Amaury Garcia

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #28 prospect in 2001
  Ken Williams made a bunch of minor deals in his first few months as Chicago's general manager, including acquiring Garcia from the Marlins in exchange for righthander Mark Roberts. Garcia's ceiling isn't terribly high, but he could be a useful utilityman this year if Tony Graffanino fades. Garcia doesn't draw enough walks to bat at the top of the order, but he does hit for average with some gap power. He also runs well enough to be a stolen-base threat. Garcia has played second base and the outfield in the minors. He's adequate at best at second, where he's stiff and has shown little range and concentration. He hasn't worked hard at becoming a quality outfielder either. His performance tailed off when he was asked to repeat Triple-A in 2000, and Florida was more than happy to get rid of him.