Outside of Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells, the New York Yankees were great at getting the most out of their sluggers in 2025. They witnessed a resurgence in former National League MVP Cody Bellinger. They also had a breakout year by Trent Grisham, whose bat was always the most vulnerable part of his game. Even Jasson Dominguez wasn’t so bad at the plate despite his limited playing. The team obviously needed more from him, and his lack of power was a surprise, but he did still manage to have an OPS north of .700 with a 103 wRC+.
This is why taking a flyer on Adolis Garcia could be an intriguing move. The Texas Rangers recently non-tendered him.
The Positives and Negatives of Adolis Garcia
The downside of Garcia is that his counting stats over the course of two seasons look more like those of Wells and Volpe. In his last two seasons and in a painstaking 1,184 plate appearances, he hit .225/.278/.397 with an 89 wRC+.
The one positive is that the power was still there for Garcia. He hit 44 home runs in those two seasons.
What Garcia brings is an adequate track record of hitting in previous years, though. In 2022 and 2023, he hit .247/.313/.481 with a 120 wRC+ with 66 home runs.
Something to consider with him is his underlying metrics. He had an average exit velocity of 92.1 MPH. He also had an 11.6% barrel rate and a 46.7% hard-hit rate.
It’s hard to say why Garcia struggled the way he did. One thing to note is that his walk rate has plummeted since 2023, when he helped the Rangers win a World Series. That year, he had a walk rate of 10.3%. The following season, it fell to 7.1% Last year, he had a paltry 5.1% walk rate. What does Garcia look like if he gets back to where he was during the World Series run?