Luis Garcia Signs One-Year Deal with Astros

The Houston Astros have avoided arbitration with right-handed pitcher Luis Garcia by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1.875 million, maintaining the salary he was set to earn in 2024 during his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Garcia, who underwent surgery on May 19, 2023, managed only two minor league appearances in 2023 but has a career record of 28-19 with a 3.61 ERA across 63 starts and six relief appearances from 2020 to 2023. Additionally, the Astros traded infielder Grae Kessinger to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league pitching prospect Matthew Linskey. Meanwhile, seven other Astros players, including Bryan Abreu and Framber Valdez, are slated for arbitration salary exchanges. Garcia also represented Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.