Heliot Ramos. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
As the Giants debate buying and selling and going for it and backing off, let’s take a look at the prospects they would rather not touch.
MLB Pipeline updated each team’s top 30 prospects, which can be found here. The prized top three remains the same, but plenty of intrigue follows.
Welcome: Hunter Bishop
The Giants’ first-rounder last month slots in at No. 4, behind the Big Three of Joey Bart, Heliot Ramos and Marco Luciano. The 21-year-old from Serra High and Arizona State already graduated from the Arizona League to the Northwest League and is slashing .194/.348/.278 in 10 games with Salem-Keizer.
Rising: Seth Corry
The 2017 third-round pick is showing better control, and his new ranking reflects that. The Giants’ preseason No. 26 is now No. 8 amid a torrid stretch with Low-A Augusta. In Corry’s past eight starts and 43 innings, he’s allowed just four earned runs (0.84) with 56 strikeouts to 11 walks. Walks have always kept him back — he repeated Rookie League ball — but he appears to have turned a corner.
Falling: Chris Shaw
Shaw fell from the major league mix last season all the way to Double-A Richmond after spring training. The team’s preseason No. 11 is now No. 19 after a rough MLB debut and a poor spring, the 2015 first-round pick striking out too much for the Giants’ liking. He’s worked to build up his value, reaching Triple-A Sacramento again and homering 20 times in 92 combined games between the two levels while striking out less. A left fielder and first baseman, Shaw is blocked by Brandon Belt.
