BP's Top 11 Giants Prospects

Five-Star Prospects

1. Madison Bumgarner, LHP

2. Buster Posey, C

3. Angel Villalona, 1B

Four-Star Prospects

4. Tim Alderson, RHP

Three-Star Prospects

5. Rafael Rodriguez, RF

6. Conor Gillaspie, 3B

7. Nick Noonan, 2B

8. Travis Ishikawa, 1B

9. Henry Sosa, RHP

10. Sergio Romo, RHP

Two-Star Prospects

11. Roger Kieschnick, OF

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lol

I love Pablo Sandoval as much as the next guy, but if you think he can play third, I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

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by xanthan on Jan 20, 2009 9:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

giantstrainman just made an offer on that bridge

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 20, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Damn my body bias!

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by xanthan on Jan 20, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is said bridge made of pie?

If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.

Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio. The 28th best prospect in all the land!

by Mike Hawk on Jan 20, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I would eat a pie bridge.

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by xanthan on Jan 21, 2009 5:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That looks like a pretty strong endorsement of the Giants’ system, doesn’t it?

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by i did my job on Jan 20, 2009 10:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

wow... three five-star prospects???

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by shikantaza on Jan 20, 2009 10:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

My 25-and-under list:

1. Lincecum
2. Cain
3. Posey
4. Bumgarner
5. Sandoval
6. Villalona
7. Alderson
8. Schierholtz
9. Gillaspie
10. Burriss

Goldstein’s:

1. Tim Lincecum, RHP
2. Matt Cain, RHP
3. Madison Bumgarner, LHP
4. Buster Posey, C
5. Pablo Sandoval, INF
6. Angel Villalona, 1B
7. Tim Alderson, RHP
8. Rafael Rodriguez, RF
9. Nate Schierholtz, RF
10. Emmanuel Burriss, MI

Rafael Rodriguez screwed me! Damn that high ceiling!

by Grant on Jan 20, 2009 10:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Having Romo on the list hadn’t occurred to me since he spent a fair amount of time in the majors last year. But I guess he only pitched 34 innings. What’s the cutoff point for rookie eligibility for pitchers?

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by jcb9 on Jan 20, 2009 10:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

For pitchers I think it’s 50 IP for 45 days on the active roster.

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by xanthan on Jan 20, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

for = or

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by xanthan on Jan 20, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

lol at a computer making false logical statements

by Grant on Jan 20, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

lol

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on Jan 20, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Depends on where you look.

Typically it’ll either be an AB limit or an IP limit but then there’s the 45 day limit. Romo was on the roster for longer than 45 days, and so were a few other of our relief prospects, but for some lists they seem to ignore the day limit.

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by WalrusMan on Jan 20, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

niiiiiiiiice.

bit surprised Villalona is 5 star and Alderson is 4 star, but still. Nice.

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by jponry on Jan 20, 2009 11:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

RAW POWER

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by xanthan on Jan 20, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Guy hits ball far? Give starzzzzz!

Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil and has "looked just super so far," according to Felipe Alou...according to Baggs.

by BrianBokake on Jan 20, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Questionable...

It sounds like Alderson is a 5 star prospect he says that you could switch AnVil and Anderson around. I guess he didn’t want to skip from 5 star prospects to 3 star prospects and Anderson is casualty of the situation.

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by say hey nation on Jan 20, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Alderson really shouldn’t be a 5 star prospect. His ceiling just isn’t that high.

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by marcello on Jan 20, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Especially considering Goldstein has admitted he has a bias against 1b types in his rankings:

I’ll be the first to admit a bias against 1b-only types. You have to be awfully damn sure that’s an impact bat, or it’s not much of a prospect. NL first baseman had an 838 OPS in 2008, and that’s everyone, not just starters. If you’re not positive a guy can mash, it’s hard to get too crazy.

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by marcello on Jan 20, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Since we're talking about Giants prospects

John Sickels just posted an excerpt from his upcoming prospect handbook on Gillaspie:

Conor Gillaspie, 3B, San Francisco Giants

Bats: L Throws: R HT: 6-1 WT: 195 DOB: July 18, 1987

A supplemental first round pick last year, 37th overall, Wichita State third baseman Conor Gillaspie got a late-season cup-of-coffee with the Giants, as part of a pre-draft deal. This made him the first player from the ’08 class to reach The Show, although it wasn’t exactly on merit. Nevertheless, Gillaspie is a fairly polished player who should advance quickly up the system. His best attributes are contact hitting ability, strike zone judgment, gap power and a tremendous work ethic. He isn’t likely to be a big home run guy, and his ultimate value will depend on if he’s a .300+ hitter in the majors, or just a .270ish hitter, and at this point we don’t know. His defense at third base is decent but not great. He has a strong arm, and good athleticism, but his range is just average, and he makes more errors than he should. From watching him play in college, I think he can be a solid third baseman with more experience, though he won’t win Gold Gloves. Gillaspie didn’t exactly tear the world up in his first minor league exposure, but the sample size is too small to be meaningful, and he didn’t look out of place on a major league diamond in his brief trial. He could begin 2009 as high as Double-A, and while I don’t think he’s going to be a superstar, he should be a solid player. Grade B-.

Sounds about the same as most everything I’ve heard about Gillaspie (has anyone noticed he has ‘pie’ in his name?).

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by marcello on Jan 20, 2009 12:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs