| AB | 3 |
|---|---|
| AVG | 0 |
| OBP | 0 |
| SLG | 0 |
| HR | 0 |
- Full name Yhoswar Francisco Garcia
- Born 09/13/2001 in Guatire, Venezuela
- Profile Ht.: 5'9" / Wt.: 150 / Bats: R / Throws: R
Top Rankings
Organization Prospect Rankings
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BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
Track Record: Originally expected to sign in 2019, Garcia's signing was delayed a year due to a discrepancy with his age. He eventually signed in March of 2020 as one of the top players in the international class, with a $2.5 million signing bonus out of Venezuela. Garcia has played in just 55 minor league games over two seasons due to a myriad of injuries. He played in 18 games in his pro debut in 2021, but missed a significant amount of time after fouling a ball off his leg, then missed the majority of the 2022 season with a broken leg.
Scouting Report: Garcia has tools to dream on, with plus-plus speed, plus defense in center field and an above-average arm, but he's had little time to show those skills on the field. Garcia makes solid contact at the plate, but he's prone to chasing pitches out of the zone and hits too many balls on the ground. He has an uppercut swing, and the organization has worked with him to flatten his swing path and develop a more patient approach at the plate, as he rarely walks and has an overaggressive approach that leads to soft contact. Garcia has added muscle to his frame, but will need to continue making strength gains to project for even below-average power--he had an 82 mph average exit velocity in 2022. He is a smooth defender in center field with plus-plus speed that allows him to cover a lot of ground, with good instincts to go with an above-average arm.
The Future: Garcia is still an extremely raw talent and needs a full year of experience under his belt in 2023. He'll likely spend the 2023 season at the Class A levels.
Scouting Grades: Hitting: 40. Power: 30. Running: 70. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55. -
Track Record: One of the top prospects in the 2019-2020 international class, Garcia’s signing with the Phillies was delayed a year due to a discrepancy with his age, with Garcia presenting himself as a year younger than he was. Garcia spent the 2020 season at home in Venezuela working on his conditioning, then made his pro debut in 2021 with Low-A Clearwater, but missed the majority of the season after fouling a ball off his leg.
Scouting Report: Garcia has some of the loudest tools in the organization. The player nicknamed The Drone is an excellent athlete, with plus-plus speed, a plus arm and plus defensive ability in center field, with good range and instincts that should allow him to stick there. Garcia makes solid contact at the plate, but shows some chase tendencies and needs to improve the level of his at-bats. Opposing scouts are skeptical of his future impact due to his lack of power out of a 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame. Garcia has worked to put on muscle, but it’ll be a continued focus moving forward. He’s a line-drive, gap-to-gap hitter and does damage on the basepaths due to his speed and instincts.
The Future: Garcia is still a raw talent who’s likely years away from reaching his potential, but his tool package gives the organization reason for excitement. He’ll start the 2022 season back at Low-A.
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Hitting: 55. Power: 40. Run: 60. Fielding: 55. Arm: 50.
TRACK RECORD: Garcia initially expected to sign with the Phillies in 2019 but was delayed a year due to an age-discrepancy issue. He had originally represented himself to be a year younger than his actual age. Garcia officially signed in March but became stuck in his home country of Venezuela due to travel restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. He spent the year at home running and working on his conditioning.
SCOUTING REPORT: Nicknamed “The Drone,” Garcia shows outstanding speed and athleticism. He has good contact skills at the plate, where he works as a line-drive hitter from the right side with gap-to-gap power. Garcia is not expected to be a huge home run threat, but he should add more power to his 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame as he matures. That would give him at least average pop. Garcia is a plus runner, giving him the potential to be a threat at the top of the order. He is a standout defender in center field with the speed, instincts and range to stay at the position. He has the potential to develop a plus arm as he gets stronger.
THE FUTURE: Garcia has yet to play a professional game and has a long way to go to reach his ceiling as a top-of-the-order center fielder. His pro debut should come in 2021.
