If so, he would be on the “current” list with Luciano and Harrison. And if can say he faced lots of troubles on his journey through the minors.
I wouldn’t call Garcia a bust. He is an MLB backup catcher. That is a need.
Both Wyatt and Glowenke are in rookie ball on rehab assignments
Looking back at these drafts…
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While I agree the Giants haven’t drafted great in this timeframe, you are talking about CURRENT drafts. Most of them are still living.Interesting article in The Athletic by Grant Brisbee today.
The Giants are in the middle of a horrible draft slump
The Giants are still benefiting from the mid-2000s drafts but have struggled to graduate their homegrown prospects to the bigs since 2015.
Here's how it begins:
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, a Giants first-round pick dove for a groundball and snared it. While still on the ground (and with his belt buckle broken), he flipped the ball from his glove to the shortstop, a fourth-round pick, who fired the ball to first. The first baseman, a fifth-round pick, used every inch of his frame to stretch out for the catch. It was a double play, thanks to video review, and it was an important one. You might have heard of it. Another Giants first-round pick came out later to get the save.
Since that double play, the Giants have drafted 227 amateur players in the Rule 4 Draft. They have combined for 15.4 WAR in the major leagues, but hold on a second: 12.4 of that WAR belongs to Bryan Reynolds, who has amassed all of that with the Pirates. The other 226 amateur players have combined for 3 WAR, and I would rank the top 10 Giants players in that time, except there aren’t 10 of them. So here are the top nine, by WAR:
1. Steven Duggar, 2.5
2. Caleb Baragar, 0.9
3. Andrew Suarez, 0.7
4. Joey Bart, 0.4
5. David Villar, 0.3
6. Conner Menez, 0.0
7. (t) Heliot Ramos, -0.4
7. (t) Sean Hjelle, -0.4
9. Chris Shaw, -0.9
The Giants got more wins above replacement from Joe Panik (a 2011 first-round pick) in his 2015 season than they’ve received from every single MLB Draft pick combined since 2015. It’s fair to say the franchise is in something of a draft slump, possibly as a cosmic punishment for nailing so many drafts in a row.
| TEAM | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | TOTAL ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 |
| Dodgers | 7 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| Pirates | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| Twins | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| Guardians | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| Nationals | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| Tiggers | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Reds | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| Rays | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| Rangers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Padres | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| Mariners | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Yankees | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| Cubs | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| Average | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Rox | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Red Sox | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Blue Jays | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Phillies | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| Braves | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Dbacks | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| Brewers | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Marlins | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| A's | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Angels | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| White Sox | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Royals | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| O's | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Mets | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
 Giants | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Well, fuck…GB has some interesting things to say from time to time. I don't know if this chart will reproduce, but it shows the drafted players who have played in the majors from 2015-2016-2017 drafts. Topping the list are the Astros who have had 30 drafted players play in the majors. The Giants are at the bottom of the list, with 9. It is only one measure, but it IS a measure. And granted that is a three year period, but it is both recent enough and far enough away so the players should have developed by now. The Giants need to do better at drafting and developing players, don't you think?
Drafted players who appeared in majors
TEAM 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL
▼Astros 12 6 12 30 Dodgers 7 15 6 28 Pirates 13 8 6 27 Twins 8 9 6 23 Guardians 7 8 6 21 Nationals 5 9 6 20 Tiggers 8 8 3 19 Reds 7 5 7 19 Rays 5 7 7 19 Rangers 10 3 6 19 Padres 9 6 4 19 Mariners 7 6 6 19 Yankees 6 5 7 18 Cubs 6 7 5 18 Cardinals 7 7 4 18 Average 6 6 5 17 Rox 5 7 5 17 Red Sox 8 7 2 17 Blue Jays 5 7 5 17 Phillies 4 5 7 16 Braves 7 6 3 16 Dbacks 4 5 6 15 Brewers 6 5 4 15 Marlins 5 4 5 14 A's 5 6 3 14 Angels 4 5 5 14 White Sox 3 7 3 13 Royals 3 6 4 13 O's 8 3 2 13 Mets 6 5 1 12 4 4 1 9
Villar just started playing in the big leagues and he's already 5th on this list. That's ugly.Interesting article in The Athletic by Grant Brisbee today.
The Giants are in the middle of a horrible draft slump
The Giants are still benefiting from the mid-2000s drafts but have struggled to graduate their homegrown prospects to the bigs since 2015.
Here's how it begins:
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, a Giants first-round pick dove for a groundball and snared it. While still on the ground (and with his belt buckle broken), he flipped the ball from his glove to the shortstop, a fourth-round pick, who fired the ball to first. The first baseman, a fifth-round pick, used every inch of his frame to stretch out for the catch. It was a double play, thanks to video review, and it was an important one. You might have heard of it. Another Giants first-round pick came out later to get the save.
Since that double play, the Giants have drafted 227 amateur players in the Rule 4 Draft. They have combined for 15.4 WAR in the major leagues, but hold on a second: 12.4 of that WAR belongs to Bryan Reynolds, who has amassed all of that with the Pirates. The other 226 amateur players have combined for 3 WAR, and I would rank the top 10 Giants players in that time, except there aren’t 10 of them. So here are the top nine, by WAR:
1. Steven Duggar, 2.5
2. Caleb Baragar, 0.9
3. Andrew Suarez, 0.7
4. Joey Bart, 0.4
5. David Villar, 0.3
6. Conner Menez, 0.0
7. (t) Heliot Ramos, -0.4
7. (t) Sean Hjelle, -0.4
9. Chris Shaw, -0.9
The Giants got more wins above replacement from Joe Panik (a 2011 first-round pick) in his 2015 season than they’ve received from every single MLB Draft pick combined since 2015. It’s fair to say the franchise is in something of a draft slump, possibly as a cosmic punishment for nailing so many drafts in a row.
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He is probably ready now, but I would be AOK with them sitting on him for clock management purposes. Though, they implement something in this last CBA to combat that, I think. I have no idea what that was, though.
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6.56 ERAThe Giants acquired LHP Ben Bowden from the Rays yesterday. He isn’t on the 40, so no corresponding move is required. No word on what the Giants sent to the Rays.
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