So, the Giants got two prospects named to the All-Star Futures Game, the red-headed stepchild of All-Star events, relegated to Sunday, when real baseball games are still happening. An event rated even lower in the events’ eyes than the Celebrity Softball Game. So what?
Well, two things.
First off, Heliot Ramos and Joey Bart may be the only Giants worth watching in all of the Midsummer Classic’s activities, particularly if Will Smith is traded before the game, and someone gets named as the token Giant.
But more importantly, this is a sign that the Giants’ farm system is no longer a Bottom-5, or even Bottom-10, farm system.