Comments on: Greg Garcia – Middle Infield Sleeper

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:07:52 +0000

Eckstein was bad defensively as a SS the later half of his career, however.

Still, a young Eckstein who’s cheap is still a good value.

By: skszyszowski

skszyszowski — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:01:54 +0000

I agree that Greg Garcia is a steady, make the routine play SS, with better than average (for shortstops) offensive skills.
While I really like rangy, deep in the hole/strong armed short-stops, you can win with a Greg Garcia type. If a 5-7 David Eckstein can play 10 years in the majors, I don’t see Greg Garcia offensive and defensive tools being below what Eckstein brought to the table. I don’t have a good knowledge of the mental side of Eckstein versus Garcia. If they are similar, then Greg Garcia has a chance. While he flies a bit under the radar, I suspect Garcia’s managers appreciate how he plays the complete game. Time will tell!

By: DT Flush

DT Flush — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:01:32 +0000

Garcia is a fundamentally sound SS that lacks range defensively so he’s average on the defensive side but the hit tool is a plus.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:58:40 +0000

I’ve watched him play 5 or 6 games. He’s made a couple sparkling plays in that time and pretty much all of the routine ones. I think SS was his position at the U of Hawaii when he and Wong played together. He looks perfectly natural at SS. I don’t think he’ll ever be all-star material but don’t need that at every position.

What makes him most palatable at SS is he’s solid, decent zone and better than average bat. He’s got gap power, a great eye and knows how to play baseball.

Ryan Jackson’s gonna get a shot ahead of him, but if he falters, Garcia will be pushing him hard in a year.

By: Put Me In Coach

Put Me In Coach — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:23:31 +0000

Do we know how he’s done defensively this year? The article implies that 2b is his natural position, but if he’s going to be an average SS he looks like a solid starter with his offensive skills.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:52:53 +0000

I like Garcia’s defense. I think he can hold SS down for years if Jackson can’t get the job done offensively.

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:49:55 +0000

Good points.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:43:58 +0000

While it’s true that there’s no guarantee that the pitchers in our system will remain healthy, the financial consequences of a pre arb pitcher being injured are considerably less than having King Felix on our payroll at the same time as the DL… with our 4 best prospects under Seattle’s control.

I don’t know who Schoenfield is, but he doesn’t care about the Cardinal system, he’s just trying to play deal maker.

Like I said, if we need an ace, let’s go get him this winter. I see little from the 2012 offense to suggest we are a WS threat. The last week our pitching was far better than the hitting. Rosenthal and Browning with a little improvement from Salas may be in the process of plugging up the bullpen woes. Kelly and Lynn are doing more than holding up their end of the bargain. Waino looks like he’s back if Furcal will “d” up.

I don’t see any good reason to throw prospects at the problem.

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:54:33 +0000

Huge,

Where is the guarantee that the pitchers we give up wills stay healthy?

Agree on Taveras. And I still think a team needs an ace.

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:52:17 +0000

Agree. But I do think Pro players are safer.