Down on the Farm (2018)

[LHG]

I would like to see Shaw get his cuppo this year, but his defense is BAD. And if the Giants do want to flip him for SOMETHING else this off season, maybe it is wise to not expose him to AT&T and MLB pitching.

Sabes said there will be BIG changes this off season. I read that as Bum. And if Shaw can turn into some serious salary relief (Longo?? Sammy??) and a lottery ticket or two, maybe that makes sense.

If I were a big league team looking at acquiring Shaw, wouldn't I question his ability if, after the minor league season he's had, the general lack of upper level prospects in the Giants' farm and the lack of production from left field in SF, he doesn't get called up in September? I would think that NOT getting called up would hurt his value more than being called up and not doing well.

Oh and big changes scares me. It sounds like code for reshuffle, gut the farm and play more mediocre baseball. Sounds like the mid 80s, mid 90s or mid 00s all over again (thankfully, the mid 10s were much better).

 

[SFGRTB]

You mean like that catcher Andrew Susac?

 

[calsnowskier]

Are YOU sticking up for a Beaver???

 

[SFGRTB]

Are YOU sticking up for a Beaver???

Certain kinds of beavers

 

[LHG]

I do NOT look like that. I'm a bit older and more pudgy.

 

[LHG]

Giants Expected To Promote Aramis Garcia

 

[tzill]

You mean like that catcher Andrew Susac?

I hate you.

 

[SFGRTB]

Friday 8/24

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 4-0 (51-79)

Chris Shaw 1-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB
Peter Bourjos 1-3, 3B, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Myles Schroder 1-4, 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
Aramis Garcia 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Shaun Anderson 7.0-4-0-0-0-7
Derek Law 2.0-1-0-0-0-5

Masterful performance from Anderson. Could be next year's Suarez. Law deserves mention as well.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 3-1 (61-67)

Dillon Dobson 2-4, HR (6th), 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Ryan Howard 2-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Caleb Gindl 2-4, 3B, 1 RBI

Conner Menez 4.0-3-0-0-4-4
Dusten Knight 3.0-2-0-0-0-2
Taylor Hill 1.0-2-1-0-0-0
Sam Wolff 1.0-0-0-0-1-1

A+: San Jose Giants lost 13-7 (56-74)

Jacob Heyward 2-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB, CS (8th)
Gio Brusa 3-5, 1 RBI, 3 R, SB (8th)
Jalen Miller 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 1 K
Sandro Fabian 0-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 error (7th)
Johneshwy Fargas 1-5, 2 RBI, SB (42nd), CS (16th)

pitching isn't worth mentioning

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 11-2 (62-64)

Heliot Ramos 3-5, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 K
Manuel Geraldo 2-5, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Logan Baldwin 1-4, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (26th)
Malique Ziegler 2-2, 3B, 3 R, 1 BB

Norwith Gudino 6.2-4-2-1-1-7
Keenan Bartlett 2.1-1-0-0-0-4

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes lost 10-2 (33-34)

Kyle McPherson 1-4, HR (7th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Diego Rincones 2-4, 2B, 1 R
David Villar 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Seth Corry 1.1-2-7-6-6-1
Trevor Horn 2.0-5-3-3-3-0
Trent Toplikar 3.2-3-0-0-0-6
Jesus Tona 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Rookie: AZL Giants Orange lost 5-1 (29-24)

Hector Santiago 2-3, 2B

Jasier Herrera 3.0-5-5-2-0-5
Clay Helvey 2.0-0-0-0-0-3
Matt Brown 2.0-2-0-0-0-4
Logan Harasta 1.0-0-0-0-1-3
Travis Perry 1.0-1-0-0-0-2

Rookie: AZL Giants Black lost 3-2 (27-25)

Angel Guzman 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Franklin Labour 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 SB (7th)

Luis Moreno 4.1-4-1-1-1-5
Ben Strahm 1.2-1-0-0-1-1
Aneudy Acosta 2.0-2-2-1-0-0

DSL Giants were off

 

[SFGRTB]

Saturday 8/25

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 6-0 (51-80)

Ryder Jones 2-4

Mike Connolly 5.1-7-4-4-4-4
Steven Okert 1.2-0-0-0-0-2
Ray Black 1.0-3-2-2-1-2
Pierce Johnson 1.0-1-0-0-1-2

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 9-2 (61-68)

Matt Lipka 2-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

Jake McCasland 3.1-9-9-9-6-2
Carlos Diaz 1.2-2-0-0-0-0-0
Dan Slania 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 3-0 (61-69)

Just 2 hits, no walks

Garrett Williams 2.0-5-2-2-2-1
Ryan Halstead 3.0-4-1-1-0-3
Dillon McNamara 1.0-1-0-0-0-1

