Matt Cain
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TOP 20 PROSPECTS
- Matt Cain, RHP, Grade A-
- Marcus Sanders, 2B, Grade B+
- Merkin Valdez, RHP, B+
- Eddy Martinez-Esteve, "OF," B+
- Travis Ishikawa, 1B, B
- Nate Schierholtz, OF, B
- Jonathan Sanchez, LHP, B
- Kevin Frandsen, 3B, B
- Dan Griffin, RHP, B-
- Pablo Sandoval, 3B, B-
- Shairon Martis, RHP, B-
- Freddy Lewis, OF, C+
- Waldis Joaquin, RHP, C+
- Ben Copeland, OF, C+
- Jeremy Accardo, RHP, C+
- Jon Coutlangus, LHP, C+
- Dan Ortmeier, OF, C+
- Brian Horwitz, OF, C+
- Brian Wilson, RHP, C+
- Ben Nieto, LHP, C+
I do think that things have improved in this system. Cain is obviously a stud, and Sanders looks like an excellent prospect to me. I'm worried about Valdez's durability, but if his arm holds up he should be a good pitcher. EME has a Grade A bat but problems with defense push him down to B+.
Ishikawa and Schierholtz face Double-A this year....my guess is that one breaks through and one falls apart, which is which I'm not sure. Watch for Shairon Martis and Waldis Joaquin, short-season sleepers with good arms.
Craig Whitaker has a Grade C rating and is #21 on this list, but he has a higher ceiling than guys like Wilson or Nieto and could rank ahead of them depending on how you want to weight current performance vs. long-term potential. This is probably an indicator that I overrated Wilson and Nieto, and possibly Accardo, Coutlangus, and Horwitz, too. I must have been in a good mood when I wrote up the Giants grades, but there are too many to change so I will have to stick with what I wrote and hope it doesn't look too stupid 6 months from now.
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