10. Jeff Houghtby 2B. DOB: 5/13/1997. B-L, T-R. 5'11", 175 lbs.
Retired(5/3/2021). Throw-away extreme underslot pick to free up money for overslot deals for other players.
9. Simon Whiteman SS. DOB: 1/28/1997. B-R, T-R. 5'10", 165 lbs.
Minors(2 levels): .244/.357/.350, 4 HR, 34 SB.
Another extreme underslot deal, but Whiteman is not going away quietly. He made it to AA and held his own. No power to speak of, but his combination of OBP and SB's is intriguing and could eventually get him to a MLB utility role.
8. Caleb Kilian RHP. DOB: 6/2/1997. 6'4", 180 lbs.
Minors(3 teams): 7-4, 2.42, 100.1 IP, 13 BB, 112 K.
Traded to the Cubs in the Kris Bryant deal. I really liked the Kilian pick, the only pitcher in the Giants top 10 for 2019. He is starting to get some national attention as a legit MLB prospect. Tremendous K/BB. Not sure if he has enough stuff to play at higher levels but he dominated AA.
7. Armani Smith OF. DOB: 7/19/1998. B-R, T-R. 6'4", 215 lbs.
Minors(2 levels): .290/.353/.476, 12 HR, 6 SB, 351 PA.
Big bodied OF out of UCSB. SJ was probably too low a level for him but he continued to hit in A+ Eugene. I guess the big test, as always, will come in AA Richmond. We'll see if the Giants are bold enough to start him out there in 2022.
6. Dilan Rosario SS. DOB: 6/16/2001. B-R, T-R. 6'0", 175 lbs.
Rookie: .209/.292/.316, 2 HR, 178 PA.
Overslot bonus. I really liked his PG profile before the draft. Struggled to find traction in his second stint in rookie ball. Still has time on his side.
Losing Caleb Kilian and Alexander Canario is sad now, but getting Kris Bryant for 51 games in which the Giants went 36-15 achieved at least 2 important things:
ReplyDelete1. Team won 107 games the most ever for the franchise and the highest winning percentage since 1913 and the highest ever for San Francisco.
2. Win 107 locked the Dodgers out of winning the Division and 9 consecutive 1st place finishes.
3 (?) Perhaps forcing LA to win every game with 8 wins to conclude the regular season and Wild Card, going 43-13 August-October plus a grueling 5-game NLDS left them "spent" and have to play a more relaxed but strong Atlanta team.
A few guys in this section are progressing through the ranks so that's good news. Kilian put on a performance in the AFL. But overall the trade (mostly) accomplished what was intended. What an unbelievable season 2021 was.
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