Who’s he and the place did he come from?
He’s Jhostynxon Garcia, identified across the Crimson Sox fandom as “The Password.” For the primary month of this season, I needed to pull up Fangraphs to lookup the spelling of his identify practically day by day as, in Portland, he was making headlines nearly as typically as Roman Anthony was in Worcester. Earlier than lengthy, the brass had seen sufficient and he was referred to as as much as Worcester, the place he promptly tore the duvet off the ball. He and his little brother Johanfran, a catcher at the moment in Excessive-A Greenville, have been signed from Venezuela three years aside. He was referred to as up yesterday, August 21, in an offsetting transfer for Wilyer Abreu hitting the IL, and the intention is for him to make his Main League debut in Yankee Stadium for a contending Crimson Sox lineup in a yr that this rivalry collection could find yourself having big implications.
The look on Jhostynxon’s face when he heard the information 🥹 pic.twitter.com/R6VAiD7oD4
— Crimson Sox (@RedSox) August 21, 2025
What place does he play?
He’s been an outfielder completely. However, right here’s the place it will get fascinating. He performed his first recreation at first base for Triple-A Worcester, and when you watch that above video, Chad Tracy makes it a degree to ask how coaching at first goes. To optimize this lineup with a more healthy Abreu, and to remember Jarren Duran struggles towards lefties, this may increasingly require Password to be a bit versatile within the subject, no matter how good of an thought it’s NOT for a participant nonetheless studying learn how to hit Main League pitching to additionally study a brand new place defensively (see: Kristian Campbell, June.) At 6-foot on the button and 163 kilos, Garcia doesn’t have the archetype of an enormous physique to throw a ball to at first. So, count on to see loads of him within the outfield as Abreu heals up, however with September 1 simply over every week in the past, I don’t see him going again down and he’ll get play the place it is smart.
Sure, he’s surged onto the scene because the Crimson Sox’s third-ranked prospect following the promotions of Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony. He’s additionally a lefty-killer, as his OPS is above 1.000 towards lefties. His exit velocity was within the ninetieth percentile regardless of his smaller body at over 106 miles an hour, and it appeared like day by day he was logging one other extra-bass hit. He’s additionally fairly reliable within the subject, committing simply 5 errors on the yr. He simply must calm the strikeouts down a bit, as his fast rise by the minor league system got here with an elevated strikeout fee that now hovers round 25%, however that enchancment ought to include a while.
Tl:dr; simply give me his 2025 stats.
AA: 3 HR, 17 RBI, .256 BA, .748 OPS (33 video games)
AAA: 17 HR, 55 RBI, .303 BA, .931 OPS
MiLB: 20 HR, 73 RBI, .289 BA, .875 OPS
Present me a cool spotlight.
Listed here are the three dwelling runs in three video games earlier this month. His energy has been unbelievable particularly since attending to Worcester. His wRC+ is nicely over 100 and nearing 150.
His swing can be paying homage to one other outfielder in current(ish) reminiscence: Manny Ramirez. Have a look at the minimize. I’d say a primary distinction is that Password places a bit extra into his entrance foot than Manny did, however the motion seems to be nearly equivalent in any other case.
What’s he doing in his image of there?
Suiting as much as additionally play for the Patriots since every thing else he’s tried his hand at in 2025 has labored, so why not?
What’s his position on the 2025 Crimson Sox?
I believe he’s right here to remain at the very least till the playoffs start, or possibly even for a run if issues go nicely proper off the rip. Time will inform as to how Alex Cora makes it occur as soon as Abreu returns. Garcia doesn’t even flip 23 till December and was in Excessive-A Greenville simply 12 months in the past, so there’s certain to be some rising pains. However, if he can present the unbridled energy and dependability that he’s proven since being promoted to Worcester, the soundness the outfield could have for years to come back will probably be a wonderful factor.
