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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
So is Garcia good? Because I've seen him a couple times now and I think he might actually be good.
He's a throwback player; solid bat to ball skills and that standard pull power only sort of thing where he's only going to really blast it if you put it in his wheelhouse. But he uses his legs well and seems to have a plan on the bases.
He might actually be pretty damn good. Seems to have a 2b profile offensively but if you can put enough power around him (the Royals certainly haven't) he can be a REALLY nice complementary player even at 3b.
That's a solid little player.
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He might grow into a slight bit more power as he gets older, but he's a guy with a low K rate, high contact rate, AND a good walk rate (about an 11 percent walk rate in the minors, currently about 7.5 percent in the majors). I'd expect the walk rate to tick up a bit as he gets more MLB experience, especially if he starts to hit the ball with a little more authority.
If he ends up at SS, it's an offensive profile that fits nicely. I think he's their best current defensive option at that spot.