Reyes Moronta, RHP. DOB: 1/6/1993. 6'0", 175 lbs. IFA 2010.
2017(3 levels): 3-1, 2.92, 37.0 IP, 20 BB, 47 K.
2017 MLB: 0-0, 2.70, 6.2 IP, 3 BB, 11 K.
First of all, let me just say I've seen Reyes Moronta pitch and he ain't no 175 lbs! In fact, from a distance he looks like he might have been separated from Jean Machi at birth. Moronta has been in the Giants organization seemingly forever. He throws very hard and in the past 2 seasons has achieved enough control/command to be a legitimate MLB RP prospect. His cup of coffee at the end of last season was impressive and may be the reason why the Giants felt Kyle Crick was tradable. Reyes will compete for a RP roster spot in spring training. If he does not make it, he likely will be a mid-season callup at some point.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Hot Stove Update: Mets Sign Todd Frazier
The slow FA market bit Todd Frazier hard. He was projected by MLBTR to get a 3 year/$33 M contract from someone, but yesterday settled with the Mets for 2 years/$17 M. Ouch! Now, before you go all THE GIANTS COULD HAVE...... Evan Longoria's hit on the Giants CBT is a lot less than $8.5 M THIS YEAR and THIS YEAR is apparently all the Giants care about in terms of the CBT. Of course, they are so close to the threshold now, it's anybody's guess whether they will actually stay under it or not and it's hard to see how going over by $1 is much better than going over by $10 M.
The Giants need dingers and Frazier would likely give them a lot more of those than Longoria, but there is also risk that the dingers would disappear in AT&T and they'd be left with a .220 BA and 15 dingers, but just for 2 years.
The biggest news out of this is the FA and stock market officially crashed on the same day. This signing is very bad news for the remaining FA's in the 2017-18 market.
The Giants need dingers and Frazier would likely give them a lot more of those than Longoria, but there is also risk that the dingers would disappear in AT&T and they'd be left with a .220 BA and 15 dingers, but just for 2 years.
The biggest news out of this is the FA and stock market officially crashed on the same day. This signing is very bad news for the remaining FA's in the 2017-18 market.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #23 Julian Fernandez
Julian Fernandez, RHP. DOB: 12/15/1995. 6'2", 160 lbs. IFA 2012.
2017 A: 1-2, 3.26, 58 IP, 18 BB, 57 K.
One of many problems with the Rule 5 Draft process is that despite being signed as young as age 16, IFA's become eligible in the same number of years as HS draftees who are usually age 18 when drafted. That means teams have to decide to add an IFA to their 40 man roster by age 21 or risk losing him in the Rule 5 Draft while a HS draft pick doesn't usually have to be added until age 23. OK, now that I have that rant out of the way, the Giants selected RHP Julian Fernandez with the 2'nd pick in the 2017 Rule 5 draft from the Colorado Rockies organization. Fernandez, who looks a bit bigger in videos than his listed weight, throws very hard, up to triple digits and a cutter in the mid-90's based on some video footage I found. He's struggled mightily with his commend until last season in Low A ball pitching for Asheville. Now, Asheville might be the most hitter-friendly environment in the SAL so those numbers are even more impressive. Unfortunately, the Giants have to keep Fernandez in the 25 man active roster all season or offer him back to the Rockies. That's a mighty big jump from low A ball to the majors, and triple digits is not as scary for hitters as it once was. Another case of the Giants trying to catch lightning in a bottle.
2017 A: 1-2, 3.26, 58 IP, 18 BB, 57 K.
One of many problems with the Rule 5 Draft process is that despite being signed as young as age 16, IFA's become eligible in the same number of years as HS draftees who are usually age 18 when drafted. That means teams have to decide to add an IFA to their 40 man roster by age 21 or risk losing him in the Rule 5 Draft while a HS draft pick doesn't usually have to be added until age 23. OK, now that I have that rant out of the way, the Giants selected RHP Julian Fernandez with the 2'nd pick in the 2017 Rule 5 draft from the Colorado Rockies organization. Fernandez, who looks a bit bigger in videos than his listed weight, throws very hard, up to triple digits and a cutter in the mid-90's based on some video footage I found. He's struggled mightily with his commend until last season in Low A ball pitching for Asheville. Now, Asheville might be the most hitter-friendly environment in the SAL so those numbers are even more impressive. Unfortunately, the Giants have to keep Fernandez in the 25 man active roster all season or offer him back to the Rockies. That's a mighty big jump from low A ball to the majors, and triple digits is not as scary for hitters as it once was. Another case of the Giants trying to catch lightning in a bottle.
Saturday, February 3, 2018
DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #24 Tyler Rogers
Tyler Rogers, RHP. DOB: 12/17/1990. 6'5", 187 lbs. Drafted 2013 Rd 10.
AAA: 4-4, 2.37, 76 IP, 28 BB, 43 K, GO/AO= 2.25, 10 Saves.
Sidewinder/Submarine pitchers enjoyed a surge in popularity back in the 2000's, but now seem to be a vanishing breed. Tyler Rogers is one such pitcher who has worked his way steadily up the Giants organizational ladder. He had a rough introduction to AAA in 2016 and some analysts wondered if he had found his ceiling, but he came back in 2017 with a workhorse performance. Of particular note is the extreme groundball tendency in a league that is generally not kind to sinkerball pitchers. Other nice feature is the average of close to 1.5 innings per appearance, a skill that is becoming much more sought after at the MLB level. The Giants have had several sidewinder/submariner types in their system over the years. Maybe Rogers will be the one who finally breaks through? A guy who could come into a game in the middle innings and get 4-6 groundball outs would do a lot to solidify the bullpen.
