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Will Smith to the Giants for RHP Phil Bickford and C Andrew Susac

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The Giants acquired left-handed reliever Will Smith from the Brewers, tweets Yahoo’s Jeff Passan. The Brewers will receive minor league pitcher Phil Bickford and catcher Andrew Susac, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
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MLB.com's scouting report on Bickford, who was their #67 prospect in baseball:

 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 55

In both 2014 and 2015, the Giants spent their top choice on a pitcher who had turned down the Blue Jays as a first-rounder out of high school. Following in the footsteps of Tyler Beede, Bickford signed for $2,333,800 as the 18th overall pick last June. Selected 10th overall in 2013, he began his college career at Cal State Fullerton before starring in the Cape Cod League and transferring to the JC of Southern Nevada so he'd be eligible for the 2015 Draft.

 

Bickford can hit 98 mph with a four-seam fastball and miss barrels with a low-90s two-seamer that features plenty of sink. His slider can be a plus pitch when his mechanics are in sync but also can get slurvy when he doesn't maintain his release point. San Francisco was pleased with the strides he made with his changeup during instructional league and would like to see him use it more often.

 

The Giants envision Bickford as a starter, though some scouts think he's destined for the bullpen. He's a good athlete who usually fills the strike zone, but he sometimes lapses into overthrowing and has trouble maintaining his arm slot. His stuff is electric in short stints, so he's a potential closer if he can't make it in the rotation.

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Wow...this is just unreal. Susac looks to be an adequate replacement too. Career .260/.360/.794 hitter in the minors for a 26 year old. Wonder about his D.

 

 

Wow...I will never lose that inner child...last line will always make me giggle. Nice return, glad to see things get moving.

“I'm a beast, I am, and a Badger what's more. We don't change. We hold on."  C.S. Lewis

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Just insane. Completely 1990's tech stock sort of market out there for relievers right now...

 

Giants #1, and #50 prospect in all of baseball for a LHP reliever. I would say Bickford now becomes the best pitching prospect in the system.

 

And then to get a starting catcher who hits, plays D very well, and was last year a top 100 prospect.

 

Very nice trade.

 

Now dump Jeffress and Thornburg as well.

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