Giants’ Top Twenty Prospects: Part II…10-1

In case you missed it, here’s part one. Tomorrow, I’ll post honorable mentions — prospects that just missed the list. Moving on… 10. Ehire Adrianza, age 22, SS Plus defensive shortstop, and as such, the bar for his offense is set pretty low. Showed glimpses of potential for reaching that bar (.300/.375/.470 at San Jose). 9. Heath Hembree, age 22, RHP Hesitant to rank him higher because of the walks and the fact that he’s a reliever, but his stuff is legit. 8. Francisco Peguero, age 23, OF High ceiling, but the lack of plate discipline is a major issue (five walks in 296 PAs at Richmond) 7. Tommy Joseph, age 20, C Age and positional value work to his favor, and he saw tremendous improvement (defensively and offensively) as the year went on. Plate discipline, however, is not his strong suit. 6. Hector Sanchez, age 21, C Fairly advanced for his age, and he has quality defensive tools (as well as good power potential at the plate). That said, his conditioning could be a major roadblock ...