AAA: 4-4, 2.37, 76 IP, 28 BB, 43 K, GO/AO= 2.25, 10 Saves.
Sidewinder/Submarine pitchers enjoyed a surge in popularity back in the 2000's, but now seem to be a vanishing breed. Tyler Rogers is one such pitcher who has worked his way steadily up the Giants organizational ladder. He had a rough introduction to AAA in 2016 and some analysts wondered if he had found his ceiling, but he came back in 2017 with a workhorse performance. Of particular note is the extreme groundball tendency in a league that is generally not kind to sinkerball pitchers. Other nice feature is the average of close to 1.5 innings per appearance, a skill that is becoming much more sought after at the MLB level. The Giants have had several sidewinder/submariner types in their system over the years. Maybe Rogers will be the one who finally breaks through? A guy who could come into a game in the middle innings and get 4-6 groundball outs would do a lot to solidify the bullpen.
Friday, February 2, 2018
DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #25 Sam Wolff
Sam Wolff, RHP. DOB: 4/14/1991. 6'1", 204 lbs. Drafted 2013 Round 6(Rangers).
2017(2 levels): 4-5, 2.93, 43.0 IP, 19 BB, 59 K.
Wolff was acquired by the Giants in the Matt Moore trade with the Rangers. He's a hard throwing(as in triple digits) veteran minor leaguer who has missed time due to injury. He was strong in AA and even stronger in AAA in 2017. Part of the reason why the Rangers were willing to trade him is he will miss the first half of the 2018 season with a flexor tendon injury. The Giants hope to catch lightening in a bottle when he is recovered.
2017(2 levels): 4-5, 2.93, 43.0 IP, 19 BB, 59 K.
Wolff was acquired by the Giants in the Matt Moore trade with the Rangers. He's a hard throwing(as in triple digits) veteran minor leaguer who has missed time due to injury. He was strong in AA and even stronger in AAA in 2017. Part of the reason why the Rangers were willing to trade him is he will miss the first half of the 2018 season with a flexor tendon injury. The Giants hope to catch lightening in a bottle when he is recovered.
DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #26 Heath Quinn
Heath Quinn, OF. DOB: 6'7'1995. B-R, T-R. 6'2", 190 lbs. Drafted 2016 Round 3.
A+: .228/.290/.371, 9 2B, 10 HR, 6.7 BB%, 29 K%, 297 PA.
I saw Heath Quinn as being a definite second round talent, possibly even late first round in the 2016 draft cycle. He then got off to a roaring start to his pro career and appeared to be off on the fast track to be the Giants RF or LF of the future. Needless to say, his first full season assignment to San Jose, which is in a hitter-friendly league and all was a big disappointment. He spent some time on the DL and I am going to chalk up this face-plant to injury. Bounceback Candidate.
A+: .228/.290/.371, 9 2B, 10 HR, 6.7 BB%, 29 K%, 297 PA.
I saw Heath Quinn as being a definite second round talent, possibly even late first round in the 2016 draft cycle. He then got off to a roaring start to his pro career and appeared to be off on the fast track to be the Giants RF or LF of the future. Needless to say, his first full season assignment to San Jose, which is in a hitter-friendly league and all was a big disappointment. He spent some time on the DL and I am going to chalk up this face-plant to injury. Bounceback Candidate.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #27 Jonah Arenado
Jonah Arenado, 3B/1B. DOB: 2/3/1995. B-R, T-R. 6'4", 230 lbs. Drafted 2013 Round 16.
A+: .268/.308/.439, 36 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR, 5.0 BB%, 19.9 K%, GO/AO= 0.75, 488 AB.
Jonah Arenado is a big kid who hits the ball hard. He's also the brother of a pretty good MLB 3B you may have heard of. The line for his age 22 season in San Jose is pretty good. He kept racking up XBH's in bundles. The problem for Arenado is this was his second full season with San Jose and the numbers are almost identical to his first full season there. So, where does he go from here? Seems like the Giants have to either push him up to Richmond and see what happens or essentially give up on him, which they absolutely should not do on a kid with his power potential. The red flag in his stat line is the very low walk rate. For some of those doubles to turn into dingers, he needs to be more selective at the plate. One other issue: He wants to play 3B. I saw him play late in the season and to my eye, he's just too big and to stiff in his actions to play 3B at higher levels. This means 1b is likely his only option which puts even more pressure on the bat. So, kind of a mixed bag here. Tremendous power potential combined with a large bust potential.
A+: .268/.308/.439, 36 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR, 5.0 BB%, 19.9 K%, GO/AO= 0.75, 488 AB.
Jonah Arenado is a big kid who hits the ball hard. He's also the brother of a pretty good MLB 3B you may have heard of. The line for his age 22 season in San Jose is pretty good. He kept racking up XBH's in bundles. The problem for Arenado is this was his second full season with San Jose and the numbers are almost identical to his first full season there. So, where does he go from here? Seems like the Giants have to either push him up to Richmond and see what happens or essentially give up on him, which they absolutely should not do on a kid with his power potential. The red flag in his stat line is the very low walk rate. For some of those doubles to turn into dingers, he needs to be more selective at the plate. One other issue: He wants to play 3B. I saw him play late in the season and to my eye, he's just too big and to stiff in his actions to play 3B at higher levels. This means 1b is likely his only option which puts even more pressure on the bat. So, kind of a mixed bag here. Tremendous power potential combined with a large bust potential.
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