The Giants 2008 draft continues to draw good reviews. According to the most recent edition of Baseball America, Buster Posey is rated as the 4th best pure hitter and 4th best defensive player.
Conor Gillaspie is rated as closest to the majors with Posey ranked 5th closest.
Roger Kiescnick (2nd round) gets good early reviews as a power hitter, albeit a streaky one.
Brandon Crawford (4th round) is noted for his "premium arm strength and solid athleticism and actions to be a plus defender at short."
Juan Carlos Perez (13th round) could be a dark horse as a power hitter. He nearly set the NJCAA HR record. Visa problems kept him out of late season action.
Among the pitchers RHP Jason Jarvis (23rd round) and Aaron King (7th round) were clocked at 97MPH fastballs. RHP Edwin Quirarte (5th round) has a 92MPH fastball, good split finger and slider. Seems like he keeps the ball down pretty well. LHP Scott Barnes (8th round) went 5-3. 1.91 ERA in SAL.
Not a bad haul for Scouting Director John Barr's inaugural draft. I'd rather see them continue to build from the farm system rather than dive back into the free-agent market.
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