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ayaghmour2 · 07-18-2022, 01:27 PM

3rd Round, 45th Overall: RHP Dick Garcia
School: Geneva
1942: 6-3, 90.1 IP, 2.29 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 36 BB, 73 K
Career: 13-6, 188 IP, 1.19 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 56 BB, 179 K

The January portion of the draft is now over, and we have moved on to the preseason. We went with a pitcher again this year, grabbing another high schooler in 18-year-old Dick Garcia. He didn't have a great junior season, but Garcia was much better as a sophomore, going 7-3 with a 1.57 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 20 walks, and 106 strikeouts. A three pitch pitcher from East Chicago, Indiana, Garcia is liked by scout Tom Weinstock, who thinks he can develop into a serviceable back of the rotation piece. An extreme groundballer, Garcia features an impressive mid 80s sinker and pairs it well with an average cut and change. He has good command and should be able to keep the ball in the park, and while his stuff isn't much more then average now, some timely velocity boosts can solve that problem. Another thing working for him is his work ethic, as his coaches at Geneva high school in Illinois reported that on his off days he'll stay after the game to lift weights. This gives be belief that the extra strength will pay off, and he'll be able to throw harder once he fills out his frame. The regional picks are always tough to make, especially with our very low priority the past couple of seasons, but we have seemed to do okay with them. Bill Chapman and Jim Dickinson rank inside the top 200 and 14 and 15 in our system, while Bill Rich has recently jumped up to 20 and has absolutely raked in the minors. We have a lost of ton of talented young pitchers, and if Garcia avoids the draft, he will be a crucial part of La Crosse's rotation in the second half of the seaosn.

07-18-2022, 01:27 PM	#850
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,045	1943 Draft: Round 3 3rd Round, 45th Overall: RHP Dick Garcia School: Geneva 1942: 6-3, 90.1 IP, 2.29 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 36 BB, 73 K Career: 13-6, 188 IP, 1.19 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 56 BB, 179 K The January portion of the draft is now over, and we have moved on to the preseason. We went with a pitcher again this year, grabbing another high schooler in 18-year-old Dick Garcia. He didn't have a great junior season, but Garcia was much better as a sophomore, going 7-3 with a 1.57 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 20 walks, and 106 strikeouts. A three pitch pitcher from East Chicago, Indiana, Garcia is liked by scout Tom Weinstock, who thinks he can develop into a serviceable back of the rotation piece. An extreme groundballer, Garcia features an impressive mid 80s sinker and pairs it well with an average cut and change. He has good command and should be able to keep the ball in the park, and while his stuff isn't much more then average now, some timely velocity boosts can solve that problem. Another thing working for him is his work ethic, as his coaches at Geneva high school in Illinois reported that on his off days he'll stay after the game to lift weights. This gives be belief that the extra strength will pay off, and he'll be able to throw harder once he fills out his frame. The regional picks are always tough to make, especially with our very low priority the past couple of seasons, but we have seemed to do okay with them. Bill Chapman and Jim Dickinson rank inside the top 200 and 14 and 15 in our system, while Bill Rich has recently jumped up to 20 and has absolutely raked in the minors. We have a lost of ton of talented young pitchers, and if Garcia avoids the draft, he will be a crucial part of La Crosse's rotation in the second half of the seaosn.