Usually it’s the San Jose Giants that get all the prospects. This year, the Class A Augusta GreenJackets have the highest number of guys to watch for the future of the San Francisco Giants. I’m really excited about six of the 15 pitchers on the roster. Kelby Tomlinson is the standout prospect in the infield and Chuckie Jones is the… Read more →
Here at Bay City Ball we (the other Chris and I) will bring you roster breakdowns for each of the San Francisco Giants full season minor league affiliates. Today it’s the Advanced-A San Jose Giants. Overall the club has a solid potential lineup, rotation, and bullpen. Of course the big names here are Andrew Susac and Joe Panik, as evidenced… Read more →
The San Jose Giants put on their annual season preview event yesterday and unveiled a wealth of new information, services, and products available to fans for the upcoming year. New president and CEO Daniel Orum introduced the new features of the ballpark, like four 50″ flat screen TVs on the concourse, to air San Francisco and San Jose Giants games,… Read more →
John Sickels, formerly of ESPN.com and now at SB Nation’s Minor League Ball, recently agreed to trade emails with me and answer some prospect questions. John has been writing about prospects since 1996 and is a seminal figure in the prospect watching community; he recently released his 2012 Giants ranking and his yearly edition of the John Sickels’ Prospect Book is… Read more →
Here’s the final rankings, 5 to 1, of our Top 15 Prospect List. At the end of the post, I’ve also included each writer’s individual list. Spoiler: Brett Bill is not the #1 Giants prospect. — 5. Heath Hembree, RP 23 years old in 2012 Chris Quick: I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but I’m a tough… Read more →
Subtitle: you want catchers? We got catchers. — 10. Hector Sanchez, C 22 years old in 2012 Chris Quick: The Giants’ system seems to have stocked up on catching talent in a hurry. Sanchez is still quite young and he does a little bit of everything well (hitting, fielding, throwing). He might not have the upside of some other catching… Read more →
Phillies release John Bowker (former BCB Baseball-Reference adoptee). I’m not saying that John Bowker could have been as good as Willie McCovey, but what I am saying is that John Bowker could have been as good as Willie McCovey.
This is year marks the second time we’ve put together a Top 15 prospect list for the site; and, something that I think is really cool, this is the first year we’ve had four different writers add their input to the list. Last year the list was created by Otis and I, but this year, we’ve got Rory Paap and… Read more →
I hope everyone had a glorious Thanksgiving. Here in the Dominican Republic, we do not celebrate the holiday. I went out for Italian food on Thursday instead. For that I am thankful, and I am thankful for the new labor agreement hammered out between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association. These sneaky mothers got the deal done and… Read more →
Twitter: I can honestly say that I don’t know anything of importance about Gregor Blanco. A quick look at his minor league career line (.265/.367/.364) portrays an outfielder with some on-base skills, but little power. Blanco will be 28-years-old in 2012 and it’s worth mentioning that he was really, really bad this past year in AAA (.201/.350/.327 in 74 games)…. Read more →