Miami Marlins Top Ten Prospects For 2017

5. Jarlin Garcia, LHP

Birthdate: 1/18/93 (23 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: rookie, high A, AA
Stats in 2016: 50 2/3 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 5.77 BB%, 18.27 K%

Signed in 2010 out of the Dominican, Garcia was just a big arm with projection until he broke out in 2014. He then was in the midst of another step forward this season before a triceps injury derailed his season.

Garcia has a smooth delivery from the left side, and he really has a nice feel for all four of his pitches, leading to very solid control. It’s really control more than command right now, as he does miss his spots still at time, but he tends to miss in the zone.

Garcia has a smooth delivery from the left side, and he really has a nice feel for all four of his pitches

Garcia isn’t huge, but he does do very well getting plane low in the zone on his fastball with his fastball that sits low-90s. He also has seen his curve really step forward as an excellent ground ball generating pitch.

His slider and change are both average pitches that play up when he is working better with his command, but his change has a chance to be a plus pitch as it has really added movement to go with solid arm deception.

Garcia will look to re-capture the form he was showing early in the year, which would be a #4 type of starter that generates a ton of grounders and eats up innings before he was hurt, likely starting out at AA and working his way back up the system again.

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