tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post9217382246990584777..comments2024-03-29T02:43:41.299-07:00Comments on When the Giants Come to Town...: Scouting the Draft: Thoughts on Day 1DrBGiantsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574563470247927739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-83234883526681730222015-06-09T17:42:29.415-07:002015-06-09T17:42:29.415-07:00Great work, DrB! I love the Bickford pick. I have ...Great work, DrB! I love the Bickford pick. I have read on Eric Longenhagen in his last playoff start three weeks ago that he pitched a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings with 15 strikeouts while flashing a plus fastball in the mid 90s and changeup against a good hitting JUCO squad. He's pitching since January though from what I have recently read, that may limit his exposure in the minors this year. Here's to hoping he'll develop a changeup/splitter!<br /><br />Shaw is a big guy with a simple swing. Giants love their hit tools and they think he'll be a better hitter than everyone expected with buttloads of power. I think he'll hit dingers in AT&T with relative ease.<br /><br />Love Mr. Covechatter's description about Suarez. Ty Blach with more velocity. That's exactly who he is IMO.<br /><br />WrenzieWrenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425150358883755563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-13046596549401597472015-06-09T09:52:36.976-07:002015-06-09T09:52:36.976-07:00Great recap Doc! I too was shocked by the Bickfor...Great recap Doc! I too was shocked by the Bickford pick, although I will say I had him mocked to Miami at 13 last week. So, technically, that's a good value pick right? I think he could be a stud.. but I also think he could be very inconsistent.<br /><br />Shaw does have a smooth looking swing to my eyes too. I really wasn't crazy about that pick, but after thinking it over, here's what I came up with. We Giants fans have been clamoring about a big slugger for years... maybe this is the guy? The Giants don't draft power this high, so I'd have to think they're really in love with Shaw's bat. 65 power grade from MLB.com. What's that, 25 HR a year? Who is the last homegrown Giants player that got that kind of power remarks? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-76706554303188536012015-06-09T09:03:03.723-07:002015-06-09T09:03:03.723-07:00Bumgarner, Cain, Beede and Meija next year. That ...Bumgarner, Cain, Beede and Meija next year. That leaves open one spot, and it could be Crick or Blackburn (although each have their own issues). You've also got HestoPresto. I can see them holding on to both Crick/Blackburn until after next year to see if Beede and Meija stick (and also to figure out where HP fits into all this). You could see some guys moving into the pen, but Blackburn and HP don't really fit that profile. Forgetting Crick's future as a starter, one issue is do they now have enough arms where maybe his best shot and our highest need is in the pen? <br /><br />In terms of the pen though, you've got Broadway, Osich and Okert, added to Strickland. That is 4 very strong young guys. I'm sure there are others there too, but at some level the spots are filling up even before you include this year's draft. One question for Doc is does he think that Crick, if moved to the pen, could be a better closer than Strickland? No knocking depth though.<br /><br />Bickford seems to me a guy who could be Cain's replacement at the end of his contract. Suarez seems like insurance on Meija, maybe Bumgarner (in case he just runs out of gas) or even going to a 3 man lefty rotation. I like both moves. Can never have enough lefties.<br /><br />We can always use a good 1b and Shaw is probably 3-4 years away. Even if we sign Belt, I would think it is a 5 year contract and we need to build depth (we have in the middle, some depth at lower levels at 3b but only Ricky O at 1b, so another guy who is a legit middle of the lineup is good). I'm not a draft guy like you all, but seems these were thoughtful picks from a potential and need stand point.<br /><br />PiLamBearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-80429649225242168602015-06-09T07:14:32.853-07:002015-06-09T07:14:32.853-07:00Hmmm.... might the Giants have a Killer B starting...Hmmm.... might the Giants have a Killer B starting rotation in their future with Bumgarner, Beede, Bickford, Blackburn and Blach?baseballjunkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-28864873201992194342015-06-09T07:04:30.029-07:002015-06-09T07:04:30.029-07:00I like the picks. Not totally psyched about Shaw,...I like the picks. Not totally psyched about Shaw, he has to really hit and looks a bit stiff. The Bickford pick is inspired, I think that's a guy very similar to Ashe Russell, but with more development under his belt already. Suarez has a good arsenal of pitches.Shankbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803824507120403397noreply@blogger.com