Thursday, January 25, 2018

DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #36 Stetson Woods

Stetson Woods, RHP.  DOB:  1/15/1995.  6'8", 200 lbs.  Drafted 2014 Round 9.

SS:  3-2, 3.36, 64.1 IP, 2.94 BB/9, 6.72 K/9, GB/FB= 1.34.

The Giants seem to target at least 1 signable HS player in the mid-late single digit rounds each year.  So far, that hasn't worked out so well.  Stetson Woods seemed to be another bust after 2 lost years following a promising pro debut.  Then he showed up in Salem-Keizer as the Volcanoes Opening Day SP and turned in a solid performance at age 22, the same age he might have been expected to be a college draftee.  Woods is still listed at his draft weight of 200 lbs, but in videos from last summer he looks just a big more filled out than in his pre-draft videos.

Woods has a big crossover step and long, whippy arm action.  He throws a low 90's FB and struggles to command his breaking stuff.  2018 will be a pivotal year as he tries to build on the gains he made in 2017, most likely in Augusta.  Oh, and he has at least a 70 name.

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