Down on the Farm (2017)

[Stokes1931]

Wednesday, 5/3
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (9-17) lost 9-5

Orlando Calixte 1-4, RBI
Jae-Gyun Hwang 2-5
Mac Williamson 2-5, run
Chris Marrero 1-5, run, 3 RBI, homer (1)
Justin Ruggiano 2-5, run, double
Carlos Moncrief 2-5, run, double
Trevor Brown 2-4

BASERUNNING
SB: Calixte (6, 2nd base off Coleman, C/Stassi).

FIELDING
E: Marrero, C (1, missed catch)

Michael Roth (L, 2-3) 4.1-10-9-6-2-4
Tyler Rogers 2.2-1-0-0-2-1
Kyle Crick 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Richmond (AA) (9-14) lost 9-2

Slade Heathcott 1-3
Miguel Gomez 2-4, run
Hunter Cole 2-4, double

FIELDING
E: Castillo, Al (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Cole 2 (Simpson at 3rd base, Luplow at home)

Jordan Johnson (L, 1-2) 5.2-4-4-4-3-4
Carlos Alvarado 0.1-0-0-0-0-1
D.J. Snelten 1.0-3-1-1-0-1
Luis Pino 1.0-5-4-4-0-0

San Jose (A+) (12-15) lost 4-3 (1-8 with RISP)

Jalen Miller 2-4, 2 runs
Ryan Howard 3-4. run, RBI, homer (4)
Bryan Reynolds 2-4, RBI

BASERUNNING
CS: Reynolds (2, 2nd base by Lopez, P/Nieto).
PO: Reynolds (1st base by Lopez, P).

Conner Menez 4.2-4-1-1-4-3
Yordy Cabrera (L, 0-1) 1.1-2-2-2-2-2
Caleb Smith 1.2-3-1-1-3-1
Dylan Rheault 0.1-0-0-0-0-0
Ryan Halstead 1.0-1-0-0-0-1

Augusta (A) (10-16) Lost 7-4

Sandro Fabian 2-4
Kelvin Beltre 1-4, run
Skyler Ewing 1-4, run, 2 RBI, double
Frandy De La Rosa 1-3, RBI, double
Manuel Geraldo 1-4, run, double
Jacob Heyward 1-3, RBI, double

BASERUNNING
SB: Geraldo, M (3, 3rd base off Lambert/Zavala).
CS: De La Rosa (4, 2nd base by Morrison/Zavala).

FIELDING
E: Beltre (2, throw); Heyward (3, throw).
Outfield assists: Heyward (Fisher at 2nd base).

D.J. Myers (L, 1-3) 6.0-8-6-4-1-4
Jeff Burke 2.0-3-1-1-2-0

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Slania (0-3, 9.17)
Richmond (AA) Suarez, An (1-3, 3.48)
San Jose (A+) Connolly (2-2, 1.61)
Augusta (A) Solter (2-0, 3.48)

 

[SFGRTB]

Carlos Alvarado now has 25 K's in 11 IP. He's struck out 60% (!!!!!) of the batter's he faced.

We are going to see this guy in San Francisco at some point this season

 

[Stokes1931]

Thursday, 5/4
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (10-17) WON 4-2

Orlando Calixte 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (4)
Austin Slater 1-2, run
Ryder Jones 2-4
Justin Ruggiano 3-4, RBI, double
Tim Federowicz 2-4, run

BASERUNNING
SB: Federowicz (1, 2nd base off Martinez, D/Centeno); Ciriaco (1, 2nd base off Martinez, D/Centeno); Slater (4, 3rd base off Comer/Centeno); Jones, Ryd (2, 2nd base off Comer/Centeno).
CS: Slater (1, 2nd base by Stutzman/Centeno).

FIELDING
E: Calixte (2, throw); Moncrief (2, throw).

