Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Texas Rangers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Garcia made the Nationals' 2024 Opening Day roster as the only left-hander out of their bullpen. The 28-year-old was one of Washington's most dependable relievers, which afforded him more high-leverage opportunities than he has previously received in his young career. Garcia racked up 13 holds while recording career-highs in games played (72) and innings pitched (59.2). His 23.5 K-BB percentage ranked 18th among qualified relievers thanks to strikeout and walk rates that were both well above-average. Garcia's 4.22 ERA is a glaring blemish, but a 2.38 FIP, 2.71 SIERA and 2.53 xERA (97th percentile) all suggest he was unlucky in that department. He also posted 98th percentile metrics in hard-hit percentage allowed (30.2 percent) and barrel percentage allowed (3.1 percent). Garcia was a top internal candidate to replace Kyle Finnegan as Washington's closer in 2025, but he was instead traded to Texas. The Rangers don't have a clear solution to the ninth inning either, so Garcia could be in the mix to close along with veteran Chris Martin, who has traditionally served as a setup man. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2024. Traded to the Rangers in December of 2024.
Grabs third save Tuesday
PTexas Rangers
May 27, 2025
Garcia picked up the save in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Toronto by throwing a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.
ANALYSIS
Garcia's usage is becoming noteworthy -- he worked the ninth inning in his second straight outing in place of Luke Jackson, who was called upon for the eighth frame Tuesday. Given Jackson's struggles this season -- he has a 4.86 ERA and 1.56 WHIP through 16.2 innings -- it wouldn't be surprising to see Garcia receive additional save opportunities in the future. Although the Rangers' bullpen could remain a committee approach as it pertains to ninth-inning work, Garcia sports a 2.35 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 21:8 K:BB while converting three of his four save chances over 23 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
12
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Robert Garcia generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Robert Garcia generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-41%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-13%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .206 186 48 15 34 5 0 2
Since 2023vs Right .241 284 83 21 63 8 0 6
2025vs Left .133 32 9 2 4 0 0 0
2025vs Right .226 60 14 6 12 3 0 1
2024vs Left .226 103 29 8 21 4 0 1
2024vs Right .245 148 46 8 34 4 0 3
2023vs Left .214 51 10 5 9 1 0 1
2023vs Right .246 76 23 7 17 1 0 2
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-22%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-29%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-22%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-91%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.09 1.18 61.2 3 7 2 9.9 2.3 0.9
Since 2023Away 3.17 1.11 54.0 3 3 1 10.5 3.3 0.3
2025Home 1.93 1.07 14.0 1 2 2 7.7 3.9 0.6
2025Away 2.70 0.90 10.0 0 0 1 9.9 1.8 0.0
2024Home 3.73 1.05 31.1 1 3 0 10.9 1.7 0.9
2024Away 4.76 1.34 28.1 2 3 0 11.8 3.2 0.3
2023Home 6.61 1.53 16.1 1 2 0 9.9 2.2 1.1
2023Away 0.57 0.83 15.2 1 0 0 8.6 4.6 0.6
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Stat Review
How does Robert Garcia compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.88
 
K/9
8.6
 
BB/9
3.0
 
HR/9
0.4
 
Fastball
94.0 mph
 
ERA
2.25
 
WHIP
1.00
 
BABIP
.251
 
GB/FB
1.05
 
Left On Base
79.6%
 
Exit Velocity
81.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.5%
 
Spin Rate
2100 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
15.0%
 
Swinging Strike
12.9%
 
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Earns second save
PTexas Rangers
May 25, 2025
Garcia earned the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the White Sox, allowing one run on two hits while striking out one in the ninth inning.
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Registers rare save Thursday
PTexas Rangers
April 17, 2025
Garcia earned the save in Thursday's win 5-3 over the Angels, throwing a clean ninth inning and striking out one.
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Impressive hold in win
PTexas Rangers
April 2, 2025
Garcia struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn a hold in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Reds.
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Headed for setup role?
PTexas Rangers
March 25, 2025
Garcia served up a game-tying solo home run over one inning in Monday's exhibition game against the Royals. He struck out one.
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Closer candidate makes debut
PTexas Rangers
March 7, 2025
Garcia walked one and struck out one over a scoreless inning in Thursday's spring game against San Diego.
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