Post by rizzuto on Jun 26, 2019 21:51:53 GMT -5
The legend of Yankees prospect Deivi Garcia grows after no-hitter
The Yankees may not land an ace for this year’s pennant chase, but finding one in the future may not be as difficult.
Following up on a 15-strikeout performance last week for Double-A Trenton, 20-year-old Deivi Garcia threw five no-hit innings Monday night, combining with relievers Domingo Acevedo and Daniel Alvarez for the minor-league franchise’s fifth-ever no-hitter.
Garcia, the 5-foot-9, 163-pound right-hander, who has drawn comparisons to fellow undersize Dominican Pedro Martinez, recorded nine strikeouts and two walks in his outing, and now holds a 2.68 ERA in nine starts with Trenton.
Following up on a 15-strikeout performance last week for Double-A Trenton, 20-year-old Deivi Garcia threw five no-hit innings Monday night, combining with relievers Domingo Acevedo and Daniel Alvarez for the minor-league franchise’s fifth-ever no-hitter.
Garcia, the 5-foot-9, 163-pound right-hander, who has drawn comparisons to fellow undersize Dominican Pedro Martinez, recorded nine strikeouts and two walks in his outing, and now holds a 2.68 ERA in nine starts with Trenton.
Since being called up on April 30, the Yankees’ fourth-ranked prospect has continually blown away the competition — his 15-strikeout gem came in six innings of work — and his manager is in awe.
“I’ve never seen it,” Trenton manager Pat Osborn told The Trentonian. “I think I made the comment when he was gonna get moved up, I said, ‘Hey, he may dominate here.’ And he has. He’s just a gifted young kid with a great feel for pitching, great stuff. He competes like no other. He has composure. He has everything you want in a young starting pitcher. We’re lucky to have him.
“He just finds a way to strike people out. It’s amazing. His stuff, he just misses bats and guys don’t get good swings off of him. I think they probably think they’re getting a good swing off him, and then all of a sudden they don’t hit the ball and it’s like, ‘Whoa. All right.’”
Osborn likely won’t have him for long.
A 2015 international signing, Garcia is rocketing through the Yankees’ system after posting a 2.55 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 74 innings spent with three minor league teams last season. This year, Garcia was called up from Single-A Tampa after just four starts.
While Garcia has long dominated with his fastball and curveball, he’s recently developed a fourth pitch (slider), leading to his Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honor, and a minor-league-best 15.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
“I feel really confident and good with the slider, and now I have four options to get guys out,” Garcia told the paper through a translator. “I feel really confident with all my options.”
Confidence is something he’s never lacked.
“Of course, it is his stuff, but it’s also his attitude out there,” Trenton pitching coach Tim Norton told MiLB.com last week. “He feels like he is better than everyone else and that goes a long way, especially when you have elite stuff. … I see the mound presence he has and he’s not scared one bit.”
“This kid could be a monster. The sky’s the limit.”
“I’ve never seen it,” Trenton manager Pat Osborn told The Trentonian. “I think I made the comment when he was gonna get moved up, I said, ‘Hey, he may dominate here.’ And he has. He’s just a gifted young kid with a great feel for pitching, great stuff. He competes like no other. He has composure. He has everything you want in a young starting pitcher. We’re lucky to have him.
“He just finds a way to strike people out. It’s amazing. His stuff, he just misses bats and guys don’t get good swings off of him. I think they probably think they’re getting a good swing off him, and then all of a sudden they don’t hit the ball and it’s like, ‘Whoa. All right.’”
Osborn likely won’t have him for long.
A 2015 international signing, Garcia is rocketing through the Yankees’ system after posting a 2.55 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 74 innings spent with three minor league teams last season. This year, Garcia was called up from Single-A Tampa after just four starts.
While Garcia has long dominated with his fastball and curveball, he’s recently developed a fourth pitch (slider), leading to his Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honor, and a minor-league-best 15.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
“I feel really confident and good with the slider, and now I have four options to get guys out,” Garcia told the paper through a translator. “I feel really confident with all my options.”
Confidence is something he’s never lacked.
“Of course, it is his stuff, but it’s also his attitude out there,” Trenton pitching coach Tim Norton told MiLB.com last week. “He feels like he is better than everyone else and that goes a long way, especially when you have elite stuff. … I see the mound presence he has and he’s not scared one bit.”
“This kid could be a monster. The sky’s the limit.”
Best of luck to him in San Francisco
