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MLB.com: Giants nab TCU recruit Crick at No. 49
By Adam Berry / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- With a late first-round selection and the luxury of being able to spend more time evaluating their preferred prospects, Giants special assistant John Barr and his scouting staff had plenty of opportunities to see right-hander Kyle Crick on the mound.
Suffice it to say, they liked what they saw out of the burly Texan, so much that the Giants selected the high schooler with the 49th overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft on Monday, using the compensatory pick they received for losing free-agent infielder Juan Uribe to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"Very big, strong, physical -- what you picture to be those big Texas right-handers," Barr said. "We did a lot of work on him, and we were excited he was there for us at that sandwich pick." ...
By Adam Berry / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- With a late first-round selection and the luxury of being able to spend more time evaluating their preferred prospects, Giants special assistant John Barr and his scouting staff had plenty of opportunities to see right-hander Kyle Crick on the mound.
Suffice it to say, they liked what they saw out of the burly Texan, so much that the Giants selected the high schooler with the 49th overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft on Monday, using the compensatory pick they received for losing free-agent infielder Juan Uribe to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"Very big, strong, physical -- what you picture to be those big Texas right-handers," Barr said. "We did a lot of work on him, and we were excited he was there for us at that sandwich pick." ...
