White Sox right-hander Deivi Garcia passed through waivers unclaimed following this weekend’s DFA, the team announced Thursday afternoon. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Charlotte. Garcia has not been previously outrighted and does not have three years of big league service time, so he can’t reject the assignment. He’ll remain in the White Sox organization but no longer occupy a spot on the 40-man roster.
Once ranked among the game’s very best pitching prospects, the now-24-year-old Garcia (25 later this month) has seen his stock diminish amid shaky upper minors performances and some injuries. Garcia began to encounter significant command issues back in 2022, when he walked nearly 16% of his opponents in Triple-A. His command has yet to rebound, as evidenced by a career 14.3% walk rate in parts of four Triple-A seasons and a glaring 17% walk rate in 29 big league frames over the past two seasons.
The Yankees designated Garcia for assignment following the trade deadline last season, The rebuilding White Sox claimed the once-touted righty off waivers after the fact, but he’s struggled in his new environs as well. Garcia pitched 14 innings out of the Chicago bullpen this season and allowed 16 runs (11 earned) on 16 hits and 11 walks against 15 strikeouts. He also tossed four wild pitches along the way. Now that he’s passed through waivers, Garcia can head to Triple-A and attempt to get his command back on track.
Still the next Pedro Martinez?
Delvi Garcia, Clint Frazier and Andujar the greatest trade package that never happened. Still wonder why teams passed on it till this day.
Andujar hasn’t gotten consistent ABs since his rookie year. He’s a good hitter, given the chance. He hit well in Pittsburgh last year.
The other two though, all hype.
To me, great examples of why you trade unproven talent for proven talent.
Frazier was progressing well until the concussion he suffered in a Spring training game where he hit his head hard against an outfield wall. The man was never the same again. Pity.
Robbie Ray and Cole could have been gotten with those players and Cash said no and if it wasnt for his concussions Clint could have been a Paul O’Neil type player and Yanks screwed up Garcia who is only 24.
Clint Frazier and Paul O’Neill don’t belong in the same sentence.
wow, 4 seasons of AAA?
On an unrelated note, why does MLBTR sometimes close the comments?
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Good call. Thank you
No way! He is that young?! Seems like he has been around for a long time.
Didn’t the Yankees try to change his delivery or something and ended up ruining him instead? I may be thinking of someone else.
Pretty sure deivi is good enough to give a team 60-70 innings of value in middle relief,
Yanks screwed up his delivery the year after they used him wrong in that 2021 postseason. He is still 24 as Michael King is 28 and for the first time trying to be a starter. Still has time to be a José Quintana who was DFA by the Yankees and the White Sox tuned him into a middle rotation starter.
Probably would’ve blossomed if he were in a system capable of developing starting pitching. Cashman has been at it out for about 25 years now but still hasn’t figured it out.
Im sure if he gets to a team with a real pitching coach he may be fixed. Its clear though that the White Sox do not have one of those.