Jose Cuevas, 3B. 6'2", 190 lbs. BD: 4/5/1988. B-R, T-R.
Rookie AZL: .337/.403/.639, 9 HR, 9 SB.
Cuevas was drafted in round 29, 2010 draft out of NAIA Lee University. He only got into a few games that summer with unimpressive results. He returned to the AZL in 2011 and won the league MVP award. He was way old for the league, but coming out of such a small school, it may have been an appropriate placement. He was a SS in college, has a strong arm, excellent range some speed and power. Odds are against him, but stranger things have happened. He does seem to have some tools.
Cristian Paulino, 3B. 5'10", 168 lbs. BD: 9/4/1991. B-R, T-R.
Rookie AZL: .277/.379/.438, 1 HR, 10 SB.
Paulino seems like kind of a dynamic player out of the DSL with solid plate discipline, a hint of power and some speed. His numbers were not as impressive as Cuevas', but he was much more age-appropriate for the league. He was red hot at the end of the season hitting .345 over his last 10 games including one huge game where he went 5 for 6 with 3 doubles and 2 SB's. Who starts at 3B for Augusta this year, Buechele, Cuevas or Paulino?
Christian Diaz, OF. 6'1", 170 lbs. BD: 7/15/1993. B-L, T-L.
Rookie AZL: .231/.375, .308 in 13 AB.
Diaz was one of the Puerto Rican contingent drafted by the Giants last year. He really only made a cameo appearance. I would expect to see him back in the AZL this year after extended spring training. He would still be very age-appropriate for the league.
Edwin Escobar, LHP. 6'1", 185 lbs. BD: 4/22/1992.
Rookie AZL: 2-4, 5.09, 46 IP, 17 BB, 42 K's.
VWL: 0-1, 5.73, 22 IP, 11 BB, 12 K's.
Escobar took a step backwards last season as he had pitched decently in Salem-Keizer in 2010. His K and BB ratios weren't bad though and he's still fairly young. His lefthandedness will buy him some extra time too.
Miguel Ferrer, RHP. 6'3", 168 lbs. BD: 8/7/1990.
Rookie AZL: 6-1, 1.53, 29.1 IP, 7 BB, 36 K's, GO/AO= 1.48.
Ferrer pitched well in his first time pitching in the USA after laboring for 3 seasons in the DSL. ERA= 0.49 over his last 10 appearances. I would expect to see him in Augusta this season.
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Some of these names evoke images of things other than Giants prospects (name game):
ReplyDelete* Jose Cuevas: that's easy, he's a stiff drink, might look sober in light of higher levels
* Miguel Ferrer: I think that's the name of the son of Jose Ferrer, I think he might have starred in Jordan's Crossing and played the bad guy in a lot of movies
Off topic, but looks like the 2012 1-1 might be playing in our own backyard: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/column/2012/2613027.html
ReplyDeleteMaybe a guy with this much helium going up the charts might take on some ballast later in the season and fall to the Giants. If he does, hopefully the outcome is better than with Foppert (thinking of that situation still brings a tear to my eyes).
Serious Helium if he really is throwing 98. That's why the season has to play out. The Foppert stuff is very hard to read. And of course there was the passing Lowry reference in the article as well to twist the knife a bit.
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