Down on the Farm (2018)

[LHG]

Wednesday 6/27

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 4-3 (35-44)

Chase d'Arnaud 1-3, HR (11th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (15th)
Steven Duggar 1-5, HR (4th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K

d'Arnaud was named to the All-Star game, very well deserved.

Oppo-taco for Duggar


Matt Gage 6.0-6-2-2-2-4
Josh Osich 1.0-2-1-1-0-1
Derek Law 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Ray Black 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

IDK why this is so odd to me, but each guy's name is between 3-5 letters.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 5-4 (39-37)

Aramis Garcia 2-3, 2 HR (5th and 6th), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Luigi Rodriguez 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB (13th)

Holy cow did Garcia need a game like this. He's had a pretty brutal year. He is having a nice June, though, batting .284/.333/.463 and a 121 wRC+


Conner Menez 5.1-10-4-4-2-7
Carlos Diaz 1.2-0-0-0-0-0
Caleb Simpson 1.2-1-0-0-0-2
Dan Slania 0.1-0-0-0-0-0

A+: San Jose Giants lost 8-6 (36-41)

Heath Quinn 2-4, HR (6th), 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 K
Gio Brusa 2-4, 2B, 1 R, 2 K
Jacob Heyward 1-2, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB

Mac Marshall 1.1-0-1-0-3-1
Jeff Burke 2.2-4-3-1-1-0
DJ Myers 1.0-2-0-0-0-1
Nolan Riggs 2.1-4-4-3-2-3
Rodolfo Martinez 1.2-2-0-0-1-2

Tough break for Marshall who just returned from an injury a week ago and had to leave this one after some sort of leg injury. The defense was just awful with 5 errors.

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 6-5 (40-35) (this game was suspended and completed on Thursday)

Heliot Ramos 1-5, HR (6th), 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Orlando Garcia 3-3, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (7th)

This is quite possibly the crudest homerun video I've posted, but when Augusta builds a brand new ballpark and doesn't include video camera setups, this is what we have to live with.


Garrett Cave 4.0-1-0-0-2-5
Franklin Van Gurp 2.2-4-5-5-3-3
Olbis Parra 2.1-0-0-0-0-2


Giants are going to stick with Cave in the rotation for as long as they can, and he's done okay, but he really profiles as a top-notch reliever with a nasty fastball.

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes WON 9-4 (9-4)

Nico Giarratano 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 error (2nd)
Mikey Edie 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Robinson Medrano 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Diego Rincones 3-5, 2 2B, 1 R

Norwith Gudino 6.0-5-2-0-0-7
Orleny Quiroz 1.1-1-1-0-0-1
Doug Still 1.2-4-1-1-0-2

Gudino has a 18-0 K-BB ratio this year

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 9-0 (13-8)

Jean Pena 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K
Robinson Batista 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Jose Peralta 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

Peralta is just 16 years old.

Juan Sanchez 5.0-0-0-0-1-4
Luis Montero 2.0-1-0-0-2-1
Willian Suarez 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Jose Cruz 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Extremely impressive performance for the mini-Giants, just one hit and five total baserunners (3 BBs, 1 HBP). That also makes two starters in the DSL with no-hit outings (Ivan Armstrong).

Rookie: AZL Giants Black lost 2-1 (2-6)

Franklin Labour 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K.

While the DSL Giants 1-hit their opponent, the AZL Giants Black were 1-hit

Johan Herrera 2.0-2-0-0-0-2
Jerson Severino 4.0-2-0-0-3-2
Jose Maita 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Ben Strahm 1.0-1-0-0-0-0
Travis Perry 1.0-4-2-2-0-1

The interesting part about being 1-hit is that the team actually had a chance to win 1-0, but they blew it in the 9th.

Rookie: AZL Giants Orange lost 4-1 (4-4)

The Orange were 3-hit. Just no offense is Arizona tonight, something must have been up with the weather.

Marco Gonzalez 4.0-5-4-1-2-3
Sam Wolff 1.0-1-0-0-1-1
JJ Santa Cruz 2.0-1-0-0-2-1 (what a name)
Ryan Walker 1.0-1-0-0-0-3

JJ Santa Cruz, a product of Fresno St (NDFA)! Hopefully, he becomes a feel good story. Undrafted pitcher makes the big leagues. I know the odds are slim.

