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San Francisco Giants: 2018 minor league awards

By Benjamin Chase

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Steven Duggar #6 of the San Francisco Giants in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on August 20, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Giants defeated the Mets 2-1 after 13 innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Steven Duggar #6 of the San Francisco Giants in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on August 20, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Giants defeated the Mets 2-1 after 13 innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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San Francisco Giants Minor League Hitter of the Year: Heath Quinn

Level(s): high-A San Jose
Stats: .300/.376/.485, 96 G, 407 PA, 24 2B, 14 HR, 42/98 BB/K

Heath Quinn came to the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 2016 draft, and he immediately made a big impression, hitting .344 with 9 home runs over 60 games in his draft year. Then Quinn was jumped all the way to high-A in his first full season, and between injuries and performance breakdown, it was a lost season.

Returning to San Jose in 2018, Quinn showed his impressive ability with the bat. He’s got a right field profile, with a power bat and a powerful arm. His instincts in the outfield need work, but he’s still working to get healthy and stay healthy for a full season and he could move quickly up the system once that happens.

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The #2 overall selection this summer, Joey Bart showed exactly why he was so highly regarded once he got on the field, hitting .294/.364/.588 between the Arizona Rookie League and the Northwest League with 15 doubles and 13 home runs over 51 games.

Originally drafted in 2013 out of Puerto Rico, Johneshwy Fargas has slowly made his way up the system. He finally broke through in 2018, hitting .288/.354/.421 with 8 home runs and 47 stolen bases. Fargas needs to keep up the progress he made in 2018 to have a chance to be a bench outfielder in the mold of current Giant Gregor Blanco.

South Florida third baseman David Villar was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round this June. He played in the Arizona Rookie League and Northwest League, combining for a .282/.342/.535 slash line with 23 doubles and 13 home runs over 62 games. He’ll play full-season ball in 2019.

Repeating San Jose was the best thing for Jalen Miller. He put together a .276/.321/.434 slash line with 35 doubles, 14 home runs, and 11 stolen bases and showed an excellent glove at second base.

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