Down on the Farm (2017)

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 7/23

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (40-60) lost 7-4

Tim Federowicz 3-4, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles (.305)
Juan Ciriaco 2-4, run, RBI, double (.275)

Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ruggiano (1, 2nd base off Gaviglio/Gosewisch).

FIELDING
E: Gage (1, throw).
DP: 2 (Jones, R-Ciriaco-Lollis 2).

Matt Gage (L, 0-4) 4.2-7-5-4-4-0 (6.65)
Derek Law 1.1-2-1-1-0-0 (4.30)
Dusten Knight 2.0-3-1-1-0-2 (3.43)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (40-58) WON 4-2

Slade Heathcott 1-4, run, walk, double (.263)
C.J Hinojosa 4-5, run, RBI (.305)
Brandon Bednar 1-4, run, RBI, homer (1) (.272)

Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
CS: Hinojosa (3, 2nd base by Pannone/Haase).

FIELDING
DP: (Bednar-Schroder-Hobson, K).

Cory Taylor 5.0-4-1-1-2-4 (4.53)
Vic Black (H, 1) 1.0-1-0-0-0-0 (3.68)
Ryan Halstead (H, 5) 0.2-1-0-0-0-1 (4.76)
Jarret Martin (H, 6) 0.2-0-0-0-0-1 (3.32)
Tyler Cyr (BS, 1)(W, 4-1) 1.2-2-1-1-1-3 (2.55)

San Jose Giants (A+) (42-58) lost 5-0 (one hitter)

Mike Connolly (L, 4-8) 7.0-9-5-5-1-5 (4.47)
Caleb Simpson 1.0-0-0-0-0-0 (5.18)
Will LaMarche 1.0-0-0-0-0-3 (1.98)

Notes
* Bray threw Rancho Cucamonga's first complete-game shutout since the 2015 season. He entered Sunday's start with a 4.00 ERA - eighth in the California League.
* The Quakes out-hit the Giants 9-1.
* San Jose was shutout for the sixth time this season.
* Sunday was the 18th and final meeting of the year between the Giants and Quakes. San Jose went 5-13 against Rancho Cucamonga with the Quakes winning all five series' played between the teams.
* Pablo Sandoval finished 0-for-3 at the plate with two fly outs and a ground out in his second game with the SJ Giants.

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-60) lost 9-1, Augusta committing 4 errors leading to 5 unearned runs, not that it mattered, the Jackets could muster only 6 hits and one run.

Nothing but crap here

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (16-22) lost 8-3, giving up 5 runs in the 9th

Ryan Kirby 1-3, run, RBI, homer (4) (.319)

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170723&content_id=244065734&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Vancouver vs. Salem-Keizer - July 23, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) DNP



AZL Giants (14-8) postponed


Scheduled Pitchers (Monday)

Sacramento (AAA) TBD
Richmond (AA) Johnson, J (4-6, 4.59)
San Jose (A+) Reyes, M (4-11, 5.69)
Augusta (A) Vizcaino, R (3-3, 5.35)
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) Marte (1-1, 5.32)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) DNP

 

[LHG]

Idk, scouts only take numbers into account so much. I can flip it and say "why is this guy who's hitting .325 in A+ still in A+? He should be promoted, there's nothing for him there". And scouts (I hope) don't look at the national media's opinions. Frankly, after like the top 20-30 guys, consensus goes out the window and it becomes a cluster.

As for the Giants, they've overall been pretty aggressive with their dudes, and I haven't seen much change this year.

Side note: I think that they have TOO many players and not enough space. They could use an extra farm team, another AZL team maybe. It would take a couple of years, but you would see the Giants slow down promotions at that point maybe.

I would agree with that assessment. If you look at the current rosters of each farm team, the Giants have 29 active players listed on Sacramento's roster (not sure how they pulled that one off), 42 on Salem-Keizer's roster and another 42 on the AZL Giants' roster. This does not include guys who are restricted, suspended or on the disabled list. Compare to last year when, I believe, SV had about 34 players on their roster and AZL had around 38. When you've got enough players to field almost 3 starting lineups and 2 complete pitching staffs, on two separate teams(!), its time to look into one of the advanced rookie leagues (Pioneer and Appalachian).

 

[LHG]

The Giants have made one trade already. They got Dillon McNamara from the Yankees for future considerations.
Dillon McNamara Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[Stokes1931]

Top Giants prospect Tyler Beede injures groin

Well, this is just great. Jobu may need a whole flock of chickens sacrificed and a couple of cases of good rum to rectify this season.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants have made one trade already. They got Dillon McNamara from the Yankees for future considerations.
Dillon McNamara Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com

A 26-year old A-ball player.

Whatever else happens this week is gravy.

 

[LHG]

A 26-year old A-ball player.

Whatever else happens this week is gravy.

Really don't understand this move. The Giants have been picking up a lot of other team's pitching cast offs.

