PLAYERS:
Conor Gillaspie,
Bill Mueller,
Juan Uribe
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Wichita State Shockers
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Wichita State Shockers
So I have started working on my Giants top prospect list, and while doing so I have had a hard time ranking two third base prospects, Conor Gillaspie and Chris Dominguez. On my rough list I have Gillaspie at 13 and Dominguez at 15, but I am wondering if I have one or both too high, and which one should be ranked as the better prospect.
Some background on these prospects: Conor Gillaspie was a supplemental 1st round draft pick out of Wichita State and he was seen as a guy with a polished hit tool, a good plate approach and more gap power than HR power. He earned comps to ex-Giant Bill Mueller, but with likely worse defense.
Dominguez, on the other hand was a 3rd round pick in 2009 out of Louisville. He has massive raw power and a cannon for an arm at 3B, but was so raw that he spent the 2010 year at Low A Augusta despite being 23 years old and coming out of college as a redshirt junior.
Gillaspie has methodically played a full year at A+, AA, and AAA, save for a few cups of coffee in...
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