Buster Posey – September call up assuming he devours minor league pitching, and if not sometime in 2010

Madison Bumgarner – May/June 2009

Tim Alderson – May/June 2009

Angel Villalona – I’m hoping for a September call up but probably more likely in September 2010

Henry Sosa – I’m beginning to think he’s never going to get called up but that’s just me being a pesimist. If the Giants like what he brings to the table, either a bullpen spot out of spring training or sometime in 2009 as a reliever.

Nick Noonan – Way to early to tell in my opinion, but maybe 2010

Clayton Tanner – Same as Noonan

Wendell Fairley – Same as Tanner

Kevin Pucetas – I’d guess that it’s earlier rather than later, but that’s probably just based on his reputation and his appearance in the Futures game. I’m hoping midseason ’09

Conor Gillaspie – I hope he hits his way on to the big team based on a fantastic winter/spring training, but more likely end of 09

Rafael Rodriguez – Jeez, we’re probably looking at 2012 if he gets here at all based on his age. Then again he could be Julio Franco’s great grandfather for all we know…

A lot of those players haven’t played in the minors yet, and there’s gonna be a few of those players that flop right from the start, or struggle in higher levels…

Posey – September 2010 would probably be the very earliest, in my opinion

Bumgarner – again probably a September 2010 call-up, as he’s further along then most think but I really don’t see any need to rush him. That’s saying that he progresses at a normal rate with his offspeed pitches, and not at the ridiculous rate that he progressed this season.

Alderson – probably 2010, he’s a little further along

Villalona – I’m not quite as high on AnVil as most here… but I really want to see him succeed. I’d say again 2010 September call-up would be the VERY earliest for him. I’d like to see them take it slow with him and shift him to 3rd though, personally.

Sosa – assuming this down year was because of injuries and not him sliding off, probably September 2010

Noonan – I’d say 2011, they like his strike zone judgment but the umpires must not, he rarely walks but hits for a decent average, not enough to vault him to the majors fast

Tanner – my favorite pitcher in our minor league system (not because he’s the best, I just think he’s very overlooked, and for some reason I like him more then the others because of that) but really he needs to show the same improvement that he showed in his last few starts at the end of this season. If he does, September 2010 or 2010 with injuries to our pitching staff

Fairley – I really like Fairley. That being said, 2011 at the earliest. I think he’ll be a stud though

Pucetas – maybe September 2009? Possibly earlier if injuries come or he progresses fast?

GIllaspie – Hopefully not until September 2010, I don’t have as much faith in him as most. I think he’ll be decent but not put up numbers worthy of a 3rd baseman.

Rodriguez – not anytime soon. So, I’m gonna say 2009 starting center fielder after Rowand suffers an injury being a gamer in spring training

You were this close to an insta-ban…

the only guy I can see having a realistic shot at seeing any major league time this year beyond a cup of coffee is Alderson. He’ll start the season in AA and if he’s any good, I can see him being up in July or August depending on the big club’s pitching situation. However, if they want to call him up as a reliever, I’d take a pass. He needs more innings and starting is the best way to do that. Jerking kids around from starter to reliever is just asking for injury.

IF Mad Bum starts the season in AA, then he could be up as well, though I think it’d be a Sept call up thing. Otherwise, 2010 at the soonest.

Neukom’s comments on this issue the other day (as quoted by Andy Baggarly) were interesting and encouraging :

“Then there’s the next round of talent which is deeper in our farm system. We want to bring those people along in a way that enables them to convert their gifts into major league skills and we think we’ll have maybe a little more time and a little more discretion. Some of the people who came up this year, frankly, came up sooner than might have been perfect if we’d had a deeper system. It somewhat accelerated things in 2008 and we hope we can get to more of a sort of modulated progression for this very promising talent as we bring these people along from Single-A to Double-A to Triple-A and up to the Giants.”

I can’t see how any of these terrific young kids, who were only in A or rookie leagues this year, could be ready for the show anytime in 2009 – and in light of Neukom’s remarks, I’d be surprised if any of them were called up, no matter how well they do.