Adolis García’s New Groove
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Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
In what had been a lackluster start to his career, Adolis García came into 2021 with an .087 / .125 / .130 triple slash line (.AVG / .OBP / .SLG). In a minuscule 24 plate appearance sample, he was arguably the worst player in MLB. I’m not sure he could have punished the baseball if the catcher had told him the exact location and type of pitch that was headed his way.
In the two following clips, you’ll see much of what I’m talking about:
Clearly, García could not catch up to fastballs. Jesús Luzardo’s 96mph fastball comes in slightly elevated into the middle-middle space of the strike zone, and García proceeds to whiff through it. To dive into the moving parts of García’s swing, we can start with his toe tap. He taps his foot, then brings it up, only to repeat that process again.