Rico Garcia
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 9" 201LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 30, #890, Colorado Rockies | Hawaii Pacific
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 5.40 12 0 0 10 7 1.70
2022 0 0 4.50 6 0 0 8 2 1.38
2023 0 0 9.26 10 0 0 11.2 10 2.14
4 Seasons 1 2 7.32 30 1 0 35.2 21 1.88
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 12 1-1 5.40 10 7 1.70
2022 6 0-0 4.50 8 2 1.38
2023 10 0-0 9.26 11.2 10 2.14
4 Seasons 30 1-2 7.32 35.2 21 1.88
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 25 99 23 3 13.0 10.0 94.0 112.1 17.8 39.1 .353 .662 .518 .467 .459 47.8 6.7 16.7 10.50 11.52
2020 26 177 33 3 9.1 6.8 92.0 107.4 12.1 33.3 .309 .495 .373 .369 .407 48.5 15.9 9.1 5.40 6.04
2022 28 136 30 2 6.7 5.7 90.9 110.4 27.5 20.0 .259 .434 .340 .330 .316 46.7 5.7 8.6 4.50 4.59
2023 29 267 44 4 9.1 6.7 90.6 111.8 18.8 38.6 .333 .636 .467 .430 .491 36.4 16.7 10.0 9.26 8.79
Player 679 130 12 9.2 7.1 91.6 112.1 19.0 33.1 .314 .559 .425 .399 .423 43.8 12.4 10.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Garcia relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(55.4%) ,
Changeup
(24.0%) ,
Curveball
(20.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 43.5 34.8 21.7 0.0 34.8 34.8 30.4 0.0 26.1 21.7 21.7 13.0 13.0 10.0
2020 45.5 21.2 30.3 3.0 42.4 33.3 24.2 0.0 36.4 21.2 24.2 9.1 9.1 6.8
2022 30.0 33.3 13.3 23.3 23.3 43.3 33.3 0.0 20.0 46.7 23.3 3.3 6.7 5.7
2023 27.3 38.6 27.3 6.8 45.5 34.1 20.5 2.3 20.5 29.5 22.7 15.9 9.1 6.7
Player 35.4 32.3 23.8 8.5 37.7 36.2 26.2 0.8 25.4 30.0 23.1 10.8 9.2 7.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2023 Curveball WSH R 55 82.9 54.4 5.6 3.1GLV -4.5 -14.6 4.7 3.1GLV -5.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 148 95.2 11.3 3.2 8.6ARM 0.6 18.9 3.1 8.6ARM 1.2
2023 Changeup WSH R 64 85.8 22.7 -8.4 14.0ARM -0.3 14.5 -9.1 14.0ARM -0.4
2022 Changeup BAL R 30 86.4 21.4 -8.9 12.6ARM -1.4 15.2 -9.3 12.6ARM -1.6
2022 Curveball BAL R 22 83.6 43.3 -4.6 5.4GLV -1.4 -4.3 -5.6 5.4GLV -3.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 84 95.5 11.2 2.9 5.9ARM -1.6 18.9 2.7 5.9ARM -1.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -3 148 55.4 40 .343 .857 .504 11.0 12.5 11.9 .347 .772 .476 45.2
2023 Changeup -3.5 -2 64 24.0 14 .417 .500 .446 45.5 14.3 10.5 .332 .371 .368 0.0
2023 Curveball -2.8 -2 55 20.6 6 .333 .333 .300 43.8 50.0 14.3 .251 .368 .265 66.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball 2.3 2 84 61.8 24 .182 .318 .254 12.5 8.3 10.0 .221 .323 .273 50.0
2022 Changeup 1.9 1 30 22.1 5 .200 .400 .250 25.0 0.0 0.0 .124 .139 .114 40.0
2022 Curveball -8.9 -2 22 16.2 6 .600 1.200 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 .564 1.217 .743 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 64 85.8 98 19.9 1:30 1:30 0
2023 Curveball 53 82.9 77 17.4 6:30 6:15 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 148 95.2 99 20.5 12:45 12:45 0
2022 Changeup 30 86.4 99 19.4 1:30 1:30 0
