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):
Charlie Szykowny .340
Bo Davidson .328
Jonah Cox .297
Doubles:
Cesar Quintas 18
Cole Foster 16
Charlie Szykowny 16
Triples:
Bo Davidson 7
Charlie Szykowny 6
Jonah Cox 4
Home Runs:
Guillermo Williamson 12
Cesar Quintas 12
Bryce Eldridge 10
Bo Davidson 9
Stolen Bases:
Jonah Cox 38
Jean Carlos Sio 11
Luke Shliger 10
ERA(50 or more IP):
Dylan Carmouche 2.74
Brayan Palencia 2.91
Esmerlin Vinicio 3.59
Strikeouts:
Josh Bostick 121
Shane Rademacher 102
Dylan Carmouche 90
2024 Draft Picks:
James Tibbs III OF: .415 BA 42 PA
Jeremiah Jenkins 1B: .295 BA, 2 HR, 49 PA.
Jakob Christian OF: .267, HR, 37 PA.
Zander Darby SS: .234/.4 HR, 57 PA.
Robert Hipwell 3B: .196, 5 HR 136 PA.
Dakota Jordan OF: .000, 7 PA.
Top Prospect: Bryce Eldridge (who else?).
Runner Up Top Prospect: James Tibbs III.
Tibbs and Davidson are less than 3 months apart but one is a 1st round pick and the other is an undrafted Free Agent.
ReplyDeleteOne went to Florida State University (hmmm, didn't another 1st rounder come from there?), the other was from Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute.
Pedigree counts more than performance.
Maybe they'll both spend some time in Eugene next year, unless Tibbs is "rushed" up to Richmond.
I am rooting hard for Bo Davidson, and yes, I considered naming him as the runner up top prospect. Knowing what we know now, I wonder if there may have been some "suggestions" from ownership regarding the Giants first round draft pick this year?
DeleteA playoff side note: Starting pitchers in NYC today (Monday) are Carlos Rodon and Alex Cobb...
ReplyDeleteAnd Sean Manaea is starting for the NY Mets but in LA.
DeleteNow, if the Giants had kept those 3 @ close to $52M for 2024 instead of Snell, Hicks, and Ray @ close to $62M ...
Comparing Posey's and Tibbs' final years at FSU at 21 yo
ReplyDeleteyear g ab hr rbi avg obp slg
Posey 2008 68 257 26 93 .463 .566 .879
Tibbs 2024 66 251 28 95 .363 .488 .777
What Charlie Szykowny can or cannot do will come into sharp focus in 2025.
ReplyDeleteAt 24 yo, waaaay too old for A ball, he was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious with San Jose, then had some reckoning in A+.
Which is he?
Another shot @ A+ to get some feel, then a promotion to A+?