Current Roster

[calsnowskier]

Crawford activated and Tomlinson optioned to Sacramento.

I choose to take this as a good sign of Hanson’s health.

 

[calsnowskier]

Crawford activated and Tomlinson optioned to Sacramento.

Updated

 

[calsnowskier]

WOW!!!!

Mac down
Slater up

 

[LHG]

WOW!!!!

Mac down
Slater up

Maybe I shouldn't have written that yesterday.

Edit: Consider Mac's slash line (after his woeful couple of weeks, even) and compare them to veteran outfielders:

Williamson - .213/.295/.383
Blanco - .242/.289/.350
Jackson - .241/.312/.291
Pence - .195/.245/.218

And they tell the kid he needs more seasoning in AAA.

 

[calsnowskier]

Maybe I shouldn't have written that yesterday.

Edit: Consider Mac's slash line (after his woeful couple of weeks, even) and compare them to veteran outfielders:

Williamson - .213/.295/.383
Blanco - .242/.289/.350
Jackson - .241/.312/.291
Pence - .195/.245/.218

And they tell the kid he needs more seasoning in AAA.

Blanco is gone. No reason to keep him in the discussion.

I don’t think this is about Mac “needing seasoning”. It is about him needing to get his timing back. And for a kid, that is hard to do at the MLB level. Send him down to allow him to work on specific aspects of his swing and experience some success while doing it so he gets some confidence back.

Pence is a beloved figure. The Giants will show him more respect than deserved for as long as they possibly can. It won’t last all year unless the Giants fall out completely.

Jax will have a longer rope because the org will not want to admit this fast that they made a mistake signing him.

 

[LHG]

Blanco is gone. No reason to keep him in the discussion.

I don’t think this is about Mac “needing seasoning”. It is about him needing to get his timing back. And for a kid, that is hard to do at the MLB level. Send him down to allow him to work on specific aspects of his swing and experience some success while doing it so he gets some confidence back.

Pence is a beloved figure. The Giants will show him more respect than deserved for as long as they possibly can. It won’t last all year unless the Giants fall out completely.

Jax will have a longer rope because the org will not want to admit this fast that they made a mistake signing him.

I think Blanco is still worth looking at. He was only forced off the roster because Williamson gave the FO no choice but to jettison a veteran outfielder. They kept him at AAA and would probably bring him up if he had an option and was on the 40 man roster.

I would have liked to have seen Williamson get a little more time on the club, at least another week, but hopefully Slater gets a chance to stick (and gets a chance to play!).

 

[LHG]

 

[calsnowskier]

I view Slater that way as well. But dude has flat out performed every time he has been asked to. Why implement a ceiling?

 

[LHG]

I view Slater that way as well. But dude has flat out performed every time he has been asked to. Why implement a ceiling?

 

[tzill]

I view Slater that way as well. But dude has flat out performed every time he has been asked to. Why implement a ceiling?

I don't know if its as much a ceiling as an estimation of what he can best contribute. If he takes the everyday job, more power to him. I'd be surprised, but pleasantly so. I think Duggar is the full time prospect.

 

[calsnowskier]

I don't know if its as much a ceiling as an estimation of what he can best contribute. If he takes the everyday job, more power to him. I'd be surprised, but pleasantly so. I think Duggar is the full time prospect.

Duggar and Slater play different positions, though. Duggar is a different beast.

Mac, Slater and Shaw are competing for 2 (more likely 1) starting spot.

 

[SFGRTB]

Johnson option, Kelby recalled

 

[tzill]

Johnson option, Kelby recalled

Hmmm...is Hanson hurt?

 

[calsnowskier]

Tomlinson appears to only be up for the day. Boch wanted to sit Craw tonight.

 

[LHG]

Cueto activated, Tomlinson optioned, GOMEZ RELEASED!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SFGRTB]

Cueto activated, Tomlinson optioned, GOMEZ RELEASED!!!!!!!!!!

Sad day. Pour one out for Roberto Gomez

 

[LHG]

Sad day. Pour one out for Roberto Gomez

I was surprised. He had pitched well in Sacramento but had been on the disabled list for quite some time. He hadn't even started a rehab assignment. I would have thought Longoria or Strickland would have been moved to the 60 day.

 

[SFGRTB]

Big moves today:

Shark activated from DL

Stratton sent to AAA

Panik to DL

Chase d'Arnaud (who's having an excellent season) has been added to 40 and 25 man roster.

Strickland to 60-day DL

 

[calsnowskier]

Big moves today:

Shark activated from DL

Stratton sent to AAA

Panik to DL

Chase d'Arnaud (who's having an excellent season) has been added to 40 and 25 man roster.

Strickland to 60-day DL

Updated

 

[LHG]

Big moves today:

Shark activated from DL

Stratton sent to AAA

Panik to DL

Chase d'Arnaud (who's having an excellent season) has been added to 40 and 25 man roster.

Strickland to 60-day DL

Cool for d'Arnaud! I was fully expecting to see Tomlinson back up.