2022 Curveball 22 83.6 40 9.0 7:30 7:30 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 84 95.5 98 19.4 12:45 12:45 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 44 177 2 -1 -2 -1 -2
2022 35 136 3 -1 -1 -1 1
2023 60 267 -2 -2 -2 -1 -7
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 99 47.5 68.1 87.5 9.6 60.0 35.4 56.7 37.4 16.2 10.1 100.0
2020 177 48.6 77.9 80.6 20.9 63.2 33.9 54.5 48.6 23.3 10.2 94.4
2022 136 52.2 74.6 86.8 23.1 86.7 47.1 51.4 50.0 13.2 11.0 80.0
2023 267 49.4 71.2 79.8 20.7 60.7 39.3 50.0 45.7 24.6 8.2 77.3
Player 679 49.5 73.2 82.5 19.5 67.2 38.9 52.7 46.1 20.8 9.6 86.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 13 34 38
2020 87 68 18
2022 77 85 20
2023 71 84 41 10
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 23.4 3 1.6 1 2 1 1 33.3
2020 25.4 1 1.4 0 0 2 0 0.0
2022 27.8 2 1.2 1 1 0 1 50.0
2023 22.5 5 4.4 1 0 2 3 60.0
Player 24.0 11 8.5 3 3 5 5 45.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1
2020 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0
2022 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2023 5 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 4 4
Player 11 10 7 9 8 8 10 8 8 7 7 8 9 8 9 9 10 8 9 8 7 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 9 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.4 -- 5.4 -- -- 95.5 -- 95.2 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 80.7 -- 5.0 -- -- 86.4 -- 85.8 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 77.7 -- 5.7 -- -- 83.6 -- 82.9 -0.7
Exit Velocity 94.0 -- -2.0 -- -- 90.9 -- 90.6 -0.3
Launch Angle 17.8 -- -5.7 -- -- 27.5 -- 18.8 -8.7
Barrel % 13.0 -- -3.9 -- -- 6.7 -- 9.1 2.4
Hard Hit % 47.8 -- 0.7 -- -- 46.7 -- 36.4 -10.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 39.1 -- -5.8 -- -- 20.0 -- 38.6 18.6
xBA .353 -- -0.044 -- -- .259 -- .333 0.074
BA .360 -- -0.027 -- -- .250 -- .358 0.108
xwOBA .467 -- -0.098 -- -- .330 -- .430 0.100
wOBA .518 -- -0.145 -- -- .340 -- .467 0.127
xSLG .662 -- -0.167 -- -- .434 -- .636 0.202
SLG .840 -- -0.353 -- -- .469 -- .717 0.248
K% 6.7 -- 9.2 -- -- 5.7 -- 16.7 11.0
BB% 16.7 -- -7.6 -- -- 8.6 -- 10.0 1.4
Swing % 37.4 -- 11.2 -- -- 50.0 -- 45.7 -4.3
Whiff% 16.2 -- 7.1 -- -- 13.2 -- 24.6 11.4
In Zone % 47.5 -- 1.1 -- -- 52.2 -- 49.4 -2.8
Out of Zone % 52.5 -- -1.1 -- -- 47.8 -- 50.6 2.8
Out of Zone Swing % 9.6 -- 11.3 -- -- 23.1 -- 20.7 -2.4
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 -- 9.9 -- -- 34.3 -- 30.0 -4.3
First Pitch Strike % 56.7 -- -2.2 -- -- 51.4 -- 50.0 -1.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 30 .518 17 3 17.6 13 6 46.2
2020 Shifts 44 .373 33 2 6.1 11 10 90.9
2022 Shifts 35 .340 18 1 5.6 17 8 47.1
2023 Shades 60 .467 43 0 0.0 17 3 17.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 35 18.2 5.7% 2.9% 18 22.9 0.0% 11.1%
2020 44 21.3 0.0% 4.5% 30 24.2 0.0% 10.0%
2022 26 19.9 0.0% 3.8% 36 21.0 0.0% 2.8%
2023 73 17.2 5.5% 0.0% 55 18.5 1.8% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution