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:

• Just Missed

• #50-46

  • 50: Victor Bericoto

  • 49: Chris Wright

  • 48: Sean Roby

  • 47: P.J. Hilson

  • 46: Alexander Suarez

• #41-45

  • 45: Mikell Manzano

  • 44: Diego Velasquez

  • 43: Carson Ragsdale

  • 42: William Kempner

  • 41: Seth Lonsway

• #36-40

  • 40: Shane Matheny

  • 39: Sean Hjelle

  • 38: Brett Auerbach

  • 37: Ricardo Genovés

  • 36: Hunter Bishop

• #31-35

  • 35: Nick Zwack

  • 34: Erik Miller

  • 33: Spencer Miles

  • 32: Manuel Mercedes

  • 31: Trevor McDonald

• #26-30

  • 30: Ryan Reckley

  • 29: Gerelmi Maldonado

  • 28: Will Bednar

  • 27: Ryan Murphy

  • 26: Will Wilson

• #21-25

  • 25: Nick Swiney

  • 24: Jose Cruz

  • 23: R.J. Dabovich

  • 22: Adrian Sugastey

  • 21: Patrick Bailey

• #16-20

  • 20: Tristan Beck

  • 19: Randy Rodriguez

  • 18: Jairo Pomares

  • 17: Carson Seymour

  • 16: Landen Roupp

• #11-15

  • 15: Tyler Fitzgerald

  • 14: Heliot Ramos

  • 13: Keaton Winn

  • 12: Eric Silva

  • 11: Cole Waites

• #10: Reggie Crawford

• #9: Carson Whisenhunt

• #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!

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Introducing: Casey Schmitt 👀 (🎥: @WatchMarquee)

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!

Giant Prospective @giantprospectiv

Casey Schmitt HAMMERED this ball and he knew it. A force on defense AND offense!