Down on the Farm (2017)

[SFGRTB]

Nice start for de la Rosa.

Second game in a row that Arroyo dropped his BA. Kid is a flash-in-the-pan.

Well actually in his first start, he went 0-3 with a sombrero.

 

[Stokes1931]

In 2016, de la Rosa had 19 stolen bases, but was caught 23 times.

 

[SFGRTB]

So this is new for Arroyo that I think it pretty exciting. Here's a gif of his swing the other day.


First off, it is a really pretty swing.

Second, he did not have this leg kick before. Seems like he's added it this spring. He's always kind of had a compact load, just straight to the ball, not unlike Joe Panik (see his "old" swing here).

The leg kick allows for guys to transfer their weight more consistently through their swing, and drive the ball more. The downside is that leg kicks can cause swing to get a bit longer and result in more swings and misses, unless you are like Buster Posey and have strong upper half (back and core) and just great, quick bat-to-ball ability. Here's the real exciting part... Arroyo has 4 strikeouts so far in 43 ABs. He's making contact and spraying line drives all over the field. He's always had a pretty decent strikeout rate, but this is incredibly promising to see him making this much contact with a "new" swing (updated really) at a new level as one of the youngest guys in AAA.

Still a SSS for sure, he needs to keep this up. But he's lighting it up right now and building quite a bit of hype, both among SF fans and minor league scouts.

 

[SFGRTB]

Tuesday, 4/18
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (5-7) lost 8-2

Christian Arroyo 1-4, 2 runs, RBI, homer (2)
Ryder Jones 1-4, RBI, double
Trevor Brown 1-3

SB: Moncrief (1, 2nd base off Wright, Dn/Arcia, F).
E: Tomlinson (1, fielding).

Dan Slania (L, 0-2) 5.0-5-4-4-4-8
Michael Roth 2.0-5-2-2-0-2
Matt Reynolds 1.0-2-2-1-1-0
Tyler Rogers 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Richmond (AA) (4-8) lost 4-1

Slade Heathcott 2-5, run, double
Brandon Bednar 2-4, RBI

SB: Garcia, C (2, 2nd base off Barker/Wynns).
PO: Moreno, R (1st base by Wynns).
E: Winn (3, catcher interference).
Outfield assists: Horan (Dosch at 2nd base).

Jordan Johnson (L, 0-1) 7.0-9-4-3-1-5
Reyes Moronta 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

San Jose (A+) (7-3) WON 3-2

Bryan Reynolds 3-4, run
Aramis Garcia 1-4, run, RBI, double
Dillon Dobson 1-3, 2 RBI
Ryan Howard 2-3

Matt Krook 4.0-1-1-0-5-5 (Kyle Crick 2.0)
Bryan Morris (W, 1-0) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Carlos Diaz (H, 1) 2.0-0-0-0-0-2
Caleb Simpson (H, 3) 1.0-1-1-0-0-2
Ryan Halstead (S, 1) 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Augusta (A) (4-9) WON 3-2

Anthony Marks 2-4, run
Kelvin Beltre 2-2, 2 RBI, triple
Frandy De La Rosa 2-3, triple

SB: Marks (4, 2nd base off Abreu/Sands).
CS: De La Rosa (1, 2nd base by Abreu/Sands).
E: Geraldo, M (2, fielding); Mazza (1, pickoff); Kirby (3, fielding).

Domenic Mazza 5.0-3-2-0-2-4
Cameron Avila-Leeper (W, 1-1) 3.0-3-0-0-0-3
Patrick Ruotolo (S, 1) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Beede
Richmond (AA) Lujan
San Jose (A+) Slatton
San Jose (A+) Reyes, M
Augusta (A) Myers

Arroyo's homer went to the opposite field.

Video Highlights & Clips - MiLB | Christian Arroyo homers for the River Cats - Video | MiLB.com Multimedia | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball

Reyes Moronta didn't strike anyone out. What a scrub.

Krook is indeed on the Crick start right now, but hopefully he can make a turn for the better. He's got lights out stuff, and is still only 2 years removed from TJ surgery.

 

[calsnowskier]

In 2016, de la Rosa had 19 stolen bases, but was caught 23 times.

He is to basestealing what Sandoval is to swinging a bat...

 

[Stokes1931]

Could Giants bring up hot-hitting Christian Arroyo?

 

[SFGRTB]

Could Giants bring up hot-hitting Christian Arroyo?

Another homer tonight, 12 game hit streak.

I don't think they should bring him up now, personally. There's no where to put him, and that's a ton of pressure to put on the kid to basically ask to turn this offense around. I'm already worried fans' expectations are going to be too high. He's not going to be a 20-homer, 100 RBI guy.

Now could very well be the worst time to bring him up.

 

[tzill]

Another homer tonight, 12 game hit streak.

I don't think they should bring him up now, personally. There's no where to put him, and that's a ton of pressure to put on the kid to basically ask to turn this offense around. I'm already worried fans' expectations are going to be too high. He's not going to be a 20-homer, 100 RBI guy.

Now could very well be the worst time to bring him up.

He's got to go through a cold streak at AAA first...to learn how to adjust.

