Luis Garcia

Luis García Jr. emerged as a key contributor for the Washington Nationals in 2024, delivering a solid fantasy season. Over 140 games, he posted a .282 batting average, hitting 18 home runs, driving in 70 runs, scoring 58 times, and adding 22 stolen bases. His .282/.318/.444 slash line marked a notable improvement over his career .270 average. However, he had a walk rate of just 5.1% and a strikeout rate of 16.3%. The power may regress in 2025, but if his contact rate remains high, he offers good production at the wasteland that is second base.

Luis Garcia (illness) returns to lineup Wednesday

Luis Garcia (illness) will take second base and hit cleanup in Wednesday’s spring matchup against the Marlins, per team reports.

Fantasy Impact

Garcia’s back in action after a few days down with a sore throat and fever, ready to build on his 2-for-7 start with one RBI across three Grapefruit League outings. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues can view this as a green light—his bat’s still in play for a utility or platoon role, assuming he keeps swinging post-recovery.