2022 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 35

After adding five straight pitchers to the list, the McCovey Chronicles community has finally returned to position players, as center fielder Grant McCray has been voted the No. 34 prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization. McCray’s spot on the 2022 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List is a drop of eight places, after he was voted No. 26 in last year’s CPL.

McCray — a 2019 third-round pick who turned 21 in December — had an injury-shortened season in 2021. The left-handed hitter started out in the Arizona Complex League, where he slashed .309/.400/.455 (127 wRC+) in 65 plate appearances. He then moved up to Low-A San Jose, where he hit .250/.299/.400 (81 wRC+) in 88 plate appearances. His defense makes him an intriguing prospect, but the Giants will surely be hoping that his offense can take off this year.

Now we move on, so make sure to head to the comment section to vote for your choice, by hitting the “rec” button.

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

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

On to No. 35!

No. 35 prospect nominees

Tyler Fitzgerald — 24.5 years, 121 wRC+ in High-A (432 PAs)
Carson Ragsdale — 23.9 years, 4.12 FIP in Low-A (113.2 innings)
Eric Silva — 19.5 years, 1 inning in the ACL
Luis Toribio — 21.5 years, 95 wRC+ in Low-A (408 PAs)
Esmerlin Vinicio — 19.1 years, 4.16 FIP in ACL (58 innings)

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