 

[SFGRTB]

Thursday 6/28

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 3-1 (35-45)

Steven Duggar 1-4, 2B, 1 R
Myles Schroder 2-3, 2B

Daniel Camarena 5.0-6-1-1-1-4
Tyler Beede 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Mike Connolly 2.0-3-2-2-0-2

That makes four straight scoreless appearances and three straight without walking anyone. This was a tight 12-pitch, 1-2-3 inning. Too small of a sample to get excited about anything, but

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 4-1 (39-38)

Matt Lipka 1-3, 3B, 1 K
Jonah Arenado 1-3, 1 RBI
Luigi Rodriguez 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 pick-off

Chase Johnson 3.0-2-0-0-0-2
Garrett Williams 1.0-3-2-2-0-0
Connor Overton 3.0-3-2-2-0-4
Patrick Ruotolo 1.0-0-0-0-0-3

Williams coming out of the Pen is unexpected. Could possibly have been a piggy-back situation, or (like Beede) a shift to the Pen. We'll see. He hasn't been very good, especially with his command.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 6-1 (37-41)

Jalen Miller 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 error (12th)
Bryce Johnson 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Heath Quinn 3-4, HR (7th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB

If Quinn can stay healthy, he might be on track for a AA promotion for the second half.

Raffi Vizcaino 5.0-4-1-1-5-4
Peter Lannoo 3.0-2-0-0-0-1
Frank Rubio 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 5-3 (40-36)

Jacob Gonzalez 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Nick Hill 1-1, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 error (4th)

John Gavin 4.2-3-3-3-4-5
Tyler Schimpf 1.1-1-2-0-1-1
Camilo Doval 1.0-1-0-0-0-2

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes WON 7-3 (10-4)

Kyle McPherson 2-4, HR (1st), 2 RBI, 2 R
David Villar 2-4, HR (1st), 2 RBI, 1 R
Robinson Medrano 1-3, HR (4th), 1 RBI, 2 R
Wander Franco 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI

Villar hits his first homer in Salem and it was apparently no cheapy. This year's 11th round pick has intriguing power potential and could be someone to watch going forward.

Keaton Winn 2.0-1-0-0-1-3
Greg Jacknewitz 5.0-2-2-1-2-5
Matt Frisbee 1.0-0-1-0-2-3
Jesus Tona 1.0-1-0-0-1-1

Giants are easing Winn into things so far. Looks good. (5th rounder this year)

Rookie: DSL Giants lost 8-6 (13-9)

Richgelon Juliana 3-4, 2 HR (1st and 2nd), 4 RBI, 3 R, 1 K, 1 assist

Freddery Paulino 5.0-5-2-2-0-2
Samuel Quintana 2.0-3-2-1-2-1
Yovanny Moronta 0.0-2-4-4-3-0
Josdeiker Marcano 1.0-0-0-0-1-0

 

[SFGRTB]

Friday 6/29

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 4-0 (36-45)

Chase d'Arnaud 1-3, HR (12th), 3 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Steven Duggar 1-3, 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Chris Shaw 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 K

Johnny Cueto 4.0-4-0-0-1-6
Manny Parra 1.1-1-0-0-1-1
Tyler Rogers 1.2-0-0-0-0-1
Derek Law 2.0-0-0-0-0-3

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 15-6 (40-38)

Jonah Arenado 2-4, HR (4th), 2B, 5 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Luigi Rodriguez 2-6, HR (10th), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 K
Dylan Davis 3-6, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 K
Dillon Dobson 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R
Caleb Gindl 2-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 K
Ryan Howard 3-5, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Jake McCasland 2-3, 2B, 2 R

Everyone and their grandmothers had hits for Richmond today.

Jake McCasland 4.0-6-3-3-2-4
Ryan Halstead 2.0-3-1-0-0-3
Sam Wolff 1.0-0-0-0-0-2
Carlos Diaz 1.0-1-2-2-1-0
Dillon McNamara 1.0-1-0-0-0-1

Well look who got promoted to AA right under my nose. Wolff, half of the return the Giants got for Matt Moore, has been throwing darts so far. Now he's right on the cusp of the big leagues. Hard thrower.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 3-1 (38-41)

Bryce Johnson 3-5, 2B, 3B, 1 R
John Riley 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Jalen Miller 1-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K

Logan Webb 4.0-3-0-0-3-7
Domenic Mazza 4.0-3-1-1-1-1
Rodolfo Martinez 1.0-1-0-0-1-1

Webb's ERA is down to 1.94. Over his last 8 innings (2 games), he has 14 K's and no runs.