 

[Stokes1931]

Monday, 7/24

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (40-61) lost 4-3

Justin Ruggiano 3-4, run, RBI, 2 doubles (.280)

Kraig Sitton (L, 5-3) 3.0-6-3-3-0-1 (3.55) Emergency start with Beede going on the DL
Collin Balester 3.0-4-1-1-1-4 (6.75) Inherited runners-scored: Balester 2-2.
D.J. Snelten 1.0-1-0-0-0-0 (1.97)
Tyler Rogers 1.0-0-0-0-1-1 (1.98)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (41-58) WON 5-4

Slade Heathcott 1-5, run, double (.263)
Caleb Gindl 3-4, 2 RBI, double (.333) Out of baseball since 2015, just signed

Jordan Johnson 6.0-3-2-2-1-3 (4.48)
Seth Rosin (BS, 3)(W, 1-0) 1.0-3-2-2-0-0 (4.70)
Ryan Halstead (H, 6) 1.0-0-0-0-0-0 (4.70)
Cody Hall (S, 1) 1.0-0-0-0-1-2 (3.09)

San Jose Giants (A+) (42-59) lost 7-1

Pablo Sandoval 1-2, walk (.222)

Terrible pitching, nothing to see.

Notes
* The Giants fell to 11-12 against Modesto this season, including 3-9 at Municipal Stadium.
* San Jose has scored a total of just six runs during their current four-game losing streak.
* Sandoval went 2-for-9 (.222 AVG) with two singles and a walk during his three games with the SJ Giants. He's expected to join Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
* The Nuts out-hit the Giants 12-7. No San Jose player finished with more than one hit.
* The Giants were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base.
* Howard picked-up his 40th RBI of the season.
* David Owen (4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO), Carlos Diaz (1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) and Dylan Rheault (2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) all pitched out of the San Jose bullpen.
* The Giants are 16-35 at home this year.

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-61) lost 7-6.

Cristian Paulino 1-3, 2 runs, 2 walks (.292)
Jean Angomas 2-3, run, 2 walks (.242)
Skyler Ewing 1-5, run, 3 RBI, homer (8) (.254)
Jose Vizcaino Jr. 3-5, run, double (.235)
Sandro Fabian 2-5, run (.248)

Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Paulino, C 2 (21, 2nd base off Pena, C/Ruiz, Ad, 3rd base off Fuentes/Ruiz, Ad).
CS: Angomas (4, 2nd base by Pena, C/Ruiz, Ad).

FIELDING
E: Paulino, C (8, throw).
Outfield assists: Fulmer (Panaccione at home).

Raffi Vizcaino (L, 3-4) 6.0-6-6-6-3-4 (5.86)
Sandro Cabrera (BS, 2) 1.0-2-1-1-0-1 (3.72) Inherited runners-scored: Cabrera, S 3-3. OUCH!
Jeff Burke 1.0-2-0-0-1-0 (5.70)
Nolan Riggs 1.0-1-0-0-0-2 (2.39)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (17-22) WON 4-3

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170725&content_id=244310418&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Vancouver vs. Salem-Keizer - July 24, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (20-21) lost 12-4

Box Score here: Vancouver vs. Salem-Keizer - July 24, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (14-8) DNP

Scheduled Pitchers (Tuesday)

Sacramento (AAA) Stratton (4-5, 5.11)
Richmond (AA) Slania (1-1, 3.82)
San Jose (A+) Watson (3-1, 3.82)
Augusta (A) Williams (4-2, 2.21) I think this kid has a chance, good lefty
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) Bahr (1-1, 6.23)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) TBD

 

[LHG]

Monday, 7/24

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (40-61) lost 4-3

Justin Ruggiano 3-4, run, RBI, 2 doubles (.280)

Kraig Sitton (L, 5-3) 3.0-6-3-3-0-1 (3.55) Emergency start with Beede going on the DL
Collin Balester 3.0-4-1-1-1-4 (6.75) Inherited runners-scored: Balester 2-2.
D.J. Snelten 1.0-1-0-0-0-0 (1.97)
Tyler Rogers 1.0-0-0-0-1-1 (1.98)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (41-58) WON 5-4

Slade Heathcott 1-5, run, double (.263)
Caleb Gindl 3-4, 2 RBI, double (.333) Out of baseball since 2015, just signed

Jordan Johnson 6.0-3-2-2-1-3 (4.48)
Seth Rosin (BS, 3)(W, 1-0) 1.0-3-2-2-0-0 (4.70)
Ryan Halstead (H, 6) 1.0-0-0-0-0-0 (4.70)
Cody Hall (S, 1) 1.0-0-0-0-1-2 (3.09)

San Jose Giants (A+) (42-59) lost 7-1

Pablo Sandoval 1-2, walk (.222)

Terrible pitching, nothing to see.

