Ryan Garko traded to Giants
by alon91 on Jul 27, 2009 10:47 PM CDT
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Story here. Giants give up Class-A left-hander Scott Barnes (12-3, 2.85 ERA, 99 strikeouts in 18 starts and 98.0 innings), rated 8th in the Giants system by Baseball America.
Garko has been linked to Texas for the last few week and the first question that comes to mind is what is the equivalent Rangers prospect.
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I really wanted him. I thought he would be the biggest offensive impact player with the fewest value given up.
Stop caring about the color of your glove and focus on your pitching.
by Texasportsfan on Jul 27, 2009 11:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep...
I would have liked him as well. Don’t know much about the kid they got from the Giants. #‘s look real good, but that’s in low A.
Good pickup for the Giants, my father will be happy. They need hitting worse than the Rangers do.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jul 27, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shucks
about the equivalent of Boscan for us?
by Horns130 on Jul 27, 2009 11:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kiker is the closest I can come up with
Boscan is pretty good too, though.
by Brett Perryman on Jul 28, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Kiker would be better than this lefty I think… Kiker is younger and in AA…
More a Boscan type… Wow, that is a steal for the Giants me thinks…
Guess they didnt want Blalock
by PM Productions on Jul 28, 2009 1:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Have you seen Barnes pitch?
I’ve seen quite a bit of him, and I think this is a pretty fair deal. I think Barnes will turn out to be one of the biggest steals of the ‘08 draft. He’s got a low-90s fastball, good breaking ball, good change. But his best tool is definitely his toughness. He’s a big-game pitcher and never seems rattled.
by JasonCole on Jul 28, 2009 2:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also...
Just an interesting note. UT baseball fans may remember Barnes as the guy who shut them down in the Houston Regional in 2008.
by JasonCole on Jul 28, 2009 2:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any thoughts on
why they haven’t promoted him? Seems like he’s ready for AA, especially since he got a pretty good run-up to A+ last summer.
by Brett Perryman on Jul 28, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been wondering the same thing
But it’s hard to tell with the Giants. They don’t exactly take the traditional road when it comes to promotions and the like.
by JasonCole on Jul 28, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is a pretty fair deal.
I’ll agree after Garko delivers some significant production for the Giants. Glancing at Barnes’ numbers and reading your comment, I’m very impressed.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Jul 28, 2009 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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