I think mid June.

 

[calsnowskier]

He's got to go through a cold streak at AAA first...to learn how to adjust.

I think mid June.

What is the typical cutoff date for Super 2??

 

[LHG]

What is the typical cutoff date for Super 2??

I want to say somewhere around mid May.

 

[calsnowskier]

I want to say somewhere around mid May.

A lot of talk today on KNBR that that may be what they are looking at for Arroyo.

If that is what they are doing, I am ok with that. But the Giants don't have a history of paying any attention to that, so I doubt that is the case.

 

[LHG]

A lot of talk today on KNBR that that may be what they are looking at for Arroyo.

If that is what they are doing, I am ok with that. But the Giants don't have a history of paying any attention to that, so I doubt that is the case.

I remember questioning the Giants calling up Bumgarner and Posey in Sept 2009 because it started the service clock early on both of them. Hindsight tells me that wasn't as important as I thought it was.

 

[SFGRTB]

A lot of talk today on KNBR that that may be what they are looking at for Arroyo.

If that is what they are doing, I am ok with that. But the Giants don't have a history of paying any attention to that, so I doubt that is the case.

I highly doubt the Giants care much about that. As you said, they don't have a history of caring and they shouldn't now.

The cutoff is typically early June, but with the season starting earlier (slightly), it could leak into late May.

 

[SFGRTB]

He's got to go through a cold streak at AAA first...to learn how to adjust.

I think mid June.

I think they'll do it when they absolutely have to, if not in September this year.

 

[Stokes1931]

Wednesday, 4/19
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (5-8) lost 7-4 (giving up 7 runs in the last two innings)

Drew Stubbs 1-5, run
Christian Arroyo 4-5, run, 4 RBI, homer (3) (.479)
Jae-Gyun Hwang 2-4
Jeff Arnold 2-4, 2 runs, double

Tyler Beede 6.2-3-0-0-3-4
Roberto Gomez (H, 1) 0.1-2-2-2-1-1
Josh Osich (BS, 2)(L, 1-1) 0.1-2-4-4-2-0
Kraig Sitton 0.2-1-0-0-1-0
Ryan Webb 1.0-2-1-1-1-0

Richmond (AA) (5-8) WON 4-2

Brandon Bednar 1-4, run
Miguel Gomez 2-5, run, 2 RBI, double
Chris Shaw 2-4, run, double
Hunter Cole 2-4, 2 RBI
Ryan Lollis 2-4

Matt Lujan 5.2-5-2-2-2-4
D.J. Snelten (W, 3-0) 1.1-1-0-0-0-2
Tyler Cyr (H, 1) 1.0-1-0-0-0-2
Reyes Moronta (S, 3) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

San Jose (A+) (7-5) lost game one 9-3 in seven innings

Jalen Miller 2-4
Mac Williamson 1-3, run
Michael Morse 1-3, run
Aramis Garcia 2-3, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (4)

Heath Slatton (L, 0-1) 0.2-5-7-7-2-0
David Owen 2.2-6-2-2-0-1
Dusten Knight 3.2-0-0-0-0-4

San Jose (A+) (7-6) lost game two 3-0 in seven innings

Jalen Miller 1-3
Gio Brusa 1-3
Jonah Arenado 1-3

Mark Reyes (L, 0-2) 4.0-3-3-1-5-2
Caleb Simpson 1.1-1-0-0-3-4
Dylan Rheault 1.2-0-0-0-0-1

FIELDING
E: Miller (7, fielding)

Augusta (A) (5-9) WON 5-3

Anthony Marks 1-4, 2 RBIs
Kelvin Beltre 2-4, 2 runs
Skyler Ewing 1-3, RBI, triple
Frandy De La Rosa 1-4, run, RBI, double
Ashford Fulmer 2-4, run

BASERUNNING
SB: Marks (5, 2nd base off Perez, F/Navas, E); Beltre (1, 2nd base off Perez, F/Navas, E).
CS: Van Horn (1, 2nd base by Perez, F/Navas, E).

FIELDING
E: Fabian, S (1, fielding).
PB: Ewing (2).
Outfield assists: Fulmer (Florial at home).

D.J. Myers 4.0-5-1-1-3-6
Jose Morel (W, 1-0) 2.1-3-2-1-0-0
Sandro Cabrera (H, 1) 0.2-0-0-0-1-0
Nolan Riggs (S, 1) 2.0-0-0-0-0-2

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Gregorio
Richmond (AA) Suarez, An
San Jose (A+) McCasland
Augusta (A) Solter

 

[Stokes1931]

Thursday, 4/20
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (5-9) lost 5-2

Kelby Tomlinson 1-4, RBI, double
Christian Arroyo 0-4 (.442) Scrub!
Austin Slater 1-3, RBI, double
Orlando Calixte 1-3

Joan Gregorio (L, 0-2) 5.0-4-3-3-4-4
Chase Johnson 2.0-3-0-0-0-3
Kraig Sitton 1.0-2-0-0-0-0
Josh Osich 1.0-4-2-2-0-0 (9.95)

