By Chris Quick on June 24, 2008
We’ve looked at Augusta (A) San Jose (A+) and Connecticut (AA) so far in our farm review. The earlier levels are filled with prospects who could one day reach the Giants and make an impact. Does Fresno have the same kind of prospects? Not so much. Most AAA teams these days are filled with journeymen [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged brian bocock, eugene espineli, eugenio velez, farm review, grizzlies, nate schierholtz, pat misch, scott mcclain, WBQOTW
By Chris Quick on June 19, 2008
Getting back to our review of the Giants minor league farm system, we find ourselves in the cool and crisp air of Connecticut. The Eastern League and Dodd Stadium — the home of the Defenders — has long had a well earned reputation of being a tough place to hit. The cold air, windy conditions, [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged adam cowart, adam witter, Connecticut defenders, farm review, joe martinez, kelvin pichardo, sergio romo, travis ishikawa
By Chris Quick on June 3, 2008
The San Jose Giants are similar to the Augusta Greenjackets in some ways. The San Jose Giants are young and filled with some promising prospects, who in a best case scenario, are most likely 2-3 years away from the major leagues. Most of the Giants farm system talent is split between these two A-ball teams. [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged andy d'alessio, ben snyder, clayton tanner, farm review, henry sosa, jesse english, matt downs, pablo sandoval, san jose giants, tim alderson
By Chris Quick on June 2, 2008
I was going to write a post today about how Jose Castillo is awful or that our infield defense is still pretty bad or that Ray Durham has the range of a beached whale but I said screw it. We all know that the 2008 Giants season, or the year that speed and defense ran [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged angel villalona, daniel otero, farm review, madison bumgarner, minor league, nick noonan