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 7-0 (40-37)

Jacob Gonzalez 0-2, 2 BB, 2 errors (20th and 21st)
Heliot Ramos 1-4

Aaron Phillips 4.2-6-5-3-1-5
John Timmins 1.1-2-1-1-1-2
Caleb Baragar 3.0-3-1-1-0-3

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes lost 11-1 (11-5)

Diego Rincones 1-4, HR (3rd), 1 RBI, 1 R

Miguel Figueroa 3.0-7-4-4-0-2
Trent Toplikar 1.0-2-1-1-0-0
Solomon Bates 1.0-1-1-1-2-2
Alejandro De La Rosa 1.0-4-5-5-1-1
Keenan Bartlett 2.0-2-0-0-0-1

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 13-8 (14-9)

Jean Pena 2-6, HR (5th), 3B, 3 RBI, 1 R, 4 K
Luis Toribio 1-2, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB
Richgelon Juliana 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Keyberth Mejias 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB

Pena has 10 XBH in 21 games, but also 32 Ks

Ivan Armstrong 3.0-6-6-1-1-3
Willian Suarez 3.0-0-0-0-2-1
Jose Cruz 3.0-4-2-2-0-4

Rookie: AZL Giants Black WON 7-3 (3-6)

Malique Ziegler 2-4, 2B, 1 R
Alexander Canario 2-5, 1 R, 2 K
Braden Frankfort 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI
Frankie Tostado 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 K

Good to see Canario on the board

Luis Moreno 5.0-2-0-0-0-5
Abel Adames 2.0-0-0-0-0-2
Oliver Pinto 0.1-1-3-3-3-0
Trevor Horn 1.2-0-0-0-0-1

Rookie: AZL Giants Orange lost 3-1 (4-5)

Ismael Munguia 1-2, 2B
George Bell 2-4, 2 errors (2nd and 3rd)

Seth Corry 5.0-3-3-1-3-4
Clay Helvey 2.0-3-0-0-0-4
Andy Rohloff 1.0-1-0-0-1-1

Not as strong of a start for Corry, but still solid.

 

[Stokes1931]

Man, Jason Bahr may not stay long at San Jose, either. He moved up from Augusta, and hasn't allowed a run yet in San Jose. (SSS)

In two starts in San Jose, he's thrown 12 innings, 7 hits, no runs, 1 walk, 10 K's.

Round 5, 2017

Looks very solid.

 

[SFGRTB]

Saturday 6/30

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 4-3 (36-46)

Chris Shaw 1-5, HR (15th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Miguel Gomez 2-4, 1 R
Steven Duggar 1-4, 2B, 1 BB, 2 K

Casey Kelly 5.0-7-4-4-3-4
Josh Osich 2.0-0-0-0-0-2
Tyler Beede 1.0-1-0-0-1-0
Ray Black 1.0-1-0-0-0-3

Ray fucking Black. His last 9 games: 9 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 13 K's 0 (ZERO!) BB's. He pitched back-to-back days in that span as well (once). Call him up, please!


AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 4-3 (41-38)

Aramis Garcia 2-4, HR (7th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Ali Castillo 2-5, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Shaun Anderson 7.0-6-3-3-0-5
Dillon McNamara 1.0-1-0-0-0-0
Patrick Ruotolo 1.0-1-0-0-0-2

Weird line for Anderson. Gave up three solo homers, but was sharp otherwise. Ruotolo, another guy to watch.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 3-1 (39-41)

Sandro Fabian 2-4, 2B, 1 R
Brandon Van Horn 1-3, HR (5th), 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 error (16th)

Jason Bahr 6.0-3-0-0-0-5
Nolan Riggs 2.0-0-0-0-0-5
Frank Rubio 1.0-2-1-1-0-1

More exciting news on the pitching side. Bahr has been terrific in two CAL League starts. Projects as a solid 4th starter.

