On Thursday, MLB Pipeline updated its top-100 list following the draft and trade deadline. Recently-acquired SF Giants pitcher Ramon Marquez snuck onto that list at No. 100.
That addition gave the Giants five prospects in the updated rankings. At No. 17, Josuar Gonzalez led the Giants contingent. He is thriving at Low-A at an age where prospects do not normally excel.
Luis Hernández and Jackson Flora followed Gonzalez at No. 27 and No. 31, respectively. Jhonny Level was the fourth Giants prospect on the list at No. 47. Speaking of thriving at a young age, Level graduated from Low-A earlier in the year and has continued to hit at High-A while being one of the youngest position players at that level.
The Giants have a promising group of middle infield prospects. They bolstered the pitching side with the selection of Flora in last month’s draft. They also supplemented this group at the trade deadline, led by Ramon Marquez.
SF Giants pitching prospect has been one of the best pitchers in the minors this year
Marquez was acquired in a trade that sent Luis Arráez and Caleb Kilian to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants also added hard-throwing prospect Marty Gair in the deal.
At the time of the deal, Marquez was in the midst of a strong season in the lower minors. This type of player is not often moved at the deadline for a rental, but the inclusion of Kilian helped facilitate a trade.
The right-handed pitcher has 2.14 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 2.48 FIP, 14.4 K/9, and a 5.05 SO/W rate in 63 innings split between Low-A and High-A this year. He made his organizational debut with the Eugene Emeralds earlier this week, where he allowed four earned runs in four innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. A misplay on defense made his stat line look worse than it was, but he was effective.
On the mound, Marquez throws from a three-quarters arm slot. He relies on a mid 90’s with a low 80’s changeup. There is enough velocity separation for the changeup to be effective, and he tunnels both pitches well to fool opposing hitters. The changeup gets late, fading movement that often results in hitters swinging through it.
The 20-year-old pitcher also mixes in an upper 80’s cutter and slider. He lands all of his pitches for strikes. Marquez has one of the highest strikeout rates of any minor league starting pitcher this year.
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