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Thursday, January 16, 2020
DrB's 2020 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #23 Caleb Baragar
Caleb Baragar LHP. DOB: 4/9/1994. 6'4", 215 lbs.
A+: 0-1, 2.70, 16.2 IP, 11.88 K/9, 4.32 BB/9.
AA: 5-5, 3.45, 120 IP, 8.03 K/9, 3.23 BB/9.
0-0, 10.38, 4.1 IP, 12.46 K/9, 4.15 BB/9.
A #23 ranking in the Giants farm system is not exactly a ringing endorsement of Future Value, but #23 may still be too high for Caleb Baragar. I'm putting him here for a simple reason, big LHP's with some success in the higher minors are probably the most likely demographic to get a serious MLB shot simply due to scarcity, although new MLB minimum batter rules may reduce demand.
It's not easy to find a scouting report on Baragar and that in itself is generally not a good sign. He did take a big step forward statistically in 2019 and put up nice numbers for AA Richmond with a late season promotion to AAA. What does not show up in the stat lines is a line of 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's and a MVP in the AAA Championship game. That should be enough to put him on the 2020 River Cats roster where he will be positioned for a callup should a need arise at the MLB level.
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