A+: San Jose Giants lost 5-1 (56-75)

Heath Quinn 2-4, HR (14th), 1 RBI, 1 R
Wander Franco 2-4, 2B, 1 K

Franco has 37 doubles this year, tops in the league

Mac Marshall 6.0-2-3-3-4-6
Peter Lannoo 0.1-4-1-1-0-1
Frank Rubio 1.2-0-1-0-1-1

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 10-8 (62-65)

Shane Matheny 2-6, 4 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Orlando Garcia 0-2, 2 R, 4 BB
Ryan Kirby 1-3, 2B, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 K

Batters had 12 walks as a team

Jose Marte 4.1-4-3-3-4-4
Orleny Quiroz 3.0-7-4-3-1-3
Tyler Schimpf 2.2-3-3-2-0-3

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes lost 8-5 (33-35)

Joey Bart 2-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB
Wander Franco 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Diego Rincones 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Jake Wong 3.0-4-1-1-1-3
Alex DuBord 0.1-1-5-5-3-0
Cooper Casad 2.1-6-2-2-0-3
Ryan Walker 2.1-1-0-0-0-3

DuBord has been astonishingly bad. His ERA is nearly 12 in 19.2 innings, allowing 37 hits. His WHIP is nearly 2.50

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 6-5 (36-35)

Ghordy Santos 4-5, 3B, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Luis Toribio 1-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Samuel Quintana 1.2-6-4-3-0-4
Yhonson Rojas 3.1-2-1-1-1-2
Kervin Castro 1.0-0-0-0-1-2
Alvaro Ferreras 1.0-2-0-0-0-0

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 8-2 (37-35)

Luis Toribio 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Samuel Jorge 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K
Omar Medina 3-3, 2B, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Sonny Vargas 5.0-7-1-1-0-4
Jose Cruz 1.0-0-0-0-1-1
Josdeiker Marcano 1.0-1-1-1-1-1

Rookie: AZL Giants Black WON 3-1 (28-25)

Franklin Labour 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Alexander Canario 1-3, 1 BB

Jordan Scott 4.0-4-1-1-0-4
Ryan Koziol 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Dylan Dusek 3.0-0-0-0-0-3
Garrett Christman 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Rookie: AZL Giants Orange lost 3-2 (29-25)

Beicker Mendoza 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 R

Ben Madison 2.0-1-0-0-0-4
Melvin Adon 3.0-6-3-3-1-6
Alex Bostic 2.0-0-0-0-3-3
Yoel Veras 1.0-0-0-0-0-3

Adon is struggling on his rehab in Arizona, which isn't really ideal. Was hoping Adon would have a big year and climb to AA at least, but he's instead been pretty inconsistent. He's rule V eligible and recently recognized as having the best fastball in the Cal League per Baseball America, but he's not really earning a roster spot.

 

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 8/26

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats (52-80) WON 5-1

Peter Bourjos 2-4, run, triple
Kelby Tomlinson 3-4, RBI, double
Ryder Jones 1-3, run
Chris Shaw 1-4, run
Ronnie Freeman 1-4, 2 RBI

Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Bourjos (2, 2nd base by Gage/Plaia).

Josh Osich 2.2-3-1-1-1-5
Jose Valdez (W, 3-4) 2.2-2-0-0-2-3
Roberto Gomez 2.2-2-0-0-0-3
Tyler Rogers 1.0-0-0-0-0-1 (2.22)

Inherited runners-scored: Valdez, JA 1-0.

Game Story: none

Game Story:AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (61-70) lost 3-0

Matt Lipka 1-4
Dylan Davis 1-1, double

Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 4.

Chase Johnson (L, 2-5) 6.0-5-3-3-1-1
Ian Gardeck 1.2-2-0-0-0-3
Dan Slania 0.1-0-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Slania 2-0;

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=292113974&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

A+: San Jose Giants (56-76) lost 7-5

Heath Quinn 1-5, run (.309)
Wander Franco 2-4, run, RBI, double (38)
Gio Brusa 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (19)
Johneshwy Fargas 1-4, run

Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Fargas (43, 2nd base off McClain/Thurman); Johnson (29, 2nd base off Ellingson/Thurman).

FIELDING
E: Corbett (3, fielding).

DJ Myers 6.0-6-3-3-1-5
Sandro Cabrera (BS, 1)(L, 6-5) 1.0-5-4-4-1-1
Dylan Rheault 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Rheault 2-0;

Game Story: none

A: Augusta GreenJackets (62-66) lost 3-2

Malique Ziegler 1-5
Manuel Geraldo 3-4, double (.298)
Ismael Munguia 2-4, run

Team RISP: 0-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez (28, throw).
PB: Calabrese (6).
Outfield assists: Baldwin (Frost at 3rd base).

