The August for Jose Garcia just keeps getting better. The Daytona Tortugas shortstop picked up the Florida State League Player of the Week award for his efforts. From August 19th through the 25th he hit .500/.571/.708 in six games. That included two doubles, a home run, seven runs scored, five runs driven in, three walks, one hit by pitch, and only one strikeout.
The week was just a continution of what he had been doing all month. Jose Garcia is now hitting .395/.447/.570 during August. In his 22 games he’s had nine doubles, two home runs, and he’s struck out just nine times in 94 plate appearances. To say that he’s been locked in would be an understatement.
August’s numbers have helped Jose Garcia climb the Florida State League leaderboard in multiple categories. After missing nearly all of April he’s been playing catch up, but he’s there now. His .281 average on the season is 8th best in the pitcher friendly FSL. His on-base percentage of .345 ranks 11th. Garcia ranked 3rd in the league in slugging percentage with a .431 mark. His 36 doubles are easily the best in the league. He also leads the league in extra-base hits with 44.
Jose Adames gets back on the mound
Way back in December of 2016 the Cincinnati Reds selected right-handed pitcher Jose Adames in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft. The move cost the organization $12,500. The last time he pitched in a game was prior to his selection that December.
Jose Adames missed all of the 2017 season recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Reds knew he wouldn’t play that year. But he did return that fall to pitch in instructional league. The stuff was still there as he was sitting 98-99 MPH at the time. But that fall was the last time we saw him on the mound. He missed all of the 2018 season. And until today, he missed all of the 2019 season, too.
Earlier today Jose Adames took the mound for the Arizona League Reds. Today is their final game of the season. The righty, who is now 26-years-old faced five hitters and he struck out three of them. But he didn’t complete the inning as one hitter reached base after striking out. It seems the Reds are trying to get a lot of pitchers work – the game is still going on as I type this and they’ve already used five pitchers and the 5th inning is just now beginning. After such a long time between appearances, and many injuries and rehab stints between it’s great to see him pop up in the box score and be back on the mound.