2022 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 43

We’re so very close to finishing our community ranking of the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. Coming in at No. 42 in the rankings is the 20th pitcher on the list, and the fourth player from the 2021 draft class: right-hander Mason Black.

Black, who turned 22 in December, was the Giants third-round pick in July. He’s yet to make his professional debut, but in his final year at Lehigh in 2021 he posted a 3.11 ERA and a 1.313 WHIP, with 95 strikeouts to 31 walks in 72.1 innings.

He’s worth keeping an eye on as he makes his professional debut in 2022.

Now we must add the penultimate name to the list, so head to the comments and rec the name of the player you wish to vote for.

The list so far

1. Marco Luciano
2. Joey Bart
3. Luis Matos
4. Heliot Ramos
5. Kyle Harrison
6. Camilo Doval
7. Jairo Pomares
8. Will Bednar
9. Patrick Bailey
10. Hunter Bishop
11. Ryan Reckley
12. Aeverson Arteaga
13. Ryan Murphy
14. Matt Mikulski
15. Diego Rincones
16. R.J. Dabovich
17. Nick Swiney
18. Will Wilson
19. David Villar
20. Ricardo Genovés
21. Sammy Long
22. Randy Rodriguez
23. Manuel Mercedes
24. Casey Schmitt
25. Ismael Munguia
26. Kervin Castro
27. Adrian Sugastey
28. Brett Auerbach
29. Chris Wright
30. Sean Hjelle
31. Prelander Berroa
32. Gregory Santos
33. Seth Corry
34. Grant McCray
35. Tyler Fitzgerald
36. Carson Ragsdale
37. Alexander Suarez
38. Eric Silva
39. Luis Toribio
40. Esmerlin Vinicio
41. Armani Smith
42. Mason Black

Note: Clicking on the above names will link to the CPL where they were voted onto the list.

On to No. 43!

No. 43 prospect nominees

Tristan Beck — 25.8 years, 5.81 FIP in AA (18.1 IP), 5.05 FIP in Low-A (7.1 IP), 3.09 FIP in ACL (11.2 IP)
Jimmy Glowenke — 22.9 years, 116 wRC+ in Low-A (425 PA)
Juan Perez — 17.5 years, 2021 J2 signing (yet to debut)
Blake Rivera — 24.2 years, 4.91 FIP in High-A (14 IP), 3.89 FIP in ACL (10.1 IP)
Kai-Wei Teng — 23.3 years, 4.54 FIP in High-A (95.2 IP)

Note: Each player’s first name links to their Baseball-Reference page, and their last name links to their Fangraphs page.