Deivi Garcia Fantasy Baseball Updates - Ben Rosener’s MLB Beat

Major League Baseball’s regular season continues, and with it comes the daily influx of baseball news that fantasy managers missed in the winter months. Lineup news, regular waiver wire moves, pitching assignments, and bullpen usage.

This column aims to cover any fantasy baseball news, big or small, and how it pertains to your fantasy team. Has a player who's usually been hitting in the middle of a lineup suddenly batting eighth or ninth for an extended period? The fantasy implications will be covered here.

The same goes for injuries and injured list placements and whether or not you should consider picking up a player who was recently called up. Basically, any kernel of fantasy news and its relevance to fantasy managers could be covered here. Today, the news of the day is the fantasy baseball impact of the Chicago White Sox claiming right-handed pitcher Deivi Garcia off waivers from the New York Yankees.

Fantasy Baseball Impact Of The Chicago White Sox Claiming Deivi Garcia Off Waivers

The Chicago White Sox claimed right-hander Deivi Garcia off waivers on Thursday from the New York Yankees, per a tweet from the American League Central club’s official Twitter account:

Garcia, 24, has appeared in 10 MLB games (eight of which were starts) in parts of the last four seasons, throwing 48.1 innings and pitching to a 4.84 ERA, a 4.56 FIP, 43 strikeouts, and 14 walks in the process. He’s made two MLB appearances this year, allowing four hits, four walks, a home run, and an earned run in 5.2 innings, while also adding four strikeouts and a save.

The right-hander has thrown more in the minors, logging 46 innings (in 28 appearances) for New York’s Triple-A affiliate this season.

Deivi Garcia In Triple-A In 2023:

• 46 innings pitched
• 5.67 ERA
• 6.41 FIP
• 45 strikeouts
• 32 walks
• Nine home runs allowed

A former top prospect, Garcia will join a White Sox organization that just traded away a number of veteran pitchers in Lucas Giolito, Keynan Middleton, Joe Kelly, Lance Lynn, and Kendall Graveman.

With the White Sox’s short-term future looking like something a bit resembling a rebuild, Garcia could see an extended opportunity in the majors at some point. So while he was initially optioned to Triple-A, the former Yankees pitcher is certainly someone to keep an eye on in deeper fantasy leagues as the season progresses given the potential opportunity in Chicago.

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