San Francisco Giants' Top 20 Prospects for 2011 | Page 2

Sunshine · 2010-12-08T09:59:44-08:00

Here is my ranking for the Giants 2011 Prospects. Please leave a comment, a question about a prospect or your own list. Cheers 1. Brandon Belt 1B/OF 2010 Stats(A+/AA/AAA) .353/.455/.620, 23 Hr, 112 Rbi If Belt can prove his first minor league season was not a fluke, he's one of the ELITE prospects in all of baseball. Expect him to get the Buster Posey treatment, starting in AAA and getting a call up in the summer. 2. Zach Wheeler SP 2010 Stats(A-) 3-3, 3.99 ERA, 58.2 IP, 70 K, 38 BB A young kid with a live arm, his peripherals looked great this year, but he needs to be more consistent this coming season to keep his front of the rotation potential. A torn fingernail sidelined him for a few weeks, but assuming he stays healthy, expect a huge season for Wheeler at San Jose for the Giants High A team. 3. Gary Brown CF The Giants first draft choice in this year's draft instantly became our fastest prospect and best defensive outfielder. He logged a little playing time at the end of the year but his stats were forgettable. The book on Brown is that he rarely walks, but also rarely strikes out. Expect to see him in San Jose this year where I assume he'll put up some huge numbers(high batting average and tons of stolen bases). 4. Thomas Neal OF 2010 Stats (AA) .291/.359/.440 12 Hr, 69 Rbi After a breakout 2009 season at San Jose Neal took a step back at AA Richmond. The good sign is that he got better as the year went on and finished with decent numbers. Look for Neal to get back on track and put up some big numbers at AAA Fresno this year and possibly get a call up. I don't expect Neal to be a star, but can easily see him being a non-star regular for the Giants. 5. Francisco Peguero CF 2010 Stats(A+) .329/.358/.488 10 Hr, 77Rbi, 40 Sb Peguero has a great bat and great speed, but needs to walk more to sustain his numbers at higher levels. He needs to work on base stealing as he was caught 22 times this past year. He's a high energy player with great defense and a plus-plus arm. Expect him to start the year at AA Richmond where we'll find out if his numbers are sustainable. prospects 6-10 coming soon!!!

Dec 8, 2010 at 12:02 PM

#16

GhostofFredDean74
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Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
Webbie just needs to designate a Giants section to this site.

http://www.extremegiants.com/

Dec 8, 2010 at 12:05 PM

#17

jrg
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Originally posted by blacksailsmd:
Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by blacksailsmd:
Originally posted by jrg:
Oh yay. Another Giants thread.

I know, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY this could've went in the designated Giants thread. Gotcha.

dude you watch wrestling...

/argument

what?!

so do a lot of giants threads

/yourironicresponse

how do internet forum threads watch wrestling???

haha my bad man...giant FANS

Dec 8, 2010 at 12:05 PM

#18

jrg
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Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
Webbie just needs to designate a Giants section to this site.

This.

But his likely response is

www.extremegiants.com

That.

Dec 8, 2010 at 12:08 PM

#19

itlynstalyn
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Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
Webbie just needs to designate a Giants section to this site.

This.

But his likely response is

www.extremegiants.com

That.

It has less than 300 members and the format is obnoxious. I'd rather post continuously in a 2000+ page thread than go over there.

Dec 8, 2010 at 12:08 PM

#20

jrg
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Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
Webbie just needs to designate a Giants section to this site.

This.

But his likely response is

www.extremegiants.com

That.

It has less than 300 members and the format is obnoxious. I'd rather post continuously in a 2000+ page thread than go over there.

I don't blame ya man.

Dec 8, 2010 at 3:48 PM

#21

Hopper
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Really interested to see what Peguero and Adrianza can do in Richmond. Also expecting Neal's SLG to go up in Fresno.

Dec 8, 2010 at 4:42 PM

#22

YungBird
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Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by blacksailsmd:
Originally posted by jrg:
Oh yay. Another Giants thread.

I know, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY this could've went in the designated Giants thread. Gotcha.

dude you watch wrestling...

/argument

what?!

so do a lot of giants threads

/yourironicresponse

James u really still watch wrestling? lulz

u needa get outta STL

Dec 8, 2010 at 6:02 PM

#23

Sunshine
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Originally posted by Hopper:
Really interested to see what Peguero and Adrianza can do in Richmond. Also expecting Neal's SLG to go up in Fresno.

