Jhostynxon García named to Futures Game as Alex Cora calls him a “Complete Player”

The first thing that Alex Cora was impressed by when he saw Jhostynxon García back in Spring Training was his defensive skills. «It was eye-opening,» he said on Monday.

The 22-year-old was included in the Futures Game roster, which is one of the many festivities of the upcoming All-Star Game in Atlanta. The outfielder was promoted to Triple-A a month ago, and he is really knocking on the door.

«We saw him in Spring Training,» said manager Alex Cora on Monday. «We didn’t see the best version offensively. In between, mechanics-wise, he was off. The way he played the outfield was eye-opening. That’s a good thing about these guys. We talk about the offense all the time, but I think they are complete players.»

García had a slow start in Double-A Portland, but he earned his promotion to Worcester. As of Monday, he was slashing .292/.363/.569 with nine homers, five doubles, and two triples in 33 games in Triple-A.

«You don’t want to get just a hitter in the big leagues,» Cora added. «We want the complete players. Roman Anthony is that way, Kristian Campbell is that way, and Marcelo Mayer is that way. García is a complete player.»

“I love what he’s done here,” WooSox manager Chad Tracy told El Emergente a few days ago. “He’s another guy who was having success in Double-A. The power has shown up here. The most impressive thing for me is when he gets behind in the count, he has the ability to check it down and drive the ball to the opposite field—take his hit the other way.”

Jhostynxon García should soon be one of the top three prospects in the Red Sox organization once MLBPipeline.com updates their ranking, following Anthony and Mayer’s MLB debuts.

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Jhostynxon García is the son of a famous softball pitcher in Venezuela, John García, who is considered one of the best pitchers on the Venezuelan national softball team.

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