Godzilla at the Plate

Guillermo García

When you are 23 years old and playing at the GLBL level, you are usually riding the bench hoping for an opportunity for a spot start here and there, always with the hope that you impress the manager enough to give you another opportunity, hopefully in the form of a start. Less likely, but still possible, you might be the benefactor of a long term injury to a player that moves you up the depth chart (Google Wally Pipp).

In the case of Guillermo ‘Godzilla’ García he has already eclipsed the status described above as he is now the starting right fielder while spending some time in center field. He has a combined 4.8 Zone Rating. But, we are not here to talk about his glove, or his arm (7 assists).

It’s the bat that carries his .416 batting average. His 89 hits in 214 at bats qualify him as a legitimate challenger to ‘Sourface’ MacNiven of Toledo for the leagues highest batting average in 2021. And you don’t want to face this guy in a matinee contest as he hits .445 during the day hours. In 316 at bats, he hit .341 in 2020. In the current season he has posted 0 home runs and 1 triple and appears to be the classic slap and hit batter who uses his speed to beat out infield hits. No question, Godzilla is a legit candidate to lead the league in batting for quite some time.

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