Chris Stratton 4.1-4-0-0-1-6
Kraig Sitton (W, 2-0) 2.2-2-1-1-0-1
Matt Reynolds (H, 2) 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Ryan Webb (S, 2) 1.0-2-1-1-0-2

Richmond (AA) (10-14) WON 3-2 in 11 innings

Slade Heathcott 1-5, double
Hunter Cole 1-4, run, double
Miguel Gomez 2-5, run
Chris Shaw 1-3, RBI
Carlos Garcia 3-5, run
Rando Moreno 2-5, RBI

BASERUNNING
CS: Garcia, C (2, 2nd base by Barker/Wynns); Moreno, R (2, 2nd base by Barker/Wynns).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Heathcott (Wynns at home)

Andrew Suarez 7.0-4-1-1-1-6 (2.93)
Carlos Alvarado 1.0-0-0-0-0-2
Reyes Moronta (BS, 1) 1.0-3-1-1-0-0
Tyler Cyr 1.2-0-0-0-3-3
Jose Flores (W, 1-0) 0.1-0-0-0-0-1

San Jose (A+) (12-16) lost 8-2

Jalen Miller 1-5, RBI
Ryan Howard 1-5
Bryan Reynolds 2-4
Aramis Garcia 1-3, double
Dillon Dobson 1-4, double
Matt Winn 2-4, run
Johneshwy Fargas 1-4, run, RBI, double

Mike Connolly (L, 2-3) 5.0-7-3-3-0-6
Connor Kaden 2.2-4-5-5-3-2
Caleb Simpson 0.1-0-0-0-1-0

Augusta (A) (10-17) Lost 5-4 (6 innings)

Sandro Fabian 1-2
Kelvin Beltre 1-3
Frandy De La Rosa 3-3, 2 runs, double
Ashford Fulmer 1-3, RBI, double

BASERUNNING
SB: Fulmer (3, 2nd base off Solorzano/Nolan); Brown (3, 2nd base off Solorzano/Nolan).

FIELDING
PB: Ewing (3).
Outfield assists: Fulmer (Fisher at 2nd base)

Matt Solter 5.0-5-3-3-3-8
Matt Pope (BS, 1)(L, 1-1) 0.1-1-2-2-2-0

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Slania (0-3, 9.17)
Richmond (AA) Coonrod
Richmond (AA) Lujan (1-0, 3.60) (Game 2)
San Jose (A+) Slatton (0-2, 18.62)
Augusta (A) Adon

 

[Stokes1931]

Rivercats (AAA) next to last in SLG

Flying Squirrels (AA) last in SLG

San Jose (A+) 4th in SLG

Augusta (A) next to last in SLG

 

[Stokes1931]

Friday, 5/5
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (10-18) lost 5-1

Orlando Calixte 1-4, double (.265)
Jae-Gyun Hwang 1-4 (.306)
Ryder Jones 1-4 (.284)
Kyle Blanks 1-3 (.218)
Austin Slater 1-4, run (.294)
Tim Federowicz 1-3 (.316)
Trevor Brown 1-4 (.156)

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bernard (White at 3rd base).

Dan Slania (L, 0-4) 6.0-10-5-5-2-3 (8.75)
Kyle Crick 2.0-2-0-0-1-4 (5.23)

Richmond (AA) (11-14) WON Game One 7-2

Slade Heathcott 2-4, run, RBI (.276)
Chris Shaw 2-2, 2 runs, RBI, homer (4)
Tyler Horan 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double, triple

Sam Coonrod (W, 1-2) 5.0-6-2-2-3-1 (3.24)
Christian Jones (S, 1) 2.0-3-0-0-1-5 (4.38)

Richmond (AA) (11-15) lost Game Two 12-2

Carlos Garcia 3-4, 2 runs (.266)
Brandon Bednar 1-4, RBI, double (.304)
Miguel Gomez 1-3, RBI, double (.313)

Matt Lujan (L, 1-1) 4.1-8-7-7-4-5 (5.55)
Luis Pino 2.2-8-5-5-2-0 (22.50)

San Jose (A+) (13-16) WON 8-5

Jalen Miller 1-4, run, double (.245)
Bryan Reynolds 2-3, 3 runs, RBI, double (.284)
Aramis Garcia 3-5, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 2 doubles, homer (5) (.357) Don't think he'll be in San Jose long
Dillon Dobson 2-5, 2 RBI, double

BASERUNNING
SB: Fargas (5, 2nd base off Navas/Chavez).

