Detroit Tigers: Rookies Progress Report

Rony Garcia

(ranks out of 116 rookies)

114th

Grade: D-

Analysis: It feels a bit unfair to grade Rony Garcia because he normally wouldn’t be in the majors — although with the Yankees bullpen issues this year, who knows? The Tigers took him from New York with the first pick in last year’s Rule 5 draft, and therefore he must stay on the active roster all season. The Tigers have done a decent job keeping Garcia out of pressure situations, and to his credit he’s thrown a lot of strikes, but that may be part of the problem. Garcia has given up 5 home runs already, and his 3.38 HR/9 is the highest among all rookie pitchers.