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First-Rounder Gary Brown Expected to Sign

By Chris Quick on August 16, 2010

From MLBTR: The Giants agreed to sign first-round pick Gary Brown for about $1.3MM, according to Yahoo’s Kendall Rogers (on Twitter). I didn’t say much about the Brown draft pick when it went down, but I’m not a huge fan of Brown’s hitting approach. In his last year at Cal State Fullerton Brown hit .438/.468/.695. [...]

Posted in Giants | Tagged 1st round, draft, draft picks, gary brown, what is plate discipline | 11 Responses

Sanchez Grindy; Talking More Draftees

Sanchez Grindy; Talking More Draftees

By Chris Quick on June 12, 2009

The Giants were unable to break out their orange and black colored brooms and sweep the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks in yesterday’s 2-1 loss. Sanchez made one of his “longer” starts of the year by going 5.2 innings against Arizona. But, Sanchez’s #1 problem in ’09 came back to bite him — that problem being control [...]

Posted in Giants | Tagged 2009 draft, draft, jonathan sanchez | 4 Responses

Day One: Final Picks

Day One: Final Picks

By Chris Quick on June 9, 2009

The Giants end their first draft day by selecting C/1B Tommy Joseph out of Horizon HS in Scottsdale, Arizona and 3B Chris Dominguez from Louisville. Let’s check ‘em out. C/1B Tommy Joseph – Read MLB.com’s Draft Pofile of Joseph Joseph’s defense is considered little fringy behind the plate but he might be able to stick [...]

Posted in Giants | Tagged 2009 draft, chris dominguez, draft, tommy joseph | 6 Responses

Giants Grab Zack Wheeler

By Chris Quick on June 9, 2009

The Giants have selected RHP Zach Wheeler with the 6th overall pick in the 2009 First Year Players Draft. From SFGiants.com: Wheeler, 19, has a fastball that reaches 95 mph but typically hovers in the 90-93 mph range, according to scouting reports. Experts believe that Wheeler can gain velocity as he adds strength to his [...]

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Happy Draft Day!

By Chris Quick on June 9, 2009

The 2009 first-year player draft kicks off today at 6 PM EST. The Giants have the #6 overall pick this year after picking at #5 in 2008. After a few years of uninspiring drafts, the Giants have been on a roll as of late. Recent drafts have netted the team Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner, Tim [...]

Posted in General Baseball, Giants | Tagged draft | 9 Responses

Draft Day Two and the Weekend in Washingon

By Chris Quick on June 9, 2008

You can find all the draft picks that the Giants made on day two of this years draft with the MLB Draft Tracker, a very handy tool to track and see some light scouting reports on all the picks. The Giants drafted 44 additional players on the second day of the draft. I won’t go [...]

Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged aaron king, barry zito, Craig Ziegler, draft, john bowker, jonathan sanchez, juan carlos perez, Scott Barnes | 3 Responses

His name is Gerald?

By Chris Quick on June 6, 2008

That was the first thought that ran through my head as Bud Selig read aloud the Giants 5th overall pick in this years draft. “With the 5th pick in the First-Years Player Draft of 2008, the San Francisco Giants select Gerald Posey, catcher, from Florida State University” Second thought, I guess the Giants aren’t scared [...]

Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged brandon crawford, buster posey, conor gillaspie, draft, edwin quirarte, eric surkamp, justin smoak, roger kieschnick | 3 Responses

Happy Draft Day!

By Chris Quick on June 5, 2008

The 2008 First-Year Players Draft is here. Who will the Giants take? Could they get lucky enough for Pedro Alvarez to fall all the way to a #5 pick? Probably not but the Giants could still have some other quality options if everything goes right. Justin Smoak, Eric Hosmer, or Gordon Beckham could all be [...]

Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged draft, eric hosmer, gordon beckham, justin smoak | 1 Response

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