Carlos Correa is another prospect, much like the Cardinals Tim Cooney, who will not be kept down in the minors for too long. This kid is only 19 years old, but he may head the list of top young SS in the bigs very soon. The Astros could us some excitement. He has to cut down on his strikeouts somewhat, (what prospect doesn't?), but he sure puts a charge into it when he hits it.
It's good to see Panik and Brown off to good starts at AAA. Especially Brown, who has mostly disappointed and under achieved. Panik appears to be quietly posting numbers that indicate he is the most major league ready prospect as a hitter that the Giants may have. From the looks of things, he may be the only hitter that you can say that about.
Roger Kieschnick joins the spare parts list of ex-Giants along with Nate Schierholtz and Conor Gilaspie as he moves on to the D-Backs organization. Kieschnick was given a small chance to show what he could do late last year and, like Gilaspie and Schierholtz before him, did not show the brass enough.
From an organizational standpoint as far as hitters go, this has been a consistent theme that needs to be addressed. I know some want to give credit for Posey, Sandoval, Belt and Crawford, but I'm not sure I give too much credit for Posey to the organization. He was pretty much a finished product as a hitter on Draft Day. Sandoval is an anomaly. Which leaves Craford and Belt. Not much to show for all that BP and hitting instruction.
Baseball America Prospect Report
Compiled by Baseball America April 07, 2014
HITTER OF THE DAY: Carlos Correa, ss — high Class A Lancaster (Astros)
Several players had outstanding days at the plate Sunday, as you'll see in the chart below, including C Gary Sanchez at Double-A Trenton (Yankees), who homered and knocked in four runs. But Correa, Houston's No. 1 prospect and No. 7 overall, continued his blazing start in the California League with his first home run in a 3-for-4 night. He's now hitting .533/.556/.800
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SF AA Villalona, Angel DH 4 0 1 2 .294 SF AAA Brown, Gary CF 5 3 3 0 .368 2B (2), 3B (1), SB (1) SF AAA Panik, Joe SS 5 1 3 1 .313 SF LoA Arroyo, Christian 2B 4 0 1 0 .125
from Bleacher Report:
http://bleacherreport.com/tb/dcP48?
CSN Bay Area’s Andrew Baggarly reports that the Diamondbacks have claimed outfielder Roger Kieschnick off of waivers from the Giants. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the D-Backs placed pitcher Patrick Corbin on the 60-day disabled list, then assigned Kieschnick to Triple-A Reno.The Giants had designated Kieschnick for assignment on Saturday after he posted a meager .172/.294/.172 line in 29 at-bats during spring training. Kieschnick, 27, didn’t hit much in his first season in the big leagues last season, either. In 95 plate appearances, he posted a .202/.295/.226 line.
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