Depth charting this position seems little academic as Matt Chapman pretty much has it locked down for the next 6 seasons. Six seasons? Yikes! That's a long time! I will be in my mid-70's by then!
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Giants Depth Charts: Third Base
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Giants 2024 Minor League Season Reviews: A+ Eugene Emeralds
In the last two years of FZ's regime as POBO, the Giants promoted prospects frenetically which makes for challenging season recaps for any level. It's also likely the constant roster churning in the minor leagues made it hard for teams to sustain winning. Let's get to the numbers:
Batting Average(100 or more PA's):
Monday, October 14, 2024
Giants Depth Charts: Second Base
Just to show how much of a train wreck the Giants second base depth chart is, there are no less than 5 players on the 40-man MOB roster who have played the position if you don't count Wilmer Flores, who really can't anymore, and the guy who most of us probably think of as the incumbent starter at the position, Thairo Estrada, is not on the MLB roster and is a minor league free agent. So let's try to unpile the wrecked train cars:
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Giants 2024 Minor League Season Reviews: San Jose Giants
The A level San Jose Giants featured Bryce Eldridge who emerged as the top prospect in the system as well as a mix of rising international prospects and 2023 draft picks. Later in the season, as players were promoted, we saw an influx of ACL graduates and 2024 draft picks, most of whom ended up with small sample sizes. Here is a breakdown of the top performers in selected categories:
Batting Average(100 or more PA's):
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Giants Depth Charts: First Base
Since the end of Brandon Belt's Giants career, they eschewed the traditional "big bat" first baseman in favor of a platoon centered around Lamonte Wade Jr who became on on-base machine but lacked the power you generally want to see from the position. The Giants best prospect, Bryce Eldridge, primarily plays first base but Buster Posey signaled he's pumping the brakes on FZ's pushing prospects. Whether to upgrade the first base position, at least in the short term, is one of Buster's biggest offseason decisions. Here is the current Depth Chart:
Friday, October 11, 2024
Giants 2024 Minor League Season Reviews: Arizona Complex League
Since the start of the complex leagues was moved earlier in the season and the draft moved later, they have settled into a pattern where the rosters are made up mostly of DSL graduates and rehabbing players from higher levels. Since most of the Giants 2024 draft prospects were college players they got assigned to to San Jose after an initial evaluation in camp.
Here is a summary of the top performers in the 2024 ACL:
Hitters:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Giants Organizational Depth Charts: Catcher
Several years ago a reader/commenter suggested reviewing depth charts for each position in the Giants organization. That seemed like good idea. As it turned out, they have become a great way of identifying organizational needs both on the MLB roster and the farm system. So, let's get into it starting with the Catcher position:
MLB: