Anthony Garcia

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #27 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: The Yankees inked Garcia for $500,000 in 2017 on the strength of a tool kit fronted by positively preposterous power from both sides of the plate. He led the Gulf Coast League with 10 home runs in 2018, then dealt with injuries and was limited to just six games in 2019. He was the only minor leaguer in 2021 with 14 or more home runs in fewer than 130 at-bats.
  
  Scouting Report: Garcia hits balls hard, often. Scouts graded his raw power as easily double-plus from both sides of the plate, and his average exit velocity of 91.4 mph ranked among the system’s very best. His maximum exit velocity of 116 mph was the highest in the organization. Garcia has improved the quality of his at-bats by leaps and bounds, and his chase rate is surprisingly low for a player who still struck out in nearly 33% of his plate appearances. He played mostly first base and didn’t look great doing it, so he’s likely a DH in the big leagues. His 20-grade speed makes that outcome even more probable.
  
  The Future: After a smashing turn in Low-A, Garcia could return there for more seasoning in 2022. His likely future is as a player who keeps getting chances thanks to true light-tower power.
  
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  Ranked New York Yankees #15 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Garcia stuck out for his size, speed and power as an amateur and signed with the Yankees for $500,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2017. He showed enough in extended spring training to skip the Dominican Summer League and make his professional debut in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League as a 17-year-old. His 10 home runs led the league, and his .513 slugging percentage was fifth.
  
  Scouting Report: Garcia’s signature asset is his double-plus raw power from both sides of the plate. His home runs were storied around the GCL, and he hit multiple balls over the Yankees’ player development complex, which sits beyond the right-field wall. With that power, however, came a strikeout rate of nearly 40 percent. That figure was backed up by a walk rate of 11.9 percent. Garcia is an above-average runner, down a tick from his amateur days, but is a little quicker underway. He bounced back and forth between left and right field, where he was a bit crude while adjusting to a body that just underwent a massive growth spurt. An average arm lets him profile at either spot.
  
  The Future: Garcia finished the year at Rookie-level Pulaski, and he’s likely to return to the level after a few months in extended spring training. He’s a boom-or-bust prospect with an extremely high ceiling.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Florida Complex League #12 prospect in 2018
  It's hard to miss Garcia, who can blend in physically with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Signed out of the Dominican Republic last year for $500,000, Garcia is an imposing presence with a high-risk, high-reward profile. As an amateur, Garcia's size, hand speed and above-average raw power stood out. Since then, he has added more bulk and more thunder, punishing balls both in BP and in games with 70 raw power. A better hitter from the left side, Garcia hit 10 home runs in just 44 games with a .269 isolated power, but his long arms and swing holes leave him vulnerable to swing and miss, with a 42 percent strikeout rate in the GCL. Prior to signing, Garcia flashed above-average speed underway, but his running ability has regressed. He still moves fairly well for a big man and has the tools to fit in right field, though he will have to continue to work on his defense and maintain his athleticism.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: The Yankees inked Garcia for $500,000 in 2017 on the strength of a tool kit fronted by positively preposterous power from both sides of the plate. He led the Gulf Coast League with 10 home runs in 2018, then dealt with injuries and was limited to just six games in 2019. He was the only minor leaguer in 2021 with 14 or more home runs in fewer than 130 at-bats.
  
  Scouting Report: Garcia hits balls hard, often. Scouts graded his raw power as easily double-plus from both sides of the plate, and his average exit velocity of 91.4 mph ranked among the system’s very best. His maximum exit velocity of 116 mph was the highest in the organization. Garcia has improved the quality of his at-bats by leaps and bounds, and his chase rate is surprisingly low for a player who still struck out in nearly 33% of his plate appearances. He played mostly first base and didn’t look great doing it, so he’s likely a DH in the big leagues. His 20-grade speed makes that outcome even more probable.
  
  The Future: After a smashing turn in Low-A, Garcia could return there for more seasoning in 2022. His likely future is as a player who keeps getting chances thanks to true light-tower power.