Dylan Rheault, RHP. DOB: 3/21/1992. 6'9", 245 lbs. Drafted 2013 Round 9(Orioles). Minor League FA 4/2017. A+: 2-1, 2.70, 60 IP, 22 BB, 46 K, GO/AO= 0.97, 21 Saves. The Giants have always been intrigued by big pitchers(although very few seem to ever make it to San Francisco). Rheault was signed as a FA out of indy ball in April and worked his way into the Closer role in San Jose. His low K rate and flyball tendency would seem to not bode well for the future, but I did find a quote from his SJ manager that he was working on a split fingered pitch late in the season that could become a swing-and-miss offering. Expect to see him in Flying Squirrel boxscores in 2018.
Will LaMarche, RHP. DOB: 8/7/1991. 6'3", 220 lbs. Drafted 2013 Round 9(Tigers). Minor league FA 5/2017. A+: 4-2, 4.46, 42.1 IP, 9 BB, 49 K, GO/AO= 0.73, 2 Saves. Similar story to Rheault above. Pitched well enough to see what he can do in AA.
Rodolfo Martinez, RHP. DOB: 4/4/1994. 6'2", 180 lbs. IFA 2013. 3 Levels: 2-0, 4.24, 27.1 IP, 6 BB, 19 K's, GO/AO= 0.95. Hard thrower who was SJ's Closer in 2016. I saw him pitch that season and came away impressed. Then he got promoted to AA and completely fell apart. Whether that was due to injury or not having enough secondary stuff for the higher level, we may never know. He did not play in 2017 until late in the season and seemed to be a reasonable resemblance of his old self. 2018 would seem to be a key season for him. He needs to stay healthy and pitch well at the AA level.
Michael Cederoth, RHP. DOB: 11/25/1992. 6'6", 195 lbs. Drafted 2014 Round 3(Twins). Minor league FA 5/2917. A+: 0-0, 3.20, 25.1 IP, 15 BB, 33 K, GO/AO= 1.28. Cederoth is a very hard thrower who was kind of a Stephen Strasburg lite for San Diego State. Looking at his stat lines, it's really unclear why the Twins gave up on him so soon. The Giants pounced on him and he pitched well for San Jose, albeit with an injury break midseason. Like the other RP's on this list, he'll need to stay healthy in 2018 and pitch well for Richmond.
Dillon Dobson, 1B/DH. DOB: 8/21/1993. B-L, T-R. 6'2", 220 lbs. Drafted 2015 Round 23.
A+: .234/.294/.402, 21 2B, 3 3B, 15 HR, 7.4 BB%, 30.9 K%, 472 PA. Drafted as a 2B out of Appalachian St., Dobson has moved up the ladder and now seems to be a 1B. Has some serious pop in his LH bat, but a big K rate limits his usable power. Giants have a talent vacuum in the mid-levels of their system, so he should get a shot Richmond which will be a big test.
Dylan Davis, OF. DOB: 7/20/1993. B-R, T-R. 6'0", 205 lbs. Drafted 2014 Round 3.
AA: .217/.280/.361, 17 2B, 10 HR, 7.3 BB%, 25.7 K%, 358 PA. Davis had a breakout season for San Jose in 2016, but failed to build on it in 2017 reverting to his low contact/occasional HR profile. Tough to see him succeeding at higher levels with this approach. He's got a strong throwing arm and was a reliever in college. Maybe he should try pitching?
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What about Tyler Herb? I had completely forgotten about him until I was looking at some names from the past and was reminded about Heston (OMG, did he REALLY pitch a no-no for us??). He is another of those “prospects?” on the 40-Man.
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