively on the few occasions he's been healthy, so he's virtually certain to get another look elsewhere once his latest bout with shoulder discomfort clears up.
Health issues have ruined a once-promising career for the hard-throwing Garcia, as elbow, forearm and shoulder concerns have limited him to just 28 innings in the minors over the last season and a half. Garcia has managed to pitch effectively on the few occasions he's been healthy, so he's virtually certain to get another look elsewhere once his latest bout with shoulder discomfort clears up.
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Cut loose by the Yankees in 2010 after his second Tommy John surgery, the Nationals took a chance on Garcia and their gamble seems to have paid off. After a conversion to relief to try and save his arm, he tore through the high minors before making his major league debut in September and continuing his dominance, finishing 2012 with an aggregate 11.2 K/9 rate across three levels. His arsenal is almost Strasburg-esque, as he combines a nasty fastball that tops out at 97 mph with a mid-80s changeup and vicious slow curve, and while the Nats have plenty of established closer candidates already, it is hard to watch Garcia pitch and not see a ninth-inning role in his future, health permitting. Perhaps there will be some temptation for Washington to move him back into a rotation role, but given his injury history they are probably better served keeping him in the bullpen.
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Garcia was placed on the 7-day DL at Triple-A Syracuse with shoulder discomfort, William Ladson of MLB.com reports.
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Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday.
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Garcia struck out the side in a perfect eighth inning during Sunday's Grapefruit League game.
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Garcia had a rough first outing of the spring, giving up four runs in one inning against the Mets on Friday.
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Garcia is throwing normal bullpen sessions in the early part of training camp and appears to be fully recovered from last season's forearm trouble, the Washington Post reports.
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