Saturday, February 19, 2011

Down on the Farm: DrB's 2011 Giants Top 50 Prospects- #43 Edwin Escobar #44 Austin Fleet

#43 Edwin Escobar, LHP. BD: 4/22/1992. 6'1", 185 lb. B-L, T- L.

Short Season(Salem-Keizer): 2-4, 4.86, 63 IP, 40 BB, 69 K. VWL: 1-0, 2.82, 22.1 IP, 16 BB, 14 K.

Edwin Escobar came over from the Texas Rangers organization just as the season was starting in exchange for the Rangers right to keep Ben Snyder. Pitching in the NWL at age 18, he was one of the youngest players in the league and more than held his own. The K/9 is there. Obviously he needs to work on his control. Baggs was asked about him in the BA Q/A and said he didn't make BA's Giants top 30 due to lack of dominant stuff. I would think the next stop is Low A Augusta. Seems like a nice pickup for losing a Rule 5 player.

#44 Austin Fleet, RHP. BD: 4/17/1987. 6'1", 175 lb. B-R, T-R.

Rookie AZL: 6-3, 2.65, 51 IP, 8 BB, 65 K. College(Coastal Carolina): 6-2, 2.85, 60 IP, 19 BB, 58 K's, 8 Saves.

Fleet was a college closer for a highly ranked D1 program. The Giants converted him to starting after the draft. Maybe it's because they didn't want to have a double stressor on him while they were stretching him out, but Rookie ball is way too low a level for a big time college closer to start at. He put up dominant numbers which you would expect him to at this level. BA's pre-draft scouting report had him with a 93-94 MPH fastball with solid sink. He was a starter for 3 years at Coastal Carolina before being moved to the bullpen for his senior season.

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