Notes
* The Giants fell to 11-12 against Modesto this season, including 3-9 at Municipal Stadium.
* San Jose has scored a total of just six runs during their current four-game losing streak.
* Sandoval went 2-for-9 (.222 AVG) with two singles and a walk during his three games with the SJ Giants. He's expected to join Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
* The Nuts out-hit the Giants 12-7. No San Jose player finished with more than one hit.
* The Giants were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base.
* Howard picked-up his 40th RBI of the season.
* David Owen (4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO), Carlos Diaz (1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) and Dylan Rheault (2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) all pitched out of the San Jose bullpen.
* The Giants are 16-35 at home this year.

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-61) lost 7-6.

Cristian Paulino 1-3, 2 runs, 2 walks (.292)
Jean Angomas 2-3, run, 2 walks (.242)
Skyler Ewing 1-5, run, 3 RBI, homer (8) (.254)
Jose Vizcaino Jr. 3-5, run, double (.235)
Sandro Fabian 2-5, run (.248)

Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Paulino, C 2 (21, 2nd base off Pena, C/Ruiz, Ad, 3rd base off Fuentes/Ruiz, Ad).
CS: Angomas (4, 2nd base by Pena, C/Ruiz, Ad).

FIELDING
E: Paulino, C (8, throw).
Outfield assists: Fulmer (Panaccione at home).

Raffi Vizcaino (L, 3-4) 6.0-6-6-6-3-4 (5.86)
Sandro Cabrera (BS, 2) 1.0-2-1-1-0-1 (3.72) Inherited runners-scored: Cabrera, S 3-3. OUCH!
Jeff Burke 1.0-2-0-0-1-0 (5.70)
Nolan Riggs 1.0-1-0-0-0-2 (2.39)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (17-22) WON 4-3

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170725&content_id=244310418&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Vancouver vs. Salem-Keizer - July 24, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (20-21) lost 12-4

Box Score here: Vancouver vs. Salem-Keizer - July 24, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (14-8) DNP

Scheduled Pitchers (Tuesday)

Sacramento (AAA) Stratton (4-5, 5.11)
Richmond (AA) Slania (1-1, 3.82)
San Jose (A+) Watson (3-1, 3.82)
Augusta (A) Williams (4-2, 2.21) I think this kid has a chance, good lefty
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) Bahr (1-1, 6.23)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) TBD

Caleb Gindl was playing independent ball and did make an appearance with the White Sox this year during spring training. His signing seems to support the idea that the Giants are easing up on promoting their prospects when they have two or three outfielders in San Jose that they could have promoted to fill the roster spot in Richmond.

 

[Stokes1931]

Rivercats facing Clayton Blackburn tonight.

 

[LHG]

Rivercats facing Clayton Blackburn tonight.

Just looked at his numbers with Round Rock. How far he has fallen since posting a 2.85 ERA in the PCL at 22 years of age. He should become a minor league free agent this offseason, unless the Rangers protect him. What are the chances he's back with the Giants next year?

 

[Stokes1931]

Tuesday, 7/25

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (41-61) WON 4-3

Jarrett Parker 1-5, run, RBI, homer (2) (.228) Walk-off bomb in the 9th
Pablo Sandoval 1-4, run, double (.250)
Ryder Jones 2-3, run, RBI (.299)
Jae-Gyun Hwang 2-4, RBI (.293)

Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Castillo, Al (2, 2nd base off Blackburn/Jimenez, A); Jones, R (7, 2nd base off Blackburn/Jimenez, A).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Querecuto-Hwang; Gomez, R-Querecuto-Hwang; Querecuto-Castillo, Al-Hwang).

Roberto Gomez 4.0-3-0-0-0-2 (5.10)
Reyes Moronta 1.0-3-2-2-0-2 (18.00)
Dusten Knight (BS, 1) 2.0-2-1-1-1-1 (3.47)
Steven Okert 0.2-1-0-0-0-1 (2.13)
Tyler Rogers (W, 2-3) 1.1-2-0-0-1-1 (1.94)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (42-58) WON 6-0

Jerry Sands 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 walks, triple (.299)
Jeff Arnold 2-4, 2 RBI, double (.200)

2-out RBI: Sands; Moreno, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hobson, K 2; Schroder; Slania; Davis 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Sands (1, missed catch).
DP: 2 (Moreno, R-Hinojosa-Sands 2).

Dan Slania (W, 2-1) 6.2-5-0-0-4-2 (3.25)
Jarret Martin (H, 7) 0.1-0-0-0-1-0 (3.27)
Dillon McNamara 1.0-0-0-0-1-0 (5.67)
Vic Black 1.0-0-0-0-1-1 (3.24)

San Jose Giants (A+) (43-59) WON 3-2

Ryan Howard 1-3 (.322)
Bryan Reynolds 3-4, run, RBI (.314)
Aramis Garcia 1-4, RBI (.274) 63 RBI in 76 games

2-out RBI: Garcia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Miller 2.
GIDP: Garcia 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Arenado (1, 2nd base by Strain/DeCarlo).

FIELDING
DP: (Howard-Miller-Garcia).
Pickoffs: Watson (Wawoe at 1st base).

