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KC · 3B

Maikel Garcia

Age 26 B/T R/R 6′1″, 180 lb Venezuela MLB debut 2022
40-man
  • Kansas City’s roster as it stands starts at 3B · 434 PA · 2.5 WAR in the role
  • Injured list 2026: Left hamstring strain (Aug 21–Sep 15)
  • Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Dec 2025 (5 yr, $57.5M (2026-30), 2031 club option): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
xwOBA .318 wOBA .318
2026 fWAR 1.8
Projected 2027 WAR 2.3 at 439 PA · 2.5 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 344 PA

xwOBA .318 xwOBA: .318, 47th percentile
Swing decisions +0.40 Swing decisions: +0.40, 65th percentile
Contact value −0.03 Contact value: −0.03, 45th percentile
Bat speed 71.6 Bat speed: 71.6, 45th percentile
Squared-up / swing 31% Squared-up / swing: 31%, 95th percentile
Blasts / swing 11% Blasts / swing: 11%, 85th percentile
EV90 104.4 EV90: 104.4, 53rd percentile
Barrel % 4.2% Barrel %: 4.2%, 19th percentile
Chase % 22.5% Chase %: 22.5%, 89th percentile
Zone contact 92.7% Zone contact: 92.7%, 96th percentile
Strikeout % 14.5% Strikeout %: 14.5%, 85th percentile
Walk % 9.3% Walk %: 9.3%, 56th percentile

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vsPAwOBAxwOBAK%BB%ChaseDecisionsContact
LHP82.408.39012%12%20%+0.52+3.28
RHP262.290.29515%8%23%+0.36−1.12
Attack angle
3.8° (42% in 5–20°)
Attack direction
+0.3°
Swing length
7.1 ft
Fast-swing rate
16%
Pull-air %
14.9%
Hard-hit %
40.5%
Slash · wRC+
.268/.334/.381 · 99

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

+0.2+1.1+0.3−1.2+1.9−1.7−1.4+0.5+0.3+0.6−2.1+1.9+2.0−2.4−1.2+2.2−1.0−1.3+0.2+0.8+0.4+1.0−0.6−0.4+1.7RHB

Does the most damage middle-middle (+2.0 vs. league per 100; 1.0 standard errors on 102 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest middle-away (−2.4), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 83 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,204 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).

Most similar hitters

Swings like Garcia: bat path, contact quality and approach

SimilarityPlayerxwOBA’26 WAR’27 proj2027
75Chase DeLauter CLE · ’01.3483.52.8Pre-arb
61Alec Bohm PHI · ’96.3290.21.0Free agent
57Masataka Yoshida BOS · ’93.3180.40.1Signed $18.6M
57Alejandro Kirk TOR · ’98.3082.82.8Signed $12.3M
52Adley Rutschman BOS · ’98.3273.01.9Arb

Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.

Fielding

2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth
3B +7.2 +9.7
SS +2.0 +6.5
2B +1.0 +0.5
1B +12.7prior −2.8
Outs Above Average by position
SeasonPosOAARangeArm, DPRunsBatters
2026SS+1+10.0+1.097
20263B+3+2+0.7+2.72,731
2025RF000.00.032
2025CF000.00.0127
20252B−2−20.0−2.0292
2025SS00+0.1+0.1377
20253B+18+14+0.6+14.64,765
2024RF000.00.09
2024SS+1+10.0+1.089
20242B−3−3+0.2−2.81,028
20243B+4+3+0.6+3.64,254
20232B000.00.0131
2023SS+1+1+0.1+1.1411
20233B+13+10+0.9+10.93,766

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at 3B)
2025 · 3B2026 · 3B In (charging) +16+6Back +1−2Toward 3B line −2−1Toward 1B line +2+1vs. RHH +13+4vs. LHH +4+1

At 3B in 2026, the biggest loss came back (−2 outs): a coaching target.

Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)
Arm at 3B 88.0 mph · 94th
Sprint speed 27.6 ft/s · 55th
Catch difficulty (latest season)
PlayMadeChancesRate
★★★★★010%
★★★★00—
★★★00—
★★00—
★11100%
Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)
SeasonZoneBallsOuts vs. exp.
20263B218+11.4
20253B378+14.9
20243B326+3.3
20242B94−1.6

The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 2.3 WAR Guaranteed $7.2M
2028 2.2 WAR Guaranteed $10.3M
2029 2.0 WAR Guaranteed $13.3M
2030 1.7 WAR Guaranteed $19.3M

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevelLevelTeamAgeGPA / IPPA / IP ·Line
2026AAAANorthwest Arkansas Naturals26416 PA 16 PA · .308/.438/.385 · 0 HR · 12.5% K · 18.8% BB
2026AAAAAAOmaha Storm Chasers26313 PA 13 PA · .308/.308/.385 · 0 HR · 30.8% K · 0.0% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 61% 14/23 won · +0.6 runs
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