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 3-2 (40-38)

Manuel Geraldo 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K
Nick Hill 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K

Joey Marciano 5.0-5-2-2-2-4
John Russell 2.0-1-1-1-0-1
Ryan Koziol 2.0-2-0-0-0-0

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes lost 3-2 (10-6)

Kevin Rivera 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

Sean Hjelle 1.0-3-1-1-0-0
Stetson Woods 6.0-2-2-2-0-5
Sidney Duprey 1.0-0-0-0-1-1

Giants' 2nd round pick Hjelle makes his debut! Didn't really show much, but it's exciting to see.

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 5-4 (14-9)

Samuel Jorge 2-3, 3 RBI, 1 R
Luis Toribio 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB

Randy Rodriguez 4.0-2-2-2-1-3
Yhonson Rojas 1.0-0-2-2-2-1
Josdeiker Marcano 2.0-3-0-0-1-2

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 4-2 (15-9)

Richgelon Juliana 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (5th)
Andrew Caraballo 1-2, 1 BB, 2 R, 1 SB (1st)

Melvin Martinez 2.0-3-2-1-4-2
Jesus Gomez 4.0-0-0-0-0-4
Cristian Acosta 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Rookie: AZL Giants Black lost 14-3 (3-7)

Frankie Tostado 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 R
Kwan Adkins 1-4, 3B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Tyler Herb 0.2-3-4-4-2-0
Conner Nurse 5.0-3-2-1-2-9
Zach Becherer 0.1-0-0-0-2-0
Luis Amaya 0.1-5-6-6-1-1
Jose Maita 1.1-2-2-2-1-2
Aneudy Acosta 1.1-0-0-0-0-2

Heck of a performance from Nurse, a 37th rounder from last year who was a surprise signing.

Rookie: AZL Giants Orange lost 6-5 (4-6)

Tyler Flores 2-3, HR (1st), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Wascar De Leon 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K
Joey Bart 0-4, 3 K

Francis Pena 4.0-8-4-3-0-2
Chris Heston 2.0-3-0-0-0-2
Julio Rodriguez 1.1-2-2-2-1-0
Chris Roberts 1.2-0-0-0-0-3

 

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 7/1

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (37-46) WON 3-1

Steven Duggar 1-3, walk
Kelby Tomlinson 1-3, 2 runs, walk
Chase d'Arnaud 1-3, RBI

Team RISP: 1-for-5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Tomlinson 2 (4, 2nd base off James/Federowicz, 2nd base off James/Federowicz).
PO: Duggar (1st base by James).

FIELDING
E: d'Arnaud, C (8, fielding).
DP: (Calixte-Gomez, M-d'Arnaud, C).
Pickoffs: Connolly (Straw at 2nd base).

Mike Connolly 4.1-5-1-0-2-4 (15 games/2 starts at Richmond, 3rd start for Sacto) Well done!
Jose Valdez (W, 2-2) 2.0-2-0-0-1-2
Steven Okert (H, 2) 0.2-1-0-0-1-1
Tyler Rogers (H, 7) 1.0-2-0-0-0-3
Derek Law (S, 7) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Valdez, JA 2-0; Okert 1-0.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180701&content_id=283860060&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (41-39) lost 2-0

C.J Hinojosa 1-3

Team RISP: 0-for-2.

FIELDING
E: Gindl (1, fielding).
DP: (Howard-Hinojosa-Sands).

Taylor Hill (L, 0-2) 6.0-5-1-1-2-4
Garrett Williams 1.0-1-1-1-0-1
Dan Slania 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=283861582&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (39-42) lost 14-7 (blowing a 6-2 lead)

Jalen Miller 1-5, run, RBI, homer (9)
Heath Quinn 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles
Jacob Heyward 3-5, 3 runs, RBI, double, homer (6)
Gio Brusa 2-4, run, 4 RBI, double, homer (12)

Team RISP: 4-for-12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Fargas (25, 2nd base off Grey/Miroglio).

FIELDING
E: Beltre (1, throw); Fargas (4, throw).

Terrible pitching, nothing to see here.

Game Story: none

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (41-36) WON 11-2

Heliot Ramos 1-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 walks, double
Manuel Geraldo 2-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, double
Jacob Gonzalez 1-3, run, RBI
Ryan Kirby 3-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double
Orlando Garcia 2-4, run
Tyler Brown 2-3, run, double

Team RISP: 6-for-13.

