SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TOP 10 PROSPECTS
1. MARCO LUCIANO, SS
BORN: Sept. 10, 2001. AGE: 18. B-T: R-R. HT: 6-2. WT: 178.
SIGNED: Dominican Republic, 2018.
SIGNED BY: Jonathan Bautista.
TRACK RECORD: The Giants spent $6 million to sign Lucius Fox in 2015, thus putting themselves in the international penalty box for the next two signing periods. Once they were free of those restrictions, they quickly signed three of the top available talents: Venezuelan outfielder Luis Matos, Cuban outfielder Jairo Pomares and Luciano, the second-ranked player on the market behind only Victor Victor Mesa. The Giants paid $2.6 million to acquire Luciano, who dabbled in the outfield as an amateur but moved back to shortstop before signing. In 2019, the 17-year-old skipped over the Dominican Summer League and headed straight to the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he ranked as the league’s No. 2 prospect. In 35 games in the AZL, Luciano slammed nine doubles and 10 home runs and produced a 1.055 OPS, which ranked fourth in the league. He was promoted to short-season Salem-Keizer for its playoff run but had his year end because of a hamstring injury.
Luciano has already proved himself as a prodigious offensive talent. His raw power—which, according to one evaluator, sounds like “a cannon going off”—ranks at least a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. He produces that power through picturesque swing mechanics which feature a quiet hand load, huge bat speed and big-time strength that allows him to snap the barrel through the zone with controlled violence. Even before he had begun to add muscle to his wiry frame, Luciano’s strength was