Scouting Reports
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BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
Track Record: Originally expected to sign in 2019, Garcia's signing was delayed a year due to a discrepancy with his age. He eventually signed in March of 2020 as one of the top players in the international class, with a $2.5 million signing bonus out of Venezuela. Garcia has played in just 55 minor league games over two seasons due to a myriad of injuries. He played in 18 games in his pro debut in 2021, but missed a significant amount of time after fouling a ball off his leg, then missed the majority of the 2022 season with a broken leg.
Scouting Report: Garcia has tools to dream on, with plus-plus speed, plus defense in center field and an above-average arm, but he's had little time to show those skills on the field. Garcia makes solid contact at the plate, but he's prone to chasing pitches out of the zone and hits too many balls on the ground. He has an uppercut swing, and the organization has worked with him to flatten his swing path and develop a more patient approach at the plate, as he rarely walks and has an overaggressive approach that leads to soft contact. Garcia has added muscle to his frame, but will need to continue making strength gains to project for even below-average power--he had an 82 mph average exit velocity in 2022. He is a smooth defender in center field with plus-plus speed that allows him to cover a lot of ground, with good instincts to go with an above-average arm.
The Future: Garcia is still an extremely raw talent and needs a full year of experience under his belt in 2023. He'll likely spend the 2023 season at the Class A levels.
Scouting Grades: Hitting: 40. Power: 30. Running: 70. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55. -
BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
Track Record: Originally expected to sign in 2019, Garcia's signing was delayed a year due to a discrepancy with his age. He eventually signed in March of 2020 as one of the top players in the international class, with a $2.5 million signing bonus out of Venezuela. Garcia has played in just 55 minor league games over two seasons due to a myriad of injuries. He played in 18 games in his pro debut in 2021, but missed a significant amount of time after fouling a ball off his leg, then missed the majority of the 2022 season with a broken leg.
Scouting Report: Garcia has tools to dream on, with plus-plus speed, plus defense in center field and an above-average arm, but he's had little time to show those skills on the field. Garcia makes solid contact at the plate, but he's prone to chasing pitches out of the zone and hits too many balls on the ground. He has an uppercut swing, and the organization has worked with him to flatten his swing path and develop a more patient approach at the plate, as he rarely walks and has an overaggressive approach that leads to soft contact. Garcia has added muscle to his frame, but will need to continue making strength gains to project for even below-average power--he had an 82 mph average exit velocity in 2022. He is a smooth defender in center field with plus-plus speed that allows him to cover a lot of ground, with good instincts to go with an above-average arm.
The Future: Garcia is still an extremely raw talent and needs a full year of experience under his belt in 2023. He'll likely spend the 2023 season at the Class A levels.
Scouting Grades: Hitting: 40. Power: 30. Running: 70. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55. -
BA Grade: 50/Extreme
Track Record:: One of the top prospects in the 2019-2020 international class, Garcia's signing with the Phillies was delayed a year due to a discrepancy with his age, with Garcia presenting himself as a year younger than he was. Garcia spent the 2020 season at home in Venezuela working on his conditioning, then made his pro debut in 2021 with Low-A Clearwater, but missed the majority of the season after fouling a ball off his leg.
Scouting Report: Garcia has some of the loudest tools in the organization. The player nicknamed “The Drone” is an excellent athlete, with plus-plus speed, a plus arm and plus defensive ability in center field, with good range and instincts that should allow him to stick there. Garcia makes solid contact at the plate, but shows some chase tendencies and needs to improve the level of his at-bats. Opposing scouts are skeptical of his future impact due to his lack of power out of a 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame. Garcia has worked to put on muscle, but it'll be a continued focus moving forward. He's a line-drive, gap-to-gap hitter and does damage on the basepaths due to his speed and instincts.
The Future: Garcia is still a raw talent who's likely years away from reaching his potential, but his tool package gives the organization reason for excitement. He'll start the 2022 season back at Low-A. -
Track Record: One of the top prospects in the 2019-2020 international class, Garcia’s signing with the Phillies was delayed a year due to a discrepancy with his age, with Garcia presenting himself as a year younger than he was. Garcia spent the 2020 season at home in Venezuela working on his conditioning, then made his pro debut in 2021 with Low-A Clearwater, but missed the majority of the season after fouling a ball off his leg.
