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One prospect each MLB team should call up right now

By Joshua Sadlock

MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 27: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during the MLB preseason game at Olympic Stadium on March 27, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 27: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during the MLB preseason game at Olympic Stadium on March 27, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 20: Chris Shaw #79 of the San Francisco Giants poses on photo day during MLB Spring Training at Scottsdale Stadium on February 20, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 20: Chris Shaw #79 of the San Francisco Giants poses on photo day during MLB Spring Training at Scottsdale Stadium on February 20, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

San Francisco Giants: Chris Shaw

A bevvy of offseason moves that brought in Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria, two players who were franchise cornerstones for their old teams, has not paid off with a return to prominence for the San Francisco Giants. As May comes to a close, they are below .500 and have a run differential that indicates they have been one of the worst teams in the league. Injuries, yet again, have sunk the Giants.

Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Mark Melancon, Hunter Pence, Joe Panik and Jeff Samardzija have all been bit by the injury bug this year. Further compounding the Giants issues, McCutchen and Longoria have looked to be well past their prime years.

The Giants offense, which ranks 10th in the NL in runs, needs a boost. Pence is expected back soon, but will not be the spark the team needs. In 17 games before landing on the DL, he hit just .172/.197/.190, continuing another leg of his decline in his age-35 season.

Instead of betting on Pence to find some semblance of his All-Star form or Gregor Blanco to be anything more than a fourth outfielder, the Giants need to summon top prospect Chris Shaw for a power boost. The left fielder hit 24 home runs last season and has a .555 slugging percentage at Triple-A this year. Shaw does strike out at an alarming rate at times, but does already have 10 home runs in only 36 games this year.

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