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I thought about looking at the first 5 rounds of the draft for the past ten years, because I am interested to see how things have shook out in each round for the Giants. After a few years of duds, the 3rd round actually looks a bit brighter than the 2nd round picks. There may not be a Bryan Reynolds (yet) but there is a lot of promise here. You can see the 1st round thread here and the 2nd round thread here.
2015 – Jalen Miller – A shortstop drafted out of high school, Miller never really hit like the scouts thought he would. Despite low OPS, the Giants moved Miller up a level each of his first three seasons (rookie ball, low A ball and high ball) before they had him repeat any levels. Finally, after posting a .628 OPS in 2017 with San Jose, he returned there in 2018 and had a decent season, posting a .752 OPS as a full time 2nd baseman. He moved up to AA in 2019 but met the AA graveyard for bats, posting only a .619 OPS with Richmond. Released in the COVID year, he latched on with the Braves organization, spending 2021 and 2022 as a part time player with their AA team. He posted a decent .727 OPS in 2022 but was let go after that season. He’s spent the past 2 seasons in independent ball, posting a .752 and .794 OPS in those two seasons. He turns 28 this December so he could possibly get back into affiliated ball in 2025.
2016 – Heath Quinn – A college outfielder, Quinn spent most of his debut season with Salem-Keizer, showing a strong bat with a .993 OPS in 239 PAs that year. He was aggressively promoted to San Jose in 2017 but struggled through an injury riddled season, posting a .661 OPS. He returned to San Jose in 2018 and did much better, posting a .861 OPS. Strangely, he repeated San Jose again in 2019, hitting well (.831 OPS in 215 PAs) before being promoted to Richmond, where he struggled in 32 games (.631 OPS). After the 2020 layoff, he came back in 2021 after dealing with more injuries, playing once more in high A ball (Eugene) where he posted a .846 OPS before moving back up to Richmond, where he struggled to a .586 OPS in sporadic playing time. He was released at the end of that season.
2017 – Seth Corry – Another high school pick, Corry was supposed to be a possible mid rotation pitcher who never panned out. In his 7 seasons with the Giants’ org, he only had one good season – 2019 with Augusta. That year, he seemed to have shown signs of being a dominant starter, posting an ERA of 1.76 and WHIP of 1.068 after mediocre results in short A and rookie ball the previous two years. However, any progression he made was counteracted in 2021 with a horrible season in Eugene, where he started 19 games and posted an ERA of 5.99 and WHIP of 1.714. He missed part of that year and almost all of 2022 due to injuries, starting only 2 games in Eugene. He got into 16 games, all starts, in 2023 but struggled tremendously in 3 starts with Eugene (5.06, 1.688) and 6 starts with San Jose (8.16, 2.093). This year, he pitched purely in relief, splitting time with Eugene (13 games) and Richmond (25 games). He struggled in Richmond to the tune of 6.75 ERA and 1.528 WHIP.
2018 – Jake Wong – The pitcher who netted Blake Sabol, Wong started his professional career well enough, putting up good numbers I his 11 stats with Salem-Keizer in 2018 (2.30 ERA, 1.244 WHIP) and his 8 starts with Augusta in 2019 (1.99 ERA, 0.910 WHIP). However, he started to struggle when he was promoted to San Jose that same year (15 starts – 4.98 ERA, 1.382 WHIP). He missed all of 2021 due to an injury, putting him two years from last throwing a pitch in a game when he got moved up to Eugene in 2022. He didn’t look much better (4.52 ERA, 1.423 WHIP). That is when the Giants decided to flip him for the Rule 5 pick Sabol. The Reds were aggressive in his promotions, using him as a reliever. He got into 22 games with AA Chattanooga (5.17 ERA, 1.234 WHIP) and 12 games with AAA Louisville (9.58 ERA, 1.887 WHIP). He even got promoted for one game with Cincinnati (gave up 6 hits, 3 walks and 3 runs in 3 IP). He was dfa’d shortly after his stint in MLB and got pick up by the Cubs in the offseason. He threw in only 1 game with their AA team, pitching a solid 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and striking out 2, before getting released.