The jump from San Jose to Richmond is so tough that I think we'll really know what we have with them. Adrianza scares me, seeing as he has never hit that well to begin with, but even if he sustains his San Jose numbers I think his glove gives him a chance to make the big club someday. I agree with you on Neal and I'm interested to see if Crawford will turn his bat around in AAA. He's another guy with a major league glove that is just waiting on his bat.

Dec 8, 2010 at 6:57 PM

#24

ads_2006
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Originally posted by jrg:
Oh yay. Another Giants thread.

I know, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY this could've went in the designated Giants thread. Gotcha.

you are correct

this says 2011

the other giants thread is 2010

Dec 8, 2010 at 7:02 PM

#25

jrg
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Originally posted by BirdmanJr:
Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by blacksailsmd:
Originally posted by jrg:
Oh yay. Another Giants thread.

I know, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY this could've went in the designated Giants thread. Gotcha.

dude you watch wrestling...

/argument

what?!

so do a lot of giants threads

/yourironicresponse

James u really still watch wrestling? lulz

u needa get outta STL

haha yeah here and there

nah..stl doesn't have anything to do w/ it..people watch all around the world

Dec 8, 2010 at 7:36 PM

#26

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Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/11/14/1814238/san-francisco-giants-top-20-prospects-for-2011

heres the giants top 20 prospects according to John Sickels who follows this stuff for a profession.

Gillaspie didn't even make that Top 20.

Dec 8, 2010 at 8:25 PM

#27

Ninerjohn
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Originally posted by SoCal9er:
Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/11/14/1814238/san-francisco-giants-top-20-prospects-for-2011

heres the giants top 20 prospects according to John Sickels who follows this stuff for a profession.

Gillaspie didn't even make that Top 20.

I wasnt impressed by this ranking at all. Jarrett Parker #7? Gillaspie not in top 20? I dont think so.

Dec 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM

#28

IdentityCrisis
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Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by SoCal9er:
Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/11/14/1814238/san-francisco-giants-top-20-prospects-for-2011

heres the giants top 20 prospects according to John Sickels who follows this stuff for a profession.

Gillaspie didn't even make that Top 20.

I wasnt impressed by this ranking at all. Jarrett Parker #7? Gillaspie not in top 20? I dont think so.

Well he does just swing through every organization really quickly in his preliminary rankings, but Sickels is generally pretty good with his rankings.

Dec 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM

#29

Sunshine
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Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by SoCal9er:
Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/11/14/1814238/san-francisco-giants-top-20-prospects-for-2011

heres the giants top 20 prospects according to John Sickels who follows this stuff for a profession.

Gillaspie didn't even make that Top 20.

I wasnt impressed by this ranking at all. Jarrett Parker #7? Gillaspie not in top 20? I dont think so.

Well he does just swing through every organization really quickly in his preliminary rankings, but Sickels is generally pretty good with his rankings.

I think his list is okay...Parker looks to be a little high, Chuckie Jones, Rafael Rodriguez and Hector Sanchez have to be in the top 20 in my opinion. As for Gillaspie...I'm not too impressed, he doesn't make my top 20 either.

Dec 9, 2010 at 7:02 AM

#30

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Originally posted by SourdoughDan:
Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by SoCal9er:
Originally posted by IdentityCrisis:
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/11/14/1814238/san-francisco-giants-top-20-prospects-for-2011

heres the giants top 20 prospects according to John Sickels who follows this stuff for a profession.

Gillaspie didn't even make that Top 20.

I wasnt impressed by this ranking at all. Jarrett Parker #7? Gillaspie not in top 20? I dont think so.

Well he does just swing through every organization really quickly in his preliminary rankings, but Sickels is generally pretty good with his rankings.

I think his list is okay...Parker looks to be a little high, Chuckie Jones, Rafael Rodriguez and Hector Sanchez have to be in the top 20 in my opinion. As for Gillaspie...I'm not too impressed, he doesn't make my top 20 either.

Can't even think about RafRod yet...I know they signed him cause of the Vlad comparisons, but I think its going to take him awhile to get up (if he ever does).