Headlines

  • Alex Reyes To Undergo Shoulder Surgery
  • Counsell: Freddy Peralta To Miss “Significant” Time
  • Dodgers Extend Blake Treinen
  • Brewers To Place Freddy Peralta On Injured List Due To Shoulder Tightness
  • Mariners Sign Justin Upton
  • Chad Green To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Giants Claim Rico Garcia

By Jeff Todd | November 5, 2019 at 12:56pm CDT

The Giants have claimed righty Rico Garcia off waivers from the Rockies, per MLB.com’s William Boor (via Twitter). It’s yet another pitching addition for the always-active San Francisco organization.

Garcia, 26 in January, briefly touched the majors in 2019. He showed only a 90.4 mph average fastball and didn’t get many swings and misses, though it’s awfully hard to read much into a six-inning sample.

It was a bit of an odd season for Garcia, who struggled in the bigs and in a 13-start stint at Triple-A. Before that, though, he was quite successful at the Double-A level, where he spun 68 innings of 1.85 ERA ball with 11.5 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, and a 49.3% groundball rate.

Share 0 Retweet 3 Send via email0

Colorado Rockies San Francisco Giants Transactions Rico Garcia

Cardinals Negotiating New Deal With Adam Wainwright
Main
Giants Announce Series Of Roster Moves
View Comments (13)

Comments

  1. nmendoza7

    3 years ago

    He terribly tips his pitches with his arm action.

    Reply
  2. hiflew

    3 years ago

    So are the Rockies just going to give away everyone with no return? I know he didn’t have a ton of value, but he is the 4th player they have lost on waiver claims since the end of the World Series. That means they have SOME value. These guys may just be “nickel” players, but if you give away all your nickels for free, they start to add up to dollars. Even trading them for 2 or 3 “pennies” is better than that.

    Reply
    • ScottCFA

      3 years ago

      I suspect the Rockies know more than you do about players they value more highly and need to protect from the Rule 5 draft by adding them to the 40-man roster. They also took a calculated gamble that they could sneak him through the waiver wire and outright him to the minors without losing him to another team. Other teams are trying to preserve their roster space for additions prior to the Rule 5. But calculated gambles frequently don’t pay off.

      Reply
      • hiflew

        3 years ago

        Your suspicions are correct. They obviously know more about who THEY value more highly. My problem is not with their sticking to their valuations. My problem is that their valuations make little to no sense and they keep making the same mistakes over and over again with no consequences to the jobs of front office personnel.

        Reply
        • ScottCFA

          3 years ago

          I’m an AL guy so I don’t know much about the Rockies. However, some of their recent decisions have been headscratchers, particularly the big bucks for bullpen guys that didn’t work out. Mr. Monfort doesn’t seem to be doing a good job overseeing the staff making the daily decisions. Maybe he should go back to cutting up steer! At least they kept Arenado, right?

        • hiflew

          3 years ago

          I am a long term Rockies fan. Since the expansion draft when they picked up Dante Bichette actually. Monfort’s problem is that he does not like to admit he made a mistake EVER. Loyalty and tenure are thought of as the best possible qualities of baseball guys. That’s why Dan O’Dowd kept his job year after year of failure. Bridich is not a good GM, but he probably has his job until he quits. The Rockies do try, and that is why I will be a fan until I die, but their main problem is painting themselves into a corner over and over again.

      • SayWhatDawg?

        3 years ago

        Yes, the Rockies are very wise with player evaluations. Still celebrating their playoff appearance?

        Reply
  3. frontdeskmike

    3 years ago

    If Coach would have put me in, we would have been State Champs. No doubt. No doubt in my mind…

    Reply
  4. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    surprised they’re giving up on him so soon.

    Reply
    • SayWhatDawg?

      3 years ago

      My thoughts exactly. He will do well in San Francisco. That will prove a regrettable move. I also think Sam Howard will prove major league worthy in time.

      Reply
  5. whyhayzee

    3 years ago

    95 is the new 90.

    Reply
  6. dynamite drop in monty

    3 years ago

    Suave move.

    Reply
  7. SayWhatDawg?

    3 years ago

    My thoughts exactly. He will do well in San Francisco. That will prove a regrettable move. I also think Sam Howard will prove major league worthy in time.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Alex Reyes To Undergo Shoulder Surgery

    Counsell: Freddy Peralta To Miss “Significant” Time

    Dodgers Extend Blake Treinen

    Brewers To Place Freddy Peralta On Injured List Due To Shoulder Tightness

    Mariners Sign Justin Upton

    Chad Green To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Orioles Promote Adley Rutschman

    Luis Gil To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Carter Kieboom To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Cardinals To Promote Nolan Gorman, Matthew Liberatore; Tyler O’Neill To IL

    Max Scherzer Likely Out Six To Eight Weeks Due To Oblique Strain

    Chris Paddack Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

    Brandon Lowe Diagnosed With Stress Reaction, Shut Down For At Least Three Weeks

    DeGrom MRI Reveals “Continued Healing”; Still No Clear Timetable For Return

    Boras: Michael Conforto Not Ruling Out Late-Season Return

    Recent

    D-backs Release Humberto Mejia, Ryan Meisinger

    Pirates To Promote Cal Mitchell

    Astros Notes: Tucker, McCullers, Pena

    Alex Reyes To Undergo Shoulder Surgery

    Tigers Re-Sign Drew Hutchison

    Brewers Outright Dylan File

    Counsell: Freddy Peralta To Miss “Significant” Time

    Yankees Notes: Donaldson, Andujar, Chapman, Sears

    Reds Select Aristides Aquino, Albert Almora

    Angels Designate Jose Rojas For Assignment

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Trevor Story Rumors
    • Frankie Montas Rumors
    • Michael Conforto Rumors
    • Arbitration Tracker
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • MLB Player Chats
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version