Friday, January 12, 2018

DrB's 2018 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #50 Manuel Geraldo

Manuel Geraldo, SS.  DOB:  9/23/1996.  B-S, T-R.  6'1", 170 lbs.  IFA 2013.

2016 A:  .162/.205/.176, 9 SB, 2.6 BB%, 33.6 K%, 4.54 GB/FB, 142 PA.
2016 SS:  .298/.333/371, 10 2B, 5 3B, 13 SB, 4.8 BB%, 23.5 K%, 5.31 GB/FB, 272 PA.

2017 A:  .165/.204/.278, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 5 SB, 2.5 BB%, 28.3 K%, 2.82 GB/FB, 115 PA.
2017 SS:  .301/.338/.370, 8 2B, 3B,  3 HR, 23 SB, 4.0 BB%, 25.8 K%, 3.85 GB/FB, 276 PA.

Geraldo has a lot in common with a couple of former Giants prospects who I also was irrationally exuberant about, Ehire Adrianza and Francisco "Frankie Pegs" Peguero.  The Adrianza comp is because he's an athletic, wiry thin, switch-hitting SS.  The Frankie Pegs comp is because he doesn't walk much but strikes out a lot.  Look at Geraldo's stat lines for the past 2 years.  You can almost superimpose one on the other.  Unfortunately that means he washed out of 2 tries in Augusta then performed much better in Salem-Keizer.  2018 is likely his last chance to gain a foothold in full season ball.  I will be rooting hard for him to do just that because I love his athleticism and think he still has a lot of upside.  He's also got to be more selective at the plate and get the ball off the ground more, but one thing at a time.

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