Heath Slatton (W, 1-2) 5.0-5-1-1-2-10 (12.89)
Ryan Halstead (S, 4) 0.2-1-0-0-0-2 (0.64)

Augusta (A) (10-18) Lost 15-3

Frandy De La Rosa 1-3, run, 3 RBI, homer (1) (.240)
Jacob Heyward 2-3 (.176)

FIELDING
PB: Albertson 3 (5).
DP: 3 (Beltre-Van Horn-Kirby; Van Horn-Kirby; Van Horn-Beltre-Kirby).
Pickoffs: Adon (Hill at 1st base).

Melvin Adon (L, 0-3) 2.2-7-6-6-2-0 (4.87)
Cesar Yanez 1.2-1-2-2-3-2 (10.29)
Cameron Avila-Leeper 0.2-5-7-7-1-1 (14.85)
Alex Bostic 2.0-0-0-0-2-2 (7.27)
Patrick Ruotolo 1.0-0-0-0-0-2 (0.84) By this point the other team was dead tired of hitting

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow

Sacramento (AAA) Beede
Richmond (AA) Taylor
San Jose (A+) Krook (Hide the women and the children!)
Augusta (A) Baragar

 

[Stokes1931]

Saturday, 5/6
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (11-18) WON 3-2

Jae-Gyun Hwang 2-4, run, double (.314)
Ryder Jones 1-3, run (.286)
Chris Marrero 1-3, RBI, double (.250)
Austin Slater 1-2, run, RBI (.299)

BASERUNNING
SB: Calixte (7, 2nd base off Duncan/Freeman); Ciriaco (2, 2nd base off Burgos/Freeman).

FIELDING
E: Jones, Ryd (2, fielding)

Tyler Beede (W, 2-1) 5.0-3-1-1-2-5 (3.38)
Roberto Gomez (H, 2) 2.0-1-0-0-0-2 (7.30)
Tyler Rogers (H, 1) 1.0-0-1-0-0-0 (1.47)
Kyle Crick (S, 2) 1.0-0-0-0-1-1 (4.76)

Richmond (AA) (11-16) lost 5-0

Chris Shaw 3-4, double (.306)

FIELDING
E: Castillo, Al (3, throw).
Outfield assists: Horan (Rodriguez, A at 3rd base).

Cory Taylor (L, 1-3) 5.1-11-5-4-1-3 (5.47)
Jose Flores 1.2-1-0-0-0-1 (2.13)
D.J. Snelten 1.0-1-0-0-1-2 (0.66)
Reyes Moronta 1.0-0-0-0-0-2 (3.48)

San Jose (A+) (13-17) lost 13-2

Aramis Garcia 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (6)

FIELDING
E: Arenado 3 (6, throw, throw, throw); Carbonell (2, fielding).

Matt Krook (L, 0-4) 1.1-3-6-2-4-3 (12.46) Dude has a serious case of the yips out there
David Owen 3.1-6-6-6-2-2 (5.55)
Yordy Cabrera 3.1-2-1-1-2-4 (6.35)

Augusta (A) (10-18) Lost 3-2 in 12 innings

Frandy De La Rosa 1-4, run, RBI, homer (2) (.241)
Jacob Heyward 3-5, run, RBI, homer (3) (.205)

BASERUNNING
SB: Geraldo, M (4, 2nd base off Smith, H/Baldwin).
CS: Heyward (3, 2nd base by Nogosek/Baldwin).

FIELDING
E: Beltre (3, fielding).

Caleb Baragar 6.0-3-1-1-1-9 (2.81)
Nolan Riggs 3.0-1-0-0-1-2 (4.02)
Jeff Burke 1.0-1-0-0-0-1 (2.04)
Patrick Ruotolo (BS, 1) 1.0-2-1-1-1-0 (1.54)
Jose Morel (L, 1-1) 0.2-2-1-1-1-0 (2.79)

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow (Sunday)

Sacramento (AAA) Gregorio (1-2, 1.95)
Richmond (AA) Gage (0-2, 3.00)
San Jose (A+) Reyes, M (0-4, 6.84)
Augusta (A) Woods, Step (1-2, 3.00)

 

[calsnowskier]

Shaw is really starting to look like the type of bat that can actually carry a team for an extended period. He looks to be slightly streaky, but when he is hot, forget it.

