You know how the routine works. The Cubs sign a young player, and send him to Short-Season ball. To the extent he does well there, he advances. Hurrying him along, though, really isn’t on the menu. The goal is to teach him the basics. Let him struggle, and succeed. Through his three or four years in the system, he gathers the knowledge he needs, and is added to the 40-man roster after an extended indoctrination process. That’s not how it’s working with Robel Garcia.
From Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic, Garcia started his affiliated career in the Cleveland system in 2010.