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Giants Sign No. 2 Overall Pick Joey Bart

By Steve Adams | June 17, 2018 at 2:59pm CDT

JUNE 17: Bart’s signing is now official, per an announcement from the Giants. He signed for $7.025MM, the largest upfront bonus given to a position player in the history of the draft, Callis tweets.

JUNE 13: The Giants are closing in on a deal with No. 2 overall pick Joey Bart, reports John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. The former Georgia Tech catcher needs only to pass a physical, per the report, before the deal is official. An announcement from the team could come as soon as Friday, according to Shea, who adds that Bart is expected to sign for a bit south of the $7.494MM value of the No. 2 overall slot.

Bart, 21, obliterated college opposition this season, hitting .359/.471/.632 with 16 homers and a dozen doubles in 220 at-bats. While he has a fair bit of swing-and-miss in his game at present (56 strikeouts), he also drew 41 walks in that time and was hit by another eight pitches, contributing to his robust OBP.

It seemed fairly certain for much of the spring that Bart would go in the top few picks, and in the weeks leading up to the draft, virtually every mock draft from major outlets pegged Bart within the top three (most frequently going to the Giants). Kiley McDaniel and Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs rated Bart as the third-best prospect in the class, while the Baseball America staff pegged him fifth, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com ranked him sixth, and ESPN’s Keith Law slotted him in as the draft’s 10th-best talent.

Bart’s arm draws rating of 60 to 70 on the 20-80 scale, and he draws frequent praise for his hands, footwork and athleticism behind the dish. He’s expected to stay behind the plate and hit for plenty of power as a regular catcher down the line, though his strikeout tendencies might suppress his average. That said, an above-average defensive catcher who can get on base and hit for power is a rare commodity in Major League Baseball, and if Bart realizes that potential in a few years, he’ll more than justify his selection near the top of the draft.

Shea notes that San Francisco GM Bobby Evans scouted Bart in person on multiple occasions and effused praise for Bart both as a player and a leader. “Joey just has this drive to be the best,” said Evans. “He’s a leader on his team, somebody guys look to on both sides of the ball, offensively and defensively. You love to see a guy love his craft the way Joey loves being behind the plate.”

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  1. baseball1600

    7 years ago

    Kids gonna be a star. Welcome to SanFran, JB.

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    • Jimcarlo Slaton

      7 years ago

      Kid’s… thank you.

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    • dandan

      7 years ago

      San Francisco*
      Thank you x2

      Reply
  2. sidewinder11

    7 years ago

    I wonder what the Giants do when Bart gets to the majors. Do you move Posey full time to first base? And if so, does Belt play in the outfield, or do you trade him/let him walk in free agency? Interesting decision ahead

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    • agentx

      7 years ago

      Jeff Clement (2005, 1-3) was the third overall pick just three years before Posey (2008, 1-5) went fifth overall. Far too much time and variability between potential career outcomes for Bart for the Giants FO to give it much thought at this point.

      As a baseball fan, I do agree and hope that Bart is good enough that there is an interesting decision ahead.

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    • pustule bosey

      7 years ago

      if he is up fast you can dp some acrobatics, pence, cutch are gone next year, no solid CF and you have slater, duggar etc knocking on the door. so you can have belt, bart, posey split at first, belt split in left, with the kids, posey and bart split behind the plate.

      Reply
    • lowtalker1

      7 years ago

      Just bc he is drafted as a catcher doesn’t mean they stick
      Two examples myers and Harper

      Reply
      • davidcoonce74

        7 years ago

        Harper was never going to spend a minute behind the plate – that was assumed when he was drafted. He wanted to stay back there but the Nats were never going to let him, pretty smart given what we know now about his injury proclivity. Same thing with Myers – that guy can’t stay healthy at any position except first base.

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    • davidcoonce74

      7 years ago

      It’s probably at ;least three seasons before that happens and by then Posey will probably be a full-time first baseman anyway. Belt is a nice player but he’s not a guy who creates a logjam for a top prospect.

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      • dandan

        7 years ago

        He is with the numbers he’s putting up this year. Belt is arguably a top 3 defensive 1st baseman in the league, too.

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        • davidcoonce74

          7 years ago

          Yes, this year, in less than half of a season. Belt’s overall track record is that he is a Wally Joyner kind of guy – good fielding first baseman with a bit of power but not big power, doubles mostly. He’s also 30. No reason to block a top prospect with a guy like that, especially if Bart turns out to be a fast mover – even then, Belt will be 33, has an injury history, and will probably be late-career Joyner by then. Posey is actually a pretty good defensive first baseman too.

          Reply
  3. Codeeg

    7 years ago

    Mike zunino

    Reply
    • JoeyPankake

      7 years ago

      Mike Piazza

      Reply
      • Kenleyfornia74

        7 years ago

        Mike Napoli

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        • nwwh

          7 years ago

          Mike Stanley

          Reply
        • 3rdStrikeLooking

          7 years ago

          Mike McHenry

          Reply
        • GoldenJabs

          7 years ago

          Mike Lett

          Reply
        • AndyM

          7 years ago

          Mike Moustakas

          Reply
        • aceofrainbows

          7 years ago

          Mike Morse

          Reply
        • 3rdStrikeLooking

          7 years ago

          Fail. These Mikes were all catchers. Banned for commenting for 30 days.

          Reply
        • 3rdStrikeLooking

          7 years ago

          Fail. “Which one of these doesnt belong?”

          Reply
        • FullMontilla

          7 years ago

          Mike Sadek – The Sheik!

          Reply
        • iplay_in_traffic

          7 years ago

          Mike Oxpick

          Reply
      • dugdog83

        7 years ago

        Mike McCarthy. I’m sure he’s a co-ed slow pitch softball catcher. He’s got the pants for it.

        Reply
      • pustule bosey

        7 years ago

        how can you forger – Mike Matheny.

        Reply
    • Ironman_4life

      7 years ago

      Mike matheny

      Reply
    • Yelsnit

      7 years ago

      Mike Scioscia

      Reply
    • diddlez

      7 years ago

      Mike Lucroy

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    • Adios pelota!

      7 years ago

      Mike Olt

      Reply
  4. lesterdnightfly

    7 years ago

    Clyde Mike-cullough

    Reply
  5. tonysdog01

    7 years ago

    Mike Pazik

    Reply
  6. nentwigs

    7 years ago

    Mike Rophone = Can’t enjoy the play by play without him.

    Reply
  7. Jimcarlo Slaton

    7 years ago

    Mike ‘Spanky’ LaValliere

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  8. leolujan77

    7 years ago

    Going to be a Star…Can’t Wait To See Him In The Big League

    Reply
  9. Jimcarlo Slaton

    7 years ago

    Mike Rivera

    Reply
  10. bestno5

    7 years ago

    Only fitting that the Sf Giants draft a dude named Bart…… Kruk and Kuip day he throws to second as fast as a BART train

    Reply
    • pustule bosey

      7 years ago

      BART has those commercials too – “take BART to the game”

      Reply
  11. sfgfan101214

    7 years ago

    Mike Hammer

    Reply
  12. Jimcarlo Slaton

    7 years ago

    Redmond

    Reply
  13. tv 2

    7 years ago

    hunter green got 7.23mil just last year usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/07/07/hunter-gr… Cole got 8 mil. I guess you must have ment highest pay form the giants in the draft?

    Reply
  14. tv 2

    7 years ago

    I was wrong. i missed where it said position player

    Reply

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