[Mick]

The Giants now have 4 Top 100 prospects according to the latest MLB rankings.  That ties them with the Dodgers.  

The Giants' best prospects are at the A level and lower. They are basically 2-3 years away from being Giants.  AA Richmond is a disaster of a team, last in the Eastern League in hitting, HRs, and runs scored.  At the same time, they are 2nd to last in team pitching. No wonder they are 38-64 this season. The Giants need more talent above the A level to fill in the gap that is the wretched AA level and the old guys playing in Sacramento.  

The Giants are not going to beat out two of the Cubs/Cardinals, Nationals, Phillies, Brewers, and D-Backs. They are fooling themselves thinking they are contenders in any way, shape or form. They are a slightly above average team.  Wasting the opportunity they have to infuse their system with more talent would be quite foolish.

As the trade deadline approaches the Giants are going to get better and better offers for their assets. I hope they are able to dispense with emotions about the current team and will make cold-blooded logical ones taking in the bigger picture future.

Just for balance, let's include the fact that the Giants' AAA team, the Sacramento River Cats are first in the Pacific Coast League Pacific North division with a 57-48 record.  They're fourth of 16 teams in both batting and pitching.  Last year they were 12th in pitching and 7th in batting, finishing last in their division.  

Things are looking up everywhere but AA.

[Mick]

The Giants now have 4 Top 100 prospects according to the latest MLB rankings.  That ties them with the Dodgers.  

The Giants' best prospects are at the A level and lower. They are basically 2-3 years away from being Giants.  AA Richmond is a disaster of a team, last in the Eastern League in hitting, HRs, and runs scored.  At the same time, they are 2nd to last in team pitching. No wonder they are 38-64 this season. The Giants need more talent above the A level to fill in the gap that is the wretched AA level and the old guys playing in Sacramento.  

The Giants are not going to beat out two of the Cubs/Cardinals, Nationals, Phillies, Brewers, and D-Backs. They are fooling themselves thinking they are contenders in any way, shape or form. They are a slightly above average team.  Wasting the opportunity they have to infuse their system with more talent would be quite foolish.

As the trade deadline approaches the Giants are going to get better and better offers for their assets. I hope they are able to dispense with emotions about the current team and will make cold-blooded logical ones taking in the bigger picture future.

Just for balance, let's include the fact that the Giants' AAA team, the Sacramento River Cats are first in the Pacific Coast League Pacific North division with a 57-48 record.  They're fourth of 16 teams in both batting and pitching.  Last year they were 12th in pitching and 7th in batting, finishing last in their division.  

Things are looking up everywhere but AA.