John Sickels ranks six Giants prospects in his top 150 - McCovey Chronicles

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John Sickels ranks six Giants prospects in his top 150 - McCovey Chronicles:

Plus, he's kind of bullish on Giants prospects. He gave the Giants six of the top prospects in his 150-player list on Thursday, including four in the top 100. Those players:

#36, Kyle Crick, RHP
#79, Edwin Escobar, LHP
#83, Andrew Susac, C
#97, Clayton Blackburn, RHP
#115, Chris Stratton, RHP
#126 Adalberto Mejia, LHP

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My list at this point would be somewhat different:

Among the pitchers, as of today, I would rank them :

1. Ty Blach
2. Clayton Blackburn
3. Derek Law
4. Kendry Flores
5. Aldaberto Mejia
6. Kyle Crick
7. Heath Hembree
8. Jose Casilla
9. Joan Gregorio
10. Keury Mella

That's just based on how efficiently they are pitching, based on their level and age.

Edwin Escobar scares me, not so much for anything he has done, but for what it is that people see in him that elevates him up so many of these lists. His stats are decidedly mediocre.

Chris Stratton is an enigma in that some love his stuff, but I can't seem to get past his age and the level he is currently struggling at. His stats are decidedly unimpressive.

Same with Martin Agosta. His stats are also showing signs of struggle at a low level. Not good. Both Agosta and Stratton should both be competing at the AA level by now, where they would likely be struggling even more, which leads me to believe the Giants are protecting them somewhat. Have to swim in the deep end of the pool at some point or you go from prospect to suspect.

Hembree and Crick are going to determine how well or poorly we talk about this group of prospects. Both are flashing warning signs, mainly in the command and control area. How each one irons out this area determines how high they fly or how quickly they crash. If the Giants go 2 for 2 here, they should be able to paste together a good rotation and bullpen. One for two probably doesn't work, given the organizational emphasis on pitching and the age of both the current starters and some in the bullpen. Oh for two is going to be an unmitigated disaster. 

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Among the hitters, it's probably Panik and Susac and then not much else. The power hitters were led by Mac Williamson, but now he's down due to Tommy John surgery. It could be worse, TJ surgery does not keep hitters down as long as pitchers, and it could have been one of the pitchers, so I consider the organization fortunate at this point. 

We lose Roger Kieschnick to the D-Backs, but he joins the growing line of ex-Giants fringe OF's patrolling the majors, a la Nate Schierholtz, Francisco Peguero, etc. Ricky Oroposa, Jarrett Parker seem headed down that path. 

I'm still not sure what to make of Adam Duvall at 3B in AA or Chuckie Jones OF in Lo-A. Maybe Duvall gets a shot if Panda's AVG stays lower than his weight and his contract demands don't exceed Scott Boras' wildest imagination. 

We shall see....