We’re drawing closer and closer to the beginning of Spring
Training, the report of pitchers and catchers and presumably we’re drawing
closer and closer to your fantasy draft. We’ve gone over many of the teams
around the league and showcased some of the sleeper talent and the young talent
that could make an impact not only now but later on in the season as well and
this time will be no different as we showcase the talent currently in the San
Francisco Giants organization. Since it’s Prospects Month and all we won’t
waste much time on Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija or Buster
Posey as you likely already know those names and know they can all help your
team out so I would rather spend the time looking at a few names you may or may
not know.
The trio of Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt and Matt Duffy
are probably household names by now but some people either don’t watch West
Coast baseball or they don’t watch National League baseball so I’ll touch on
them briefly just in case you are one of them. Crawford is a defensive
shortstop that hit 21 home runs and knocked in 84 RBI’s last year. That’s great
for a shortstop but that’s phenomenal for any player inside AT&T Park in
San Francisco so grab him if you can. Belt is an injury concern but when he’s
healthy he’s a 30 home run guy and a pretty good first baseman as well and is
likely worth the risk after a long winter to rest and rehab. Finally Duffy
broke out a bit last season batting .295 with 12 home runs and 12 stolen bases
and should continue to improve as he enters his prime. He’s not the best third
baseman in the league but he’s adequate and sometimes it is adequate and not
the super stars that win you your league.
Those are names you likely know but unless you were watching
the Giants last September you don’t know the name Jarrett Parker. Parker is an
outfielder that broke out in a big way last September for the club batting an
even .400 with six home runs and 14 RBI in just 40 at bats. Parker won’t hit
.400 all season and he may not even break camp with the team unless an injury
occurs but it’s those players that show you that the big stage doesn’t bother
him that generally have the most success in fantasy and I truly believe Parker
fits that mold.
Finally you have the trio of Clayton Blackburn, Adalberto
Mejia and Tyler Beede. None of these three will likely break camp with the club
but at least one, if not all three, may make the Major Leagues this season if
and when an injury occurs. Currently San Francisco has some combination of Jake
Peavy and Matt Cain in their rotation and there are obvious concerns and
question marks with both of their health and effectiveness entering 2016. Any
one of these three could come up and get significant starting time if an injury
occurs so keep them on your watch list.
There you go, we went into extra innings for this post.
Rather than bring you three potential players or prospects we brought you a
whopping seven. Maybe they help, maybe they won’t but it doesn’t hurt to keep
them bookmarked just in case. You never know when you might need someone for
that second half push next season. Enjoy and tell a friend!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)