Luis Garcia Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 248 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/13/1996 (27)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- None
Luis Garcia Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Luis Garcia News
Houston Astros starting pitcher Luis Garcia (elbow) threw a bullpen session at Minute Maid Park ahead of Tuesday's game against the Atlanta Braves. Continuing to recuperate from Tommy John surgery, Garcia started tossing bullpens earlier in April and is slowly progressing toward eventually heading to a minor-league rehab assignment. The expectation is that he will be able to rejoin Houston's injury-ravaged rotation at some point during the middle of the season. Before his 2023 season came to a close, the 27-year-old right-hander posted a respectable 4.00 ERA (3.63 FIP), 1.29 WHIP, and 31:10 K:BB over 27 innings (six starts). The Astros called up Forrest Whitley on Tuesday for pitching help, but it wouldn't be surprising to see swingman Brandon Bielak be asked to eat some innings at some point.
Houston Astros pitchers Luis Garcia (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr. (elbow), Jose Urquidy (forearm) and Penn Murfee (elbow) all played catch at Minute Maid Park on Monday. Left-hander Framber Valdez (elbow) is scheduled to play catch Tuesday. Garcia, McCullers and Murfee are all currently on the 60-day injured list. Garcia is recovering from Tommy John surgery last May and isn't expected to be an option for the 'Stros until around midseason at least. McCullers, 30, is expected to be out until late June or early July as he recovers from right-elbow surgery. After missing a huge chunk of last season, the 28-year-old Urquidy has now been out almost a month with a right-forearm strain. Barring a setback, he should be the first of this group to return for Houston's rotation.
The Houston Astros moved pitchers Luis Garcia (elbow) and Penn Murfee (elbow) to the 60-day injured list on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for reliever Miguel Diaz and catcher/utility man Cooper Hummel after they were claimed off waivers. Garcia underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last May and won't be able to return to the Astros' starting rotation at least until around midseason this year. The 27-year-old threw a 15-pitch bullpen session on Monday, which is a big step in his recovery from elbow reconstruction. Given Garcia's long layoff, fantasy managers shouldn't expect much from him in 2024 in the second half. The Venezuelan hurler went 15-8 with a 3.72 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 47 was and 157 K's in 157 1/3 innings in his last full season in 2022.
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Alex Bregman |
3 | Yordan Alvarez |
4 | Kyle Tucker |
5 | Yainer Diaz |
6 | Jeremy Peña |
7 | Jon Singleton |
8 | Victor Caratini |
9 | Jake Meyers |
Luis Garcia Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Alex Bregman |
3 | Yordan Alvarez |
4 | Kyle Tucker |
5 | Yainer Diaz |
6 | Jeremy Peña |
7 | Jon Singleton |
8 | Victor Caratini |
9 | Jake Meyers |
Luis Garcia followed up his impressive 2021 debut season with another equally productive campaign. In 157.1 IP last year, Garcia had a 15-8 W-L record, 3.72 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 157 Ks. His underlying numbers suggest he was as good as his results showed with a 3.59 xERA, 3.82 xFIP and 3.77 SIERA and although we saw a slight drop in his strikeout rate (26.4% K% in 2021 to 24.4% K% in 2022), Garcia cut down on the walks (from 7.9% BB% to 7.3% BB%). Garcia has a five-pitch arsenal allows him to throw his fastball less than most, which is important given their numbers. While his fastball had a .281 AVG against it last year and a .374 wOBA, his four secondary pitches all had a sub .205 AVG and .260 wOBA or better. Garcia's cutter (thrown 29.4% last year) had a 42.8% SwStr% while his other three offerings all had better than a 29.0% SwStr%. Garcia only threw his fastball 42.1% of the time and relying on his other offerings will be key if he is to maintain success. If he does that, Garcia's ADP of ~163 (45th starting pitcher) appears to provide plenty of fantasy value.