JUAN GARCIA
9/6/88; '07 7th; Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (HS)
R/R; 5-10, 185
| Level |
BA |
OBP |
SA |
AB |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
CS |
| 2007 R |
.109 |
.183 |
.109 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
| 2008
R |
.189 |
.185 |
.340 |
53 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
I couldn't find any pre-draft information on Garcia,
which is unusual for a player drafted this high. Catchers are often
overdrafted and the Pirates went heavily for them in the 2007 draft.
This probably reflected the evaporation of their catching depth that has left them with no prospects and two catchers at the major league level who have various drawbacks. Garcia signed a few days after the draft and started off at Bradenton. He didn't hit at all, finishing in an 0-for-38 slide. He returned to the GCL in 2008, although he played only sparingly. Other than showing pretty good power he didn't make much progress with the bat. He doesn't seem to be going anywhere and might not return for another year.
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