2. Josuar Gonzalez SS. DOB: 10/16/2007. B-S, T-R. 6' 0", 167 lbs. Rule 5 Eligible Dec. 2029.
2025(DSL): .288/.404/.455, 10 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 33 SB, 16.2 BB%, 15.8 K%, 1.56 GB/FB.
Josuar Gonzalez was widely considered one of the top 2 or 3 prospects in the 2025 international signing period and he didn't disappoint. He showed off excellent combination of contact and plate discipline with projectable power and game-changing speed. The 33 SB's project to almost 90 over 600 PA's. Comps to Jose Reyes put him in rarified air. Has the tools to stick at shortstop. He should start out 2026 in the ACL but if he does well there I would expect to see him in A San Jose by the end of the season a la Jhonny Level. Seems more likely to be the Giants SS of the future while Luis Hernandez bat looks like it will play anywhere so I don't see harm in keeping both in the organization. I am extremely excited by what the Giants are doing in the international market which is a big reason I think they are as well positioned for the future as any organization in baseball.
Crossing my fingers that Gonzalez will develop into a good MLB player. I was excited to read his scouting report comparing him to a player I used to enjoy watchi play: Jose Reyes.
ReplyDeletesurely a theoretical exercise, but if all 3 of those guys & Kilen wind up MLB Giants, who plays where?
ReplyDeleteSo happy and relieved that Buster&Co didn’t trade Josuar or any other blue chip prospects for expensive major leaguers who would likely amount to rental players for a year or two! The Giants seem to be adhering to a long term plan and are improving their overall organization from top to bottom. They seem to have overcome the pressure to add any massively overpriced free agents and plugged holes at a reasonable cost. Hoping their in house pitching can take the next step to supplement the back end of the rotation and that Walker regains his mojo. Closers are notoriously inconsistent and even the elite like Diaz and Hader have had entire down years, so hopefully Walker or someone else steps up and seizes the closer role.
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