There R Giants #3: Casey Schmitt
The "up the middle guy" who doesn't play up the middle
Photo Credit: Samantha McCloskey | Richmond Flying Squirrels
Top 50 time is here! So far we’ve looked at:
50: Victor Bericoto
49: Chris Wright
48: Sean Roby
47: P.J. Hilson
46: Alexander Suarez
45: Mikell Manzano
44: Diego Velasquez
43: Carson Ragsdale
42: William Kempner
41: Seth Lonsway
40: Shane Matheny
39: Sean Hjelle
38: Brett Auerbach
37: Ricardo Genovés
36: Hunter Bishop
35: Nick Zwack
34: Erik Miller
33: Spencer Miles
32: Manuel Mercedes
31: Trevor McDonald
30: Ryan Reckley
29: Gerelmi Maldonado
28: Will Bednar
27: Ryan Murphy
26: Will Wilson
25: Nick Swiney
24: Jose Cruz
23: R.J. Dabovich
22: Adrian Sugastey
21: Patrick Bailey
20: Tristan Beck
19: Randy Rodriguez
18: Jairo Pomares
17: Carson Seymour
16: Landen Roupp
15: Tyler Fitzgerald
14: Heliot Ramos
13: Keaton Winn
12: Eric Silva
11: Cole Waites
#10: Reggie Crawford
#8: Mason Black
#7: Luis Matos
#6: Vaun Brown
#5: Grant McCray
#4: Aeverson Arteaga
We’ve seen a couple of players who made bigger leaps in 2022 as far as prospect rankings or status go, but did anybody really do more to advance their cause than Casey Schmitt? He entered the year having had a fitfully interesting, but somewhat disappointing season in Low A (complete with painful, season-ending injuries), and he ended it zooming up to Triple A with a bullet — a non-roster invite to big league camp, and a name that was on the lips of the highest decision makers in the organization. As spring training games get going, there’s probably not a hitting prospect in the system that fans are more eager to get their eyes on — and none they’re keener to dream on as a sneaky important part of the 2023 Giants team. And holy cow, did Schmitt get a jump start on cranking those fever dreams up to 11 in his very first outing!
From last year’s disappointment to this year’s next big thing? Now that’s a successful season! How did all that Schmitt happen? We investigate….on a very special There R Giants!
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