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Jaime Garcia | Starting Pitcher

Team: St Louis Cardinals
Age / DOB:  (26) / 7/8/1986
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 215
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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Jaime Garcia will visit Dr. James Andrews on Tuesday for a second opinion on his left shoulder.
Garcia was placed on the disabled list over the weekend with a left shoulder strain and could be facing season-ending surgery. Tyler Lyons will fill his spot in the rotation for now, but the Cardinals are hoping to have Jake Westbrook (elbow) back from the disabled list soon. May 21 - 11:43 AM
Source: Jenifer Langosch on Twitter

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Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Cardinals placed LHP Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain.

Garcia has been dealing with shoulder issues for over a year and will visit Dr. James Andrews to try to get some answers. Surgery could ultimately be the course taken. The Cardinals are calling up reliever Mitchell Boggs on Saturday to fill their vacant roster spot but will have to add a new starting pitcher soon. Maybe 2012 first-rounder Michael Wacha will get a chance.
May 18 - 5:02 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia got the win Friday night against the Brewers despite giving up six runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Hey, fantasy owners will take it. Garcia allowed six hits and a walk while all the damage was courtesy of a pair of two-run homers by Aramis Ramirez. The southpaw has allowed 11 runs over his last two starts, increasing his ERA from 2.25 to 3.58 on the year. Still, he'll carry a 5-2 record into a start against the Padres next week in San Diego.
May 17 - 11:35 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia surrendered five earned runs over six innings Sunday in the Cardinals' loss to the Rockies.

Garcia was following back-to-back shutouts from Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright, and failed to keep the good times rolling. He looked nasty in the first two innings but yielded a three-run bomb to Troy Tulowitzki in the third and two-run shot to Charlie Blackmon in the fifth. Garcia will get the Brewers next time out.
May 12 - 5:25 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia allowed just one run over eight innings Sunday as the Cardinals beat the Brewers 10-1 and completed a four-game series sweep in Milwaukee.

Garcia gave up eight hits but operated smoothly in situations that required damage control, inducing a total of 14 groundouts. He's now 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA through 44 innings and should be able to keep it rolling in his next scheduled outing at home against the Rockies. St. Louis starters have a 2.21 ERA in 200 innings this year.
May 5 - 5:42 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia tossed eight innings of one-run ball in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Reds.

The left-hander struck out just three batters, but he allowed seven hits, didn't walk anyone and recorded 19 outs via the ground ball. He had only thrown 92 pitches through eight, but manager Mike Matheny chose to turn to Edward Mujica to nail it down in the ninth. Garcia is now 3-1 and boasts a 2.50 ERA and 1.31 WHIP for the season. He'll take on the Brewers on the road this weekend.
Apr 30 - 10:52 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball Wednesday in the Cardinals' 4-2 win over the Nationals.

That's a sweep for St. Louis. Garcia was coming off an outing in which he got roughed up by the Phillies, so the Cardinals backed off him a bit today, removing him after 89 pitches. Joe Kelly replaced him with two on in the sixth and struck out Ian Desmond to end the inning.
Apr 24 - 4:39 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia was hammered for eight runs (four earned) in three innings Friday in a loss to the Phillies.

Garcia was touched up for five runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third before being pulled. Fortunately for fantasy owners, four of the five runs in the first were unearned because of an error by Ty Wigginton. Garcia's ERA jumped from 1.86 to 3.22 with the loss. He hasn't enjoyed as much success on the road during his career, so it's something to watch moving forward. He'll try to rebound next Wednesday with a matchup against the Nationals in D.C.
Apr 19 - 10:16 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia tossed seven innings of shutout ball but took a no-decision in the Cardinals' loss to the Brewers on Sunday.

Garcia gave up seven hits and two walks but worked around jams effectively all afternoon. He struck out five and would have picked up his second win of the season but the Cardinals bullpen blew a 3-0 lead. Garcia, 26, owns a 1.86 ERA and has fanned 19 batters in 19 1/3 innings this season. He's been a fantasy steal so far.
Apr 14 - 5:48 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia struck out 10 while allowing three runs over 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision Monday versus the Reds.

He permitted six hits and walked three, exiting with the lead before the Cards' bullpen blew it. Garcia's 10 strikeouts tied a career high. The lefty entered spring training with questions about the health of his pitching shoulder, but he was great in Grapefruit League play and it's carried over with a 2.92 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in his first two starts. He'll face the Brewers this weekend.
Apr 8 - 8:11 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia limited the Diamondbacks to one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick up a win Tuesday.

Miguel Montero's homer was the only run the Diamondbacks managed in a 6-1 loss. Garcia's long-term health remains a question mark after last year's shoulder injury, but he's looking plenty good right now. He shouldn't be unowned in any mixed leagues.
Apr 3 - 1:26 AM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Facing strictly minor leaguers, Jaime Garcia pitched eight innings of one-run ball as the Cardinals beat a Nationals split-squad 10-1 on Wednesday.

Not only did the Nationals decline to bring any major leaguers with them today, they didn't even bring any of their best prospects. That allowed Garcia to cruise in his final tuneup of the spring. He struck out eight and walked none.
Mar 27 - 3:52 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia yielded two runs and four hits in six innings Friday in a no-decision against the Astros.

Garcia struck out five and walked one in his latest encouraging outing. With no shoulder setbacks at all this spring, he's looking like a decent enough mixed-league starter, at least for the early part of the season.
Mar 22 - 5:14 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia gave up three runs and six hits in five innings Saturday in a loss to the Tigers.

The Tigers got to Garcia a little bit today, but the left-hander has still had an encouraging spring after last year's shoulder troubles. He struck out four and walked none today. Overall, he has a 3.00 ERA and an 11/4 K/BB ratio in 15 innings.
Mar 16 - 4:02 PM
Jaime Garcia - S - Cardinals

Jaime Garcia blanked the Mets for five innings Sunday in his third start of the spring.

Garcia, who declined offseason surgery for a small tear in his shoulder, has allowed two runs in 10 innings this spring. He's hardly out of the woods yet, but it looks like he'll be worth using in mixed leagues early on anyway.
Mar 10 - 3:48 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Yadier Molina
2Tony Cruz
1B1Allen Craig
2Matt Adams
2B1Matt Carpenter
2Daniel Descalso
SS1Pete Kozma
2Rafael Furcal
3B1David Freese
2Ty Wigginton
LF1Matt Holliday
CF1Jon Jay
2Shane Robinson
RF1Carlos Beltran
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Adam Wainwright
2Jaime Garcia
3Jake Westbrook
4Lance Lynn
5Shelby Miller
6Chris Carpenter
7John Gast
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Edward Mujica
2Trevor Rosenthal
3Randy Choate
4Carlos Martinez
5Joe Kelly
6Fernando Salas
7Seth Maness
8Mitchell Boggs
9Jason Motte