The 2016 draft class has not exactly taken MLB by storm. 1-1 Mickey Moniak is looking more and more like Joe Panik is is absolute ceiling. Now Joe Panik is not exactly a bust, but he's also probably not what you envision when you take a HS prospect 1-1 either. 1-2 Nick Senzel and 1-6 AJ Puk seemed poised to make an impact in 2018 but both had their seasons derailed by injuries. Other 2016 draftees who appear to have a chance of making in impact in the near future include #3 Ian Anderson, #5 Corey Ray, #8 Cal Quantrill, and #17 Forest Whitley. The rest of the 2918 first round draft class seems a bit on the underwhelming side.
So, it may have been a good time for the Giants to lose their first round pick when they signed Jeff Samardzija. Several analysts felt the Giants got first round value in their first pick which fell in Round 2 in OF Bryan Reynolds a switch-hitting CF from Vanderbilt. Reynolds displayed a plus hit-too but quickly started to profile as a corner OF short on power. He was traded to the Pirates for Andrew McCutchen who was then traded for SS Abiatal Avelino and RHP Juan De Paula. That is probably a net downgrade but probably worth seeing Andrew McCutchen wear a Giants uniform for 5 months.
Other Giants draftees from 2016 who remain in the organization with varying probabilities of ultimate success include OF Heath Quinn(3), IF Ryan Howard(5), OF/1B Gio Brusa(6), LHP Garrett Williams(7), LHP Caleb Baragar(9), 1B Ryan Kirby(12), OF Jose Layer(13), LHP Conner Menez(14), RHP DJ Myers(15), OF Jacob Heyward(18), SS Brandon Van Horn(19), OF Malique Ziegler(22), C Jeffry Parra(24), UT Nick Hill(26), RHP Patrick Ruotolo(27), RHP CJ Gettman(34), LHP Sidney Duprey(35).
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