Yimi Garcia was asked to close out the Padres in Friday night's game. He was very impressive pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Garcia now sports a 0.93 ERA on the season with 16 strikeouts in 9 2/3 innings.
Fantasy Impact
Hatcher, Peralta, and Baez were all given opportunites to close for the Dodgers. Friday night was Garcia's chance and, boy, did he look impressive. He doesn't throw over-the-top, instead opting for a more side-arm delivery. He throws mid-90s with his fastball and was able to paint the corners. When he did miss location, the movement on his fastball is so wicked that batters were feably hacking at it. Garcia also possesses a wipe-out slider which he threw once. Kenley Jansen is supposed to return mid-May but Garcia has a chance to garner the bulk of the save chances until then. Could he be this year's Delin Betances?