Not sure he will be up this year, but there is little doubt he should get at least his cuppo by next year.

With this teams hitting whoas, you gotta think he is an untouchable in the system, isn't he?

 

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 5/7
(I won't be updating batting averages nor ERA's until at least May)

Sacramento (AAA) (11-19) lost 6-5, allowing 4 runs in the 8th to lose

Orlando Calixte 1-4, double (.257)
Ryder Jones 2-3, run, RBI, homer (2) (.301)
Tim Federowicz 2-3, run, 4 RBI, homer (1) (.341)

BASERUNNING
SB: Calixte (8, 3rd base off Grey/Conger); Hwang (2, 2nd base off Fleck/Conger).

FIELDING
E: Gregorio (1, missed catch).
Outfield assists: Williamson (Arcia, Os at home).

Joan Gregorio 6.0-3-1-1-4-3 (1.87)
Matt Reynolds (H, 3) 1.0-0-0-0-1-0 (1.29)
Kraig Sitton (L, 2-1) 0.0-2-4-4-1-0 (3.57)
Tyler Rogers (BS, 1) 1.0-2-1-1-1-1 (1.86)
Ryan Webb 1.0-0-0-0-0-0 (2.61)

Richmond (AA) (11-17) lost 8-4

Miguel Gomez 2-3, run, RBI, double (.323) This guy has DH written all over him
Dylan Davis 2-4, run, RBI, double (.162)

Matt Gage (L, 0-3) 5.2-9-5-5-2-1 (4.05)
Carlos Alvarado 2.1-2-1-1-1-2 (1.35)
Rodolfo Martinez 1.0-2-2-2-0-0 (18.00) first appearance of the season

San Jose (A+) (14-17) WON 5-0

Daniel Carbonell 3-5, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 2 homers (3) (.262)

BASERUNNING
SB: Carbonell (2, 2nd base off Meisner/Chavez); Bennett (1, 2nd base off Meisner/Chavez).

FIELDING
E: Fargas (1, fielding).

Mark Reyes (W, 1-4) 5.0-4-0-0-4-2 (5.70)
Caleb Simpson (H, 4) 2.0-2-0-0-1-3 (7.30)
Ryan Halstead (S, 5) 2.0-1-0-0-0-5 (0.56)

Augusta (A) (11-19) WON 7-6, tried their best to give it away in the 9th

Ashford Fulmer 2-4, run, RBI, homer (1) (.281)
Sandro Fabian 2-5, RBI, double (.280)
Kelvin Beltre 2-5, run, RBI, homer (4) (.283)
Frandy De La Rosa 1-5, run, RBI, homer (3) (.237)
Ryan Kirby 1-3, run, 2 RBI, homer (1) (.170)
Manuel Geraldo 1-4, run, RBI, homer (1) (.155)

BASERUNNING
SB: Fulmer (4, 2nd base off Gorst/Sciortino).

FIELDING
E: Geraldo, M 2 (8, fielding, fielding). (8th error in 26 games)

Stephen Woods (W, 2-2) 5.0-3-1-1-3-8 (2.77)
Alex Bostic 0.2-2-2-1-1-2 (7.71)
Jose Morel (H, 1) 2.0-3-1-0-2-1 (2.31)
Jeff Burke (S, 1) 1.1-2-2-2-1-0 (2.84)

Scheduled Pitchers Tomorrow (Sunday)

Sacramento (AAA) Roth (2-3, 5.73)
Richmond (AA) Johnson (1-2, 3.32)
San Jose (A+) DNP
Augusta (A) Mazza (1-3, 5.67)

 

[LHG]

