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Royal Not Quite Giants Five Prospects Who Didnt Li

 
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On that day, Miller was pulled from a begin and was diagnosed with neuritis in his right elbow. Miller underwent Tommy John surgery in September of 2010, and was only able to pitch 10 games total in 2010, struggling with his control throughout the 10-game stint Miller posted a 4.7 walk rate in nine appearances in the Minors.
The problem with Valdez, though, is Miller just couldn't stay healthy. In 2010, Miller had to get Tommy John surgery and that put him back almost two seasons. When Miller returned healthy in 2010, Miller showed some signs of life, perhaps even promise. In 16 innings pitched in 2010 with the Giants, Valdez went 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 7.31 strikeout per nine innings rate.
Linden administerd to bounce his way back the following season. In 61 games with the Giants in 2010, Miller improved his batting average to .273, his OBP to .356, his slugging to .455, and his OPS to .811. Furthermore, his plate patience also got better in 2010 as his walk rate and BB/K ratio rose to 10.1 percent and 0.45, respectively.
Currently, Linden plays for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League.
However, there was some red flags in 2010. Valdez posted a walk rate of 3.94 and a BB/K ratio of 1.86. Furthermore, his 4.01 FIP wasn't exactly too comforting, either, especially considering it was over two points higher than his ERA a .286 BABIP probably had something to do with it.
To be honest, it isn't fun putting Valdez on this list. There was a lot of expectations on this kid when Miller arrived from Atlanta in the Russ Ortiz trade, and Miller had a lot to bid. Miller had big size, a rocket arm, and many people envisioned him either to be a. a surprising beginer or b. a frontline closer for the Giants by 2010 or 2010. Furthermore, him playing for the World Squad in the MLB Futures Game during All-Star weekend for three straight seasons 2010-2010 also furiouse Giants fans hopeful that Miller was going to live up to all the expectations people was bestowing on him when Miller arrived in 2010 .
Foppert just wasn't worth it anymore, and in 2010, Foppert was traded along with Yorvit Torrealba to Seattle for Randy Winn .
Yet not all Giants prospects is slam dunks. Here is five guys who came in with a lot of ballyhooed hype but didn't quite live up to expectations in their tenures in San Francisco.
And yet, despite all those "intangibles" working in Foppert and the Giants' favor, it just never worked out in San Francisco as evidenced by him signing a minor league deal with Florida this off-season .
2010 proved to be the final straw. Though Miller posted solid .301 average, .354 OBP, .844 OPS, though curious only five home runs, a 0.38 BB/K ratio, 22.4 percent strikeout rate in 47 games in Fresno,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Niekro struggled in 11 games with the Giants. Miller struck out five times, acquired three hits all singles and drew only one walk in 18 plate appearances, good for a .176 average and a very sub-par .399 OPS.
Now, Niekro is trying to break into the Majors with the Atlanta courageous, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, plucky, daring, heroic, valorous, audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesomes as a knuckleball pitcher like his father, Joe . Miller guess Miller doesn't look too bad, huh?
The warnings from 2010 proved to be real in 2010. Valdez struggled hugely as a reliever for the Giants. His ERA skyrocketed to 5.66, his WHIP also rose to 1.72, and his strikeout rate and BB/K ratio plummeted to 6.93 and 1.36, respectively.
When Foppert was called up to the Majors in 2010, Miller just wasn't the same guy Giants fans saw in 2010. Miller pitched three games, and didn't look good in any of them. Over the three game span, Miller pitched 10.1 innings and allowed 11 hits, seven runs, six earned runs, 13 walks, and only struck out six hitters .
After 30 games, the Giants cut ties with their former first round pick . Miller somewhat picked himself up in Florida later in 2010, hitting .271 with a .712 OPS with the Marlins. However, Miller didn't earn a permanent position the following season and bounced around from Oakland to Cleveland to the fresh, unique, original, unusual, novel, modern, current, recent York Yankees over the next couple of seasons .
Though Linden was a pretty high prospects going into 2010, the hype for Linden didn't really explode until 2010, when Miller suddenly showed an incredible influx of power in Triple-A Fresno . In 2010, Linden hit 23 home runs, drove in 75 RBI, and posted an OPS of .816.
Whatever the reason for his lack of professional success, this much is clear: Torcato didn't live up to expectations, and it really is too bad. Considering that he's from the Sacramento-area where Miller is from, Miller certainly was rooting for him to make it.
