Giants Dept Charts: Second Base

Joe Panik, who had been a fixture at 2B since 2014 is gone.  Although things could easily change dramatically between now and Opening Day, Mauricio Dubon is the new starting 2B until proven otherwise.  Second base his not a particularly strong position in the Giants minor league system, it should be fairly easy for Farhan Zaidi to find opportunities on the waiver wire to enter The Churn.

MLB 40 Man Roster:

Mauricio Dubon
Cristhian Adames
Abiatal Avelino
Austin Slater?

After the trade and call up, Dubon demonstrated 5 tools on the field.  As always, the hit tool is the most suspect.  UZR is not in love with his defense, but he has the athleticism to improve with experience and showed a high baseball IQ on multiple plays.  The question is does Farhan have enough faith to had him the starting position or does he bring in a vet and make him compete for the job?  Sabes/Evans would definitely be bringing in a vet.  Adames and Avelino provide decent depth. Slater is unlikely to play more than occasionally as a deep backup.

AAA:

Jalen Miller
Ryan Howard

Miller and Howard both had disappointing seasons between AA and AAA.  They are both Rule 5 Draft eligible, but probably no need to add them to the 40 man roster.

AA:

None.

A+:

Shane Matheny
Kyle McPherson

Neither player has impressed much in 3 seasons in the organization.

A:

Anyesber Sivira
Simon Whiteman

19 yo Sivira has flashed some tools but the bat is inconsistent.  Whiteman was drafted as a SS but generally moved to 2B to make room for fellow 2019 draftee Tyler Fitzgerald.

Short Season:

Carter Aldrete
Jeff Houghtby
Yorlis Rodriguez

Aldrete and Houghtby are low-ceiling college draftees.  Yorlis Rodriguez played some 2B to escape the logjam at 3B.  He has shown superior contact skills at times but faded badly in the second half for Salem-Keizer.

Rookie AZL:

Ghordy Santos
Andrew Caraballo
Nolan Dempsey

Santos has been a SS but moved to 2B in the second half of 2019.  He is probably the top prospect out of these 3 names.

DSL:

Jose Peralta
Diego Verbel
Yeiver Torrealba

Peralta sported a .290 BA in the DSL.  Verbel held his own at age 16.

This is not an inspiring group, but MLB 2B are most often converted SS prospects who don't quite have the arm for the throw from the deep hole.  They should be fairly plentiful on the waiver wires which fits right in with Farhan's game plan.