FIELDING
E: Garcia (11, fielding); Marte (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Ramos (Alfonzo at 2nd base).

Jose Marte 4.2-5-2-1-3-2
Tyler Schimpf (W, 3-2) 2.1-1-0-0-3-2
Camilo Doval 2.0-1-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Schimpf 3-0.

Game Story: Augusta Bats Overpower Fireflies

DSL Giants (Rookie) (15-9) DNP (Sunday)



Salem-Keizer (A-Short) (11-6) WON 5-4 in 10 innings

Trevor Abrams 3-5, run
Robinson Medrano 2-5, run, 3 RBI, homer (5)

Team RISP: 2-for-15.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Rincones (Conine at home).
DP: (Giarratano-McPherson-Abrams).

Gregory Santos 7.0-9-2-2-0-6
Mack Meyer (BS, 1)(W, 1-0) 2.0-2-2-2-1-2
Jesus Tona (S, 3) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

AZL Giants (Orange) (5-6) WON 4-3

Ismael Munguia 2-3, run, double
Tyler Flores 1-4, run, 2 RBI, double
Joey Bart 1-5, run, triple (.222)
Austin Edgette 1-3, 2 RBI
Andres Angulo 2-3

Team RISP: 4-for-11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Angulo (1, 2nd base off Tejada, J/Guerra); Antunez (1, 2nd base off Lee/Guerra); Bell (1, 2nd base off Lee/Guerra).

FIELDING
E: Mora (1, fielding).
PB: Angulo (1).

Jasier Herrera (W, 1-0) 5.2-5-2-0-0-6
Jorge Labrador (H, 1) 1.1-2-1-1-1-1
Ryan Walker (S, 1) 2.0-1-0-0-0-3

Inherited runners-scored: Labrador 2-0.

AZL Giants (Black) (4-7) WON 4-2

Alexander Canario 2-3, run, RBI, triple
Frankie Tostado 1-4, run, 2 RBI, triple
Randy Norris 1-3, RBI, triple
Angel Guzman 2-3, run, double

Team RISP: 3-for-9.

FIELDING
E: Watts (1, throw).

Israel Cruz (W, 1-0) 6.0-4-1-1-0-7
Travis Perry (H, 1) 1.0-2-1-0-0-0
Ben Strahm (H, 2) 1.0-0-0-0-1-0
Trevor Horn (S, 1) 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Scheduled Pitchers (Monday)

Sacramento (AAA) Samardzija (0-2, 6.55)
Richmond (AA) Menez (2-1, 5.52)
San Jose (A+) Sano (1-1, 5.91)
Augusta (A) Cave (4-3, 4.05)
Salem-Keiser (A-SS) TBD
DSL Giants TBD
AZL Giants (Orange) TBD
AZL Giants (Black) TBD

 

[Stokes1931]

Down on the farm: Giants go big in the international...

Following a June draft when they had the second overall pick, the Giants added more significant talent to their farm system on Monday, inking three of the top international prospects available in this year’s “July 2nd” international amateur signing period. According to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez, the Giants have agreements with Dominican shortstop Marco Luciano, Venezuelan outfielder Luis Matos and Cuban center fielder Jairo Pomares.

Luciano was ranked by Baseball America, MLB.com and FanGraphs as the No. 2 prospect in this July 2nd class. He is the most highly regarded international signing for the Giants since they inked Lucius Fox in 2015. The Giants were in the international bonus pool penalty from the Fox signing until this season, which meant they weren’t allowed to offer international amateur free agents bonuses of more than $300,000.

 

[calsnowskier]

So Luciano probably gets slotted in as our #3 right now behind Bart and Ramos, but it looks like he may actually have the top ceiling of the three. I just like to let International amateurs settle in a bit and show it before we slobber all over them.

I think I would put Matos somewhere around the #10 prospect range. He looks like he projects out to a good #4 OFer, but with room to improve to a solid starter type (unlikely to be an alł-star).

 

[SFGRTB]

So Luciano probably gets slotted in as our #3 right now behind Bart and Ramos, but it looks like he may actually have the top ceiling of the three. I just like to let International amateurs settle in a bit and show it before we slobber all over them.

I think I would put Matos somewhere around the #10 prospect range. He looks like he projects out to a good #4 OFer, but with room to improve to a solid starter type (unlikely to be an alł-star).

