Yimi Garcia
33-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
2.16
WHIP
0.72
K
33
SV
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After a down year with his curveball in 2022, Garcia once again found success with the pitch last season (.189 BA). The 33-year-old threw his curve at a 34.3 percent clip, which was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than his 4-seamer that had been his primary offering throughout his career. Garcia's strikeout and walk rates improved during the 2023 campaign whilst establishing career-highs in games played (73, T-7th-most in the league) and innings pitched (66). He maintained above-average Statcast metrics across the board while recording 19 holds as one of the Blue Jays' primary setup men. Garcia's $6 million option for 2024 vested during last season, locking him into a late-inning role for Toronto for another year. Read Past Outlooks
Hangs on for fourth save
Garcia earned the save Thursday against the Orioles despite allowing two runs on a hit in the ninth inning. He struck out two.
ANALYSIS
Garcia had Baltimore down to their final out before hitting Austin Hays with a pitch and subsequently surrendering a two-run homer to Ryan O'Hearn, cutting Toronto's lead to 6-5. However, Garcia would then strike out Kyle Stowers for the final out, securing his fourth save this season. The 33-year-old Garcia has converted both of Toronto's save chances since Jordan Romano (elbow) was placed on the IL on June 1. While he's allowed three runs in his last three innings, Garcia still sports a solid 2.16 ERA with a 0.72 WHIP and 33:7 K:BB across 25 innings this year.
Garcia had Baltimore down to their final out before hitting Austin Hays with a pitch and subsequently surrendering a two-run homer to Ryan O'Hearn, cutting Toronto's lead to 6-5. However, Garcia would then strike out Kyle Stowers for the final out, securing his fourth save this season. The 33-year-old Garcia has converted both of Toronto's save chances since Jordan Romano (elbow) was placed on the IL on June 1. While he's allowed three runs in his last three innings, Garcia still sports a solid 2.16 ERA with a 0.72 WHIP and 33:7 K:BB across 25 innings this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Yimi Garcia generally throw?
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What part of the game does Yimi Garcia generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-46%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .222 | 70 | 26 | 48 | 8 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .224 | 100 | 12 | 78 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | .182 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .098 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .237 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .274 | 43 | 5 | 45 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .222 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .211 | 39 | 5 | 28 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-25%
ERA at Home
2024
-21%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.91 | 1.01 | 80.1 | 10.6 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.89 | 1.16 | 71.2 | 9.4 | 1.8 | ||||
2024Home | 2.35 | 0.65 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Away | 1.86 | 0.83 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Home | 2.65 | 1.09 | 34.0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | ||||
2023Away | 5.63 | 1.41 | 32.0 | 10.4 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 3.48 | 1.10 | 31.0 | 9.3 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Away | 2.70 | 1.00 | 30.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yimi Garcia compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.71K/9
11.9BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.7Fastball
96.5 mphERA
2.16WHIP
0.72BABIP
.194GB/FB
0.44Left On Base
78.9%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.5%Spin Rate
2540 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.4%Swinging Strike
14.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Potential trade chip
Garcia is a strong candidate to be traded this summer if the Blue Jays aren't in playoff contention, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
ANALYSIS
As a high-leverage reliever in the final year of his contract, Garcia is an obvious trade piece should Toronto be unable to improve upon its last-place position in the AL East. The right-hander has 21 saves and 50 holds with a 3.57 ERA across the past four seasons, and he's pitched especially well so far in 2024 with just one run allowed and a 17:3 K:BB over 14.1 innings.
As a high-leverage reliever in the final year of his contract, Garcia is an obvious trade piece should Toronto be unable to improve upon its last-place position in the AL East. The right-hander has 21 saves and 50 holds with a 3.57 ERA across the past four seasons, and he's pitched especially well so far in 2024 with just one run allowed and a 17:3 K:BB over 14.1 innings.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Garcia's first season in Toronto went about as you'd expect. He wasn't spectacular, but was rock solid in his eighth inning setup role, recording a career-best 22 holds. Garcia posted slightly better than league-average rates for both strikeouts (23.5%) and walks (6.5%) and maintained success with his 4-seamer (.127 BAA) despite losing a little over a mile per hour on average (94.9 mph). In fact, his heater generated a Statcast run value of -18, which was 14th-best in the league for that pitch type. 42 of his 58 strikeouts came via his fastball, which speaks to his reliance on the offering. Garcia posted a 3.10 ERA and 1.05 WHIP across 61 innings, but those ratios could have been much better if not for a brutal two-week stretch at the end of last season. Toronto's acquisition of Erik Swanson may relegate Garcia to the sixth or seventh inning, but he should continue to rack up holds for those seeking help in the category.
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Nabs second win
Garcia (2-0) picked up the win Wednesday over the Orioles, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.
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Holds on for save
Garcia secured a save after he pitched one inning, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three batters in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Pirates.
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Available Friday
Garcia (back) is available for Friday's game against the Twins, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Might return Friday
Garcia (back) didn't get used in Wednesday's win over the Phillies but could be available Friday against the Twins, MLB.com reports. "He's feeling better," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said after Wednesday's game. "Hopefully he'll be ready to roll on Friday."
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Hopes to be available Wednesday
The Blue Jays hope Garcia (back) will be available to pitch Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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