Thursday, December 26, 2019

DrB's 2020 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #7 Will Wilson


Will Wilson SS/2B.  DOB:  7/21/1998. B-R, T-R.  6'0", 185 lbs.

College:  .335/.425/.661, 20 2B, 2 3B, 16 HR, 1 SB, 33 BB, 46 K, 221 AB.
R(Pioneer):  .275/.328/.439, 10 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 6.9 BB%, 23.0 K%, 204 PA.

Christmas came early for Giants prospect watchers as Farhan Zaidi unexpectedly added a second first round pick to the Giants 2019 draft.  Wilson was a college SS with some pop in his bat when the Angels made him the #15 overall pick.  Farhan said the Giants considered him instead of Hunter Bishop at #10.  Wilson may not project as a MLB SS, he does not have much physical projection and the K rate is on the high side, but he probably has enough pop in his bat to play at 2B.  The Giants will use him at both positions in 2020.

It's a bit hard to get a reading on his pro debut since the Angels do not have an A level short season team, so Wilson played in the hitter-friendly advanced rookie Pioneer League putting up solid numbers.  As a first round college draft pick from an elite conference, I would expect to see him in San Jose to start 2020 which should give us a better feel for his potential.  Right now, he looks like a high floor prospect who could move up the ladder quickly.  He's been compared to 2B Brian Dozier which would be a terrific outcome to his career.

1 comment:

  1. I wonder if Wilson makes it more likely Dubon moves to CF. You still have Luciano at SS too, and having an outfield of Hunter, Ramos and Dubon could be pretty good.

    ps,

    HAPPY NEW YEAR, DOC

    PiLamBear

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