Giants top 30 (post draft)

by Gobroks on Jun 11, 2025 3:27 AM EDT Comment 12 comments

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1-Buster Posey-C

Current level: MLB

Hitting: .444/.479/.600

2-Madison Bumgarner-LHP

Current level: AAA

Pitching: ERA=3.13, IP=69, K: BB 47:20

3-Zack Wheeler-RHP

Current level: Low A

Pitching: ERA=5.06, IP=26.2, K:BB 33:17

4-Jarrett Parker-OF

Current level: Has not yet signed-expected to report to Salem-Keizer

Quick and Dirty scouting report:

Pro's: Good Speed, Good defense, Pretty good power

Con's: Strikes out too much

5-Brandon Crawford-SS

Current level: AA

Hitting: .250/.343/.400

6-Gary Brown-OF

Current level: Has not yet signed-expected to report to Salem-Keizer

Quick and Dirty scouting report:

Pro's: 80 Speed and 80 Defense on the 20-80 scouting scale

Con's: Lacks the patience to be a lead off hitter

7-Brandon Belt-1B

Current level: High A

Hitting: .380/.490/.600- OPS= 1.090

8-Jorge Bucardo-RHP

Current level: Low-A

Pitching: ERA=1.87, IP=65. 2, K:BB 63:22

9-Rafeal Rodriguez-OF

Current level: Has not yet played-expected to start at Salem-Keizer

10-Eric Surkamp-LHP

Current level: High A

Pitching: ERA= 3.41, IP=66, K:BB 62:16

11-Thomas Neal-OF

Current level: AA

Hitting: .268/.327/.374

12-Ehire Adrianza-SS

Current level: High A

Hitting: .251/.329/.319

13-Tommy Joseph-C

Current level: Low A

Hitting: .213/.277/.346

14-Waldis Joaquin-RHP

Current level: AAA

Pitching: ERA=2.51, IP=14.1, K:BB 18:4

15-Tony Pena Jr-RHP*

Current level: AA

Pitching: ERA=2.36, IP=34.1, K:BB 32:9 (!)

16-Seth Rosin-RHP

Current level: Has not yet signed-expected to report to Salem-Keizer

Quick and Dirty scouting report:

Very good fastball, in terms of both Velo (mid 90's) and command, but suspect secondary pitches make him a candidate to move to the bullpen.

17-Francisco Peguero-OF

Current level: High A

Hitting: .264/.289/.383

18-Nick Noonan-2B

Current level: AA

Hitting: .250/.297/.336

19-Henry Sosa-RHP

Current level: AAA

Pitching: ERA=3.06, IP=32.1, K: BB 23: 22 (Ugh.)

20-Clayton Tanner-LHP

Current level: AA

Pitching: ERA=3.72, IP=55.2, K:BB 26:25 (Ugh.)

21-Jason Stoffel-RHP

Current level: High A

Pitching: ERA=4.64, IP= 21.1, K:BB 25:7

22-Matt Downs-2B

Current level: MLB

Hitting: .240/.318/.340

23-Brock Bond-2B

Current level: AAA

Hitting: .293/.413/.391

24-Matt Graham-RHP

Current level: Has not yet played-expected to start at Salem-Keizer

25-Roger Kieschnick-OF

Current level: AA

Hitting: .239/.297/.335

26-Jose Casilla-RHP

Current level: Low A

Pitching: ERA=1.42, IP=25.1, K:BB 22:10

27-Carter Jurica-SS

Current level: Has not yet signed-expected to report to Salem-Keizer

Quick and Dirty scouting report:

Jurica is a guy who has a lot of good tools but no great tools. He profiles best as a 2B, but could easily end up as a utility guy.

28-Joe Martinez-RHP

Current level: AAA

Pitching: ERA=3.07, IP=67.1, K: BB 52:22

29-Daryl Maday-RHP

Current level: AA

Pitching: ERA=1.77, IP=71, K:BB 45:19

30-Darren Ford-OF

Current level: AA

Hitting: .236/.307/.356

*I know Pena is not technically a prospect since he used up his eligibility, but since he used it up as a hitter I figured it would be ok to put him in.

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Once Posey loses eligibiilty ....

This is a very weak system to me, they’ve been in the top 10 in terms of all 30 teams the last 2-3 years but after Posey, Bumgarner there isn’t much there anymore.

And I like Belt, Neal quite a bit.

can you convince me that I’m wrong?

Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jun 11, 2025 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

no

just a sambple of carbon-based wastage

by Gaahl on Jun 11, 2025 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I wish I could

But AA really killed a lot of guys who were seen as top prospects (Noonan, Kieschnick, Gillaspie) and with a draft that doesn’t look that good on the surface, our system has really taken a hit.

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by Gobroks on Jun 11, 2025 3:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Completely agree

I felt this system was weak coming into the year and Neal (along with Kieschnick) has done nothing to prove that he wasn’t vastly overrated because of the Cal.

by jar75 on Jun 11, 2025 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Neal is starting to heat up with the weather

but Kieschnick is very concerning-he is getting out slugged by Nick Noonan.

Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster

by Gobroks on Jun 11, 2025 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Gary Brown

Is it just me, or is Gary Brown’s absolute maximum upside Juan Pierre? Maybe with better defense…but that doesn’t seem like a first round pick to me.

by OccamsRazor on Jun 11, 2025 9:03 PM EDT reply actions

Better than Pierre . . .Pierre was always a LF masquerading as a CF, Brown can be a true CF and a good one. Brown also has more bat - not a great bat mind you, but he’ll have more gap power than Pierre.

Brown is a little risky, but most of the complaints about him seem to center solely around the fact that he didn’t walk very much this year. He’ll never be a walk machine but he doesn’t strike out very much, either. A guy who can hit, run, and field at a premium position is a very valuable player, even if he doesn’t draw many walks.

by mrkupe on Jun 12, 2025 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions

I think his upside is a Freddy Sanchez type-with more speed

Empty .300 hitter, not a lot of pop, good defense-I know it’s not a great comp given they play different positions but that’s what I see

Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
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by Gobroks on Jun 12, 2025 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions