Laurila: Q&A with Kyle Crick, San Francisco Giants pitching prospect

From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on December 5, 2013:

Kyle Crick isn’t a nibbler. The 6-foot-4 right-hander’s approach is to attack hitters, and while his command isn’t where it should be, he’s going about things the right way. In 14 starts this year for high-A San Jose — an oblique injury kept him on the shelf for part of the season — he logged a 1.57 ERA and struck out 12.5 batters per nine innings.

Crick is a power pitcher. The 49th overall pick in the 2011 draft is also the top prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization. More refinement is needed, but it’s only a matter of time before he’s pitching at AT&T Park.

Crick — who celebrated his 21st birthday last week — finished the 2013 campaign in the Arizona Fall League with the Scottsdale Scorpions. He talked about his attack-dog mentality at the tail end of the AFL season.

Read the full article here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/qa-kyle-crick-san-francisco-giants-pitching-prospect/



Originally published: December 5, 2013. Last Updated: December 5, 2013.