Another pathetic loss got me wondering what AAA looks like right now. Here's the top five hitters (by OPS) and pitchers (primarily by WHIP but also ERA) in Sacramento:
Top Five Hitters
5. Orlando Calixte - Evidence that this team offers little hope for the big league hitting woes. The number 5 guy has a .729 OPS. At least he plays the outfield.
4. Chris Marrero - A little more evidence not to get too excited about the AAA hitters this year. The first guy to get cast off from the left field merry-go-round has an .802 OPS in 8 games since getting sent down
3. Carlos Moncrief - Could he be the next guy to get left field auditions? Doubtful. Despite an .848 OPS, and a changing cast of characters in the outfield, he still only gets to platoon.
2. Ryder Jones - The one real prospect on this list at least is posting an .850 OPS in 19 games (he spent some time on the dl already this year)
1. Tim Federowicz - Yes, the journeyman catcher is the top hitter on the RiverCats current roster - .889 in 41 at-bats
Top Five Pitchers
5. Kraig Sitton - That 3 lefty relievers populate this list should give some hope if Okert or Osich cannot figure it out. Sitton's numbers have slipped of late, but are still top 5 worthy (3.57 ERA, 1.13 WHIP).
4. Tyler Beede - While his ERA (3.38) is a lot higher than Gregorio's (which gives Gregorio the edge right now, in my mind), he has the same WHIP (1.26) and is close to Gregorio in Ks per 9.
3. Joan Gregorio - A couple of guys (not listed below) may have a better WHIP, but this guy is the best starting pitcher on the team. In 6 starts, he has a 1.87 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Pretty good for a PCL pitcher.
2. Matt Reynolds - this guy seems to know how to pitch in the PCL. And he wasn't bad, minus one relief appearance, with the Giants last year. A 1.29 ERA and 0.93 WHIP makes it hard not to think about him in the big league bullpen again.
1. Tyler Rogers - the relief prospect a 1.86 ERA and an 0.83 WHIP. Would be nice to see him get a shot soon.

 

[Stokes1931]

Another pathetic loss got me wondering what AAA looks like right now. Here's the top five hitters (by OPS) and pitchers (primarily by WHIP but also ERA) in Sacramento:
Top Five Hitters
5. Orlando Calixte - Evidence that this team offers little hope for the big league hitting woes. The number 5 guy has a .729 OPS. At least he plays the outfield.
4. Chris Marrero - A little more evidence not to get too excited about the AAA hitters this year. The first guy to get cast off from the left field merry-go-round has an .802 OPS in 8 games since getting sent down
3. Carlos Moncrief - Could he be the next guy to get left field auditions? Doubtful. Despite an .848 OPS, and a changing cast of characters in the outfield, he still only gets to platoon.
2. Ryder Jones - The one real prospect on this list at least is posting an .850 OPS in 19 games (he spent some time on the dl already this year)
1. Tim Federowicz - Yes, the journeyman catcher is the top hitter on the RiverCats current roster - .889 in 41 at-bats
Top Five Pitchers
5. Kraig Sitton - That 3 lefty relievers populate this list should give some hope if Okert or Osich cannot figure it out. Sitton's numbers have slipped of late, but are still top 5 worthy (3.57 ERA, 1.13 WHIP).
4. Tyler Beede - While his ERA (3.38) is a lot higher than Gregorio's (which gives Gregorio the edge right now, in my mind), he has the same WHIP (1.26) and is close to Gregorio in Ks per 9.
3. Joan Gregorio - A couple of guys (not listed below) may have a better WHIP, but this guy is the best starting pitcher on the team. In 6 starts, he has a 1.87 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Pretty good for a PCL pitcher.
2. Matt Reynolds - this guy seems to know how to pitch in the PCL. And he wasn't bad, minus one relief appearance, with the Giants last year. A 1.29 ERA and 0.93 WHIP makes it hard not to think about him in the big league bullpen again.
1. Tyler Rogers - the relief prospect a 1.86 ERA and an 0.83 WHIP. Would be nice to see him get a shot soon.

Calixte has speed, already has 9 steals. Not sure how that translates into Noggin's no run offense, but it would be nice to see someone with speed. We just saw what Hamilton did to us with speed. Calixte is not a speed merchant like Hamilton, but he seems to be plenty fast. The plodding "offense" the Giants currently have is severely restricted. It cannot manufacture runs. It cannot get on base, and when it does it cannot drive anyone in.

Funny, the Dogs have 8 runs in 3 innings tonight at Pittsburgh, Giants have 8 runs on the entire road trip so far. Oye!

