Philadelphia Phillies sign free agent outfielder Adolis Garcia
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The Philadelphia Phillies pick up a big bat, for a relatively low price in Adolis Garcia.
According to Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com, the Phillies and free agent outfielder Adolis Garcia have agreed to a one-year deal.
It's still pending a physical. He'll earn a guaranteed $10 million on the contract, per the report. Garcia is represented by Octagon.
BREAKING: Cuban OF Adolis Garcia and the Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a one-year, $10 million contract, pending a physical, per sources. Adolis will look to contribute on a contending team and return to his 2023 offensive production, when he was named ALCS MVP.
Back in 2023, Garcia was a focal point in the offense that fueled the Rangers' first-ever World Series title.
He bashed 39 homers while hitting .245/.328/.508 with plus defense in right field.
That alone made him one of the shrewdest DFA pickups in recent memory, but it didn't set the stage for him to emerge as a core piece like many expected at the time.
Garcia's numbers have regressed over the past couple of seasons
His 2024 numbers took a major step back (.224/.284/.400), and in 2025 he slashed just .227/.271/.394. Increasingly, Garcia became emblematic of the boom-or-bust approach the Rangers were trying to escape.
Garcia, 33 in March, still makes thunderous contact when he connects with the ball, averaging 92.1 mph off the bat and logging a stout 46.7% hard-hit rate.
However, his chase rate on pitches off the plate has spiked from 29.5% in 2023 to 35.1% in 2025.
His overall contact rate in '25 sat about five percentage points shy of league-average, and his 79.5% contact rate on pitches within the zone is six percentage points shy of average.
Swinging through a bit more than one of every five offerings within the strike zone is nothing new for Garcia, but that flaw has been compounded expanding the percentage of pitches at which he's willing to swing.
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