The Book on Avisail GarciaDET


Prospect Info and Scouting Report

Avisail Garcia / OF, DET
Born 6/12/1991
Anzoategui, Venezuela

Height 6-4
Weight 235
Bats/Throws R/R
497 | 2/26/2013

RAAAAAAMiLBMLB
0 1579 215 37 55

Total professional at-bats: .


Avisail Garcia is a high-ceiling, hard-hitting outfielder in the Detroit system who gained more than his share of big-time TV coverage as a late-season/post-season wunderkind for the Tigers in 2012. A big boy from Venezuela, Garcia runs well despite tipping the scales at almost 240lbs. He brings a similar-sized stick to the plate, too: Garcia slashed a .312/.345/.465 line last season at AA Erie that included 6 homers and 9 steals (we can only imagine the fear rampant among A-level second basemen). He's big, strong, rough, and raw, with a decent handle on all five tools but none of the practice or skill necessary to wield them perfectly just yet. Give him some time to polish up his skills and learn about the finer points of the curve ball before banking on him as a future Comerica slugger. Given the current Detroit roster makeup, we'd most like to see Garcia return to the minors in 2013, and rejoin the team at midseason (or later) to stay.

2/26/2013




Batting Stats
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2008 17 Rookie Venez. Tigers DET 63 245 33 73 12 2 7 34 7 5 15 39 .298 .342 .449 .791
2009 18 A Midwest W Michigan DET 81 299 36 79 11 2 1 31 8 7 8 70 .264 .289 .324 .613
2009 18 A+ Florida Lakeland DET 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500
2010 19 A Midwest W Michigan DET 125 494 58 139 17 4 4 63 20 4 20 113 .281 .313 .356 .669
2011 20 A+ Florida Lakeland DET 129 488 53 129 16 6 11 56 14 5 18 132 .264 .297 .389 .686
2012 21 A+ Florida Lakeland DET 67 266 47 77 8 5 8 36 14 4 11 57 .289 .324 .447 .771
2012 21 AA Eastern Erie DET 55 215 31 67 9 3 6 22 9 4 7 38 .312 .345 .465 .810
2013 22 A+ Florida Lakeland DET 6 24 9 10 0 2 1 4 2 0 4 1 .417 .500 .708 1.208
2013 22 AAA Intl-Lg Toledo DET 8 37 4 16 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 10 .432 .447 .541 .988
2012 21 MLB AL Detroit DET 23 47 7 15 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 10 .319 .373 .319 .692
2013 22 MLB AL Detroit DET 4 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .625 .875


Fielding Stats
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2008 17 Rookie Venez. Tigers DET   RF 61 105 91 6 8 .924
2009 18 A Midwest W Michigan DET   RF 80 151 128 13 10 .934
2009 18 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   RF 2 4 4 0 0 1.000
2010 19 A Midwest W Michigan DET   RF 117 251 233 12 6 .976
2011 20 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   RF 129 248 232 8 8 .968
2012 21 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   RF 62 142 127 10 5 .965
2012 21 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   CF 3 12 9 1 2 .833
2012 21 AA Eastern Erie DET   RF 9 21 21 0 0 1.000
2012 21 AA Eastern Erie DET   CF 44 119 115 4 0 1.000
2013 22 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   CF 2 4 4 0 0 1.000
2013 22 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   RF 2 4 4 0 0 1.000
2013 22 A+ Florida Lakeland DET   DH 2 0 0 0 0
2013 22 AAA Intl-Lg Toledo DET   LF 1 3 3 0 0 1.000
2013 22 AAA Intl-Lg Toledo DET   CF 2 5 5 0 0 1.000
2013 22 AAA Intl-Lg Toledo DET   RF 5 9 8 0 1 .889
2012 21 MLB AL Detroit DET   RF 18 18 18 0 0 .984
2012 21 MLB AL Detroit DET   CF 2 1 1 0 0 .990
2012 21 MLB AL Detroit DET   LF 2 5 4 1 0 .984
2013 22 MLB AL Detroit DET   CF 4 5 5 0 0 .992

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News and Notes

5/16/2013 by KDaddy


With Austin Jackson on the DL, postseason poster-boy Avisail Garcia will be called back up to MLB. Detroit's bouncing baby slugger was slashing an ungodly .432/.447/.541 while biding his time in AAA Toledo. As long as his performance doesn't crater, he should get most of the starts in center for the next couple of weeks. After that... we'll wait and see.

10/12/2012 by KDaddy


Avisail Garcia will remain on the Tigers' postseason roster for the ALCS, at least. The rookie hasn't yet shown the power that was supposed to be his calling card, but even an empty .313 average for a player's first month in MLB is something to be proud of. He'll provide extra punch, likely from the bench, for the Tigers against the suddenly-hot Yankees, and if he even holds his own, he has to be a favorite for a full-time role with the team in 2013.

9/1/2012 by KDaddy


Looking for a little September magic to help them put away the fading White Sox, the Tigers today called up slugging prospect Avisail Garcia to make their lineup even more thunderful. Garcia enters the Bigs having only 55 games of AA experience, but his .299/.333/.455 minor league season earns him a cup of coffee, at least.

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