If instructional league is any indication, the organization that has ridden pitching to three World Series titles this decade has more arms on the way.
"We've all been very impressed with our pitchers in instructional league," Giants farm director Shane Turner said. "They've been very, very good with their tempo, working ahead in the count, using the corners, pitching with their offspeed stuff. The pitching has been phenomenal."
Right-handers Phil Bickford and Sam Coonrod are the two best pitching prospects at San Francisco's five-week program in Scottsdale, Ariz., which will run through Oct. 23. Bickford is a rare two-time first-round pick who turned down the Blue Jays as the 10th overall choice out of high school in 2013 before signing for $2,333,800 as the No.