More Surgery For Phils' Prospect Garcia

For the second season in a row, Harold Garcia will spend most of his time rehabbing and not on a baseball field. The 25-year old underwent surgery this past Monday that will sideline him until at least July.

As much as Harold Garcia was looking forward to returning to a baseball field this spring, it's just not going to happen. The infield prospect missed most of last season with a torn ACL and is now sidelined after undergoing micro-fracture surgery on the same right knee that sidelined him last season.

Garcia played two games in the Venezuelan Winter League this winter before reporting to Phillies mini-camp in Clearwater. Once there, Garcia complained of swelling in his knee and the hope was that rest would solve the problem.

"Unfortunately, it just kept bothering him," reported Phillies assistant GM Scott Proefrock.

The surgery will sideline Garcia for up to six months. The best-case scenario is that he might be able to return sometime in mid-to-late July if all goes well.

Last season, Garcia was able to play in just 12 games for Double-A Reading because of the torn ACL.

Harold Garcia's career minor league stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2005	VSL Phillies	23	62	11	14	5	1	0	2	4	7	15	.226	.342	.339
2006	VSL Phillies	44	99	21	27	5	2	2	13	4	20	20	.273	.450	.424
2007	VSL Phillies	50	169	35	50	10	1	2	28	9	12	26	.296	.383	.402
2008	GCL Phillies	50	174	35	52	12	5	5	21	17	20	32	.299	.402	.511
2008	Clearwater	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.333	.000
2008	2 Teams	52	176	35	52	12	5	5	21	17	20	34	.295	.401	.506
2009	Lakewood	118	444	64	129	21	5	8	55	42	29	100	.291	.350	.414
2010	Clearwater	46	179	27	60	13	3	3	32	17	12	37	.335	.397	.492
2010	Reading	55	231	27	65	9	2	5	32	12	15	57	.281	.340	.403
2010	2 Teams	101	410	54	125	22	5	8	64	29	27	94	.305	.365	.441
2011	Reading	12	50	5	15	3	0	2	4	2	2	11	.300	.327	.480
7 Seasons		400	1410	225	412	78	19	27	187	107	117	300	.292	.372	.432

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/8/2012.

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