Reds fans have been clamoring all winter for the front office to land a top-flight shortstop. Yesterday, we may have seen why Dick Williams and Nick Krall have been apprehensive to bet the farm on the likes of a player like Francisco Lindor or Corey Seager. Jose Garcia smacked two home runs during Tuesday’s spring game against the Los Angeles Angels.
The writing team at Blog Red Machine has invested some time over the past week investigating the Reds young shortstop prospect. Garcia landed highly in our rankings of potential players to man the shortstop position in 2021, and also found his way onto Keith Law’s Top 100 prospects for 2020.