#19 Ehire Adrianza, SS. A+: .256/.333/.348, 33 SB, 15 CS
Adrianza put up almost identical offensive numbers for San Jose in 2010 as he did for Augusta in 2009 except his SB's took a big jump from 7 to 33. He is a superlative defensive shortstop who cut down in his errors considerably and went something like the last 6 weeks of the season without committing at error. The only question about him is his bat. He has shown a consistent ability to control the strike zone, but not much else.
Having seen him play several times in person, I can certainly see why the scouts love him. He's on the tall side for a middle infielder at 6'1" and has all kinds of projectability in his body. I estimate he can easily carry another 20 lbs on his frame. He played most of the season at age 20, so he has some time to fill out and find his power potential. If he does, I think he's the Giants shortstop of future. Brandon Crawford is probably closer to the majors, but I like Adrianza's ceiling better. I think he will eventually develop at least doubles power, if not more. Combined with his plate discipline, speed and defense, that's a very nice package there.
I think I will probably rank him higher in the next list. If he moves up to AA and puts up similar numbers in Richmond, his stock will rise even further.
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a follow up to a previous thread after the cliff lee signing where i stated that 30/30 gms would take the phillies rotation over the giants. i stated this because on mccovey chronicles it was apparent that people had lost their perspective and were crazily trying to argue the giants' rotation as better. that kind of lack of objectivity does not show strength, in my opinion (not that any of this really matters, obviously), it shows real weakness. be happy with what you have without trying to exaggerate and imagine what isn't real. anyway, i had hoped their would be more objectivity from you (unfortunately, grant and maybe ogc seem to be the ones with that kind of true confidence to allow that), but you disappointingly also took the, in my opinion, childish route of 'the giants are better."
ReplyDeleteanyway, olney took an actual poll, and although it is not 30 people, it is towards that end, along the same line, and essentially the same thing. ready to grow up and admit that just because it is the team you root for, follow, and write about, doesn't make them something they are not?
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=olney_buster&id=5953707
Once again, please point me to a place where I've ever stated that the Giants rotation is better than the Phillies. They are both very good and I think it's close enough that reasonable people could argue either way. I think you just proved that your own statement that 30/30 GM's would take the Phillies was an overstatement of the case.
ReplyDeleteuhhhhh Anonymous - didn't the Giants just beat all those guys a couple months ago?????? Get over it. You'll have a shot in 2011........
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