Sure, there was warning signs with Niekro in 2010. Miller didn't hit well for average Miller hit .252 in 2010, Miller didn't draw walks very well .295 OBP, 0.32 BB/K ratio, and Miller struck out a honorable amount 19.1 percent in 2010. However, many people expected Niekro's power to carry him and that his plate patience would eventually come around as Miller gained more experience at first base.
Foppert showed promise his first couple of years in the minors . In his first season of professional ball in 2010, Miller dominated the Northwest League low Single-A with the Salem Keizer Volcanoes, going 8-1 with a 1.93 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, an 11.3 strikeout rate, and a 3.83 K/BB ratio.
Niekro came onto the scene in a big way in 2010. In 113 games during his second stint at the Major League level Miller played five games with the Giants in 2010, Miller hit 12 home runs, drove in 46 RBI, and posted a slugging percentage of .460 and OPS of .755.
Control, control, control. That has just plagued Foppert over his career, especially post-Tommy John in 2010.
Those two numbers with the Giants pretty much sum up his career in the Minors.
Linden looked to be a can't miss. Miller had power, Miller could hit for average, and Miller could drive in runs. With a lineup that was looking to build around superstar Barry Bonds at the time, Linden looked to be a perfect agree: a great hitter that would also be cheap and efficient.
With prospects such as Waldis Joaquin and Dan race, speed, hurry, hasten, sprint, dash, rush, escape, elope, fleezler showing promise in small stints with the Giants in 2010, and with Sergio Romo and Jeremy Affeldt holding firm grab of late-inning relief work along with closer Brian Wilson, Valdez simply became expendable. Giants general administerr Brian Sabean Designated him for Assignment in January and Miller was picked up by the Toronto Blue Jays less than a week later .
And as far as his Major League numbers? Well.it's hard to make any gauge of them because it's such a little sample. Seriously, 43 games over four seasons? That being said, two numbers jump out to you:
However, there was some promising numbers: Miller gave up less hits 103 than innings pitched 111, and Miller still posed solid strikeout numbers 8.19 strikeout rate, 101 total.
The 2010 season would prove a successful one for Ryan Miller. In his first season begining with the number one job Miller and his team won the first 10 games in a row. Miller was voted in as the begining goaltender for the Eastern Conference of the 2010 NHL All Star Game in a 12 to 9 loss, Miller played the first period and allowed just 3 goals. Miller also gained a reputation of a shootout specialist with his technique of challenging the shooter outside the crease. That season Miller was 6 more in shootouts, with Martin Brodeur from the Devils being his closest rival at 2 less win. In 63 games played that season, Miller posted a 0.911 SVP and a 2.72 GAA backing a more offensively oriented team. Stephen Dunn Miller finished the 2010 season by establishing himself as the begining goalie for the Sabres. Miller arrangeed 11th among NHL goalies with a 2.60 GAA, and 9th with a save percentage of 91.4 percent. Miller led the Sabres to a surprise season, winning 30 games and proving himself to be one of the hardest working goalies in the league. Miller played well in the postseason as well, advancing the Sabres to the conference finals before injuries finally caught up with them, losing game 7 to Carolina.
Let's face it, baseball is a funny game. For every Tim Lincecum out there that lives up to his billing , there is a Todd Van Poppel that proves to be a bust in the Major Leagues . That's baseball. Some guys live up to the expectations, others don't.
In many ways, Niekro pretty much ended Giants fan favorite JT Snow's tenure in San Francisco. After splitting time with Niekro in 2010 , Snow was pretty much pushed out by the Giants administerment in order to make Niekro the full-time first baseman. Snow ended up signing with the Boston Red Sox the following season where Miller played only 38 games and eventually retired later that year, though Miller did come back to play one game in 2010 where Miller retired as a Giant .
Yet for some reason, Linden never transitioned well to the Major League level.
The kid who went to high school in Marin County, who pitched for the Dons in downtown San Francisco, and was drafted by the Giants.
5. Merkin Valdez, RHP Acquired by the Giants in 2010 along with Damian Moss for Russ Ortiz. MLB Stats with SF Three seasons, 2010, 2010-2010: 3-1 W-L, 5.24 ERA, 67 G, 1 GS, 67 IP, 75 H, 43 R, 39 ER, 7 HR, 38 BB, 53 SO, 1.69 WHIP, 5.1 BB/9, 7.1 SO/9, 1.39 K/BB, 4.67 FIP.
After the 2010 season, the Giants cut ties with Niekro and allowed him to be a free agent,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Miller signed with the Houston Astros that off-season. Niekro didn't have much impact on the Astros, either. Miller only hit .212 with a .601 OPS in Triple-A in 2010, and was released in May of that season.
