2018 Top Prospects

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A little profile on Malique Ziegler. With a little bit of luck, possible this kid can be a 4th OFer one day: Ziegler approaches game with hard work

And a detailed write-up on Heliot Ramos. Definitely touches on key subjects here, mainly patience. Patience from Ramos, but also his development. We need to make sure to temper our expectations. It's not the end of the world if he struggles in this league, the Giants are testing him in a major way: Monday Morning Ten Pack: April 16, 2018 - Baseball Prospectus

 

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If anyone has a Baseball America subscription, this is apparently a good article. I don't, but if I find a summary somewhere I'll enlighten us. It's a preview of the Giants' latest international signing class

International Reviews: San Francisco Giants

 

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The Rookie leagues are going to start soon, with the DSL starting this weekend. Some info on guys is starting to trickle in. Here's an excerpt on Gregory Santos (who the Giants got in the Eduardo Nunez trade, which is looking better by the day):

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"The Giants acquired Santos (along with other prospects) in last summer’s Eduardo Nunez trade with the Red Sox. Boston had signed Santos two years prior out of the Dominican Republic, inking the righty to a 275K bonus as a 16-year-old. What was then an athletic, projectable 6’2’’ and 190-pound frame has filled out notably, now looking closer to (roughly) 6’4’’ and 225 pounds.

He has impressive arm-strength, sitting 94-to-96 mph in my May look. The fastball featured consistent angle and got on hitters quickly, and while his arm works well, Santos’ balance and mechanics haven’t caught up to his body after this recent growth spurt. He doesn’t repeat his delivery well and often falls off-line, showing limited present control or command. A sharp slider flashes swing-and-miss depth at 82-to-83 mph. Santos’ third pitch is a change that’s overthrown in the 84-to-86 mph range with little feel. He’s athletic enough to make strides with his command and delivery, and at only 18-years-old, there is time for adjustments to take hold.

San Francisco is wise to keep working Santos in the rotation, hoping that his control/command and third pitch take a step forward. There are big league ingredients abound, and the max ceiling is high in the rotation if you squint hard enough to project significantly across the board. More realistically, this type of profile often winds up in a bullpen role, a leverage-type reliever with two above-average pitches."

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Gregory Santos - 2080 Baseball

 

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Here's the Dominican League roster:

DSL Giants Team Roster | MiLB.com Roster | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Now before you say "where is Alexander Canario, Gregory Santos and my other favorite DSL studs?" don't worry, they're in the states and will be one of the of two Giants Arizona League team, or perhaps they're lucky and will jump to Salem.

 

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Guys to look out for:

Rafael Martinez - RHP
Ivan Armstrong - RHP
Sonny Vargas - LHP
Jesus Gomez - LHP
Elian Suarez - LHP

Yohan Polanco - OF
Luis Toribio - 3B
Ghordy Santos - SS
Robert Gomez - OF
Sammy Jorge - 3B
Jesus Liscano - OF

This, of course, is a rough list. Juts based on the minimal intel I've got.

 

[calsnowskier]

Quick spitball post-draft...

1) Bart
2) Ramos
3) Slater
4) Shaw
5) Duggar
6) Anderson
7) Fernandez
8) Beede
9) Hjelle
10) Howard (???)

Other quick thought guys...

Ziegler
Black
Garcia
Gonzalez
Ruotolo

Guys who are either currently with the big club or technically not prospects anymore...

Rodriguez
Jones
Gomez
Suarez
Moronta

 

[calsnowskier]

Spitball post international signings...

1) Joey Bart
2) Heliot Ramos
3) Marco Luciano (only because I don’t like rating int players too high too soon. He is likely ahead of Ramos)
4) Austin Slater
5) Chris Shaw
6) Steven Duggar
7) Shaun Anderson
8) Julian Fernandez
9) Sean Hjelle
10) Luis Matos

Oof...

5 of the top 6 are OFers...

 

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Spitball post international signings...

1) Joey Bart
2) Heliot Ramos
3) Marco Luciano (only because I don’t like rating int players too high too soon. He is likely ahead of Ramos)
4) Austin Slater
5) Chris Shaw
6) Steven Duggar
7) Shaun Anderson
8) Julian Fernandez
9) Sean Hjelle
10) Luis Matos

Oof...

5 of the top 6 are OFers...

Luciano will start at SS. Some places have him listed exclusively at OF, but that's outdated info. His trainers moved him to CF for a bit, but then back to SS.

 

[calsnowskier]

I just noticed that Luigi’s season line is now .266/.339/.438/.777

Wow. Dude seriously crashed HARD.

 

[LHG]

I just noticed that Luigi’s season line is now .266/.339/.438/.777

Wow. Dude seriously crashed HARD.

Yes he did. I was just looking at his numbers the other day too. Since the EL's All-Star game, Rodriguez has slashed .199/.278/.353 in 41 games (he played a lot less than the 1st half, not surprisingly). Both Caleb Gindl (whom I'll never understand why he got sent down to AA and kept there, with all the openings in the AAA outfield) and Matt Winn now have better season slash numbers at AA than Rodriguez. Sadly, Rodriguez' season slash is still 3rd best on the team. Ryan Howard is the next best at .270/.336/.392.

 

[LHG]

This Joey kid can do it all.

 

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According to MLB Pipeline, the two new guys slot in at No. 17 and No. 18 on their top 30 list for the Giants. Anderson slotted in similarly last year when they acquired him from Boston.

 

[LHG]

Nice first Giant start for DePaula:

 

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Nice first Giant start for DePaula:

Two great (very early) starts for both kids

 

[MarcoPolo]

The (pre-season) 2019 list is here : 2019 Top Prospects