 

[LHG]

Calixte has speed, already has 9 steals. Not sure how that translates into Noggin's no run offense, but it would be nice to see someone with speed. We just saw what Hamilton did to us with speed. Calixte is not a speed merchant like Hamilton, but he seems to be plenty fast. The plodding "offense" the Giants currently have is severely restricted. It cannot manufacture runs. It cannot get on base, and when it does it cannot drive anyone in.

Funny, the Dogs have 8 runs in 3 innings tonight at Pittsburgh, Giants have 8 runs on the entire road trip so far. Oye!

Calixte seems, to me, a lighter version of Eduardo Nunez (Calixte has a .310 OBP in AAA), and probably a good example of how Bochy would use his speed - he wouldn't.

 

[Stokes1931]

Mac 2-3 tonight with a EWS.

 

[SFGRTB]

Monday 5/9

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

Sacramento River Cats AAA lost 7-6 (11-20) by giving up 6 runs in the 9th.

Mac Williamson 2-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K. I think the Giants are waiting for him to heat up.
Orlando Calixte 1-5, 1 R, SB (9). Yes, very similar to Nunez, expect he plays very good defense. Played SS tonight.
Jae-Gyun Hwang 2-5, 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI. Played 3B
Fed-X 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 R. Look out Trevor Brown.
Ryder Jones 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB. Played LF. He's looking better out there, from what I've heard. Still think he's going to be Gonnor's replacement (should be at least).
Michael Roth 2-3, 1 RBI. Yes, the pitcher.

Michael Roth 5.2-5-1-1-1-5
Dusten Knight 1.1-0-0-0-0-2. Maybe he'll make some noise after his promotion. Got rocked his first outing, nice bounce back here.
Ryan Webb and Roberto Gomez gave up 3 runs a piece in the 9th.

Richmond Flying Squirrels AA won 3-1 (12-17) by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th.

Brandon Crawford 1-3, 2B. This guy must be a scrub, he doesn't even have a picture.
Chris Shaw 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI. .315/.425/.539 batting line is dreamy. 1:1 K:BB ratio is dreamy. Get hype.
Slade Heathcott 2-4, 2 SB (3)
C.J Hinojosa 1-4. I threw him in here because this was his season debut. Potential bat-first utility guy.

Jordan Johnson 6.0-2-1-1-3-5. The Jeff Samardjiza of the system right now. Great stuff, good control, bad command. Bullpen: light's out again.

San Jose Giants A+ enjoyed an off-day

Augusta GreenJackets A lost 4-3 (11-20)

Nothing notable here frankly.

 

[LHG]

Monday 5/9
Brandon Crawford 1-3, 2B. This guy must be a scrub, he doesn't even have a picture.

 

[SFGRTB]

Just realized my date for yesterday was wrong. It was 5/9 where I live when I posted it....


Tuesday 5/9


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


Sacramento River Cats AAA WON 4-3 (12-20) by walking-off in the 11th

Mac Williamson 1-3, 2-R HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, FE (1st). Homer went 426 to straight-away CF. Soon
Ryder Jones 1-5, 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 K. Played 1B

Chris Stratton 4.2-6-3-2-2-5. Did not have great command today, but his defense really let him down too. His stuff is really looking much better though than it ever has in his MiLB career. I wasn't a believer, but I may be now.
Kraig Sitton 0.0-0-0-0-2-0. LOL
Tyler Rogers 2.1-3-0-0-0-0. Inherited a bases-loaded jam and got out of it.
Kyle Crick 2.0-0-0-0-1-1
Dusten Knight 2.0-0-0-0-1-1

Cross Rogers and Crick off the list of guys replacing Melancon.


