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Portrait of Onelki Garcia

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-2-1989
Height6' 3"
Weight225 lbs
Age34 years, 8 months, 23 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2013 LAN MLB 3 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 93 6.8 27.0 6.8 6.8 0% .000 3.75 20.27 13.50 101 4.18 100.1 0.0
2017 KCA MLB 2 1 6.0 0 1 0 12 5 2 2 115 18.0 7.5 3.0 3.0 56% .435 2.83 9.31 13.50 121 7.69 163.7 -0.2
CareerMLB517.30101393311116.011.03.73.759%.3853.0011.3013.501177.05152.1-0.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2012 RCU A+ CAL 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 97 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .000 0.00 -0.20 0.00 47 1.90 39.6
2012 MAY Wnt PWL 3 3 10.3 0 1 0 15 3 9 0 13.1 2.6 0.0 7.8 0% .405 1.74 2.76 4.35 0 0.00 0.0
2012 MSS Wnt AFL 2 2 4.0 0 1 0 4 2 2 0 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .286 1.50 4.42 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2013 LAN MLB NL 3 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 93 6.8 27.0 6.8 6.8 0% .000 3.75 20.27 13.50 101 4.18 100.1
2013 CHT AA SOU 25 6 52.3 2 3 1 41 32 53 3 103 7.1 5.5 0.5 9.1 0% .277 1.39 3.57 2.75 99 4.54 98.6
2013 ABQ AAA PCL 10 0 9.7 0 1 0 6 3 14 0 5.6 2.8 0.0 13.0 0% .300 0.93 1.91 3.72 61 1.94 42.2
2014 RCU A+ CAL 1 1 0.7 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 81 27.0 13.5 0.0 0.0 0% .500 4.50 8.23 27.00 119 6.74 142.7
2015 BIR AA SOU 13 0 17.7 1 0 0 19 7 24 0 9.7 3.6 0.0 12.2 0% .388 1.47 1.94 5.09 73 4.49 98.4
2015 CHR AAA INT 25 0 38.3 0 1 3 45 22 48 3 10.6 5.2 0.7 11.3 0% .389 1.75 3.46 4.70 88 5.43 119.1
2016 MCD AAA MEX 14 3 33.0 0 1 0 28 9 30 2 7.6 2.5 0.5 8.2 0% .280 1.12 3.22 3.82 0 0.00 0.0
2017 KCA MLB AL 2 1 6.0 0 1 0 12 5 2 2 115 18.0 7.5 3.0 3.0 56% .435 2.83 9.31 13.50 121 7.69 163.7
2017 NWA AA TEX 2 2 10.3 0 0 0 11 1 6 2 112 9.6 0.9 1.7 5.2 58% .265 1.16 4.96 2.61 101 3.77 80.3
2017 OMA AAA PCL 20 10 75.0 7 3 0 84 32 63 6 99 10.1 3.8 0.7 7.6 50% .333 1.55 4.44 5.04 97 5.06 107.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 45 0.4444 0.2889 0.8462 0.4500 0.1600 1.0000 0.5000 0.1538
2017 119 0.4538 0.3866 0.8043 0.5370 0.2615 0.8966 0.6471 0.1957
Career1640.45120.35980.81580.51310.23360.92500.60670.1842

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-03-16 - 60-DL - - Left Elbow Recovery From Surgery Spur Removal 2013-11-08 -
2014-01-28 2014-01-28 Minors 0 0 Left Knee Surgery - -
2013-11-08 2013-11-08 Minors 0 0 Left Elbow Surgery Spur Removal 2013-11-08 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 KCA $
2016 CHA $
2015 CHA $
2014 LAN $500,000
2013 LAN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$500,000
1 yrTotal$500,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 19 dBeverly Hills Sports Council1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 10/19/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Kansas City 8/27/17. DFA by Kansas City 9/12/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/14/17. Released by Kansas City 12/17 so Garcia may pursue opportunity in Japan.
  • 1 year (2016). Released by Chicago White Sox 3/19/16. Signed by Mexico City of Mexican League 7/8/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/3/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 4/3/15.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2014). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/2/14. Claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers from LA Dodgers 11/20/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract selected by LA Dodgers 9/11/13.
  • Drafted by LA Dodgers 2012 (3-113) (defected from Cuba 1/2011). $0.382M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 7.5 0 0.4 19 6 50.4 47 18 37 5 .274 1.29 3.72 4.02 -4.5 -0.5
80o 6.3 0 0.4 17 6 44.1 44 17 32 5 .291 1.40 4.12 4.46 -6.0 -0.6
70o 5.5 0 0.3 15 5 39.7 42 17 29 5 .302 1.49 4.42 4.78 -6.7 -0.7
60o 4.9 0 0.3 14 5 36.0 40 16 26 5 .312 1.56 4.67 5.07 -7.1 -0.8
50o 4.3 0 0.2 12 4 32.7 38 15 24 4 .322 1.63 4.92 5.34 -7.4 -0.8
40o 3.8 0 0.2 11 4 29.4 36 14 22 4 .331 1.70 5.17 5.61 -7.4 -0.8
30o 3.2 0 0.2 10 3 26.1 33 13 19 4 .342 1.78 5.44 5.91 -7.4 -0.8
20o 2.6 0 0.1 8 3 22.3 30 12 16 3 .354 1.88 5.77 6.27 -7.1 -0.8
10o 1.9 0 0.1 6 2 17.2 25 10 13 3 .370 2.03 6.24 6.78 -6.4 -0.7
Weighted Mean4.200.212431.93714234.3191.614.885.3-7.1-0.8

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DateQuestionAnswer
2013-04-04 11:00:00 (link to chat)Heard anything this spring about Onelki Garcia? A better sense yet of his ceiling?
(leites from New York)		I haven't, sorry. (Jason Parks)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Onelki Garcia threw 228 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2023, including pitches thrown in . In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (91mph), Cutter (88mph) and Change (85mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph) and Sinker (90mph).