Scouting Report: Garcia has some of the loudest tools in the organization. The player nicknamed The Drone is an excellent athlete, with plus-plus speed, a plus arm and plus defensive ability in center field, with good range and instincts that should allow him to stick there. Garcia makes solid contact at the plate, but shows some chase tendencies and needs to improve the level of his at-bats. Opposing scouts are skeptical of his future impact due to his lack of power out of a 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame. Garcia has worked to put on muscle, but it’ll be a continued focus moving forward. He’s a line-drive, gap-to-gap hitter and does damage on the basepaths due to his speed and instincts.
The Future: Garcia is still a raw talent who’s likely years away from reaching his potential, but his tool package gives the organization reason for excitement. He’ll start the 2022 season back at Low-A.
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Hitting: 55. Power: 40. Run: 60. Fielding: 55. Arm: 50.
TRACK RECORD: Garcia initially expected to sign with the Phillies in 2019 but was delayed a year due to an age-discrepancy issue. He had originally represented himself to be a year younger than his actual age. Garcia officially signed in March but became stuck in his home country of Venezuela due to travel restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. He spent the year at home running and working on his conditioning.
SCOUTING REPORT: Nicknamed “The Drone,” Garcia shows outstanding speed and athleticism. He has good contact skills at the plate, where he works as a line-drive hitter from the right side with gap-to-gap power. Garcia is not expected to be a huge home run threat, but he should add more power to his 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame as he matures. That would give him at least average pop. Garcia is a plus runner, giving him the potential to be a threat at the top of the order. He is a standout defender in center field with the speed, instincts and range to stay at the position. He has the potential to develop a plus arm as he gets stronger.
THE FUTURE: Garcia has yet to play a professional game and has a long way to go to reach his ceiling as a top-of-the-order center fielder. His pro debut should come in 2021. -
Hitting: 55. Power: 40. Run: 60. Fielding: 55. Arm: 50.
TRACK RECORD: Garcia initially expected to sign with the Phillies in 2019 but was delayed a year due to an age-discrepancy issue. He had originally represented himself to be a year younger than his actual age. Garcia officially signed in March but became stuck in his home country of Venezuela due to travel restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. He spent the year at home running and working on his conditioning.
SCOUTING REPORT: Nicknamed “The Drone,” Garcia shows outstanding speed and athleticism. He has good contact skills at the plate, where he works as a line-drive hitter from the right side with gap-to-gap power. Garcia is not expected to be a huge home run threat, but he should add more power to his 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame as he matures. That would give him at least average pop. Garcia is a plus runner, giving him the potential to be a threat at the top of the order. He is a standout defender in center field with the speed, instincts and range to stay at the position. He has the potential to develop a plus arm as he gets stronger.
THE FUTURE: Garcia has yet to play a professional game and has a long way to go to reach his ceiling as a top-of-the-order center fielder. His pro debut should come in 2021. -
Hitting: 55. Power: 40. Run: 60. Fielding: 55. Arm: 50.
TRACK RECORD: Garcia initially expected to sign with the Phillies in 2019 but was delayed a year due to an age-discrepancy issue. He had originally represented himself to be a year younger than his actual age. Garcia officially signed in March but became stuck in his home country of Venezuela due to travel restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. He spent the year at home running and working on his conditioning.
SCOUTING REPORT: Nicknamed “The Drone,” Garcia shows outstanding speed and athleticism. He has good contact skills at the plate, where he works as a line-drive hitter from the right side with gap-to-gap power. Garcia is not expected to be a huge home run threat, but he should add more power to his 6-foot-1, 155-pound frame as he matures. That would give him at least average pop. Garcia is a plus runner, giving him the potential to be a threat at the top of the order. He is a standout defender in center field with the speed, instincts and range to stay at the position. He has the potential to develop a plus arm as he gets stronger.
THE FUTURE: Garcia has yet to play a professional game and has a long way to go to reach his ceiling as a top-of-the-order center fielder. His pro debut should come in 2021.
Career Transactions
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LF Yhoswar Garcia assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira.
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Carolina Mudcats activated CF Yhoswar Garcia.
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CF Yhoswar Garcia assigned to Carolina Mudcats.
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Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent CF Yhoswar Garcia to a minor league contract.
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CF Yhoswar Garcia assigned to FCL Phillies.