Richmond (AA) (6-8) WON 12-2

Slade Heathcott 3-4, 3 runs, RBI
Brandon Bednar 1-4, 3 runs, RBI
Miguel Gomez 3-5, run, 5 RBI, homer (2)
Chris Shaw 2-5, run, 2 RBI
Hunter Cole 1-5, RBI, double

Andrew Suarez (W, 1-2) 7.0-8-2-2-3-4
Carlos Alvarado 1.0-2-0-0-0-3

San Jose (A+) (7-7) lost 5-1

Jalen Miller 2-3, run, double
Michael Morse 1-4, RBI
Daniel Carbonell 1-3, double

Jake McCasland (L, 0-1) 5.0-9-5-5-0-4
Bryan Morris 1.2-0-0-0-2-0
Carlos Diaz 2.1-0-0-0-0-3

Augusta (A) (6-9) WON 5-3

Anthony Marks 1-5
Skyler Ewing 2-4, run, RBI, homer (1)
Frandy De La Rosa 0-2, 2 walks
Manuel Geraldo 2-4, run, 2 RBI
Jacob Heyward 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (2)
Ashford Fulmer 1-4

Matt Solter (W, 2-0) 5.0-6-3-2-2-7
Jeff Burke (H, 2) 3.0-2-0-0-1-2
Patrick Ruotolo (S, 2) 1.0-1-0-0-1-0

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Romero, R
Richmond (AA) Coonrod
San Jose (A+) Menez
Augusta (A) Adon

 

[Stokes1931]

Friday, 4/21
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (5-10) lost 9-5 (giving up 7 runs in the 7th and 8th) just can't beat the Bees

Christian Arroyo 1-4, double (.429) Scrub!
Ryder Jones 3-3, 2 runs, RBI, homer (1)
Austin Slater 1-3, run
Jae-Gyun Hwang 2-3, run, RBI
Drew Stubbs 1-3, run, 3 RBI, homer (1)
Orlando Calixte 1-4

BASERUNNING
SB: Calixte (4, 2nd base off Gagnon, D/Sanchez, T).
CS: Moncrief (2, 2nd base by Gagnon, D/Sanchez, T); Tomlinson (2, 3rd base by Mahle/Sanchez, T).

FIELDING
E: Arroyo (2, throw); Jones, Ryd (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Stubbs (Cowart at 2nd base).
DP: (Calixte-Tomlinson-Jones, Ryd).
Pickoffs: Arnold (Sanchez, T at 1st base).

Ricky Romero 4.2-4-2-2-4-6
Matt Reynolds 2.0-2-1-1-0-1
Roberto Gomez (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 0.2-4-6-5-2-0
Tyler Rogers 0.2-0-0-0-0-0
Ryan Webb 1.0-1-0-0-1-1

Richmond (AA) (6-9) lost 6-2

Slade Heathcott 1-3, run, 2 RBIs, homer (2)
Brandon Bednar 1-3
Hunter Cole 1-4, double

Sam Coonrod (L, 0-1) 2.0-2-1-1-0-3
Pat Young 0.2-1-2-2-2-0
Jose Flores 2.1-4-1-1-2-4
Christian Jones 2.0-2-1-1-0-4
Tyler Cyr 1.0-1-1-0-1-1
Carlos Alvarado 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

San Jose (A+) (8-7) WON 4-2

Ali Castillo 2-5, RBI, double
Ryan Howard 3-5, run, 2 doubles
Daniel Carbonell 1-3, 2 runs, RBI, double

FIELDING
E: Howard (3, fielding); Brusa (2, fielding).
PB: Sabanosh (2).
Outfield assists: Fargas (Iriart at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Castillo, Al-Howard-Vizcaino Jr.; Arenado-Castillo, Al-Vizcaino Jr.).

Conner Menez 5.0-7-2-2-1-1
Connor Kaden (W, 1-0) 2.0-1-0-0-0-1
Ryan Halstead (S, 2) 2.0-2-0-0-0-2

Augusta (A) (6-10) lost 7-2

Sandro Fabian 1-3, run, RBI, double
Kelvin Beltre 2-4, double
Brandon Van Horn 2-4, run, double
Kevin Rivera 2-4, double

Melvin Adon 4.2-3-1-0-2-7
Cameron Avila-Leeper (L, 1-2) 1.1-4-3-3-0-1
D.J. Myers 0.2-2-2-2-3-1
Alex Bostic 1.1-2-1-1-1-2

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Stratton
Richmond (AA) Taylor
San Jose (A+) Connolly
Augusta (A) Baragar

 

[Stokes1931]

Jalen Miller with his 8th error in his 16th game.

 

[LHG]

Jalen Miller with his 8th error in his 16th game.

I wonder if a professional baseball player has ever made 100 errors in a season?

 

[Stokes1931]

I wonder if a professional baseball player has ever made 100 errors in a season?

Single-Season Leaders &amp Records for Errors Committed | Baseball-Reference.com

122 by Herman Long in 1889

Most errors committed in a career:

Herman Long, 1889-1904 (1,096)

Yes, he was a shortstop. And yes, gloves were smaller then. But Herman Long managed to commit 1,096 errors while playing just 1,875 games. That’s amazing. It’s an average of more than one error every other day.

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