2019 – Grant McCray – Son of the guy who ran through an outfield wall in AAA, the Giants went with another high school pick in the 3rd round of 2019. He has shown flashes in the minor leagues (combined .897 OPS between San Jose and Eugene in 2022 and a decent .819 OPS this year with Sacramento) but has also scuffled a bit (.764 OPS combined between the ACL and San Jose in 2021 and .732 OPS with Richmond this year). However, he somewhat quietly posted a solid .804 over 1947 minor league PAs so maybe he will be a solid contributor for years to come with the Giants.
2020 – Kyle Harrison – Another descendent of a big leaguer (I just learned this – his grandfather briefly pitched for the Braves and Astros in the late 60s), Harrison is the reason the Giants probably drafted Glowenke in the 2nd round as Harrison signed a team record $2.5 million deal, breaking the record $1.1 million signed by Miller in 2015 (to compare, McCray signed for $700K the year before Harrison, Black would sign for just a bit more than McCray in 2021). Harrison came into 2021 with some anticipation. He stuck around with San Jose the full year and put in a solid 3.19 ERA but a bit high WHIP of 1.399. It was his 157 Ks in 98.2 IP that caught people’s attention. He spent only 2 months with Eugene to start 2022, putting up even more gaudy K numbers (59 in 29 IP) with some nice numbers at ERA (1.55) and WHIP (1.000). He looked pretty good in Richmond that year as well (3.11 ERA, 1.179 WHIP, 127 Ks in 84 IP). He had a little bit more of a hard time in AAA in 2023, posting a 4.66 ERA, 1.523 WHIP and “only” 105 Ks in 65.2 IP (20 starts). The K rate, though, was better than what he’d done in AA. He got promoted, seemingly to stay, to SF late in 2023. Having turned 23 just last month, the future looks bright for this young pitcher.
2021 – Mason Black – A college pitcher from a small college, the Giants decided that he was to be aggressively moved through the farm, appearing in 24 starts between San Jose (8) and Eugene (16). His solid 3.21 ERA and 1.170 WHIP suggested he was up to the task. So the Giants doubled down, starting him at Richmond (16 starts, 3.57 ERA, 1.048 WHIP) and then moving him to Sacramento (13 starts – 3.86 ERA, 1.385 WHIP) for 2023. His momentum continued in a torrid stretch of 6 starts at the beginning of this year, allowing only 3 earned runs (in his 2nd start) in 26.2 IP. Promoted to SF, he got shelled in 3 of his 4 starts with them and proceeded to get shelled for about 2 months with Sacramento as well. He finally settled down in the month of August and has thrown 3 times this past month with the Giants. The numbers look slightly better but it remains to be seen how he will be used going forward.
2022 – William Kempner – While it seems that the Giants may have hit on the last 3 years of the 3rd round, it may have stopped on Kempner. His debut wasn’t that great (5 runs in 9 IP, with 10 hits and 6 walks between ACL and San Jose). Neither was his 2023 season, where he started 5 games with San Jose but threw in relief in 9 games with them, 23 games with Eugene and 1 game with Richmond. He looked good with Eugene (2.91 ERA, 1.206 WHIP) but was knocked around a bit with San Jose (4.67 ERA, 1.333 WHIP) and allowed 3 hits and 2 walks, with a run scored, in 1.2 IP with Richmond. He missed all of this season due to injury. He does still have time to turn his career around in 2025.
2023 – Cole Foster – A middle infielder (he’s played both 2nd and short in college but mainly shortstop as a professional), Foster’s bat looked good in college but hasn’t yet translated to the professional ranks. He started out well enough with a 1.055 OPS in 7 games last year in the ACL but his OPS dropped to .696 in the 25 game stint with San Jose. He returned there for 56 games this year and didn’t do much better, posting a .706 OPS but still got moved up to Eugene. He got into 21 games before an injury ended his season early but he looked awful in those 21 games, batting .117/.161/.169 in 81 PAs. Hope he does better in 2025.