Grant Watson 6.1-7-1-1-2-4 (3.48) only given up 3 homers in 160 minor league innings
Will LaMarche (W, 3-0) 1.2-0-0-0-1-3 (1.86)
Dylan Rheault (S, 14) 1.0-1-1-1-1-0 (2.84)

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-62) lost 6-4

Sandro Fabian 2-4, run, double (.251)
Michael Bernal 2-3, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles (.265)

2-out RBI: Paulino, C; Garcia, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vizcaino Jr, J; Angomas; Heyward; Paulino, C.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Garcia, C (1, 2nd base off Watson/Barrera).

FIELDING
E: Bernal (11, throw); Vizcaino Jr, J (9, throw).
DP: 2 (Bernal-Garcia, C-Vizcaino Jr, J; Garcia, C-Bernal-Vizcaino Jr, J).

Garrett Williams (L, 4-3) 7.0-6-5-2-2-5 (2.25) errors let him down
Yordy Cabrera 1.0-1-0-0-0-2 (0.00) just sent down from Richmond
D.J. Myers 1.0-2-1-1-1-0 (4.20)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (17-23) lost 7-6

Game Story:

Box Score here: Eugene vs. Salem-Keizer - July 25, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (21-21) WON 9-7

Box Score here: DSL Reds vs. DSL Giants - July 25, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (15-8) WON 6-2

Box score here: AZL Cubs vs. AZL Giants - July 25, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Scheduled Pitchers (Wednesday)

Sacramento (AAA) Flores, Jo (0-1, 3.68)
Richmond (AA) Herb (1-0, 5.29)
San Jose (A+) Krook (3-9, 6.42)
Augusta (A) DNP
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) De La Rosa (2-2, 5.28)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) TBD

 

[LHG]

Why is Aramis Garcia still with San Jose? And why do the Giants keep picking up these castoffs for Richmond? Dillon McNamara pitched awfully for the Yankees' AA affiliate, so the Giants trade for him and promptly put in Richmond. The rest of the pitching staff mainly consists of said castoffs - Collin Balestar (who got moved up to AAA), Jose Flores (also move up to AAA), Cody Hall, Vic Black, Nick Reed, Seth Rosin, Jarret Martin, Stephen Johnson (currently on the dl) and Tyler Herb (although Herb may not quite fit in this category). The hitting seems to be similar too - Slade Heathcott (I would like to see him promoted to AAA though), Carlos Garcia (also on the dl), Jerry Sands, K.C. Hobson and Caleb Gindl. I understand that teams always fill out roster spots with castoffs and minor league free agents but I've not even mentioned the Giants' organizational fillers (Jeff Arnold, Eliezer Zambrano, Brandon Bednar, Myles Schroder). It would be nice to see some guys from San Jose get promoted instead.

 

[Stokes1931]

Wednesday, 7/26

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (42-61) WON 6-5 in a walkoff

I was at this game. Parker hit a homer to lead off the game, Shaw followed with a two-run bomb to stake the Rivercats to a 3-0 lead. Both hits were to left field (oppo). Giants' starter gave up 4 runs, then Ryder Jones drove in two with a liner down the 3rd base line (oppo). Law gave up the tying run in the 9th, then Lollis drove in the game winner.

Panda DH'ed and went 1-2, drew 2 walks and a HBP. He "looked" in good shape, and was energized by the crowd, which was small. I had heard he gave up switch hitting in Boston, but he hit both ways tonight.

Parker's homer was a no doubter, but he is hit or miss. He walked twice and K'ed twice.

Shaw's homer was also a no doubter, and he played well in LF

Jarrett Parker 1-3, 2 runs, RBI, homer (3) (.232)
Pablo Sandoval 1-2, 2 runs, 2 walks, HBP (.333)
Chris Shaw 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (10) (.280)
Ryder Jones 2-5, 2 RBI, double (.301) RF-3B
Ryan Lollis 3-5, run, RBI (.317)

2-out RBI: Shaw 2; Jones, R 2; Lollis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Calixte 3; Federowicz 2; Shaw.
SAC: Castillo, Al; Bernard.
GIDP: Jones, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Castillo, Al (3, 2nd base off Ledbetter, D/Hayes, B).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Calixte-Castillo, Al-Lollis 2; Castillo, Al-Lollis).

Jose Flores 7.0-7-4-4-0-6 (4.03)
Derek Law (BS, 2)(W, 1-1) 2.0-3-1-1-0-1 (4.32)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (42-59) lost 5-3, giving up 4 in the 9th to lose

K.C. Hobson 3-3, RBI (.250)
Brandon Bednar 3-4, run, RBI, double (.278)
C.J Hinojosa 1-3, RBI (.300)

2-out RBI: Hinojosa.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gindl; Herb; Bednar; Schroder 2; Hinojosa.
SF: Hobson, K.
GIDP: Zambrano, E.
Team RISP: 2-for-18.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Carbonell (1, 2nd base off Lara, B/Read).

