2023 Stats
AVG
.266
HR
9
RBI
50
R
61
SB
9
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Garcia opened 2022 with Triple-A Rochester but was promoted to the big leagues at the start of June and had a .275/.295/.408 slash line with seven home runs across 93 games for the Nationals. He initially took over the starting job at shortstop but shifted to the keystone once CJ Abrams was deemed ready to go. Garcia had a manageable strikeout rate (22.3 percent), but an abysmal walk rate (3.0 percent) isn't sustainable for a big-league regular. Garcia should receive plenty of run in 2023 with the Nationals trying to determine what the young infielder can provide, but he'll need to show more than solid contact skills to warrant a regular role long term. He also has only eight steals since the 2019 minor-league season, so he won't provide much value on the basepaths in addition to his low power. Read Past Outlooks

Not guaranteed second base job
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Monday that Garcia is not guaranteed the second base job going into next season, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Garcia battled through a disappointing 2023 campaign, slashing just .266/.304/.385 while spending some time back in the minors. The 23-year-old remains talented and would seem to be the odds-on favorite to man second base on Opening Day for the Nationals, but the gig won't be handed to him. Jake Alu, Ildemaro Vargas and Jeter Downs represent potential alternatives to Garcia at the keystone.
Garcia battled through a disappointing 2023 campaign, slashing just .266/.304/.385 while spending some time back in the minors. The 23-year-old remains talented and would seem to be the odds-on favorite to man second base on Opening Day for the Nationals, but the gig won't be handed to him. Jake Alu, Ildemaro Vargas and Jeter Downs represent potential alternatives to Garcia at the keystone.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+4%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .660 | 296 | 3 | 26 | .260 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .705 | 810 | 19 | 91 | .265 | ||||
2023vs Left | .668 | 129 | 1 | 11 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Right | .696 | 353 | 8 | 39 | .268 | ||||
2022vs Left | .577 | 101 | 1 | 8 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Right | .751 | 276 | 6 | 37 | .290 | ||||
2021vs Left | .771 | 66 | 1 | 7 | .297 | ||||
2021vs Right | .655 | 181 | 5 | 15 | .221 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+10%
OPS at Home
2023
+8%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .728 | 538 | 11 | 51 | .281 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .660 | 568 | 11 | 66 | .248 | ||||
2023Home | .664 | 242 | 4 | 19 | .259 | ||||
2023Away | .714 | 240 | 5 | 31 | .274 | ||||
2022Home | .817 | 185 | 4 | 26 | .328 | ||||
2022Away | .596 | 192 | 3 | 19 | .226 | ||||
2021Home | .720 | 111 | 3 | 6 | .250 | ||||
2021Away | .659 | 136 | 3 | 16 | .235 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Luis Garcia compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.45BB Rate
5.6%K Rate
12.4%BABIP
.286ISO
.119AVG
.266OBP
.304SLG
.385OPS
.688wOBA
.301Exit Velocity
88.3 mphHard Hit Rate
30.9%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.263Expected SLG
.404Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/secGround Ball %
53.3%Line Drive %
18.5%Fly Ball %
28.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Garcia hadn't yet conquered Double-A, let alone Triple-A, hitting just .257/.280/.337 at that level in 2019, but an injury crisis called him up to the majors early in the 2020 season. He was hardly a star, or even an average regular, but given the context, his respectable .276/.302/.366 slash line was quite impressive. His 83.5 mph average exit velocity and 3.6 BB% both fell in the bottom three percent of qualified hitters, but he did at least make a decent amount of contact, striking out at a 20.9% clip, and again, there was no reason to expect he wouldn't struggle. It's tough to call him big-league ready even after spending most of a season in the majors, however, especially as his defense graded out quite poorly at second base. He could use a fair bit more seasoning in the minors, but even if he gets more major-league chances, he's unlikely to provide much fantasy value outside of a decent average.
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Sitting out finale
Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Raps out two hits
Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double and a run in Friday's 10-6 win over Atlanta.
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Stays warm Sunday
Garcia went 4-for-9 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored over both games of Sunday's doubleheader versus Atlanta.
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Homers again Sunday
Garcia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's extra-innings win over the Brewers.
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Goes deep in loss
Garcia went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.
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