Garcia pitched in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007, allowing one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning. Garcia was signed an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees on April 25, 2001 and pitched in their system before getting traded to the New York Mets along with Jason Anderson and Ryan Bicondoa for Armando Benitz on July 16, 2003. He reached AAA Norfolk with the Mets in 2006, before getting waived and then claimed by the Baltimore Orioles, where he pitched at both AA Bowie and AAA Ottawa. The Phillies claimed Garcia off of waivers on January 5, 2007. He pitched at both AA Reading and AAA Ottawa (which switched affiliations from the Orioles to the Phillies that season) along with reaching the Major Leagues. Garcia split 2008 between High Desert (California League, Class A Advanced) and West Tennessee (Southern League, Class AA) in the Seattle Mariners system. During an eight-year minor league career, Garcia is 28-33 with 22 saves and an ERA of 4.18. In 218 games (42 starts), Garcia has pitched 491.1 innings, allowing 481 hits and 195 walks while striking out 383.