Luciano has the best power potential in the system now, I'd say. There's no ceiling, especially if he stays at SS.

 

[SFGRTB]

Down on the farm: Giants go big in the international...

Following a June draft when they had the second overall pick, the Giants added more significant talent to their farm system on Monday, inking three of the top international prospects available in this year’s “July 2nd” international amateur signing period. According to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez, the Giants have agreements with Dominican shortstop Marco Luciano, Venezuelan outfielder Luis Matos and Cuban center fielder Jairo Pomares.

Luciano was ranked by Baseball America, MLB.com and FanGraphs as the No. 2 prospect in this July 2nd class. He is the most highly regarded international signing for the Giants since they inked Lucius Fox in 2015. The Giants were in the international bonus pool penalty from the Fox signing until this season, which meant they weren’t allowed to offer international amateur free agents bonuses of more than $300,000.

I found this quote interesting from Jesse Sanchez:

"Giants are one of the most respected organizations in international circles. They have had some tough luck lately, but continue to grind"

This definitely backs up what I've heard. The Giants are very popular internationally. They opened a brand new facility in the Dominican Republic and Felipe Alou has been an incredible ambassador. Apparently they treat the kids really well, which in an area that's rampant with exploitation of these kids definitely sticks out.

 

[calsnowskier]

Luciano has the best power potential in the system now, I'd say. There's no ceiling, especially if he stays at SS.

More power than Shaw??

 

[calsnowskier]

Luciano has the best power potential in the system now, I'd say. There's no ceiling, especially if he stays at SS.

So, in your opinion, who is 1-2-3 and in what order?

 

[SFGRTB]

More power than Shaw??

So, in your opinion, who is 1-2-3 and in what order?

Yeah, I'd say so. Not right now (obv.), but it's closer than you would think for a 16 year old kid. Lightning quick bat speed and he's really strong (and growing quick).

It's so tough to say because they're all over the board in terms of their development cycles, but I'd probably say Bart-Luciano-Ramos, and that's me favoring upside a bit.

Also, how cool is it that the top-3 prospects for the Giants are up the middle players? And they all are plus power guys. Real exciting.

 

[SFGRTB]

Speaking of Shaw's power:

 

[calsnowskier]

Speaking of Shaw's power:

Big boy hits bigly.

 

[Stokes1931]

Speaking of Shaw's power:

Very nice bat flip. He's almost ready.

 

[LHG]

Very nice bat flip. He's almost ready.

I get the feeling he'll be Adam Dunn - without all the walks.

 

[SFGRTB]

I get the feeling he'll be Adam Dunn - without all the walks.

Mark Trumbo

 

[Stokes1931]

Monday, 7/2

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (38-46) WON 4-3 in a walkoff in the 10th

Steven Duggar 1-5
Chris Shaw 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (16) walkoff
Mac Williamson 1-3, 2 runs, walk
Miguel Gomez 3-4, double
Chase d'Arnaud 1-4, RBI, double

Team RISP: 2-for-10.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Gomez, M-Tomlinson-Schroder; Schroder-Tomlinson-Schroder).
Pickoffs: Parra, M (Nunez, A at 1st base).

Jeff Samardzija 6.0-5-2-2-1-3 (gave up two solo homers, 90 pitches)
Manny Parra 2.0-1-0-0-2-3
Tyler Beede 1.0-1-0-0-0-1 (no walks!)
Ray Black (W, 2-0) 1.0-0-1-0-1-3

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180702&content_id=284038108&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (41-40) lost 7-6

Ryan Howard 3-5, run, 3 RBI, double
Matt Lipka 3-3, 3 runs, RBI, double, homer (3)

Team RISP: 5-for-11.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Menez (Noll at 2nd base).

Conner Menez 4.2-5-4-4-5-6
Ryan Halstead 1.1-0-0-0-0-3
Connor Overton (H, 2) 0.2-1-1-1-0-0
Patrick Ruotolo (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 0.1-1-1-1-0-0
Sam Wolff 1.0-2-1-1-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: Halstead 2-0; Ruotolo 1-1

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=283989036&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (39-43) lost 6-5 (blowing a 5-2 lead in the 9th)

Heath Quinn 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (8)
Gio Brusa 2-4, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (13)
Johneshwy Fargas 1-4, run, RBI, homer (4)

Team RISP: 1-for-6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Johnson (12, 2nd base off Keele/Miroglio).

