Friday, February 11, 2011

Down on the Farm: DrB's 2011 Giants Top 50 Prospects- #30 Hector Sanchez

#30 Hector Sanchez, C. BD: 11/17/1989. 5'11", 235 lbs. B-S, T-R.

Low A: .274/.336/.394, 5 HR.

Hector Sanchez has intrigued Giants prospect watchers by putting up >.400 OBP's in the DSL and AZL over previous 3 seasons. While his numbers weren't bad in Augusta in 2010, the OBP didn't approach what he's done at lower levels and the power did not develop as yet. At 20 yo, he was age appropriate for the league and a switch-hitting catcher prospect is always someone who projects to have value even if he's a career backup. Sanchez is also helped by a reputation for good defense. His weight has been creeping up as he's gotten older, and he has always had a "soft" body, so that's an issue too. He split time behind the plate with Tommy Joseph in 2010 and the Giants have given indication that Joseph may be ahead of Sanchez on the catching prospect depth chart. Sanchez has lefty hitting catcher pushing him in Dan Burkhart, so it will be interesting to see where and how much he plays in 2011.

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