Christian Garcia

39-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Released by the Yankees in May 2010.
PFree Agent  
Shoulder
June 25, 2014
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.
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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.
Another year brought another injury for the perennially banged-up Garcia, who started just five games at Double-A before requiring surgery to remove a bone spur from his elbow. When he is healthy, however, he has demonstrated considerable upside. Relying primarily on a low-90s fastball, an outstanding curve and an improving changeup; he posted 98 strikeouts in 87.2 innings across Single-A and Double-A. Garcia will likely begin the 2010 season at Double-A and needs to prove that he can make more than a few starts in a row without succumbing to injury.
The oft-injured Garcia spent most of 2008 at High-A Tampa in the rotation, where he had an impressive 60:17 K:BB ratio in 49.2 innings along with a 4-2 record over 10 starts. He has struggled with injuries throughout his career, but he's a definite sleeper to watch with a fastball that touches 95 mph and tough 12-to-6 curveball in his arsenal. He'll still just be 23 years old for most of the 2009 season and is likely to start at Double-A, so don't write him off if he's able to shake the injury bug.
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PWashington Nationals  
Shoulder
June 4, 2014
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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PWashington Nationals  
March 20, 2014
Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday.
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PWashington Nationals  
March 10, 2014
Garcia struck out the side in a perfect eighth inning during Sunday's Grapefruit League game.
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PWashington Nationals  
March 1, 2014
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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PWashington Nationals  
February 18, 2014
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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