San Francisco Giants Top 30 Prospects

‘Tis as good a time as any, I suppose:

Top 30 Prospects, Wild Overreaction to Early Samples Edition:

I had an early list here, but why go on that when we have 60 at-bats and 20 innings pitched on which to make a value judgment?

1. Buster Posey

This was where I had him at the start of the season, and his crazy .361/.452/.625 start isn’t going to change my mind.

2. Madison Bumgarner

This was where I had him at the start of the season, and he’s given up one earned run in three starts. I think that means his career ERA went up.

3. Angel Villalona

Four walks! By Jove, I’ll take that. The strikeout rate is still a little high, but the dude’s a zygote.

4. Tim Alderson

Rough outing last time, but his control has been good at the start of the year.

5. Nick Noonan

I’ve seen him play a couple of times now, and he always impresses. The strikeout rate is high, but his splits make me think that Municipal Stadium is part of the problem for a lot of these young hitters.

6. Conor Gillaspie

I hope he starts hitting for any sort of power, as his eye is nice (14 walks, 67 at-bats). I’m a little discouraged by the total lack of power, though, even if it’s still early.

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Fantasy baseball preview: San Francisco Giants

BY ADAM RONIS

PROJECTED LINEUP

Randy Winn (RF): At 34, tough to see him stealing 25 again.
Edgar Renteria (SS): Should bounce back and usually fares better in the NL. Goes late in drafts and is a good value.
Pablo Sandoval (3B): Is a good hitter, but very impatient. Also has limited experience. Bump up if he has catcher eligibility in your league.
Bengie Molina (C): Very consistent numbers and gets undervalued. Excellent contact hitter that should give you a solid average and RBIs.
Aaron Rowand (CF): Said last season he was overvalued coming off career year in Philadelphia. Only in NL-only leagues.
Fred Lewis (LF): A good source of speed late in drafts.
Travis Ishikawa (1B): Could be good in NL-only.
Emmanuel Burriss (2B): If he wins job, good source of steals.

PROJECTED ROTATION

RH Tim Lincecum: Excellent skills. Only concern is workload from last season. Should be very good again.
RH Matt Cain: Like him a lot. The wins haven't been there mainly to run support, but remember not to draft pitchers based on wins. He is just 24.
LH Randy Johnson: Only concern is age and health. Still gets a lot of strikeouts. A good pick in the middle rounds even if he only gets you 150-160 IP.
LH Jonathan Sanchez: Has good stuff and upside. Sill needs to improve control, but he gets a lot of strikeouts and is worth taking in the final few rounds for his upside.
LH Barry Zito: I wouldn't consider him.

PROJECTED CLOSER

RH Brian Wilson: A solid closer who goes in the middle to late rounds.

SETUP

LH Jeremy Affeldt
RH Brian Howry

OTHERS TO WATCH

Eugenio Velez (2B/OF)
Kevin Frandsen (2B)
Nate Schierholtz (OF)
Noah Lowry (LHP)
John Bowker (1B)
Juan Uribe (IF)

POSITION BATTLES

2B: Burriss, Frandsen

TOP PROSPECTS

Madison Bumgarner (LHP)
Timothy Alderson (RHP)