Kyle Crick
| Kyle Crick | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants – No. 73 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 30, 1992 Sherman, Texas | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Kyle Daniel Crick (born November 30, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants organization of Major League Baseball.
Career
Crick was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas.[1]
Prior to the 2013 season, Baseball America ranked Crick as the Giants best prospect.[2] He was also ranked as the 86th best prospect in baseball by MLB.com.[3]
After a breakout 2013 campaign, that saw Crick pitch to a 1.57 ERA for the San Jose Giants, MLB.com ranked him as the 32nd best prospect in all of baseball, jumping 54 spots from his previous ranking of 89th overall in 2013. He was also ranked by Baseball America as the 33rd best prospect.[4]
After the 2015 season, the Giants added Crick to their 40-man roster to protect him from being eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft.
References
- ^ "Giants nab high school righty Crick at No. 49". Sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ Baggarly, Andy (January 30, 2013). "Baseball America Giants top 2013 prospects". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Giants prospects Crick, Brown on Top 100 list". Sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com. January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ 2014 Baseball America Top 100 Prospects: The 25th Edition/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Giants hope Crick is star in the making
- Is San Francisco Giants' farmhand Kyle Crick a second coming of Matt Cain?
- San Francisco Giants Prospect to Watch: Kyle Crick
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