Monday, February 14, 2022

DrB's 2022 Giants Top 50 Prospects Profiles: #15-11

15.  Ricardo Genoves C.  DOB:  5/14/1999.  B-R, T-R.  6'2", 190 lbs.

2021(A):  .338/.441/.551, 6 HR, 13.7 BB%, 18.0 K%, 161 PA.
2021(A+):  .217/.294/.364, 7 HR, 9.0 BB%, 29.8 K%, 245 PA.
2021(AAA):  .455/.478/.727, HR, 4.3 BB%, 26.1 K%, 23 PA.

Genoves has long been regarded more for his leadership and defense than his bat.  His performance in 2021 was still a uneven but showed enough offense to put him back on some radar screens.  He may have a chance to be a MLB backup catcher.  He's another of the Giants unprotected Rule 5 Draft eligibles.  As dismal as the MLB catcher FA agent market is, I could see some team out there thinking he could stick with their 26 man MLB roster.

14.  Ryan Murphy RHP.  DOB:  10/8/1999.  6'1", 190 lbs.

2021(A):  4-2, 2.96, 76 IP, 13.74 K/9, 2.13 BB/9.
2021(A+):  2-2, 1.44, 31.1 IP, 13.79 K/9, 2.30 BB/9.

Murphy makes up for pedestrian FB velocity with superior command of secondary stuff.  It remains to be seen if that mix plays at higher levels.

13.  Sean Hjelle RHP.  DOB:  5/7/1997.  6' 11", 228 lbs.

2021(AA):  3-2, 3.15, 65.2 IP, 9.46 K/9, 2.60 BB/9.
2021(AAA):  2-6, 5.74, 53.1 IP, 5.91 K/9, 4.89 BB/9.

After a promising start to the season in AA, Hjelle did a faceplant after a promotion to AAA which caused his stock to drop dramatically with prospect analysts.  He may have gotten caught in a perfect storm of a midseason promotion to a very tough hitting environment just as fatigue coming off a shortened season was kicking in.  It's important for him to get off to a solid start this season. The height remains intriguing.

12.  Camilo Doval RHP.  DOB:  7/4/1997.  6'2", 185 lbs.

2021(AAA):  3-0, 4.99, 30.2 IP, 12.91 K/9, 7.04 BB/9, 1 Save.
2021(MLB):  5-1, 27 IP, 12.33 K/9, 3.00 BB/9, 3 Saves.

The people who are down on Sean Hjelle might want to review Camilo Doval's AAA numbers before his spectacular MLB debut.  Doval still has work to become an elite MLB closer.  He has to learn to trust the FB and not put himself in positions where he has to throw strikes with the slider.  If you throw enough sliders in the strike zone, you're eventually going to hang one and if the batter is timing it, it's going to go a long way.  He obviously has the tools to be elite, though.

11.  Ryan Reckley SS.  DOB:  9/6/2004.  B-S, T-R.  5'10", 160 lbs.

DNP(Signed as amateur free agent Jan 2022).

The only tool missing for this 17 yo is hitting for power and that should improve with maturity.  MLB Pipeline scouting report says he has the arm to stay at SS but there's enough speed to play in CF if he ever needs to move.  That Reckley debuts at #11 after getting a $2 M + signing bonus shows how deep the Giants system is.

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