They Might Be Giants: May 25

"They Might Be Giants" is a weekly feature in which we highlight the best performance by a position player and a pitcher in the Giants' minor league system.'

Position Player: Buster Posey, C
Age: 22
Level: High-A, San Jose
BA Ranking: 2 (14 in MLB)
Week Stats: .360/.429/.800, 7 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
Season Stats: .298/.379/.516, 27 R, 11 2B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 18 BB, 4 SB

The Giants' number one draft pick from 2008 broke out of a slump in a big way this week. Most scouts project Posey as a 12-15 homer guy, but he's shown pretty good power so far in the California League, including three home runs in the last week. A promotion to Double-A or perhaps straight to Triple-A is likely this summer, and Posey appears to be on track to be the everyday catcher next year in San Francisco.

Pitcher: Madison Bumgarner
Age: 19
Level: Double-A, Connecticut
BA Ranking: 1 (9 in MLB)
Week Stats: 1-0, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 SO
Season Stats: 6-1, 42.1 IP, 30 H, 8 BB, 44 SO, 0 HR, 1.06 ERA, 0.90 WHIP

I actually made a mistake last week when I listed Bumgarner's age at 20. The fact that he's doing what he's doing at 19 makes his accomplishments even more noteworthy. Bumgarner continued to dominate since his promotion. He has a 0.50 ERA in three Double-A appearances. He has yet to allow a home run at any level this year, and his K/BB ratio is better than five to one. The promotion of David Price to the majors leaves Bumgarner as the best left-handed pitching prospect in baseball, and you might have to remove the left-handed part, and maybe the pitching part.