Saturday, December 31, 2016

DrB's 2017 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #27 Gustavo Cabrera

Gustavo Cabrera, OF.  DOB:  1/23/1996.  B-R, T-R.  6'2", 190 lbs. International FA.

2013 DSL:  .247/.329/.360, 7 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 21 SB, 13.1 BB%, 23.6 K%, 229 PA.
2015 AZL:  .286/..375/.571, 3B, 12.5 BB%, 25 K%, 8 PA.
2016 A:  .246/.285/.434, 4 2B, 3B, SB, 6.7 BB%, 21.3 K%, 25 PA.
2016 SS:  .232/.293/.319, 9 2B, 3B, 4 HR, SB, 3.8 BB%, 32.3 K%, 130 PA.

We all know the Gustavo Cabrera story.  He just might have both the highest ceiling and lowest floor of any prospect in the Giants system.  A physical marvel with every tool, he desperately needs to stay on the field for a full season's worth of PA's.  The hand remains a significant concern on top of all the usual assortment of risks facing a young toolsy player.  Where and when he shows up to play as well as his health will be one of the more important Down on the Farm stories in 2017.

3 comments:

  1. All those injuries have been a heart-breaker. I saw a picture of his wrist. It's got this huge pad of scar tissue on it. It's amazing he can hold a bat never mind trying a comeback. http://tinyurl.com/jj5peky

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    1. Yep. When I look at videos of Gustavo, I just have to think he might be sitting at #1 on this list, and quite easily, were it not for 2 complete missed seasons and that awful hand injury.

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    2. Thank you for throwing this story in there. I had never seen the results of his surgery before.

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