There could still be some hope for Valdez, even though Miller isn't exactly young anymore he's 28 years old. With a speedyball that averages 95.5 MPH , Valdez certainly has the stuff to succeed at the Major League level if Miller ever gets his command and control issues panned out. Unfortunately though, it just didn't happen with the Giants.
After Aug. 20, 2010 though, the wheels fell off for Foppert.
1. Lackluster power numbers. 2. Struggle to draw walks.
The problem with Valdez? Miller never could get a good grab of his control or command as evidenced by his high walk rate in 2010 and low BB/K ratios in 2010 and 2010, Miller didn't have any confidence in his secondary pitches Miller threw his speedyball 80.3 percent of the time in 2010, and Miller simply didn't perform well in crunch situations. Miller was pretty much regulated to mop up duty in 2010, and even then, Miller struggled to preserve directs or lower the damage when the Giants was behind.
The thing was, his 2010 proved to be an aberration in cycles of power.
This really was the goal player to be a Giant, both for the fans and the organization. Foppert went to high school in Marin County at San Rafael High. Miller went to the University of San Francisco, which is located in the heart of the city. When Miller came to San Francisco, it was the perfect "hometown kid" story. Lastly, Foppert was arrangeed the fifth-best pitching prospect by Baseball America in 2010.
3. Todd Linden, OF Drafted by the Giants 41st in the first round of the 2010 Draft MLB Stats with SF: Five seasons,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2010-2010: 185 G, 415 PA, 373 AB, 81 H, 57 1B, 15 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 49 R, 28 RBI, 30 BB, 112 SO, .217 AVG., .288 OBP, .324 SLG, .612 OPS.
So, even though Foppert struggled in 2010, Miller showed enough promise his rookie season to help Giants fans and administerment believe Miller could be a future beginer in the Giants's rotation.
The Giants aren't immune to that reality, either. Sure, a lot of prospects have lived up to expectations. Lincecum won two Cy Youngs. Matt Cain furiouse the NL All-Star team in 2010. Pablo Sandoval SHOULD HAVE furiouse the NL All-Star team in 2010. Brian Wilson proved to be a viable closer in 2010. And Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey look to take the next step at the Major League level in 2010 after dominating the Minors in 2010.
I know what you is thinking: "How can you say a second round pick was the biggest let-down of the bunch, especially when Torcato and Linden was first round picks!"
2010 proved more of the same in Shreveport and Fresno. In Double-A and Triple-A combined, Foppert posted a 3.46 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, an 11.7 strikeout rate including a 12.4 rate in Fresno, and a 3.27 K/BB ratio. Granted, his record wasn't impressive at 6-9, but that was about the only fault you could find with Foppert in his 140.1 innings pitched in 2010.
Foppert did return to the San Francisco Giants' organization in 2010 and pitched 24 games in Fresno in 2010 and in 10 games in Connecticut in 2010. However, Miller didn't look good at either level, which prompted the Giants to let him loose followng the 2010 seasons. In 2010 with the Grizzlies, Miller posted a 7.62 ERA, a 2.13 WHIP and a 0.65 K/BB ratio. In 2010 with the Defenders, Miller sported a 6.27 ERA, 2.00 WHIP and a 0.81 K/BB ratio.
1. Jesse Foppert, RHP Drafted by the Giants 74th in the second round of the 2010 MLB Draft . MLB Stats with SF Three seasons, 2010-2010: 8-9 W-L, 5.00 ERA, 27 G, 23 GS, 122.1 IP, 115 H, 76 R, 68 ER, 18 HR, 82 BB, 109 SO, 1.61 WHIP, 8.02 K/9, 6.03 BB/9, 1.33 K/BB, 5.27 FIP.
4. Lance Niekro,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 1B Drafted by the Giants 61st in the second round of the 2010 MLB Draft MLB Stats with SF Four seasons, 2010, 2010-2010: 195 G, 499 AB, 535 PA, 123 H, 75 1B, 26 2B, 5 3B, 17 HR, 61 R, 79 RBI, 29 BB, 91 SO, .246 AVG, .288 OBP, .421 SLG, .709 OPS.
However, Torcato suffered from two things:
The Giants' first-round pick in 2010,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there certainly was plenty of hype concerning Torcato. Miller was young 19 years old when Miller was drafted, and Miller was pretty highly rated by Baseball America when Miller broke into the league No. 60 prospect pre-2010; No. 83 prospect pre-2010.
