Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Giants draft Boston College 1B Chris Shaw with Comp Pick

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I guess if this is the way the Giants have to get power is to draft it rather than sign expensive free-agents, I'm OK with it. I feel a little better about the pick than when it was announced. The club has had good luck with college hitters, maybe that string continues. I was still pissed at Baltimore for taking Florida State OF D.J. Stewart.

Chris Shaw


Pick: 31st Overall (1st Round)
Pick By: SF
Position: 1B
Born: October 20, 1993
School: Boston College
Class: JR
Height: 6'3"    Weight: 235
Bats: L    Throws: R
Comments: A 26th-round pick by the Mets from a Massachusetts high school in 2012, Shaw struggled as a Boston College freshman before breaking out in 2014. He led the Cape Cod League with eight home runs and established himself as the best power hitter in the 2015 college crop. He carried it over into his junior season before a broken hamate bone shelved him for a while. Shaw packs a lot of strength in his 6-foot-3, 248-pound frame and his well above-average pop extends to all fields. He can get too aggressive at times, though he does a nice job of shortening and controlling his left-handed swing. While he has arm strength and has played right field as a sophomore and junior, Shaw likely faces a move back to his freshman position of first base in pro ball. He's a well below-average runner but has the hands and enough athleticism to be a capable defender at first. A hamate injury won't deflate Shaw's stock and he still has the chance to join Chris Lambert (2004) and Tony Sanchez (2009) as the only BC first-rounders ever.




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If this guys hits, it will be right around the time that a permanent decision will need to be made about Brandon Belt, To some in the blogosphere, Shaw will be an immediate favorite and every minor league HR will be more than chronicled, there will be a countdown attached to it. And in some minds a ticket out of town for Brandon Belt. I'm not sure I see the logic behind the rush to run Belt out SF, but WDIK?

Good luck to Chris Shaw.

P.S. - It probably didn't help that it seemed like some of the Giants main competitors were having a really, really good day. The Dodgers adding both Walker Buehler and Kyle Funkhouser, both top of the draft talents, was mind-boggling. They are stringing some seriously good drafts together and building an embarrassment of riches throughout their farm system. The Rockies pick of Nikorak was icing on the cake after scoring the consensus top talent in SS Brendan Rodgers. The Cardinals scored nicely as well by picking up OF Nick Plummer in the #23 spot. He was a top 10-15 talent, so good value there.

The head scratchers were the Cubs pick of Ian Happ at #9. A solid bat, yes. But they have some of those lying around. How about some pitching? I don't know why the Angels were congratulating themselves over picking Taylor Ward when they did, he might have been there a round or two later. If that's the guy you really wanted, OK, but he's reportedly a glove only C, albeit a very good one, and that's a little high to be reaching for that, The Phillies reached a bit for a young HS SS when they need immediate help. Did I say IMMEDIATE!!! Don't worry, the Philadelphia media and fans will tell them. Miami went dumpster diving to save money as usual and I'm not sure what the Tigers were thinking with their picks.

P.S. - P.S. - The Astros haul of SS Alex Bregman, OF Kyle Tucker and OF Daz Cameron was off the charts good  as well. Bregman will give them some IF depth while they wait for the HS OF's to develop,
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