Down on the Farm (2018)

[LHG]

I married "up", my wife, not so much.

I could say the same about my wife. Why do wives end up with the bad deal? They must take pity on us.

 

[Stokes1931]

Thursday, 8/30

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats (54-82) lost 10-8

Peter Bourjos 3-4, run, double
Kelby Tomlinson 4-5, run
Chris Shaw 1-5, run, RBI, double
Miguel Gomez 2-4, run, 2 RBI, 2 doubles
Ryder Jones 1-3, run, 2 RBI, triple

Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Calixte 2 (24, fielding, fielding); Stassi (1, fielding).

Shaun Anderson 5.0-10-5-5-0-3
Jose Valdez 0.1-1-2-2-1-0
Manny Parra 0.2-2-0-0-0-0
Ray Black 1.0-0-0-0-0-3
Roberto Gomez (BS, 2)(L, 1-2) 2.0-3-3-0-1-3

Inherited runners-scored: Parra, M 2-2.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180830&content_id=292716934&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

Game Story:AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (61-72)


Inherited runners-scored:

Game Story:

A+: San Jose Giants (57-79) lost 11-5

Jacob Heyward 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, homer (12)
Heath Quinn 2-4, run, double
Wander Franco 1-4, RBI
Gio Brusa 1-2, 2 RBI, double
Sandro Fabian 1-3, run, RBI, homer (10)

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

FIELDING
E: Brusa (16, fielding); Heyward (3, fielding).

Mac Marshall (L, 0-6) 4.1-7-6-6-2-7
Peter Lannoo 2.2-2-2-2-2-2
Sam Coonrod 2.0-0-3-0-1-4

Inherited runners-scored: Lannoo 2-2.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180830&content_id=292655978&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

A: Augusta GreenJackets (64-68) lost 7-0

Ryan Kirby 2-4, double

Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
PO: Munguia (2nd base by Del Rosario).

Jose Marte (L, 7-7) 3.2-7-7-7-2-2
Tyler Schimpf 3.1-1-0-0-1-6
John Timmins 1.0-1-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: Schimpf 1-0.

Game Story: none

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (35-37) WON 15-5

Kyle McPherson 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double
Diego Rincones 4-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, double
Joey Bart 1-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, homer (12)
David Villar 3-5, run, 2 RBI, homer (12)
Wander Franco 2-4, run, RBI, triple
Aaron Bond 1-3, 2 runs, 3 RBI, homer (11)

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

BASERUNNING
SB: Bond (8, 2nd base off Ramos, E/Kaleiwahea).

FIELDING
PB: Bart (6).
Outfield assists: Rincones (Fennell at 2nd base).

Trent Toplikar 4.0-3-1-1-4-0
Blake Rivera 3.0-4-4-4-2-1
Miguel Figueroa (W, 2-5) 2.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

Scheduled Pitchers (Friday)

Sacramento (AAA) Gage (4-8, 6.79)
Richmond (AA) McCasland
San Jose (A+) Myers (6-3, 4.86)
Augusta (A) Phillips (Game 2)
Augusta (A) Cave (Game 1)
Salem-Keiser (A-SS) TBD

 

[calsnowskier]

Wednesday, 8/29

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (34-37) lost 6-5

Diego Rincones 2-4
Joey Bart 1-4, run, RBI, homer (11)
Dalton Combs 2-4, run

Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Combs (1, fielding); Rincones (1, fielding); Villar (13, throw).

Gregory Santos (L, 2-5) 2.0-5-4-4-2-4
Mack Meyer 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Solomon Bates 1.0-0-0-0-1-2
Trevor Horn 2.0-0-0-0-0-1
Cooper Casad 2.0-2-2-0-1-4
Ryan Walker 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Meyer 2-0.

Game Story: none

Not a good outing for Santos, but good to see him out there.

 

[tzill]

I married "up", my wife, not so much.

The true sign of a smart man.

I am in your club.

 

[SFGRTB]

How about this for a finish. Johneshwy Fargas (Stokes' favorite) went 3-5 yesterday with a single, triple and homerun. His homer was a two-out, two-strike, WALK-OFF grand slam!

Spoiler

 

[Stokes1931]

How about this for a finish. Johneshwy Fargas (Stokes' favorite) went 3-5 yesterday with a single, triple and homerun. His homer was a two-out, two-strike, WALK-OFF grand slam!

Spoiler

I was going to get around to posting that. I was "watching" that on Gameday last night. What a finish. He's done really well this year, .289 average, speed (46 stolen bases), and he has a cannon for an arm, (he has 10 assists from the outfield!).

 

[SFGRTB]

I was going to get around to posting that. I was "watching" that on Gameday last night. What a finish. He's done really well this year, .289 average, speed (46 stolen bases), and he has a cannon for an arm, (he has 10 assists from the outfield!).

He's always had some solid tools but never really put them together. Still quite raw. Took 3 tries in the Cal League to finally get it done. Hit below .200 his first two times. I'll be curious what he can do in AA.

 

[SFGRTB]

Some minor movement. Juan De Paula is currently making his first start in Augusta. He hasn't pitched at this level yet. 4 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 6 K's so far.

Jacob Heyward was promoted to AAA to close out the season. He's had an interesting season. Jumped from Augusta last year to San Jose this year. he's improved his walk and strikeout rates considerably. Saw an uptick in the power numbers as well, though not as much as you'd like. He's put the ball in play a lot more this year as well.

He's not a super prospect, but has solid raw power (more than his brother, Jason). If he maintains a 13% walk rate, 22% k rate and turns some of those doubles and flyouts into homers, he could be a guy worth keeping an eye on.

