{"id":95639,"date":"2025-02-13T22:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=95639"},"modified":"2025-02-13T22:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:34:12","slug":"dodgers-sign-reliever-luis-garcia-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/02\/13\/dodgers-sign-reliever-luis-garcia-minor-league-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Dodgers Sign Luis Garc\u00eda to Minor League Deal with Spring Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers will sign right-handed pitcher <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garcilu03.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Garc\u00eda<\/a> to a minor league deal, according to Just Baseball&#8217;s Aram Leighton. Garc\u00eda is invited to spring training.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Dodgers and RHP Luis Garcia have agreed to a minor league deal, sources tell <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustBB_Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JustBB_Media<\/a>. Includes an invite to Spring Training.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia started the 2024 season with the Angels before he was acquired by the Red Sox at the deadline in exchange for four prospects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AramLeighton8\/status\/1890193385509822741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: Dodgers Sign Reliever Luis Garc\u00eda to Minor League Deal<\/h2>\n<h3>Back Where It All Began<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers are very familiar with Garc\u00eda. They drafted him in the Amateur Draft in 2004 at the age of 16. He spent four years in the Los Angeles organization before being traded to the Washington Nationals for infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/belliro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ronnie Belliard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>A Career Interrupted<\/h3>\n<p>After a brief time away from baseball, Garc\u00eda signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, making his big league debut in 2013. The journeyman reliever has spent time with more than a half-dozen teams, including two stints with the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers, respectively. He has a mid-nineties fastball and a slider in his repertoire. Before being <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/17\/recent-acquisitions-troubling-red-sox\/\" target=\"_self\">traded<\/a> at the deadline to the Boston Red Sox last year, the right-hander had a respectable ERA of 3.71 and a 3.69 FIP in a 45-game sample. While wearing a Halo uniform, Garc\u00eda recorded 11 holds and four saves to his credit.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, he was not able to replicate that success in Beantown. Garc\u00eda&#8217;s ERA more than doubled. However, the Dodgers must see something they like, as they have had many bullpen reclamation projects. The most <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/30\/dodgers-steal-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_self\">recent example<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kopecmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Kopech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>No Room&#8230;For Now<\/h3>\n<p>It is no secret the Dodgers are juggling roster spots. Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/02\/04\/dodgers-trade-ryan-brasier-cubs\/\" target=\"_self\">traded<\/a> the reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brasiry01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Brasier<\/a> to the Cubs to make room for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yateski01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirby Yates<\/a>. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernaen02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enrique Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, who was just signed yesterday, said, &#8220;This roster was more full than a Bad Bunny concert.&#8221; Yet, the Dodgers value depth and know better than most that injuries can hit at any time. Garc\u00eda could be an important piece even if his role is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Although Los Angeles hasn&#8217;t made clear how Garc\u00eda fits in the scheme of things, what is clear is they play the short game and the long game of strategy very well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers will sign right-handed pitcher Luis Garc\u00eda to a minor league deal, according to Just Baseball&#8217;s Aram Leighton. Garc\u00eda is invited to spring training. The Dodgers and RHP Luis Garcia have agreed to a minor league deal, sources tell @JustBB_Media. Includes an invite to Spring Training. 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