45. Grant McCray OF. DOB: 12/7/2000. B-L, T-R. 6'2", 170 lbs.
2021(R AZ): .309/.400/.455, HR, 3 SB, 13.8 BB%, 30.8 K%, 65 PA.
2021(A): .250/.299/.400, 2 HR, 4 SB, 6.8 BB%, 34.1 K%, 88 PA.
Grant McCray is as tooled up as any player in the Giants system. He was drafted in round 3 of FZ's first draft in 2019 when the Giants selected almost all hitters. Despite having pro baseball pedigree(his dad, Rodney, is famous for a viral video showing him crash through the outfield wall of a minor league stadium), Grant has always been considered a raw talent who would be a project. His best tool is speed and the hope is he will fill out a thin frame and develop power. As you can see from the K rates, he is still a work in progress. He's the type of prospect most hurt by losing a year of development in 2020. 2022 is a pivotal year for him as he needs to prove he can hang in a full season league.
44. Logan Wyatt 1B/DH. DOB: 11/15/1997. B-L, T-R. 6'4", 230 lbs.
2021(R AZ): .242/.286/.394, 5.7 BB%, 28.6 K%, 35 PA.
2021(A+): .238/.398/.295, 20.1 BB%, 18 K%, 289 PA.
Second round selection in FZ first draft. The latest "god of walks" going all the way back to college. The obvious hope is he will develop into a Joey Votto type hitter, but the power has been nonexistent up to now. It's hard to argue with the plate discipline numbers but something is off when a guy this size has such pathetic power numbers. Maybe he is too passive, get into too many two-strike counts then is swinging defensively? That's my theory. I'm keeping him in the top 50 on the strength of his plate discipline numbers and draft pedigree but if some semblance of power does not show up in 2022, he could be a bust.
43. Cole Waites RHP. DOB: 6/10/1998. 6'3", 180 lbs.
2021(R AZ): 1-0, 0.00, 3 IP, 21 K/9, 6 BB/9.
2021(A): 1-0, 0.87, 10.1 IP, 20.9 K/9, 3.48 BB/9, 2 Saves.
Hard throwing RHP missed most of season due to knee injury. Closed some games for San Jose at end of season and hit triple digits with his FB several times. Could be a fast mover on the Closer track in 2022.
42. Chris Wright LHP. 10/14/1998. 6'1", 205 lbs.
2021(A): 0-0, 1.13, 8 IP, 19.13 K/9, 3.38 BB/9, 4 Saves.
2021(A+): 4-0, 0.97, 37 IP, 15.08 K/9, 4.38 BB/9, 17 Saves.
Another guy who seems to be on the reliever track and dominated at two levels last year. Per Fangraphs, he "doesn't offer big velocity, but his spin and pitch shapes are excellent." That sounds like maybe he should get a shot at starting somewhere along the way.
41. Frankie Tostado 1B/OF. DOB: 3/31/1998. B-L, T-L. 6'2", 205 lbs.
2021(AA): .249/.302/.429, 14 HR, 7.0 BB%, 23.1 K%, 398 PA.
Hitting 14 HR's while playing for Richmond is no small feat, but the secondary numbers don't exactly jump out at you. Tostado was a low-round draft pick out of an obscure CA JC program so has to prove himself at every level. May not have quite enough in the bat for a 1B/corner OF/DH profile at the MLB level. Dude has an 80 grade name, though.
I think my favorite player of this group is Chris Wright. His numbers were mostly amazing minus that inflated walk rate. If he can fine tune that - well then lookout....Ditto for Cole Waites. Should be fun to watch these two moving forward.....I'm with you on Logan Wyatt - the walks are great, but virtually no power, no batting average....Still holding out hope for Grant McCray too.
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