This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the changeup: 50.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.1% the rest of the time.
91 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 3.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
287 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 80.6 off his changeup.
127 and 101 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 14.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 88.3 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Garcia lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
153 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the changeup 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 20.7% against left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 111 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
287 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 44.3% of everything he throws.
287 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 48.8% of the time, against 38.5% when he is ahead.
84 pitches behind in the count, 78 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 77th percentile.
153 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,127 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
153 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.2% when he is ahead.
84 located pitches behind, 78 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .307 average, 68th percentile.
153 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 170th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Garcia averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 61st percentile in the league.
153 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's slider spins at 2,423 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
53 of 287 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.8.
127 thrown, 44.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Garcia's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 85.0.
127 and 59 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the changeup: 50.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.1% the rest of the time.
91 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 48.8% of the time, against 38.5% when he is ahead.
84 pitches behind in the count, 78 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.2% when he is ahead.
84 located pitches behind, 78 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 3.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
287 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 80.6 off his changeup.
127 and 101 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the changeup 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 20.7% against left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 111 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 44.3% of everything he throws.
287 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's slider spins at 2,423 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.8.
127 thrown, 44.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Garcia's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 85.0.
127 and 59 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 14.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 88.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Garcia lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
153 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
287 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
53 of 287 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 77th percentile.
153 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .307 average, 68th percentile.
153 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 170th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,127 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
153 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Garcia averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 61st percentile in the league.
153 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
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