FIELDING
E: Bednar (7, fielding); Hobson, K (1, throw).
DP: (Moreno, R-Schroder-Hobson, K).
Pickoffs: Herb (Robles at 1st base).

Tyler Herb 6.2-8-1-1-0-2 (4.18)
Ryan Halstead (H, 7) 0.1-0-0-0-0-0 (4.42) Inherited runners-scored: Halstead 3-0.
Cody Hall (H, 1) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1 (2.84)
Tyler Cyr (BS, 2)(L, 4-2) 1.0-3-4-1-0-0 (2.72)

San Jose Giants (A+) (44-59) WON 4-3 in 13 innings

Ryan Howard 2-6, 2 runs, 2 doubles (.322)
Jonah Arenado 2-6, RBI (.234)
Dillon Dobson 2-6, double (.232)
Gio Brusa 2-6, 2 runs, double (.235)
Ronnie Jebavy 3-6, double (.270)
Jalen Miller 1-6, RBI, 5 K's

2-out RBI: Arenado; Reynolds; Miller.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brusa; Duggar 4; Dobson.
SF: Winn.
Team RISP: 4-for-16.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jebavy (9, 2nd base off Bannister/Nieto).

FIELDING
E: Krook (1, throw); Arenado (16, throw); Howard (14, throw); Winn (6, throw).

Matt Krook 5.0-3-3-1-2-4 (6.11)
Matt Solter 4.0-0-0-0-1-6 (3.13)
Will LaMarche 1.0-0-0-0-0-0 (1.80)
Caleb Simpson 2.0-1-0-0-1-0 (4.95)
Connor Kaden (W, 4-0) 1.0-0-0-0-0-0 (4.50)

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-62) DNP


Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (18-23) WON 6-1

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170727&content_id=244738320&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Salem-Keizer vs. Eugene - July 26, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (22-21) WON 4-2

Box Score here: DSL Giants vs. DSL Blue Jays - July 26, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (16-8) WON 7-6

Box score here: AZL Giants vs. AZL Brewers - July 26, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Scheduled Pitchers (Thursday)

Sacramento (AAA) Suarez, An (3-4, 4.69)
Richmond (AA) Coonrod (3-9, 4.39)
San Jose (A+) McCasland (4-10, 5.04)
Augusta (A) Adon (2-8, 3.53)
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) De La Rosa (2-2, 5.28)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) TBD

 

[Stokes1931]

Thursday, 7/27

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (43-61) WON 2-1

Orlando Calixte 1-3, run, double (.259)
Pablo Sandoval 0-4 (.200)
Chris Shaw 1-3, run, double (.281)
Ryder Jones 1-3, RBI (.301)

2-out RBI: Lollis; Jones, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, R; Brown; Williamson.
GIDP: Lollis.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Calixte (15, 2nd base off Alvarez, R/Jimenez, A).
CS: Querecuto (2, 2nd base by Dykstra/Jimenez, A).

FIELDING
E: Querecuto (9, throw); Parker (1, fielding).

Andrew Suarez (W, 4-4) 7.0-4-1-1-2-9 (4.18) Great game by Suarez!
D.J. Snelten (H, 7) 1.0-1-0-0-0-0 (1.91)
Steven Okert (S, 5) 1.0-0-0-0-0-2 (1.98)

Evidently, Round Rock has trouble with lefties.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (42-60) lost 5-3

Slade Heathcott 1-3, run, RBI (.262)
C.J Hinojosa 0-2, 2 RBI (.298)

SF: Hinojosa 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Heathcott (8, 2nd base off Reininger/Greiner).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Heathcott (Hinkle at home).

Sam Coonrod (L, 3-10) 5.0-5-5-5-4-5 (4.62)
Carlos Alvarado 2.0-2-0-0-0-2 (2.49)
Dillon McNamara 2.0-0-0-0-0-0 (4.91)

San Jose Giants (A+) (45-59) WON 7-3

Steven Duggar 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (2) (.237)
Ryan Howard 1-5, run, RNI, double (.321)
Jonah Arenado 2-4, run, RBI (.237)
Gio Brusa 3-4, run, RBI, double, triple (.241)

2-out RBI: Arenado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Winn; Reynolds.
GIDP: Garcia; Jebavy.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Howard (4, 2nd base off Schreiber, B/Rabago).

FIELDING
E: McCasland (1, fielding).
PB: Winn (13).
Outfield assists: Reynolds (Hilliard at 2nd base).
Pickoffs: Winn (Burcham at 2nd base).

