Luis García Jr.
- The Yankees’ roster as it stands starts at 2B · 515 PA · 2.3 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: NYY expects to contend (61% playoff odds) and he’s a regular.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 542 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 87 | .289 | .254 | 20% | 6% | 42% | −1.44 | −1.05 |
| RHP | 455 | .375 | .357 | 18% | 4% | 38% | −1.21 | +2.74 |
- Attack angle
- 10.7° (64% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.7°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 41%
- Pull-air %
- 18.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 46.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .277/.309/.521 · 124
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+9.4 vs. league per 100; 4.4 standard errors above average on 91 pitches).
Weakest down and in (−4.0), but only 1.8 standard errors from average on 63 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,759 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like García: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Randal Grichuk CWS · ’91 | .335 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 61 | Casey Schmitt SF · ’99 | .353 | 1.9 | 1.4 | Arb |
| 60 | Alec Burleson STL · ’98 | .375 | 3.2 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 57 | Dominic Canzone SEA · ’97 | .359 | 2.8 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 53 | Ketel Marte AZ · ’93 | .348 | 2.5 | 3.1 | Signed $12.0M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | +4 | +3 | −0.8 | +2.2 | 4,283 |
| 2025 | 2B | −7 | −5 | +0.9 | −4.1 | 4,797 |
| 2024 | 2B | +5 | +4 | −0.5 | +3.5 | 4,644 |
| 2023 | 2B | −4 | −3 | −1.5 | −4.5 | 4,424 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 2B in 2025, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−7 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 256 | +4.0 |
| 2025 | 2B | 483 | −1.7 |
| 2024 | 2B | 421 | +3.0 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
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