Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said from the beginning to pay attention to the younger guys who will make an impact on the team.
Whatever he has done has drawn some attention. The team's farm system landed on MLB Pipeline's most improved in 2019.
Mike Rosenbaum noted the presence of four Giants prospects on Pipelines' Top 100 list, which is the most they've had since the site began ranking prospects.
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SIGN UP HERE Young shortstop Marco Luciano slashed .322/.438/.616 with 10 homers and a 1.055 OPS in the Arizona League with the Giants Orange, while 19-year-old Alexander Canario had a stellar campaign in rookie ball, posting a .395/.435/1.000 line over 10 games.
Sure, those are small sample sizes, but it doesn't stop there.
Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos are the top two prospects in the Giants organization and were both promoted to Double-A in 2019. The former first-round draft picks made an impression on the league and gave Giants fans a reason to look toward the future.
When asked by Giants Insider Alex Pavlovic where he anticipates Bart and Ramos playing in 2020, Zaidi said that both prospects will arrive at camp with "the opportunity but not with the guarantee of starting the season in Triple-A." Things obviously could change as time progresses.
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The Giants are also excited by the talents of outfielder Hunter Bishop, who received praise from none other than Barry Bonds.
The team's farm system has come a long way and the future looks bright. That's exactly what the Giants want.