Monday, July 27, 2015

Midseason Prospect Update: Giants - BaseballAmerica.com

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Just when I thought it was safe to start beating the drums for Tyler Beede to replace Kyle Crick as the #1 prospect on the Giants board, Beede has a crappy outing where he lasts less than one inning. Given that Beede is being asked to transition from a power pitching bat-misser to an efficient, pitch to soft, ground-ball contact type an outing where it just all goes bad here and there should not be a great surprise.

The progress seems good moving forward, in contrast to Crick, whose wildness seems to wearing on the Giants brass as he was recently moved to the bullpen to either iron things out mechanically once and for all or try his hans at short relief, where his power will still play up.

from Baseball America (subscription required for full article):
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/midseason-prospect-update-san-francisco-giants/

The Giants promoted several key front office personnel after the World Series, rewarding longtime GM Brian Sabean with a bump to executive vice president and promoted his assistant, Bobby Evans, to GM. Jeremy Shelley has added assistant GM duties to his role as pro scouting director. Even with the surprise Heston addition, the Giants have age and injury concerns in the rotation, but have the pitching pipeline primed by gurus Dick Tidrow and Bert Bradley that is ready to deliver again in the form of 2014 first-rounder Tyler Beede, a polished righthander who could make his debut this season.

MIDSEASON TOP 10
1. Tyler Beede, rhp
The Giants have worked with the former Vanderbilt ace to streamline his delivery and keep him more online to the plate. There has been a marked improvement in his command. In college, he walked 4.66 batters per nine. With the Giants, he's trimmed that back to 2.47 walks per nine. It's attributed to a mental adjustment as much as mechanical, as well as emphasizing a two-seam fastball. Beede has polished the changeup and has learned the importance of pitch selection, but the two-time first-round pick still needs to improve his breaking ball.
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Giants Top Minor League Prospects

  • 1. Joey Bart 6-2, 215 C Power arm and a power bat, playing a premium defensive position. Good catch and throw skills.
  • 2. Heliot Ramos 6-2, 185 OF Potential high-ceiling player the Giants have been looking for. Great bat speed, early returns were impressive.
  • 3. Chris Shaw 6-3. 230 1B Lefty power bat, limited defensively to 1B, Matt Adams comp?
  • 4. Tyler Beede 6-4, 215 RHP from Vanderbilt projects as top of the rotation starter when he works out his command/control issues. When he misses, he misses by a bunch.
  • 5. Stephen Duggar 6-1, 170 CF Another toolsy, under-achieving OF in the Gary Brown mold, hoping for better results.
  • 6. Sandro Fabian 6-0, 180 OF Dominican signee from 2014, shows some pop in his bat. Below average arm and lack of speed should push him towards LF.
  • 7. Aramis Garcia 6-2, 220 C from Florida INTL projects as a good bat behind the dish with enough defensive skill to play there long-term
  • 8. Heath Quinn 6-2, 190 OF Strong hitter, makes contact with improving approach at the plate. Returns from hamate bone injury.
  • 9. Garrett Williams 6-1, 205 LHP Former Oklahoma standout, Giants prototype, low-ceiling, high-floor prospect.
  • 10. Shaun Anderson 6-4, 225 RHP Large frame, 3.36 K/BB rate. Can start or relieve
  • 11. Jacob Gonzalez 6-3, 190 3B Good pedigree, impressive bat for HS prospect.
  • 12. Seth Corry 6-2 195 LHP Highly regard HS pick. Was mentioned as possible chip in high profile trades.
  • 13. C.J. Hinojosa 5-10, 175 SS Scrappy IF prospect in the mold of Kelby Tomlinson, just gets it done.
  • 14. Garett Cave 6-4, 200 RHP He misses a lot of bats and at times, the plate. 13 K/9 an 5 B/9. Wild thing.

2019 MLB Draft - Top HS Draft Prospects

  • 1. Bobby Witt, Jr. 6-1,185 SS Colleyville Heritage HS (TX) Oklahoma commit. Outstanding defensive SS who can hit. 6.4 speed in 60 yd. Touched 97 on mound. Son of former major leaguer. Five tool potential.
  • 2. Riley Greene 6-2, 190 OF Haggerty HS (FL) Florida commit.Best HS hitting prospect. LH bat with good eye, plate discipline and developing power.
  • 3. C.J. Abrams 6-2, 180 SS Blessed Trinity HS (GA) High-ceiling athlete. 70 speed with plus arm. Hitting needs to develop as he matures. Alabama commit.
  • 4. Reece Hinds 6-4, 210 SS Niceville HS (FL) Power bat, committed to LSU. Plus arm, solid enough bat to move to 3B down the road. 98MPH arm.
  • 5. Daniel Espino 6-3, 200 RHP Georgia Premier Academy (GA) LSU commit. Touches 98 on FB with wipe out SL.

2019 MLB Draft - Top College Draft Prospects

  • 1. Adley Rutschman C Oregon State Plus defender with great arm. Excellent receiver plus a switch hitter with some pop in the bat.
  • 2. Shea Langliers C Baylor Excelent throw and catch skills with good pop time. Quick bat, uses all fields approach with some pop.
  • 3. Zack Thompson 6-2 LHP Kentucky Missed time with an elbow issue. FB up to 95 with plenty of secondary stuff.
  • 4. Matt Wallner 6-5 OF Southern Miss Run producing bat plus mid to upper 90's FB closer. Power bat from the left side, athletic for size.
  • 5. Nick Lodolo LHP TCU Tall LHP, 95MPH FB and solid breaking stuff.