John Bertrand LHP. DOB: 2/8/1998. 6'3", 205 lbs. Drafted 2022 Round 10.
2024(AA): 7-9, 4.32, 146 IP, 7.34 K/9, 2.47 BB/9, 1.96 GB/FB
2024(AAA): 1-0, 1.80, 10 IP, 5.40 K/9, 4.50 BB/9, 3.33 GB/FB.
Another 5-year college pitcher when drafted. You won't find him on many top prospect lists but all he's done in pro ball is pitch really well. He's a polished lefty with a low-90's FB, slider and changeup. He makes up for a lower K rate with dominant GB rates. Should start 2025 at AAA and wait for an opportunity at the MLB level. He's a throwback and you don't see many MLB pitchers with his profile anymore. Whether Buster Posey is more inclined to give guys like him an opportunity to prove they can or can't do it remains to be seen.
That's #21.
ReplyDeleteNow you will do the Top 20, the guys that will hopefully supply a few MLB players along with some some of the 6 pitchers included, at least one of which will probably be a Carson, and probably McDonald and likely Black.
We want to think Eldridge is for sure, and McCray seems to have the tools at least to make it, but there are very few sure sure things in baseball.
Is there enough there for you, Doc, to be excited?
Will Luciano and Matos follow Ramos, or be Gary Browns?
How good will Fitzgerald, Ramos, Lee, Eldridge, McCray (?), and someone else unnamed be to complement Bailey, Adames, & Chapman?
Assuming the pitching will be their strength (like 2011, maybe) is there enough to squeeze into the wild card anytime soon?
I am actually quite bullish on the farm system and think is is grossly underrated by popular ranking systems which is causing a lot of unwarranted weeping and gnashing of teeth on some other Giants oriented blog sites.
DeleteI feel the Giants have a deep and underrated group of pitching prospects spread throughout the farm system. Given their organizational ability to develop pitchers this bodes well for the future. Back in the day the Giants were adept at identifying the pitchers to keep and those who could be traded for hitters. Hoping Buster and the FO can replicate that strategy to build a winning team again.
DeleteAnother great post about under the radar but high quality potential.
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