Yankees top pitching prospect Deivi Garcia needed a whopping 96 pitches to complete just four innings of work. From start to finish, he allowed five walks, two singles, and one grand slam following a mound visit with two outs during the second frame. Not a conventional outing, to say the least.
But the 19-year-old Dominican native, who was promoted from High-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton earlier this week, did prove he can throw strikes at a high volume.
A really high volume, actually.
Although Garcia took the loss against New Hampshire (Blue Jays affiliate) on Wednesday afternoon at Arm & Hammer Park, came via the strikeout, and his fastball velocity maxed out in the mid-90’s.