Detroit Tigers: Rookies Struggling to Survive in 2020

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DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 02: Rony Garcia #51 of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the Cincinnati Reds at Comerica Park on August 02, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /

Rony Garcia

(ranks out of 116 rookies)

GIPBB%K%BABIPEVERAFIPWARStat

13.1

6.9

13.8

.220

89.6

5.40

7.71

-0.3

Rank

69th

77th

24th

104th

2nd

34th

84th

115th

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.