FIELDING
E: Martinez (3, missed catch); Beltre (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Fargas (Duzenack at home).
DP: (Franco-Beltre-Brusa).

Carlos Sano 4.0-3-1-1-1-4
DJ Myers 4.0-6-2-2-1-3
Rodolfo Martinez (BS, 3)(L, 3-6) 0.2-1-3-0-2-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180702&content_id=284038632&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (41-39) lost 16-8

Manuel Geraldo 3-6, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Jacob Gonzalez 3-6, run, double
Ryan Kirby 3-4, run, 2 RBI, 2 doubles

Team RISP: 3-for-19.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Baldwin (18, 2nd base off Campos/Manea).

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez (22, fielding).
DP: (Van Gurp-Kirby).

Garrett Cave (L, 4-4) 3.1-6-10-9-1-6
Olbis Parra 2.2-2-1-1-0-3
John Timmins 0.2-5-5-5-1-0
Franklin Van Gurp 2.1-1-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: Van Gurp 2-0.

Game Story: none

Salem-Keizer (A-Short) (11-7) lost 5-0

Jose Layer 2-4
Trevor Abrams 2-4

Team RISP: 0-for-3.

FIELDING
PB: Genoves (5).

Norwith Gudino (L, 3-1) 4.2-5-4-4-0-7
Doug Still 3.1-2-1-1-0-3

Inherited runners-scored: Still 1-1.

DSL Giants (Rookie) (16-10) lost 3-0 (had as many hits as errors)

Jose Hernandez 2-3

Team RISP: 0-for-1.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hernandez, J (2, 2nd base off Francisco/Alfonzo).
CS: Alcantara, I (1, 2nd base by Herrera/Alfonzo).

FIELDING
E: Jorge (4, throw); Caraballo (5, fielding); Alcantara, I (4, throw); Santos (6, throw).
DP: 3 (Alcantara, I; Santos-Caraballo-Alcantara, I; Caraballo-Alcantara, I).
Pickoffs: Vargas (Rodriguez, J at 1st base).

Sonny Vargas (L, 0-1) 5.0-7-3-2-0-2
Luis Montero 2.0-3-0-0-1-1
Yovanny Moronta 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: none

AZL Giants (Orange) (6-6) WON 9-3

Anyesber Sivira 2-4, 3 runs, 2 doubles
Tyler Flores 2-4, run, 2 RBI, double
Joey Bart 2-5, run, RBI (.261)
Patrick Hilson 3-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Austin Edgette 2-5, RBI
Edison Mora 2-4, RBI
Yorlis Rodriguez 2-4

Team RISP: 8-for-19.

BASERUNNING
SB: Edgette (1, 2nd base off De Leon/Clawson); Bell (2, 3rd base off De Leon/Clawson).

FIELDING
E: Mendoza, B (1, missed catch).

Marco Gonzalez (W, 1-1) 6.0-6-3-2-0-8
Andy Rohloff 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Logan Harasta 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Yoel Veras 1.0-0-0-0-0-3

Inherited runners-scored: Labrador 2-0.

AZL Giants (Black) (4-8) lost 10-3


Scheduled Pitchers (Tuesday)

Sacramento (AAA) TBD
Richmond (AA) TBD
San Jose (A+) TBD
Augusta (A) TBD
Salem-Keiser (A-SS) TBD
DSL Giants TBD
AZL Giants (Orange) TBD
AZL Giants (Black) TBD

 

[Stokes1931]

Tuesday, 7/3

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (38-47) lost 5-0

Chris Shaw 1-4
Miguel Gomez 1-4

Team RISP: 0-for-4.

Jordan Johnson (L, 0-1) 5.0-6-4-4-4-2 (AAA debut)
Josh Osich 2.0-1-0-0-0-3 (2.84) Since May 30, Osich has pitched 12 times, 12.1 innings, 11 hits, 5 runs, 2 ER, 2 walks and 11 K's
Jose Valdez 1.0-2-1-1-0-3
Steven Okert 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180703&content_id=284189180&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

• Steven Duggar's eight-game hitting streak came to an end with an 0-for-4 showing. During the run, which was his second longest streak of the season, he batted .294 with four doubles and a home run among 10 total hits.

