Community Prospect List #29

by marcello on Feb 4, 2011 12:04 PM PST

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Verdugo with the win. We'll be going to at least 40, I'm liking the idea of going to 44 though. Here is our list so far:

1. Brandon Belt
2. Zack Wheeler
3. Thomas Neal
4. Gary Brown
5. Francisco Peguero
6. Brandon Crawford
7. Charlie Culberson
8. Chuckie Jones
9. Ehire Adrianza
10. Jose Casilla
11. Jorge Bucardo
12. Tommy Joseph
13. Eric Surkamp
14. Mike Kickham
15. Jarrett Parker
16. Hector Sanchez
17. Heath Hembree
18. Roger Kieschnick
19. Conor Gillaspie
20. Rafael Rodriguez
21. Seth Rosin
22. Jason Stoffel
23. Nick Noonan
24. Michael Main
T25. Brock Bond
T25. Jake Dunning
27. Chris Dominguez
28. Ryan Verdugo

For #29, we have the following options:

Dan Burkhart - FYI, the first link has his age wrong, it's right in the 2nd link

Each player should have a link to Baseball Cube in their first name and a link to FanGraphs in their last name, unless one wasn't available. The poll will close Sunday at noon, unless it's clear enough to call before then.

Poll

Who is the Giants #29 prospect?

Dan Burkhart

13 votes

Darren Ford

24 votes

Johnny Monell

15 votes

Juan Perez

24 votes

Reinier Roibal

24 votes

Clayton Tanner

26 votes

Carlos Willoughby

6 votes

132 votes | Poll has closed

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I think you really have to go with Perez out of this group. He’s had decent success at a reasonably elevated level, and shows some fair tools. The rest of this group isn’t much on either the ceiling or floor theories. Willoughby seems to have some tools, but he’s been old for his level the last two years. And Burkhart will need to play against some kids his own age to really evaluate where he’s at, although nvsfg should be along in a minute to elaborate on Dan’s skills.

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by Roger on Feb 4, 2011 12:15 PM PST reply actions

Thanks for the setup Roger..

and while I don’t completely agree with your statement about Burkhart it is a valid point. I’ll just reiterate my post from the #28 thread.

Has to be Burkhart for me. This article ranked him in the top 30 picks of all College Catchers in the draft.

26. Ohio State JR C Dan Burkhart

Despite being a legitimate pro prospect in his own right, his biggest claim to fame may be convincing best friend and potential first rounder Alex Wimmers to join him for three years in Columbus. Burkhart is yet another good defensive catcher with a good batting eye and a questionable power ceiling. His scouting reports and his numbers come very close to Kevan Smith’s, but Burkhart’s higher probability of contributing gives him the edge over Smith’s higher upside. Burkhart also receives high marks for being one of the few catchers in the college game trusted to call his own pitches.

Chosen in the 10th round of 2010, Burkhart, is a 5-11, 205-pound catcher out of Ohio State who hit .354 with 15 doubles and 29 RBIs in his last NCAA season. He also threw out 22 of 28 would-be base stealers and was a second-team, preseason All-American by the NCBWA. Here is a link to a short MLB scouting video. Burkhart plays above average defense, and hits well though is a little light on power. There are some questions on the arm as a catcher, but overall I think the overall skill set and baseball intelligence has value.

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by nvsfg on Feb 4, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions

Is it me, or does his swing look really, really long?

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by Keenlow on Feb 4, 2011 1:15 PM PST up reply actions

Arnold

He’s 29 on that list and not even on the radar here.

Just sayin’

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by RichH on Feb 4, 2011 2:39 PM PST up reply actions

Not sure I see much separation between Perez and Ford. Ford’s age-23 season at San Jose was a lot more impressive than Perez’s.

by Evan on Feb 4, 2011 7:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

There is a big difference

By the time Ford was in his age-23 season, he had played 6 professional seasons and was in high A for the third year in a row. Perez was in his second last year, his first in high A, and his year as a pro was spent coming off of serious knee surgery.

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by tedfordfan on Feb 5, 2011 8:12 AM PST up reply actions

Of the guys listed, I’d go:
1. Monell
2. Burkhart
3. Willoughby
4. Perez
5. Ford
6. Roibal
7. Tanner

…although I goofed and voted Willoughby. Ugh. It’s been a long stressful week at work.

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by Lyle on Feb 4, 2011 1:21 PM PST reply actions

Can we get Rohlinger on this list?

He’s actually put up decent numbers at high levels.

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by GiantPain on Feb 4, 2011 2:00 PM PST reply actions

Its hard to even think of Rohlinger as a prospect at this point, since he’s been up and down now for the last three years. Even if he technically still has rookie status, he seems more like a vet now and probably shouldn’t be considered here.

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by crazedcrustacean on Feb 5, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions

I'm gonna go Monell. Good bat at a premium position

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by Gobroks on Feb 4, 2011 3:07 PM PST via mobile reply actions

i second this

by krukkuipandclint on Feb 4, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions

JC Perez

hits similar, plays CF and 2B and RF, is a year younger, has speed too.
Both are from the Bronx.
This batch is pretty even for me, could be about a 4 or 5 way tie.

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by foothillsfan on Feb 4, 2011 4:27 PM PST up reply actions

There's no real clear options at this point

There’s a couple of guys that are close to the majors that could conceivably end up playing a role at some point during the season like Tanner or Ford, and a couple of lower level guys that could conceivably progress enough next year to move higher on the list like Perez and Willoughby. Then you’ve got the two catchers who you could make a case for either in this spot, with Burkhart having the better upside but Monell having better power and starting the year in the upper minors where the Giants lack of catching depth could conceivably leave a Whiteside injury between him and the big leagues. And then you have the wild card in Roibal who no one knows what to expect from. That there are even guys this far down worth talking about is a good thing I guess.

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by crazedcrustacean on Feb 5, 2011 10:23 AM PST reply actions

Tanner

He doesn’t have great stuff, and his peripherals have had a horrible downward trend, but unlike guys like Brock Bond, the team thought enough of Tanner to put him on the 40 man roster.

He’ll likely be in AAA at 23, and to this point has been able to remain a starter. And though he’s been around forever, he’s still 6 months younger than Verdugo. Tanner has shown more as a pitcher than Noonan has as a hitter, and Noonan went 5 players ago.

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by DesertFox on Feb 5, 2011 8:03 PM PST reply actions