Garcia cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.
Garcia was claimed off waivers by the Tigers in early September but won't remain on the 40-man roster through the offseason. He spent most of 2022 at the High-A level and had a .168/.319/.265 slash line in 45 games.
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Tigers' Luis Garcia: Claimed by Tigers
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Garcia was claimed off waivers by the Tigers on Tuesday.
Garcia was designated for assignment by the Phillies on Sunday. The 21-year-old middle infielder was a hot prospect after his success in rookie ball (162 wRC+) in 2018, but that was the peak of his dynasty-league value. He is fairly unaccomplished in the upper levels to be taking up a spot on a team's 40-man roster. The switch hitter has spent most of this season at High-A, where he logged a .168/.319/.265 slash line with three home runs and four steals in 45 games.
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Phillies' Luis Garcia: Removed from Phils' 40-man roster
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The Phillies designated Garcia for assignment Sunday.
Though he was recently promoted to Double-A Reading, Garcia had endured a largely disappointing age-21 season at High-A Jersey Shore, where he slashed .168/.319/.265 over 193 plate appearances. Garcia's youth and pedigree -- he was signed for $2.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in July 2017 -- could be enticing enough for another organization to put in a waiver claim for him, even though he's not close to being major-league ready.
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Phillies' Luis Garcia: Back in action for High-A club
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Garcia (hand) went 0-for-2 with a walk in his return to the lineup Wednesday for High-A Jersey Shore after being activated from the 7-day injured list.
Garcia was cleared to rejoin the Jersey Shore lineup following a four-game rehab assignment with Single-A Clearwater. The 21-year-old infielder has logged 40 plate appearances with Jersey Shore this season, slashing .139/.225/.194.
