"It's been a tumultuous Minor League ride for McGarry, the 26-year-old from San Francisco taken by the Phillies in the 5th round of the 2021 Draft out of Virginia. MLB Pipeline ranked him 3rd among Phillies prospects in 2023, assessing a 70-grade fastball among his skillsets. Baseball America that same year named him their 51st-ranked overall prospect. It was a tough season for McGarry in 2023, though, making 17 starts across three levels (most of them in Double-A)"
"Granted, that's skewed quite a lot by his three starts in Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he recorded just 13 total outs and walked 40% of the 35 batters he faced, allowing 20 runs and posting an ERA over 41. In the second of those three starts against Jacksonville, he faced seven batters, walking six of them and hitting the seventh. All seven scored, and he did not record an out before being relieved."
"The Phillies tried Griff out as a reliever in 2024 at Triple-A, but he still walked a quarter of the batters he faced which limited his potential. His age-26 season saw him return to the Double-A rotation, where his walk rate fell to a more respectable 14.8%, and he recorded a 3.25 ERA in 72 innings across 17 starts, earning the Phillies organization's Paul Owens Award for Minor League pitcher of the year."
The Washington Nationals made seven selections in the Rule 5 Draft, including right-handed pitcher Griff McGarry from the Phillies. McGarry is a 26-year-old 2021 fifth-round pick who was previously ranked highly by MLB Pipeline and Baseball America and graded with a 70-grade fastball. McGarry struggled in 2023, compiling a 6.00 ERA over 60 innings and producing a disastrous three-start stretch in Triple-A with extreme walk rates. The Phillies tried him in relief in 2024 with mixed results, but he returned to a Double-A rotation and posted a 3.25 ERA with a reduced walk rate and earned a Paul Owens Award.
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