TOP TEN PROSPECTS 1. Gary Brown, OF 2. Tommy Joseph, 1B/C 3. Heath Hembree, RHP 4. Joe Panik, SS 5. Francisco Peguero, OF 6. Andrew Susac, C 7. Eric Surkamp, LHP 8. Kyle Crick, RHP 9. Ehire Adrianza, SS 10. Hector Sanchez, C BEST TOOLS Best Hitter for Average Gary Brown Best Power Hitter Chris Dominguez Best Strike Zone Discipline Conor Gillaspie Fastest Baserunner Gary Brown Best Athlete Gary Brown Best Fastball Heath Hembree Best Curveball Eric Surkamp Best Slider Stephen Harrold Best Changup Eric Surkamp Best Control Eric Surkamp Best Defensive Catcher Hector Sanchez Best Defensive Infielder Ehire Adrianza Best Infield Arm Chris Dominguez Best Defensive OF Gary Brown Best Outfield Arm Francisco Peguero PROJECTED 2015 LINEUP Catcher Buster Posey First Base Tommy Joseph Second Base Joe Panik Third Base Pablo Sandoval Shortstop Brandon Crawford Left Field Brandon Belt Center Field Gary Brown Right Field Mekly Cabrera No. 1 Starter Tim Lincecum No. 2 Starter Matt Cain No. 3 Starter Madison Bumgarner No. 4 Starter Kyle Crick No. 5 Starter Eric Surkamp Closer Brian Wilson The Giants officially remained in contention until the final week of the 2011 season, but for all practical purposes, their World Series rings were knocked off their fingers on May 25. That's when Buster Posey, their cleanup-hitting catcher and reigning National League rookie of the year, tore three ligaments in his ankle and broke his leg in a vicious home-plate collision with the Marlins' Scott Cousins. Injuries would hit nearly all of San Francisco's starting position players, and those who remained healthy had major crashes in performance. The result was the lowest-scoring offense in the major leagues and a club malnourished for clutch hits. The Giants hit .173 with two outs and runners in scoring position, the lowest figure by a big league team in the three decades for which data is available. Even Carlos Beltran, viewed as the biggest bat on the trade market, missed three weeks with a hand injury after arriving in a July 27 deal. San Francisco was in first place on the day of the trade, but Beltran's impact wasn't felt until September,and by then the damage was done. The Giants went 11-18 in August, their most losses in a month in four years, and the Diamondbacks zoomed past them to claim the NL West. The Giants still managed to finish 86-76, almost solely because of a top-flight pitching staff that included a resurgent season from Tim Lincecum, another stalwart year from Matt Cain and a very solid first full campaign for Madison Bumgarner. The staff also witnessed the surprising emergence of first-time all-star Ryan Vogelsong, who returned from Japan to blossom 10 years after San Francisco traded him to the Pirates for Jason Schmidt. But the rotation is getting more expensive to keep together, and the Giants' pitching factory under vice president of player personnel Dick Tidrow is beginning to stall. They sacrificed their only elite pitching prospect, Zack Wheeler, to the Mets for Beltran—who became a free agent after the season and can't bring draft-pick compensation because his contract forbid offering him arbitration. The current strength of San Francisco's system is in position players, led by speedster Gary Brown and longball threat Tommy Joseph. Brandon Belt, who graduated to the majors in 2011, could make an impact for years to come. Scouting director John Barr added two polished college hitters in the 2011 draft, with St. John's shortstop Joe Panik in the first round and Oregon State catcher Andrew Susac in the second. However, the Giants don't have another can't-miss position player like Posey in the system. He's determined to catch again and club officials will relent to his wishes, but they've talked about moving their best hitter out of harm's way in the not too distant future. Catcher may be the richest position in the system, with Joseph, Susac and Hector Sanchez. The farm system was a priority for managing partner Bill Neukom, who was forced out by other partners in a palace coup in September. In the new management structure, club president Larry Baer was elevated to CEO and will report directly to the investors. The reorganization wasn't expected to impact Brian Sabean, baseball's longest-tenured GM with his current club. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2012/2612707.html --

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