Ryan Garko-1B-Indians Jul. 27 - 9:25 pm et

 

According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, the Giants have acquired first baseman Ryan Garko from the Indians for LHP Scott Barnes and a PTBNL.

 

The Giants have been eyeing a first baseman to replace Travis Ishikawa, and Garko is a nice fit. The 28-year old is batting .285/.362/.464 this season with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. He's a force against left-handed pitchers and is under team control through 2012. Barnes, 21, has gone 12-3 with a 2.85 ERA and a 99/29 K/BB ratio in 18 starts (99 innings) for Single-A San Jose.

 

This is a modest upgrade for the Giants. Not going to give them enough to win the wildcard though.

Good move by the Giants and I'm very glad to see Garko leave the division, he always seemed to kill us.

This is a modest upgrade for the Giants. Not going to give them enough to win the wildcard though.

 

They still need a power hitting RF, but Garko is quite the improvement over Ishikawa.

This is a modest upgrade for the Giants. Not going to give them enough to win the wildcard though.

They're already right there.

Giants only gave up there 9th best prospect.

8:46pm: MLB.com's Anthony Castovince says there is no player to named in the deal. It's Garko for Barnes, straight up.

 

Solid trade by the Giants as Barnes was definitely expandable and they sold high on Barnes who seems to be a good but not great prospect (although he has been dominating this year in advanced A ball).

I really wish we were sellers right now with the huge prices teams seem to be paying for average players. The Giants #9 prospect could be top 5 in many systems.

They're already right there.

I think they're in it till the end, becasue that pitching staff is incredible. If they could get someone like Hermida, or Willingham they'd be a lot better for it.

Glad to see Garko gone before we play the Tribe again.

good to see in a contention do something, unlike the whitesox

You make this same f***ing post every year 4 days before the deadline. It's like clockwork.

 

 

Im looking for my own smiley that says that.

 

haha

I really wish we were sellers right now with the huge prices teams seem to be paying for average players. The Giants #9 prospect could be top 5 in many systems.

 

I understand what you're saying, but I think the value of prospects are getting a bit out of hand right now. The entire reason they became so valuable over the last several years is because of the STEEP financial cost of proven quality veterans. However, now that cost has decreased. If quality veterans are available at reasonable prices, then the value of prospects correspondingly decreases, and the best move becomes to trade some of these kids you're not particularly high on...

I understand what you're saying, but I think the value of prospects are getting a bit out of hand right now. The entire reason they became so valuable over the last several years is because of the STEEP financial cost of proven quality veterans. However, now that cost has decreased. If quality veterans are available at reasonable prices, then the value of prospects correspondingly decreases, and the best move becomes to trade some of these kids you're not particularly high on...

 

I want prospects added to the system to increase KW's ability to make bigger acquisitions in the offseason. Right now, our system is pretty thin if you consider Beckham and Richard to no longer be prospects. You're only looking at 5 or so legit guys in Danks, Dex Carter, Hudson, Viciedo, and Flowers (and potentially Mitchell)

Garko's under the Giants control until 2012 so I like the deal from that perspective for the Giants there.

 

And Barnes may not even be a starter long - term.

I want prospects added to the system to increase KW's ability to make bigger acquisitions in the offseason. Right now, our system is pretty thin if you consider Beckham and Richard to no longer be prospects. You're only looking at 5 or so legit guys in Danks, Dex Carter, Hudson, Viciedo, and Flowers (and potentially Mitchell)

 

Poreda?

Poreda?

 

Ha, sadly I forgot him.

I want prospects added to the system to increase KW's ability to make bigger acquisitions in the offseason. Right now, our system is pretty thin if you consider Beckham and Richard to no longer be prospects. You're only looking at 5 or so legit guys in Danks, Dex Carter, Hudson, Viciedo, and Flowers (and potentially Mitchell)

 

Our system may only have 5 or 6 big prospects, but you also have to remember that many of our players drafted out of high school can almost come out of nowhere in the future. Trayce Thompson (since it seems like he is going to sign), Steven Upchurch, Nevin Griffith, or any other young prospect that I don't know about may play themselves up into that "legit" prospect status, making our farm system potentially deeper than it may appear. All it takes is one good year.

 

Glad to see Garko gone before we play the Tribe again.

 

take his flat bat with him to the nl.

Our system may only have 5 or 6 big prospects, but you also have to remember that many of our players drafted out of high school can almost come out of nowhere in the future. Trayce Thompson (since it seems like he is going to sign), Steven Upchurch, Nevin Griffith, or any other young prospect that I don't know about may play themselves up into that "legit" prospect status, making our farm system potentially deeper than it may appear. All it takes is one good year.

 

that, and a good scouting report. Right handed pitchers who top out at 87 can put up good numbers in Kannapolis; that doesn't mean they are going to be valuable.

Ha, sadly I forgot him.

The definition of "legit" is very fuzzy. but as far as that group of six (including Poreda) you mentioned, meaning MLB-starter-likely talent in the upper levels of the system, I think you need to start considering adding Shirek to that list.