Richmond Flying Squirrels AA WON 14-6 (13-17)

Brandon Crawford 3-5, 1 R. Alright I've come around, maybe the Giants should give this guy a chance.
Slade Heathcott 3-5, 3-R HR (4th), 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R, 1 K. Whew
C.J Hinojosa 1-5, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB. Played 3B and SS. Made a highlight play at 3B. Utility profile.
Miguel Gomez 3-5, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R, FE (7th, lol). Played 2B. If Wotus can work some magic on this kid, he could be another Sandoval.
Brandon Bednar 3-5, 2B, 1 BB, 1 RBI, 3 R. Played 1B
Chris Shaw 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 R. Played LF. Looked fine. 8th game in LF, 18 games at 1B. 16:15 BB:K ratio
Andrew Suarez 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB. (Yes, the pitcher)
D.J. Snelten 0-0, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 R. (Yes, the relief pitcher)

Andrew Suarez 6.0-10-4-4-1-3. Not his best day, but got 9 groundball outs, so that's good. FB was around 91
D.J. Snelten 2.0-2-2-0-0-5. This Richmond bullpen is really something. Snelten now has a 22/3 K/BB in 16.2 IP, and if he's not striking you out, you're hitting it into the ground. 3.83 GO/FO ratio is AMAZING (unsustainable).
Rodolfo Martinez 1.0-1-0-0-2-0. Well, there had to be some bad in this game, right?


San Jose Giants A+ lost 8-1 (14-18)

Just........ no. Jake McCasland gave up 6 unearned runs thanks to 3 Ryan Howard errors. Giants only had 1 hit.

Augusta GreenJackets A enjoyed the off-day

 

[SFGRTB]

Wednesday 5/10

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

Sacramento River Cats AAA enjoyed the off day


Richmond Flying Squirrels AA lost 10-3 (13-18)

Chris Shaw 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K. Played LF. 9th game in 28 total. 3rd time in 4 games.
Slade Heathcott 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB.
C.J Hinojosa 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB. Played 3B

Sam Coonrod 4.1-5-7-7-2-8. The 7 ER skew his ERA a bit, but he's been off to a great start. FB was 93-96 today, slider at 85-89.
Christian Jones 0.2-3-3-3-3-0
Luis Pino 4.0-3-0-0-0-2

San Jose Giants A+ lost 8-2 (14-19)

Denard Span 2-4. Played 7 innings.
Ryan Howard 2-4, 2 RBI.

Conner Menez 4.0-7-5-5-3-0
Carlos Diaz 3.0-1-2-1-3-3
David Owen 1.0-3-1-1-0-2
Ryan Halstead 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

Augusta GreenJackets A lost 2-1 (11-21)

Shawon Dustin Jr. 2-3, 2 2B, 1 R
Brandon Van Horn 2-4, 1 RBI

D.J. Myers 7.0-5-1-0-1-6
Nolan Riggs 2.2-2-1-1-2-1
Jose Morel 0.1-0-0-0-1-0

 

[calsnowskier]

Shaw is almost ready with the bat, I think. At this point, he just needs reps and training in left, and I could totally see him as the starter in left by the end of the season.

 

[SFGRTB]

Shaw is almost ready with the bat, I think. At this point, he just needs reps and training in left, and I could totally see him as the starter in left by the end of the season.

The thing that is exciting me the most right now is his 13.9% K rate and 13.9% BB rate. I want to see if he can sustain good rates in those categories (it would be A LOT to ask him to sustain the elite pace he's on right now).

And obviously continue to work on his defense.

 

[calsnowskier]

The thing that is exciting me the most right now is his 13.9% K rate and 13.9% BB rate. I want to see if he can sustain good rates in those categories (it would be A LOT to ask him to sustain the elite pace he's on right now).

And obviously continue to work on his defense.

If he is a bopper, I am not overly concerned with his walk rate. It is nice, but that us an advances part if the game. Make sure he is able to bring a strong OPS based on an above average SLG and I am happy.

At this point, though, I would like to see him play every day in Left. Fast track this kid!

 

[SFGRTB]

If he is a bopper, I am not overly concerned with his walk rate. It is nice, but that us an advances part if the game. Make sure he is able to bring a strong OPS based on an above average SLG and I am happy.

At this point, though, I would like to see him play every day in Left. Fast track this kid!

Philosophically, I personally like to see that he's a smart hitter, not hacking at every pitch and getting lucky. We know he has power, but he's showing that he's selective, and waiting for the right pitch to crush, and is okay with it if he doesn't get it. The two, Slugging and OBP, go hand-in-hand. That's going to be especially important if he's playing in the majors and in AT&T.