Jake McCasland (W, 5-10) 7.0-6-3-0-1-3 (4.67)
Dylan Rheault 2.0-1-0-0-0-2 (2.72)

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (36-62) WON 10-4

Carlos Garcia 2-4, 2 runs, double (.556)
Jean Angomas 4-5, run, 2 RBI (.261)
Skyler Ewing 1-4, run, RBI, homer (9) (.254)
Jose Vizcaino Jr. 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI, homer (2) (.235)
Sandro Fabian 3-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 homers (8) (.256)

2-out RBI: Paulino, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vizcaino Jr, J 2; Fabian, S; Garcia, C.
SAC: Garcia, C.
SF: Vizcaino Jr, J.
GIDP: Bernal.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Paulino, C (22, 2nd base off Llanes/Rizzie); Angomas (8, 3rd base off Llanes/Rizzie).
CS: Fargas (4, 2nd base by Llanes/Rizzie).
PO: Fargas (1st base by ).

FIELDING
PB: Albertson (13).
Triple Play: (Paulino, C-Ewing).

Melvin Adon (W, 3-8) 6.0-8-4-4-1-3 (3.71)
Nolan Riggs 1.0-0-0-0-0-1 (2.34)
Sandro Cabrera 2.0-1-0-0-2-1 (3.58)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (18-24) lost 8-5

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170728&content_id=244927472&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Salem-Keizer vs. Eugene - July 27, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (22-22) lost 6-4

Box Score here: DSL Blue Jays vs. DSL Giants - July 27, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (17-8) WON 5-0

Box score here: AZL D-backs vs. AZL Giants - July 27, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Good to see Rodolfo Martinez back in action, he's been out since the end of May on the DL.

Scheduled Pitchers (Friday)

Sacramento (AAA) Gage (0-4, 6.65)
Richmond (AA) Reed (1-2, 7.32)
San Jose (A+) Menez (6-5, 4.11)
Augusta (A) Baragar (2-7, 4.75)
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) Woods, Stet (2-0, 1.97)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) TBD

 

[Stokes1931]

Friday, 7/28

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (43-62) lost 7-2

Pablo Sandoval 0-4 (.143)
Ryder Jones 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (11) (.305)

Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Calixte 2 (8, missed catch, throw).
Outfield assists: Williamson (Profar at 2nd base).
DP: (Federowicz-Querecuto).

Matt Gage (L, 0-5) 5.1-8-3-1-2-5 (5.72)
Reyes Moronta 1.2-1-0-0-0-1 (6.75) (0-2 inherited runners, he'll never fit in here)
Kraig Sitton 1.0-2-2-2-1-1 (3.83)
Heath Slatton 1.0-1-2-2-2-0 (12.60) What in the deity's name is Slatton doing at AAA? He had a 7.04 ERA for S-K, a 9.82 ERA for San Jose, and now he's at AAA? WHY?!?!??!

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (43-60) WON 9-7

Myles Schroder 3-5, 3 runs, RBI, homer (4) (.266)
Hunter Cole 3-3, run, 2 RBI (.221)
Dylan Davis 2-4, run, RBI, double (.232)
Daniel Carbonell 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, homer (2) (.223)

2-out RBI: Schroder; Cole; Davis; Arnold 2; Heathcott.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Heathcott; Hinojosa 2.
SF: Cole.
GIDP: Davis 2; Arnold.
Team RISP: 5-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Cole (2, fielding); Schroder (5, fielding).
Outfield assists: Carbonell (Gonzalez, M at home).

Nate Reed 5.0-7-7-6-3-5 (8.03)
Vic Black (W, 1-0) 2.0-0-0-0-1-1 (2.61)
Cody Hall (H, 2) 1.0-2-0-0-0-1 (2.63)
Tyler Cyr (S, 12) 1.0-1-0-0-0-2 (2.65)

San Jose Giants (A+) (45-60) lost 6-5

Steven Duggar 2-5, run, RBI, double (.256)
Bryan Reynolds 2-5, RBI (.312)
Jonah Arenado 2-5, run (.239)
Gio Brusa 2-4, (.244)
Jalen Miller 2-3, run, 2 doubles (.222)

2-out RBI: Duggar; Reynolds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jebavy; Duggar 2; Dobson.
GIDP: Reynolds.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 9.

Conner Menez 4.0-7-3-3-2-3 (4.22)
David Owen (L, 3-1) 2.2-6-3-3-0-2 (5.46)
Connor Kaden 0.2-0-0-0-0-0 (4.42)
Carlos Diaz 0.2-0-0-0-0-2 (2.67) (63K in 54 IP) 23 years old

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (37-62) WON 6-5

Jose Vizcaino Jr. 3-4, run, 2 RBI, triple (.246)
Cristian Paulino 2-3, run (.295)

Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Paulino, C 3 (25, 2nd base off Brantley/Rizzie, 2nd base off Brantley/Rizzie, 2nd base off Pobereyko/Rizzie); Garcia, C (2, 2nd base off Pobereyko/Rizzie).
CS: Beltre (4, 3rd base by Zanghi/Rizzie).
PO: Beltre (2nd base by Rizzie).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Beltre-Garcia, C-Vizcaino Jr, J; Garcia, C-Beltre-Vizcaino Jr, J; Beltre-Vizcaino Jr, J).