• Lefty Josh Osich lowered his ERA to 2.84 with two scoreless innings to go along with three strikeouts. He has surrendered just two earned runs over his last 11.1 innings.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (41-41) lost 7-6 in the 10th

Caleb Gindl 3-5, run, double
Dylan Davis 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double, homer (8)
Aramis Garcia 1-4, RBI
Jerry Sands 3-5, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (12)
Dillon Dobson 1-1

Team RISP: 3-for-12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Dobson (2, 2nd base off Mapes/Lowery).

FIELDING
E: Howard (12, throw); Arenado, J (13, throw).

Chase Johnson 0.2-3-6-3-2-1
Carlos Diaz 3.0-2-0-0-0-2
Garrett Williams 1.1-0-0-0-0-1
Dan Slania 2.0-1-0-0-0-0-1
Dillon McNamara 2.0-2-0-0-1-3
Caleb Gindl (L, 0-1) 0.2-0-1-0-1-0

Inherited runners-scored: Diaz, C 2-2; Williams, G 2-0;

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=284134314&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

Evidently in AA extra innings games, the 10th inning begins with a runner on 2b

San Jose Giants (A+) (39-44) lost 7-0

Jalen Miller 2-4, double

Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
PB: Winn (14).
DP: 3 (Miller-Vizcaino, R; Van Horn-Miller-Riley; Miller-Van Horn-Riley).

Raffi Vizcaino (L, 5-5) 4.2-6-5-5-4-6
Jeff Burke 1.1-0-0-0-0-2
Frank Rubio 2.0-4-2-2-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Burke 1-0.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180703&content_id=284190756&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (41-40) lost 2-1 (at one point, Augusta was 19 games over .500!)

Manuel Geraldo 1-5, run
Jacob Gonzalez 1-4

Team RISP: 1-for-13. (The last two games they are a combined 4-32 with RISP!)
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Geraldo, M (19, 2nd base off Viall/Sanchez, C).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Baldwin (Tiberi at home).

John Gavin 5.0-1-1-1-4-3
John Russell 1.0-0-0-0-2-1
Ryan Koziol 1.0-1-0-0-1-1
JJ Santa Cruz (L, 0-1) 2.0-3-1-1-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: Van Gurp 2-0.

Game Story: none

Salem-Keizer (A-Short) (12-7) WON 5-4

Jose Layer 2-4, 2 RBI
David Villar 1-3, run, 2 RBI, homer (2)
Wander Franco 2-4, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (1)
Nico Giarratano 2-3, run, double

Team RISP: 1-for-7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Layer (3, 2nd base by Reyes/Rodriguez, Y).
PO: Layer (1st base by Reyes).

FIELDING
E: Jacknewitz (1, fielding); Giarratano (3, fielding).
PB: Albertson (1).
Pickoffs: Jacknewitz (Kirwer at 1st base).

Keaton Winn 2.0-2-1-1-0-1
Greg Jacknewitz 5.1-6-3-2-0-3
Matt Frisbee (W, 1-0) 1.2-0-0-0-0-3

Inherited runners-scored: none

DSL Giants (Rookie) (17-10) WON 8-3

Richgelon Juliana 1-3, run, RBI, double
Ghordy Santos 1-5, run, 2 RBI
Luis Toribio 1-2, double
Martin Doria 3-3, run, RBI, 2 doubles
Andrew Caraballo 2-4, run, 3 RBI, double, homer (1)

Team RISP: 3-for-16.

FIELDING
E: Caraballo (6, throw).
DP: (Santos-Caraballo-Medina).

Juan Sanchez (W, 4-1) 6.0-6-1-0-0-8 (1.19)
Cristian Acosta (S, 2) 3.0-4-2-2-0-3

Inherited runners-scored: none

AZL Giants (Orange) (6-6) DNP





AZL Giants (Black) (4-8) DNP




Scheduled Pitchers (Wednesday)

Sacramento (AAA) Gage (4-6, 5.54)
Richmond (AA) McCasland
San Jose (A+) Webb (1-2, 1.94)
Augusta (A) Phillips
Salem-Keiser (A-SS) TBD
DSL Giants Paulino
AZL Giants (Orange) TBD
AZL Giants (Black) Herb