A year ago, Luis Garcia’s Nationals future was up in the air. His 2023 season was a massive disappointment, which was highlighted by a shock demotion to Triple-A in August. His demotion was an attempt by the organization to whip Garcia back into shape, and help improve his work ethic.
At that time, Garcia Jr. had two options. He could either feel sorry for himself, and mope, or he could put in the work to get his once promising career back on track. Last offseason, Garcia chose the latter, and transformed himself into one of the better second baseman in the National League.