tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post5768248978833910243..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Giants 2009 Draft: The Rest of the Draftobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-17288854363137900402009-06-15T21:26:22.170-07:002009-06-15T21:26:22.170-07:00John Sickels, of MinorLeagueBall.com, posted his i...John Sickels, of MinorLeagueBall.com, posted his impressions of the NL West Draft: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2009/6/13/906697/national-league-west-draft<br /><br />Here is what he wrote about the Giants:<br /><br />The Giants have a good track record with high school pitchers, and Zack Wheeler out of Georgia fits the mold: he's big, throws hard, and has additional projectability. He could be another Matt Cain if all goes well. Second round Arizona prep catcher Tommy Joseph needs to improve his defense but has enormous power in his bat. Third round Louisville 3B Chris Dominguez also has enormous power and a very strong arm, and he's made progress reducing his strikeouts. I wonder about what his batting average and OBP are going to look like, but he's got 30-homer juice. Fourth round Arizona RHP Jason Stoffel was a first round candidate before a disappointing spring. He throws hard but needs polish. I thought that fifth round University of Texas 1B Brandon Belt was one of the more underrated bats it the draft, and I think he's a good pick here. Sixth round Texas prep RHP Matt Graham is erratic, throwing 93 in one outing then 85 in the next. Giants coaches could perhaps turn him around. I like the top five picks in this class a lot, a nice mixture of talent.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.com