Tuesday, January 15, 2019

DrB's 2019 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #17 Heath Quinn

Heath Quinn, OF.  DOB:  6/7/1995.  B-R, T-R.  6'3", 220 lbs.  Drafted 2016 Round 3, #95 overall.

2018 A+:  .300/.376/.485, 24 2B, 14 HR, 10.3 BB%, 24.1 K%, 0.83 GB/FB, 407 PA.

Some of us were surprised when Heath Quinn fell to the Giants in the third round of the 2016 draft.  I know I had the bat as first round quality.  He likely fell due to concerns about athleticism and position.  That made his injury plagued faceplant in 2017 extremely disappointing, putting him in serious bust territory.  He had a nice bounceback season in 2018 getting in 400 PA's despite another early season injury.  2019 promises to be a critical year in his development as he should move up to AA Richmond and the much more challenging hitting environment in the Eastern League.  He has a strong arm but speed limitations likely make him strictly a LF with the Giants as long as the dimensions of Oracle Park remain the same. Still love the bat, though.

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