Prospect Watch

i got this info from scout.com ("the birdhouse"):

garcia was drafted in the 22d round last year. he's a mexican national who attended high school in texas (hence draft eligible), could not play for johnson city last year for lack of a work visa. he did work out with the team however, then went to the florida instructional league last fall and pitched 8 innings, walked 2, gave up 3 hits, and struck out 18.

he's said to throw in the 88 to 91 mph range with a good curve.

the organization named him pitcher of the month; here's a link --
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3312468

here's what derrick goold wrote about garcia this spring:
http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/sports-bird-land/2006/04/major-minor-springs/
Jaime Garcia, LHP: Taken in the 20th round of last year's draft, the native of Mexico - who went to Sharyland (Texas) High - was his schools MVP in 2004, according to the school baseball team's Web site. His 2005 stats in the media guide (as alert reader Jason Scott quickly pointed out have been crossed with Shaun Garceau's.) More info from the school's Web site: Garcia hit .441 in 2004, won 11 games in 2003 and won 18 over his final two years as the Sharyland. His ERAs in his final two seasons were 1.24 (2004) and 1.71 (2003). This spring, Garcia was 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA. He walked nine over his 13 innings, allowed seven hits and struck out 10.