Caleb Baragar 5.0-7-4-4-1-4 (4.89)
Jose Morel (BS, 1) 2.0-1-1-1-1-3 (3.76)
Patrick Ruotolo (W, 3-2) 2.0-1-0-0-0-2 (1.57)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (19-24) WON 5-1

Stetson Woods (W, 3-0) 5.2-5-1-0-2-3 (1.75)
John Russell (S, 2) 3.1-1-0-0-0-8 (2.92)

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170729&content_id=245103548&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Salem-Keizer vs. Boise - July 28, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (22-23) lost 4-3 in 11 innings

Box Score here: DSL White Sox vs. DSL Giants - July 28, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (18-8) WON 3-0 (2nd shutout in a row)

Box score here: AZL Giants vs. AZL D-backs - July 28, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Scheduled Pitchers (Saturday)

Sacramento (AAA) TBD
Richmond (AA) Taylor (3-8, 4.53)
Richmond (AA) Lujan (1-3, 6.95) (Game 2)
San Jose (A+) Connolly (4-8, 4.47)
Augusta (A) Mazza (6-8, 3.35)
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) Marte (1-1, 5.06)
Giants (DSL) TBD
Giants (AZL) DNP

 

[LHG]

Friday, 7/28


Heath Slatton 1.0-1-2-2-2-0 (12.60) What in the deity's name is Slatton doing at AAA? He had a 7.04 ERA for S-K, a 9.82 ERA for San Jose, and now he's at AAA? WHY?!?!??!

That is a good question. This is actually his 2nd tour with the RiverCats. The Giants has been employing a roster fill method that they haven't used in quite some years. They have guys that they just bounce around and place where ever there is a roster spot open. Some are east coast guys and others are west coast guys. At different points in the year, the RiverCats have had Dusten Knight, T.J. Bennett, Heath Slatton, John Polonius, Matt Winn, Will LaMarche, David Owen and A.J. Ramirez on the roster. They probably do this just to save on traveling expenses.
Why they don't promote guys like Jerry Sands, Slade Heathcott and Carlos Alvarado, who are at least playing well enough in AA to earn promotions is beyond me. In a season like this, bring them to AAA, see how they hit or pitch there, and, if they do well, bring up to the big leagues. Sands and Heathcott have big league experience too.

 

[Stokes1931]

Saturday, 7/29

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (44-62) WON 4-3 against the New Orleans Baby Cakes?!? What sort of self-respecting team would call themselves the Baby Cakes?

Jarrett Parker 2-5, double (.236)
Ryder Jones 3-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 homers (12 & 13) (.313)
Pablo Sandoval 2-3, walk (.235)
Ryan Lollis 1-3, 2 RBI (.301)

Casey Kelly 5.0-5-2-2-2-4 (4.57)
Dusten Knight (H, 1) 1.0-1-0-0-1-1 (3.40)
Tyler Rogers (BS, 4)(W, 3-3) 2.0-2-1-1-0-3 (2.02)
Derek Law (S, 5) 1.0-0-0-0-0-2 (4.08)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (44-60) WON Game One 3-0

Myles Schroder 2-3, run, 2 doubles (.272)
Hunter Cole 2-3, run, RBI, homer (4) (.229)

Cory Taylor (W, 4-8) 7.0-1-0-0-1-5 (4.20)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (45-60) WON Game Two 2-0

Slade Heathcott 1-3, RBI, double (.262)
C.J Hinojosa 0-3, RBI (.289)

Matt Lujan (W, 2-3) 5.0-3-0-0-2-4 (6.05)
Seth Rosin (H, 2) 0.2-1-0-0-0-1 (4.32)
Jarret Martin (H, 8) 0.1-0-0-0-0-1 (3.22) Inherited runners-scored: Martin 1-0
Tyler Cyr (S, 13) 1.0-3-0-0-0-0 (2.58)

San Jose Giants (A+) (45-61) lost 10-2

Ryan Howard 3-5, double (.324)
Bryan Reynolds 2-5, RBI (.314)
Ronnie Jebavy 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (1) (.268)

Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jebavy (10, 2nd base off Killian/Marte, H).

FIELDING
E: Arenado (17, fielding); Miller (14, fielding).

Shaun Anderson (L, 0-1) 3.1-3-5-3-1-2 (8.10) (Welcome to the Giants!)
Connor Kaden 0.2-1-0-0-0-0 (4.34) Inherited runners-scored: Kaden 3-3
Mike Connolly 2.0-7-5-5-1-2 (4.85)
Caleb Simpson 2.0-2-0-0-1-1 (4.73)

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (37-63) lost 3-0

Carlos Garcia 1-4, double (.375)
Jose Vizcaino Jr. 1-4 (.246)

Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Beltre (17, fielding); Fabian, S (11, throw); Albertson (4, catcher interference).