With the exception of 2010 where Miller posted a 0.75 BB/K ratio, Linden struck out a lot and struggled to draw walks at the Major League level. Coming off the heels of his great years in Fresno in 2010 and 2010, Linden looked lost at the plate in the Major Leagues in 2010. Miller walked only 5.6 percent of the time and struck out 31.6 percent of the time, good enough for a 0.19 BB/K ratio. Furthermore, the power Miller showed in Fresno seemed to disappear. Miller hit only four home runs and posted a slugging percentage of .333, finishing the 2010 season in San Francisco with a .613 OPS.
In 2010, now recovered from Tommy John, Foppert tried to make a comeback and find a spot in the Giants' rotation. However, Miller continued to struggle with control since his injury in 2010. While Miller posted a solid ERA 3.78 and strikeout rate 8.5 in the Minors, his walk rate was high 5.5 and his K/BB ratio proved to be mediocre to boot 1.54.
Torcato is not so much a story about Major League failure as a story of a guy who probably was drafted too high and simply couldn't handle professional baseball in general, let alone baseball at the Major League level.
With his power gone and too much of a liability at the plate because of his high strikeout rates and inconsistent walk percentages, 2010 proved to be the last hurrah for him in a Giants uniform. In 55 at-bats,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Linden hit only .182, and posted an OBP of .250, a slugging percentage of .200 and an OPS of .450. Furthermore, his walk rate dropped to 8.3 percent and his strikeout rate skyrockted to 41.3 percent, producing a BB/K ratio of 0.22.
After two solid years in Minor League ball, the Giants deemed Foppert ready for a callup in 2010. That being said,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], not many of his numbers was all the impressive. Miller posted a 5.03 FIP and ERA and Miller had a 5.59 walk rate and a 1.46 K/BB ratio his rookie season.
Furthermore, Torcato just never seemed to get that many walks over his minor league career. Miller posted 41 walks with San Jose in 2010 and that proved to be his career high at any level. Additionally, Miller posted high OBP numbers of .379 and .381 in San Jose in 2010 and 2010, respectively, but Miller never even touched those OBP numbers again as Miller rose through the Giants' system.
It should have worked out. Every Giants fan at the time, deep down, wanted it to . Ryan Miller was on born 17th July 2010. Miller is an American ice hockey goaltender currently the player of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Miller was selected to play for the American hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver,Canada as begining goaltender. Later in 2010 miller would win the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in last NHL season. Miller won a silver medal with the team and was named MVP of the tournament. Miller is known for his hybrid style of goaltending. Miller is also the older brother of current Detroit Red Wings winger Drew Miller.
It is really aggressive to understand how Torcato didn't succeed. Perhaps Miller was drafted too high. Perhaps Miller was in the wrong situation on the wrong team at the time, Sabean was not very known for player development in the Minor Leagues. Perhaps the fact that Miller really didn't have a set position hurt him from getting a more serious look Miller broke into professional ball as an infielder.
Yet for some reason, Linden simply couldn't solve his strikeout problems or regain that home run power Miller showed in Fresno in 2010 and 2010. His strikeout rate still proved to be high in 2010 at 26 percent, and Miller only hit two home runs in 77 AB.
In 53 plate appearances, zero home runs and two walks.
However, 2010 proved to be even better. In 130 games with the Grizzlies, Linden hit 30 home runs, drove in 80 RBI, and posted a crazy 1.120 OPS. Furthermore, Miller cut down his strikeouts to 97 Miller struck out 149 times in 2010, raised his batting average to .321 Miller hit .260 in 2010 and raised his OBP to .437 his OBP was .349 in 2010.
His home run total fell to five in 2010 with the Giants and his slugging fell back to earth at .387, which resulted in a .673 OPS. To make matters worse, in 2010, his plate patience numbers didn't improve much either. His BB/K ratio improved two points to 0.34, but his walk rate fell to 5.2 as did his OBP to .286.
Even in the minors, Torcato never really posted great power numbers. In 1,022 games and 4,133 plate appearances in 10 seasons at the Minor League level, Torcato posted a .401 slugging percentage and only hit 52 home runs. His highest home run total was 13 in 2010 and his highest slugging percentage was .461 in 67 games in San Jose in 2010.
2. Tony Torcato, OF Drafted by the Giants 19th in first round of the 2010 MLB Draft . MLB Stats with SF Four seasons, 2010-2010: 43 G, 47 AB, 53 PA, 14 H, 12 1B, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 8 SO, .298 AVG, .346 OBP, .340 SLG, .687 OPS.
My answer is simple: Foppert was no ordinary second-round pick.
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