Future Shock: Giants Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein

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Low-A is for Angel
Published 2/25/2008 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
Hooray! First spring training game is Thursday vs. the Cubs. Whatever happens with young pitchers traded or not traded, or the competition for outfield spots, the loudest buzz could surround someone in the minor-league camp, and with no surprise: Angel Villalona is the top Giant prospect on yet another list. This time it’s Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus, who warned me last month that Villalona would be #1 “by a wide margin.” And how: he’s the only five-star prospect. Henry Sosa, a flame-throwing Dominican righty in A-ball, is four-star; the rest (including five of last year’s ...

Low-A is for Angel
Published 2/25/2008 by Brian at Spring Training '08
Hooray! First spring training game is Thursday vs. the Cubs. Whatever happens with young pitchers traded or not traded, or the competition for outfield spots, the loudest buzz could surround someone in the minor-league camp, and with no surprise: Angel Villalona is the top Giant prospect on yet another list. This time it’s Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus, who warned me last month that Villalona would be #1 “by a wide margin.” And how: he’s the only five-star prospect. Henry Sosa, a flame-throwing Dominican righty in A-ball, is four-star; the rest (including five of last year’s first-round draftees) are three– ...

GiDar: Henry Sosa
Published 2/28/2008 by obsessivegiantscompulsive at obsessivegiantscompulsive
The prospect on today's Giants Radar (GiDar) is 22 year old starting pitcher Henry Sosa. Henry Sosa is one of the Giants top prospects for 2008: he was ranked second in the Giants farm system by both Deric McKamey of Minor League Baseball Analyst and Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus recently, plus was ranked 5th by Baseball America. ...

Inge Watch: The Giants Are Scouting
Published 3/13/2008 by Ian Casselberry <info@blessyouboys.com> at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... appear to be on Brian Sabean's mind.   Any suggestions as to who San Francisco might offer to Detroit in a trade scenario?  I'm still going to lament the apparently diminishing skills of Noah Lowry (who's currently recovering from surgery on his forearm), because that seemed like a good fit. But take a look at the Giants' depth chart and their top 20 prospects list.  No promising young catchers in the organization, it appears. (Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein has Pablo Sandoval, who played in Single-A last ...