Jarlín García

Jarlín Emmanuel García (born January 18, 1993), nicknamed the Elephant,[1] is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). García signed as a free agent with the Miami Marlins in 2010. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Marlins and has also played for the San Francisco Giants.

Jarlín García
García with the Miami Marlins in 2018
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 66
Relief pitcher
Born: (1993-01-18) January 18, 1993
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 14, 2017, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record17–15
Earned run average3.61
Strikeouts259
Teams

Early life

Growing up in Pedro Brand in the Dominican Republic, García played soccer, not trying baseball until he was 15 years old. The next year, his younger sister died of drowning.[2]

Career

Minor leagues

García signed as a free agent with the Miami Marlins in August 2010, receiving a $40,000 signing bonus. He progressed slowly through Minor League Baseball starting in 2011 at 18 years of age, and in 2014 was 10–5 with a 4.38 ERA with 111 strikeouts (10th in the South Atlantic League) in 25 starts with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.[3] He was left exposed in the Rule 5 draft after the 2014 season.[2][4]

In 2015, the Marlins assigned García to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League (FSL).[5] García appeared in the FSL All-Star Game[6] and was chosen to represent the Marlins at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.[7] The Marlins promoted him to the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League in July.[8] In 25 combined starts, García had a 3.57 earned run average (ERA) and 104 strikeouts in 133+2⁄3 innings pitched.[9] The Marlins added García to their 40-man roster after the season, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[10]

García began the 2016 season with Jacksonville. After making seven starts with a 4.04 ERA for the Suns, the Marlins promoted him to the major leagues on May 15, 2016.[11][12] They returned him to Jacksonville on May 20, without him appearing in a major league game.[2][13] Playing for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League, he was named a Rising Star.[14]

Miami Marlins (2017–19)

After starting the 2017 season with Jacksonville, the Marlins promoted García to the major leagues on April 14.[15] Working as a relief pitcher, García led the team with 68 games played. He pitched to a 1–2 win–loss record with a 4.73 ERA in 53+1⁄3 innings.[4] He was named the Marlins Rookie of the Year.[14]

In 2018, García made the Marlins' Opening Day roster as a relief pitcher.[4] On April 11, 2018, in his first major league start, García did not allow a hit in six innings pitched against the New York Mets.[16] Through 12 appearances, 6 starts, he was 1–1 with a 4.41 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 66 innings before being sent down to AAA. Batters had a barrel percentage against him of 22%, putting him in the bottom 3% in that category, and he induced a strikeout percentage of 14.4%, in the bottom 4% in MLB.[17]

In 2019 with the Marlins he was 4–2 with a 3.02 ERA in 53 relief appearances covering 50.2 innings. García was designated for assignment by the Marlins on February 10, 2020.

San Francisco Giants (2020–2022)

García was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[18] He was superb for the Giants in 2020, pitching to a 0.49 ERA with a 19.2% strikeout rate across 18.1 innings of work in 19 games, with an 0.982 WHIP.[19]

In the 2021 regular season, García was 6–3 with one save and a 2.63 ERA. He pitched in 58 relief appearances, pitching 68.2 innings in which he averaged 6.3 hits, 2.4 walks, and 8.9 strikeouts per 9 innings for an 0.961 WHIP.[20] He inducted batters to chase his pitches that were out of the strike zone only 22.5% of the time, in the bottom 3% in MLB.[17]

In 2022, García was 1–4 with one save and a 3.74 ERA in 58 relief appearances for the Giants, covering 65 innings.[21] On November 15, García was designated for assignment by the Giants after they protected multiple prospects from the Rule 5 draft.[22] On November 18, he was non–tendered and became a free agent.[23]

Pittsburgh Pirates (2023–present)

On December 28, 2022, García signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[24] The deal also included a $3.25-million club option for 2024.[25]

References
  1. "Jarlín García Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  2. Villa, Walter (June 6, 2016). "Tragedy pushes Marlins' pitching prospect Garcia to succeed". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. "2014 South Atlantic League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. Fernandez, Andre C. (March 30, 2018). "Baseball success helped ease Miami Marlins' pitcher's sorrow". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  5. "Miami Marlins' Jarlin Garcia, Juancito Martinez combine on one-hitter for Jupiter Hammerheads". MiLB.com. April 21, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. Aris Kelvyn. "Lanzador Jarlin García se destaca en el Juego de Estrellas de Florida State League". Los Toros del Este (in Spanish). Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  7. Frisaro, Joe (June 25, 2015). "Garcia to represent Marlins in Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. "Barons slam Suns again". The Florida Times-Union. July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. Frisaro, Joe (February 1, 2016). "Jarlin Garcia could pitch for Marlins in 2016". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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  11. "Marlins bring up prospect Jarlin Garcia". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  12. Network, FanRag Sports (May 15, 2016). "Marlins recall Jarlin Garcia Option Flores And Wittgren – TKB". Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  13. Gelman, Scott (May 20, 2016). "Marlins option Jarlin Garcia to Double-A". Fish Stripes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  14. "Jarlin Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  15. Healey, Tim (April 14, 2017). "Marlins promoting relief prospect Jarlin Garcia from Double-A Jacksonville, source says". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  16. "Jarlin Garcia tosses six hitless innings in debut as starter; Marlins' bullpen implodes again". Sun Sentinel. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  17. "Jarlín García Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics | MLB.com". baseballsavant.com.
  18. Jeff Todd (February 10, 2020). "Giants Claim Jarlin Garcia, Designate Burch Smith". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  19. "SF Giants: The Arbitration Case for Lefty Jarlin Garcia". October 19, 2020.
  20. "Jarlin Garcia Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  21. "Jarlin Garcia Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  22. "SF Giants protect Marco Luciano, Luis Matos, and several other prospects from Rule 5 Draft". si.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  23. "Giants non-tender 10 players". November 18, 2022.
  24. "Injuries & Moves: Bucs sign lefty reliever García". mlb.com. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  25. Floyd, Griffin (December 28, 2022). "Pirates Finalize Deal With Jarlín García, DFA Bryse Wilson". Pittsburgh Baseball Now. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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