Mitch Garver Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/15/1991 (31)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- New Mexico
Mitch Garver Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Mitch Garver News
The Texas Rangers activated first baseman/catcher Mitch Garver from the COVID-19 injured list on Tuesday. He will be batting fifth and slotting in as designated hitter for Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Garver wound up spending a little under two weeks on the COVID-19 injured list. He played in a rehab game at Double-A Frisco on Sunday and went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the game. Over 39 games in the majors this year, Garver has slashed .206/.283/.397 with seven home runs, 16 RBI and 15 runs. He's a worthy waiver wire add for anyone who needs help at catcher.
Texas Rangers catcher/designated hitter Mitch Garver and starting pitcher Glenn Otto were both placed on the COVID-19-related injured list on Friday. Otto was the expected starter for Friday night against the Chicago White Sox, but now the Rangers will start reliever Matt Bush in what figures to be a bullpen game. As for Garver, his stint on the IL will be catcher Jonah Heim's opportunity to play close to every day. If you need a replacement for Garver in a deeper league, Heim is not a bad option, as the 26-year-old is slashing .262/.324/.485 with seven homers on the season.
Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver (knee) is back in the starting lineup as the designated hitter on Monday and is hitting third against Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen. Garver didn't play on Sunday due to soreness in his left knee, but he's back in the lineup on Monday. The 31-year-old backstop is slashing just .212/.288/.413 in 31 games this season, but he does have six home runs in 118 plate appearances. Garver has gone 6-for-26 with three long balls, four RBI and four runs scored in his last seven games. With Garver at DH, Jonah Heim will do the catching and hit fifth against Rasmussen on Monday.
Batting Order
| 1 | Marcus Semien |
| 2 | Corey Seager |
| 3 | Adolis García |
| 4 | Kole Calhoun |
| 5 | Mitch Garver |
| 6 | Jonah Heim |
| 7 | Nathaniel Lowe |
| 8 | Ezequiel Duran |
| 9 | Brad Miller |
Mitch Garver Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Marcus Semien |
| 2 | Corey Seager |
| 3 | Adolis García |
| 4 | Kole Calhoun |
| 5 | Mitch Garver |
| 6 | Jonah Heim |
| 7 | Nathaniel Lowe |
| 8 | Ezequiel Duran |
| 9 | Brad Miller |
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver followed up his breakout 2019 with a dismal 2020 campaign. Granted, it was only 81 PA, but they couldn't have gone much worse for Garver. He posted an atrocious .167 AVG, 41 wRC+, and a 45.7% strikeout rate. Garver's 31-homer, 155 wRC+ year in 2019 had him looking like one of the elite bats behind the plate, but the 30-year-old backstop not only came crashing back to earth in 2020, he found himself lodged somewhere between its asthenosphere and inner core. The biggest change for Garver in 2020 was his inability to handle fastballs. Prior to 2020, Garver sported an impressive .297 AVG and .293 ISO against four-seamers, but in 2020 he hit .143 with just one extra-base hit against fastballs. This could be injury-related, or it could be the wackiness associated with such a small sample, but given Garver's history of success against heaters a bounce back in that category seems possible. Garver also posted a 92.4 MPH average exit velocity, which was even higher than his 2019 mark. The silver lining for Garver's fantasy value is that the overall weakness of the catcher position means he still holds moderate fantasy value despite a nightmare season in 2020. While he'll likely never reach his 2019 peak again, there are some things to like about Garver as a value option at catcher. He's a decent choice if you're looking for a cheap upside play behind the plate in 2021.