Domenic Mazza (L, 6-9) 6.0-3-3-1-2-10 (3.25) local kid out of Walnut Creek and UCSB
Yordy Cabrera 2.0-0-0-0-0-2 (0.00)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (19-25) lost 5-3

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170730&content_id=245299148&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Salem-Keizer vs. Boise - July 29, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (22-24) lost 7-6

Box Score here: DSL Giants vs. DSL White Sox - July 29, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (18-8) did not play

Box score here:

Scheduled Pitchers (Saturday)

Sacramento (AAA) TBD @ Kickham (0-0, 4.91)
Richmond (AA) Slania (2-1, 3.25)
San Jose (A+) Reyes, M (4-12, 5.92)
Augusta (A) Woods, Step (5-7, 3.59)
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) TBD
Giants (DSL) DNP
Giants (AZL) TBD

 

[SFGRTB]

Sandoval will get the call before Ryder Jones and it will be hilariously sad.

 

[SFGRTB]

Saturday, 7/29

Pitching Line: IP-H-R-ER-BB-K

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (44-62) WON 4-3 against the New Orleans Baby Cakes?!? What sort of self-respecting team would call themselves the Baby Cakes?

Jarrett Parker 2-5, double (.236)
Ryder Jones 3-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 homers (12 & 13) (.313)
Pablo Sandoval 2-3, walk (.235)
Ryan Lollis 1-3, 2 RBI (.301)

Casey Kelly 5.0-5-2-2-2-4 (4.57)
Dusten Knight (H, 1) 1.0-1-0-0-1-1 (3.40)
Tyler Rogers (BS, 4)(W, 3-3) 2.0-2-1-1-0-3 (2.02)
Derek Law (S, 5) 1.0-0-0-0-0-2 (4.08)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (44-60) WON Game One 3-0

Myles Schroder 2-3, run, 2 doubles (.272)
Hunter Cole 2-3, run, RBI, homer (4) (.229)

Cory Taylor (W, 4-8) 7.0-1-0-0-1-5 (4.20)

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (45-60) WON Game Two 2-0

Slade Heathcott 1-3, RBI, double (.262)
C.J Hinojosa 0-3, RBI (.289)

Matt Lujan (W, 2-3) 5.0-3-0-0-2-4 (6.05)
Seth Rosin (H, 2) 0.2-1-0-0-0-1 (4.32)
Jarret Martin (H, 8) 0.1-0-0-0-0-1 (3.22) Inherited runners-scored: Martin 1-0
Tyler Cyr (S, 13) 1.0-3-0-0-0-0 (2.58)

San Jose Giants (A+) (45-61) lost 10-2

Ryan Howard 3-5, double (.324)
Bryan Reynolds 2-5, RBI (.314)
Ronnie Jebavy 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (1) (.268)

Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jebavy (10, 2nd base off Killian/Marte, H).

FIELDING
E: Arenado (17, fielding); Miller (14, fielding).

Shaun Anderson (L, 0-1) 3.1-3-5-3-1-2 (8.10) (Welcome to the Giants!)
Connor Kaden 0.2-1-0-0-0-0 (4.34) Inherited runners-scored: Kaden 3-3
Mike Connolly 2.0-7-5-5-1-2 (4.85)
Caleb Simpson 2.0-2-0-0-1-1 (4.73)

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (37-63) lost 3-0

Carlos Garcia 1-4, double (.375)
Jose Vizcaino Jr. 1-4 (.246)

Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Beltre (17, fielding); Fabian, S (11, throw); Albertson (4, catcher interference).

Domenic Mazza (L, 6-9) 6.0-3-3-1-2-10 (3.25) local kid out of Walnut Creek and UCSB
Yordy Cabrera 2.0-0-0-0-0-2 (0.00)

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) (19-25) lost 5-3

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170730&content_id=245299148&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t578

Box Score here: Salem-Keizer vs. Boise - July 29, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

DSL Giants (Rookie) (22-24) lost 7-6

Box Score here: DSL Giants vs. DSL White Sox - July 29, 2017 | MiLB.com Box | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

AZL Giants (18-8) did not play

Box score here:

Scheduled Pitchers (Saturday)

Sacramento (AAA) TBD @ Kickham (0-0, 4.91)
Richmond (AA) Slania (2-1, 3.25)
San Jose (A+) Reyes, M (4-12, 5.92)
Augusta (A) Woods, Step (5-7, 3.59)
Salem-Keizer (A-Short) TBD
Giants (DSL) DNP
Giants (AZL) TBD

Shaun Anderson had a really nice debut, despite the numbers. As posted in the Top Prospects thread, the innings will be low, pitch count around 60. Anderson started out the game retiring 10 of 11. According to Joe Ritzo, his velo was around 93-94 with the fastball. Also said he should have only allowed 1 run in the 4th, but his defense let him down. Got a couple of grounds that should have been double plays but weren't. On the night, he induced 7 groundouts.

 

[LHG]

Sandoval will get the call before Ryder Jones and it will be hilariously sad.

I was thinking the same thing.