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Yimi Garcia: Possible Diamond in the Rough?

The Dodgers seem to have a knack for finding effective, under-the-radar relievers. Last year it was Dylan Floro, the year before it was Brandon Morrow, and in 2016 it was a workhorse in Joe Blanton. This year the Dodgers diamond in the rough reliever very well may be Yimi Garcia.

Garcia signed as an amateur free agent in 2009 out of the Dominican Republic and climbed through the system relatively quickly, making his major league debut on September 1, 2014 against the Washington Nationals. He threw two full innings, giving up a hit to Bryce Harper and recording his first strikeout against Anthony Rendon.