By Andy Baggarly
December 13, 2011
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
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