Saturday, August 16, 2008

GIANTS PRESENT & GIANTS FUTURE




It looks like the Giants have finally given in and do what I've been asking. They've jettisoned some of the dead wood and promoted some "prospects". Posey is in the fold, having signed a record deal at the last minute so as not to let other agents/draftees use the figure to jack up their own demands. See, these guys collude quite often.

GIANTS PRESENT:

Welcome to The Show

The 2008 stats for the three Giants promoted Wednesday:
Minors BA HR RBI
1B Travis Ishikawa AA Connecticut, AAA Fresno .299 24 94
3B Ryan Rohlinger AA Connecticut, AAA Fresno .289 13 65
C/1B Pablo Sandoval A San Jose, AA Connecticut .350 20 96

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See you in September

The Giants gave up on Jose Castillo, designating the third baseman for assignment, and optioned first baseman John Bowker and backup catcher Steve Holm to Triple-A Fresno. All the fresh faces will be in today's lineup, manager Bruce Bochy said.

These guys are going to need name tags.
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GIANTS FUTURE:

FROM sfgate.com

Posey is a Giant

Our man John Shea is in Atlanta and will be on a conference call with GM Brian Sabean to get details. However, I can tell you it's a done deal. The Giants have signed first-round draft pick Buster Posey, the Florida State catcher and 2008 Golden Spikes winner.

Baseball America reports that Posey will get a signing bonus of $6.2 million and no major-league contract. If BA is correct, Posey's bonus will surpass the Giants' record for an amateur by a staggering $3.7 million.

Interestingly, despite all the draft-time talk that Posey wanted $12 million, he is getting only $200,000 more than last year's No. 5 pick, Georgia State catcher Matt Wieters, got from the Orioles. Giants fans can only hope Posey has the kind of first professional season Wieters has had.

FROM sfgiants.com
The San Francisco Giants have signed catcher Buster Posey, their 1st pick and the fifth overall selection in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced tonight. The Giants have come to terms with 30 players from this year's draft, including 27 of their first 31 selections.
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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.