2024 - None
2015 – Jalen Miller – A shortstop drafted out of high school, Miller never really hit like the scouts thought he would. Despite low OPS, the Giants moved Miller up a level each of his first three seasons (rookie ball, low A ball and high ball) before they had him repeat any levels. Finally, after posting a .628 OPS in 2017 with San Jose, he returned there in 2018 and had a decent season, posting a .752 OPS as a full time 2nd baseman. He moved up to AA in 2019 but met the AA graveyard for bats, posting only a .619 OPS with Richmond. Released in the COVID year, he latched on with the Braves organization, spending 2021 and 2022 as a part time player with their AA team. He posted a decent .727 OPS in 2022 but was let go after that season. He’s spent the past 2 seasons in independent ball, posting a .752 and .794 OPS in those two seasons. He turns 28 this December so he could possibly get back into affiliated ball in 2025.
2016 – Heath Quinn – A college outfielder, Quinn spent most of his debut season with Salem-Keizer, showing a strong bat with a .993 OPS in 239 PAs that year. He was aggressively promoted to San Jose in 2017 but struggled through an injury riddled season, posting a .661 OPS. He returned to San Jose in 2018 and did much better, posting a .861 OPS. Strangely, he repeated San Jose again in 2019, hitting well (.831 OPS in 215 PAs) before being promoted to Richmond, where he struggled in 32 games (.631 OPS). After the 2020 layoff, he came back in 2021 after dealing with more injuries, playing once more in high A ball (Eugene) where he posted a .846 OPS before moving back up to Richmond, where he struggled to a .586 OPS in sporadic playing time. He was released at the end of that season.
2017 – Seth Corry – Another high school pick, Corry was supposed to be a possible mid rotation pitcher who never panned out. In his 7 seasons with the Giants’ org, he only had one good season – 2019 with Augusta. That year, he seemed to have shown signs of being a dominant starter, posting an ERA of 1.76 and WHIP of 1.068 after mediocre results in short A and rookie ball the previous two years. However, any progression he made was counteracted in 2021 with a horrible season in Eugene, where he started 19 games and posted an ERA of 5.99 and WHIP of 1.714. He missed part of that year and almost all of 2022 due to injuries, starting only 2 games in Eugene. He got into 16 games, all starts, in 2023 but struggled tremendously in 3 starts with Eugene (5.06, 1.688) and 6 starts with San Jose (8.16, 2.093). This year, he pitched purely in relief, splitting time with Eugene (13 games) and Richmond (25 games). He struggled in Richmond to the tune of 6.75 ERA and 1.528 WHIP.
2018 – Jake Wong – The pitcher who netted Blake Sabol, Wong started his professional career well enough, putting up good numbers I his 11 stats with Salem-Keizer in 2018 (2.30 ERA, 1.244 WHIP) and his 8 starts with Augusta in 2019 (1.99 ERA, 0.910 WHIP). However, he started to struggle when he was promoted to San Jose that same year (15 starts – 4.98 ERA, 1.382 WHIP). He missed all of 2021 due to an injury, putting him two years from last throwing a pitch in a game when he got moved up to Eugene in 2022. He didn’t look much better (4.52 ERA, 1.423 WHIP). That is when the Giants decided to flip him for the Rule 5 pick Sabol. The Reds were aggressive in his promotions, using him as a reliever. He got into 22 games with AA Chattanooga (5.17 ERA, 1.234 WHIP) and 12 games with AAA Louisville (9.58 ERA, 1.887 WHIP). He even got promoted for one game with Cincinnati (gave up 6 hits, 3 walks and 3 runs in 3 IP). He was dfa’d shortly after his stint in MLB and got pick up by the Cubs in the offseason. He threw in only 1 game with their AA team, pitching a solid 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and striking out 2, before getting released.
