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Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 SS/3B Linkin Garcia

March 8, 2024
Steven Hardesty
Central Coast/North LA Area Scout

  

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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as we have started the '24 CIF High School baseball season Prep Baseball California is now highlighting some of the top uncommitted class of '25 athletes. The players featured are pulled directly from our '25 Class Rankings. These JR year players are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts and the data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.

Today, we put the spotlight on a SoCal '25 SS/3B/OF Linkin Garcia from the national power Huntington Beach High School program. Garcia is a recent re-addition to the '25 uncommitted board after he elected to reopen his recruiting process and decommit from Vanderbilt. Standing 6'3 205 lbs with present strength to his frame and good athleticism there is plenty to like about the present build to Garcia, but there is still room for him to polish and improve his frame which creates intriguing upside for what he can become physically/athletically. Garcia is a fluid defender who flashes impressive actions moving laterally/downhill and plays with comfort both 1 handed and 2 handed with plenty of arm strength to handle either SS or 3B. His actions from workout translate well into game play where at the SoCal PSAS Upperclass event he made several spectacular plays while playing solid consistent defense. Garcia also show interesting potential as a corner OF (RF potential) should he outgrow the INF and need a move his athleticism/arm strength could be an impact RF defender. Far from a defense only prospect Garcia shows impressive swing metrics to go with batted ball data that each project the potential to be a middle to top of the order offensive profile. With bat speed up to 78.7 MPH, torque in his lower half with 24.5 G's of rotational acceleration and fast hands at 24.9 MPH all combined with his physicality and lift in the bat path allow Garcia to show above average raw power at 100.8 MPH max exit velocity while averaging 94.8 MPH exit velocities. As Garcia continues to refine/develop/polish his offensive approach he is showing the feel to get to his raw power on a more consistent basis in games as the CIF High School spring season has begun which is tantalizing the possibilities of what this '25 versatile impact potential defender can become as an offensive force. Needless to say there should be plenty of college programs who are enticed by the opportunity to add Garcia to their '25 class now that he is back on the board.

College coaches and fans be sure to click on Garcia's profile to see full video and statistics.

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Linkin Garcia

Class of 2025 / SS

Rankings  StateRank: 24 / POS: 7 OverallRank: 170 / POS: 45

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2025
  • Primary Position: SS
    Secondary Position: 3B
  • High School: Huntington Beach
    State: CA
  • Summer Team: So Cal Giants
  • Height: 6-3
    Weight: 205lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Scouting Report

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Linkin Garcia, Huntington Beach (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP Elite defender up the middle who has impact offensive potential.
Body: 6-3, 205-pounds. Physical frame with athleticism.
Hit: RHH. Tall narrow stance, slightly open with vertical body angle. Hands are set high above his head and close to head. Elbows are low and set close together. Hands stay loose. Leg kick in load with weight into his back hip, hands drop into the slot around shoulder height. Gets to launch position consistently with balance and timing. Turn is smooth with good balance through the swing. Hands are loose and work well. Path shows leverage and good bat speed. Profiles to be a middle/pull side of the field HR potential offensive player. 61.8 mph bat speed with 16 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 101 max exit velocity, averaged 94.8 mph. 321' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-88 mph. OF-90 mph. Arm action is loose and smooth with fast arm speed. Ball jumps out of the hand both on INF and in the OF with good carry to his throws and a natural feel for accuracy.
Defense: Actions are fluid and smooth with an easy comfort to what he is doing. Feet are rhythmic with soft hands and a clean quick transfer. Can play to all angles with confidence while flashing 1 and 2 hand ability.
ATH: 7.15 runner in the 60. 26.50 max vertical.

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