Aaron Phillips (L, 5-7) 6.2-6-3-3-0-8
Olbis Parra 1.1-0-0-0-0-0
Camilo Doval 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (33-36) lost 6-3

Joey Bart 1-4
Wander Franco 2-4, run
Aaron Bond 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double, homer (10)

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

Greg Jacknewitz (L, 4-3) 3.0-9-5-5-2-3
JJ Santa Cruz 3.0-3-1-1-2-2
Matt Frisbee 2.0-0-0-0-1-3

Inherited runners-scored: none.

Game Story: none

AZL: Giants ORANGE (29-26) lost 6-2 to Giants BLACK

Yorlis Rodriguez 2-5, double
Beicker Mendoza 1-4 (.301)
Tyler Flores 1-3
Tim DalPorto 2-3

Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Mora (14, fielding); Gonzalez, M (3, throw).

Marco Gonzalez (L, 3-7) 5.0-6-5-3-1-8
Deiyerbert Bolivar 1.0-0-0-0-1-0
Chris Roberts 3.0-1-1-1-0-5

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

AZL: Giants BLACK (29-25) WON 6-2

Randy Norris 2-5, run, RBI
Alexander Canario 1-4, 2 runs, RBI, homer (6)
Abdiel Layer 1-4, 2 RBI, double

Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 5.

Conner Nurse (W, 1-1) 5.0-3-1-1-2-5
Victor Concepcion 0.0-1-0-0-0-0
Luis Amaya (H, 4) 3.0-2-0-0-0-2
Oliver Pinto 1.0-2-1-1-1-1

Inherited runners-scored: Amaya 1-0.

Game Story: none

Scheduled Pitchers (Monday)

Sacramento (AAA) Johnson (1-6, 5.36)
Richmond (AA) Hill (0-7, 5.81)
San Jose (A+) Gavin (1-2, 4.82)
Augusta (A) TBD
Salem-Keiser (A-SS) TBD
AZL Giants (Orange) TBD
AZL Giants (Black) TBD
DSL Giants season is finished

 

[LHG]

Both Fargas and Johnson have speed at SJ. Too bad neither can hit.

 

[calsnowskier]

Both Fargas and Johnson have speed at SJ. Too bad neither can hit.

Sounds like Ford. Or Tomlinson (remember when he had speed?).

 

[Stokes1931]

Sounds like Ford. Or Tomlinson (remember when he had speed?).

Noggin will not use the speed anyway, so until there is a new manager/philosophy, speed is wasted on this team.

 

[SFGRTB]

If you subscribe to the Athletic, this is a good read on Joey Bart Deeply rooted: Giants future star Joey Bart is determined to...

A few interesting nuggets:

The Giants planned all along for Bart to spend the entire season in Salem, partly because of how much they wore out Posey after he was drafted. He plays 4 games at catcher, on at DH and then an off-day. So he was never going to move up to Augusta (unless they made the playoffs, I still bet).

Also Greg Santos is okay and recently threw a bullpen. Amazing news for the kid.

 

[Stokes1931]

In the last 9 games, Richmond has scored 11 runs. Really good preparation to be Giants.

Richmond and Augusta have fallen off a cliff lately. At one point, they were well over .500. Now, not so much. Augusta was 21 games over .500 at one point.

 

[LHG]

In the last 9 games, Richmond has scored 11 runs. Really good preparation to be Giants.

Richmond and Augusta have fallen off a cliff lately. At one point, they were well over .500. Now, not so much. Augusta was 21 games over .500 at one point.

Most of Augusta's better pitching were promoted to San Jose and their offense never really got off the ground.

 

[tzill]

 

[SFGRTB]

Posted this in the News thread. Interesting group. Forrest Whitley, Taylor Trammell, Sixto Sanchez and Pete Alonso will alos be on the team. Definitely a good year to go down if you're considering it (I know Stokes will).

 

[Stokes1931]

Posted this in the News thread. Interesting group. Forrest Whitley, Taylor Trammell, Sixto Sanchez and Pete Alonso will alos be on the team. Definitely a good year to go down if you're considering it (I know Stokes will).

I will be there the second week (10/14-21) or thereabouts. Season begins on Tuesday the 9th.

Come join the fun. Looks like a good crop of players. Garcia was in the AFL last year. He averaged almost an RBI per game played, though he had no plate patience at all (I think he walked twice in the six weeks!).

Hotels are cheap, MUCH cheaper than Spring Training. Hit me up, I'll buy you a beer.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/y2018/afl_schedule_2018.pdf

 

[Stokes1931]

Puzzled by Wolff. He's 27, a little old for the AFL. Of course, Tim Tebow was there a couple years ago, and he's not young, either.