2019 – Grant McCray – Son of the guy who ran through an outfield wall in AAA, the Giants went with another high school pick in the 3rd round of 2019. He has shown flashes in the minor leagues (combined .897 OPS between San Jose and Eugene in 2022 and a decent .819 OPS this year with Sacramento) but has also scuffled a bit (.764 OPS combined between the ACL and San Jose in 2021 and .732 OPS with Richmond this year). However, he somewhat quietly posted a solid .804 over 1947 minor league PAs so maybe he will be a solid contributor for years to come with the Giants.
2020 – Kyle Harrison – Another descendent of a big leaguer (I just learned this – his grandfather briefly pitched for the Braves and Astros in the late 60s), Harrison is the reason the Giants probably drafted Glowenke in the 2nd round as Harrison signed a team record $2.5 million deal, breaking the record $1.1 million signed by Miller in 2015 (to compare, McCray signed for $700K the year before Harrison, Black would sign for just a bit more than McCray in 2021). Harrison came into 2021 with some anticipation. He stuck around with San Jose the full year and put in a solid 3.19 ERA but a bit high WHIP of 1.399. It was his 157 Ks in 98.2 IP that caught people’s attention. He spent only 2 months with Eugene to start 2022, putting up even more gaudy K numbers (59 in 29 IP) with some nice numbers at ERA (1.55) and WHIP (1.000). He looked pretty good in Richmond that year as well (3.11 ERA, 1.179 WHIP, 127 Ks in 84 IP). He had a little bit more of a hard time in AAA in 2023, posting a 4.66 ERA, 1.523 WHIP and “only” 105 Ks in 65.2 IP (20 starts). The K rate, though, was better than what he’d done in AA. He got promoted, seemingly to stay, to SF late in 2023. Having turned 23 just last month, the future looks bright for this young pitcher.
2021 – Mason Black – A college pitcher from a small college, the Giants decided that he was to be aggressively moved through the farm, appearing in 24 starts between San Jose (8) and Eugene (16). His solid 3.21 ERA and 1.170 WHIP suggested he was up to the task. So the Giants doubled down, starting him at Richmond (16 starts, 3.57 ERA, 1.048 WHIP) and then moving him to Sacramento (13 starts – 3.86 ERA, 1.385 WHIP) for 2023. His momentum continued in a torrid stretch of 6 starts at the beginning of this year, allowing only 3 earned runs (in his 2nd start) in 26.2 IP. Promoted to SF, he got shelled in 3 of his 4 starts with them and proceeded to get shelled for about 2 months with Sacramento as well. He finally settled down in the month of August and has thrown 3 times this past month with the Giants. The numbers look slightly better but it remains to be seen how he will be used going forward.
2022 – William Kempner – While it seems that the Giants may have hit on the last 3 years of the 3rd round, it may have stopped on Kempner. His debut wasn’t that great (5 runs in 9 IP, with 10 hits and 6 walks between ACL and San Jose). Neither was his 2023 season, where he started 5 games with San Jose but threw in relief in 9 games with them, 23 games with Eugene and 1 game with Richmond. He looked good with Eugene (2.91 ERA, 1.206 WHIP) but was knocked around a bit with San Jose (4.67 ERA, 1.333 WHIP) and allowed 3 hits and 2 walks, with a run scored, in 1.2 IP with Richmond. He missed all of this season due to injury. He does still have time to turn his career around in 2025.
2023 – Cole Foster – A middle infielder (he’s played both 2nd and short in college but mainly shortstop as a professional), Foster’s bat looked good in college but hasn’t yet translated to the professional ranks. He started out well enough with a 1.055 OPS in 7 games last year in the ACL but his OPS dropped to .696 in the 25 game stint with San Jose. He returned there for 56 games this year and didn’t do much better, posting a .706 OPS but still got moved up to Eugene. He got into 21 games before an injury ended his season early but he looked awful in those 21 games, batting .117/.161/.169 in 81 PAs. Hope he does better in 2025.
2024 - None
