Baseball America: Giants top 10 prospects

[sfgiants5518]

1. Kyle Crick, rhp
2. Joe Panik, ss
3. Chris Stratton, rhp
4. Gary Brown, of
5. Mike Kickham, lhp
6. Clayton Blackburn, rhp
7. Heath Hembree, rhp
8. Francisco Peguero, of
9. Roger Kieschnick, of
10. Adalberto Mejia, lhp

Best Hitter for Average Joe Panik
Best Power Hitter Adam Duvall
Best Strike Zone Discipline Joe Panik
Fastest Baserunner Gary Brown
Best Athlete Gary Brown
Best Fastball Kyle Crick
Best Curveball Chris Marlowe
Best Slider Mike Kickham
Best Changeup Chris Heston
Best Control Clayton Blackburn
Best Defensive Catcher Jeff Arnold
Best Defensive Infielder Ehire Adrianza
Best Infield Arm Chris Dominguez
Best Defensive OF Gary Brown
Best Outfield Arm Francisco Peguero

Catcher Buster Posey
First Base Brandon Belt
Second Base Joe Panik
Third Base Pablo Sandoval
Shortstop Brandon Crawford
Left Field Angel Pagan
Center Field Gary Brown
Right Field Hunter Pence
No. 1 Starter Matt Cain
No. 2 Starter Madison Bumgarner
No. 3 Starter Kyle Crick
No. 4 Starter Tim Lincecum
No. 5 Starter Chris Stratton
Closer Heath Hembree

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[dodgersuck]

Blackburn at #6? I disagree with that unless I am missing something. Also it's interesting that Brown is so low because he made the MLB.com top 100 prospects (I trust BA over MLB.com though).

[The Bradley]

I'm surprised Brett Bochy didn't make the list

[SFrush90]

Ya I think Bochy is better prospect than Peguero. I believe Pegeruo will be nothing more than a back up, if that.

Also kind of surprised to see Martin Augusta not in the top 10.

[Rad_Racing]

Blackburn at #6? I disagree with that unless I am missing something. Also it's interesting that Brown is so low because he made the MLB.com top 100 prospects (I trust BA over MLB.com though).

I was thinking the same with Blackburn. He's gotta be top 5 until he shows otherwise. He gave the South Atlantic League the Bumgarner treatment.

[sfgiants5518]

FWIW, this is Andrew Baggarly's list.

[chiwetel]

The fact that Peguero cracks the top 10 worries me about our depth.

[SFrush90]

FWIW, this is Andrew Baggarly's list.

The same as BA's?

[sfgiants5518]

The same as BA's?

He represents the Giants on Baseball America.

[Leandres_sf]

I'm surprised to not see Bochy as well, I'd out him on this list over Peguero.

[roylikeswaffles]

Interesting he put Panik so high but I like the aggressive ranking. Hopefully that'll translate on the field this year.

[dodgersuck]

It will be interesting to watch how Panik transitions to Richmond because that's where the offensive prospects trip up (like Brown)

[ZitoAce]

Bring on the Boch family dynasty. This team needs more real life bobble heads.

WS game 7, bottom of the 15th, Giants lead 1-0, Bochy makes the fated BP call, "get me my son". "I won't let you down, dad". The rest is history.

[Leandres_sf]

One Bochy isn't enough...