Randy Fontanez of the University of South Florida, pitched a no-hitter Friday night against Notre Dame. As I was looking up Fontanez' season stats, I noticed a name I hadn't seen for awhile, Andrew Barbosa. Andrew is a 6'8", 235 lb LHP who the Giants drafted out of high school in 2006 in round 15. He chose to go to junior college in Florida where he put up decent numbers, and the Giants drafted him again in 2007 in round 48. He again didn't sign and went back to junior college. He showed flashes of brilliance, but battled injuries. It appears that he lost a year somewhere, but in the fall of 2009, he enrolled at USF with the intent of just being a student and not playing baseball. He met with the baseball coaches on the second day of classes, and joined the team as a walk-on. So far, he has the best ERA of the USF starters: 2-1, 3.13, 37.1 IP, 10 BB, 36 K's.
The Giants have a history of persistence in the draft if they like a player. They drafted Alex Hinshaw 3 times before finally signing him. Don't be surprised to see Andrew Barbosa's name somewhere near the bottom of the Giants draft list this June. Don't be surprised if he doesn't sign and goes back to school for his senior season. Maybe they can draft him 4 times?
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Thanks for the info Doc. I too had wondered what happened to Barbosa...
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