Mario Garcia

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2018
DSL:  3-2-0, 1.94 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 46.1 IP, 2.3 BB/9, 7.6 K/9

Pitching in a swing role, Garcia put up good numbers in his debut.

2019
DSL:  4-0-0, 2.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 22.2 IP, 2.4 BB/9, 12.3 K/9
R:  0-1-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.89 WHIP, 27.0 IP, 7.3 BB/9, 7.7 K/9

Despite his good debut, the Pirates sent Garcia back to the DSL to open the 2019 season.  He continued to get good results, including a much higher K rate, and at the beginning of July they moved him up to the Gulf Coast League.  He made 11 appearances there, including five starts, and had a lot more trouble, including control problems and a much lower K rate.

The Pirates must like Garcia fairly well or they wouldn’t have given him some starts in the GCL.  He doesn’t have overpowering stuff and may not have a lot of projection.