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Christian Garcia

2003 All American Classic Player

HS Grad	2004
Age	32 and 7 mos
Age on 2004 Draft	18 and 9 mos
Position(s)	RHP C
Ht/Wt	6-4, 190 lb
B/T	S/R
School	Gulliver Schools
Hometown	Miami, FL USA
Summer Team	CABA-hs team
Fall Team	CABA -hs team
MLB Debut Nationals Sep 04, 2012
MLB Draft Round 3 by Yankees in 2004

National Rank - Class of 2004
Ranking Last Updated: Jun 05, 2004

Overall

Position - RHP

FL State Rank - Class of 2004
Ranking Last Updated: Jun 05, 2004

Overall

Position - RHP

GPA

Scout Level

SAT

Scout Level

ACT
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4 yr Commitment
South Carolina

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Best PG Grade
10
1/10/2004

Perfect Game USA's Player Rating System
10	Potential very high draft pick and/or Elite level college prospect
9	Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect
8	Potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect
7	College prospect, possible future draft pick with development
6	Potential college prospect
5	Possible College prospect and/or possible HS varsity
4	HS JV
3	Possible HS JV
2	No prospect at this time
1	The game is too dangerous

Latest Showcase Report

2004 World Showcase Jan 10, 2004

PG Grade: 10

We hardly recognized Garcia when he arrived at Terry Park in Fort Myers. His former lanky 6-4 frame had matured with about 20 pounds of good muscle both in his shoulders and in his hips and thighs. Physically, Garcia would look like he belonged if he walked into a big league club house right now. The raw tools would fit, too. Garcia uncorked an unreal 88 mph throw from behind the plate and recorded pop times of 1.75 and 1.78 in the skills workout. Garcia hit the ball well in BP and showed that his increased strength has added to his bat speed, but he still has a fairly long, grooved swing that will need some adjusting at the pro level. The other option, of course, is on the mound. Garcia threw an inning at the World Showcase and was 89-91 mph with a 73-76 mph curveball and surprisingly advanced 81 mph change up. With some experience and polish on his mechanics, it would be surprising if Garcia didn’t add 3-5 mph to his pitches pretty quickly. Garcia is a good student who has signed to attend South Carolina. He's one of trhe top defensive catchers in the country, he has big power potential with the bat and he might be drafted early as a pitcher. Christian has created a lot of interest and it's all deserved.

PG Career Progression

Best PG Grade: 10.00
1.50 improvement beginning on Jan 04, 2002

PG Grade

Percentile Rank among grad class in the recorded year

FB	91 _mph 1/10/2004	94.41% Rank best 95 avg 83 (2004 class in 2004) best 95 avg 83 (2004 class)
60	7.08 _sec 1/10/2004	73.33% Rank best 6.29 avg 7.30 (2004 class in 2004) best 6.29 avg 7.39 (2004 class)
C	88 _mph 1/10/2004	97% Rank best 89 avg 76 (2004 class in 2004) best 89 avg 74 (2004 class)
Pop	1.75 _sec 1/10/2004	96.81% Rank best 1.72 avg 2.00 (2004 class in 2004) best 1.72 avg 2.04 (2004 class)