 

[calsnowskier]

Some minor movement. Juan De Paula is currently making his first start in Augusta. He hasn't pitched at this level yet. 4 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 6 K's so far.

Jacob Heyward was promoted to AAA to close out the season. He's had an interesting season. Jumped from Augusta last year to San Jose this year. he's improved his walk and strikeout rates considerably. Saw an uptick in the power numbers as well, though not as much as you'd like. He's put the ball in play a lot more this year as well.

He's not a super prospect, but has solid raw power (more than his brother, Jason). If he maintains a 13% walk rate, 22% k rate and turns some of those doubles and flyouts into homers, he could be a guy worth keeping an eye on.

How is his defense? Comparable to his bro?

 

[SFGRTB]

How is his defense? Comparable to his bro?

Not from what I've heard. He's less athletic. Terrific arm-strength, though.

Jacob is more bat-oriented

 

[LHG]

I checked on the playoff standings for the minor league clubs in the farm. We all know that Sacramento, Richmond, San Jose and Augusta all were out of the running for the playoffs long ago, so I didn't bother to check on them recently.

I looked into the AZL and their season ended on August 28th. Neither team made the playoffs. That leaves only Salem-Keizer.

The team with the best 1st half record and the team with the best 2nd half record in their division get to the playoffs. The Hillsboro Haps hold both records. So the team with the next best record in the 2nd half gets to go.

Right now, with the last game of the year, Salem-Keizer sits one game behind Eugene for that spot. Even if Salem-Keizer wins today and Eugene loses, Eugene still makes the playoffs because, in the event of a tie, head to head record for the 2nd half counts. While Salem-Keizer leads the season series 7-5, they've gone 2-4 against Eugene in the 2nd half. So there will be no playoffs for any team in the Giants' system this year.

 

[LHG]

Sam Wolff may end the season with an ERA at 7. Awful season for him.

 

[LHG]

Bullpen meltdowns meant end of season losses for Sacramento (Rogers was available but not used. Valdez and Beede blew the game), Richmond and Salem-Keizer. Augusta actually won and San Jose is up 1-0 in the 5th.

Beede ends the year with an ERA just north of 7.

 

[Stokes1931]

Friday, 8/31

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats (54-83) lost 11-2

Ronnie Freeman 2-4, double
Orlando Calixte 2-4

Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Tomlinson 2 (4, fielding, missed catch); Freeman (5, catcher interference).

Mike Connolly (L, 0-4) 2.0-8-9-8-1-2 (3 homers)
Josh Osich 3.0-2-1-0-1-6
Pierce Johnson 2.0-2-1-1-1-2
Steven Okert 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (62-73) lost 4-3 in 10 innings

Luigi Rodriguez 1-4, run, RBI, homer (14)
Matt Winn 1-3, run, 2 RBI, homer (1)

Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Hinojosa (3, 2nd base by Vargas, C/Gushue).

FIELDING
E: Dobson (7, throw).
PB: Winn (4).

Jake McCasland 6.2-5-2-2-4-6
Sam Wolff (H, 2) 0.2-1-1-1-0-2
Carlos Diaz (H, 8) 0.1-1-0-0-1-1
Dusten Knight (BS, 2) 1.1-0-0-0-1-3
Ryan Halstead (L, 4-4) 1.0-2-1-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Wolff 2-0; Diaz, C 1-0; Knight 3-1.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=292820024&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

A+: San Jose Giants (57-80) lost 3-1

Jacob Heyward 1-4, run, double
Wander Franco 2-4
Jalen Miller 1-4
Johneshwy Fargas 1-4

Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Johnson (30, 2nd base off Boches/Pazos).

FIELDING
E: Miller (17, fielding).
Outfield assists: Fargas (Boyd at 2nd base). (11th assist of the season for Fargas)

DJ Myers (L, 6-4) 5.2-3-3-3-1-6
Joey Marciano 2.1-0-0-0-0-2
Rodolfo Martinez 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180831&content_id=292877290&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

A: Augusta GreenJackets (64-69) lost 4-0 (makeup game)

Shane Matheny 2-4
Logan Baldwin 2-3, triple

Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Calabrese (5, throw); Gonzalez (25, throw).

Garrett Cave (L, 5-7) 5.0-4-2-2-0-6
Orleny Quiroz 3.0-4-2-1-0-4
John Russell 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

A: Augusta GreenJackets (65-69) WON 4-0

Logan Baldwin 1-2, walk
Ryan Kirby 1-3, run, double
Jacob Gonzalez 1-2, 2 runs, walk
Ismael Munguia 1-2, RBI, triple

Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
CS: Baldwin (10, 2nd base by Rennie/Mena, J); Layer (1, 2nd base by Rennie/Mena, J).

FIELDING
E: Phillips (1, pickoff).

Aaron Phillips (W, 6-7) 5.0-1-0-0-2-11
JJ Santa Cruz 2.0-2-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (35-38) lost 7-3

David Villar 2-4, run, 2 doubles
Aaron Bond 1-4, run, 3 RBI, homer (12)

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

BASERUNNING
SB: Hill (1, 2nd base off Carrera/Knight).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Rincones (Slaughter at 2nd base).

Seth Corry (L, 1-2) 3.2-7-5-5-2-3
Mack Meyer 0.1-1-0-0-0-0
Luis Moreno 2.0-2-2-2-1-0
Zach Becherer 1.0-0-0-0-0-2
Greg Jacknewitz 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Francis Pena 1.0-0-0-0-1-0

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

 

[Stokes1931]

Saturday, 9/1

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats (55-83) WON 7-3

Ryder Jones 2-4, run, RBI
Abiatal Avelino 2-5, 2 runs, RBI
Brock Stassi 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 doubles
Orlando Calixte 2-4, run
Daniel Camarena 1-2, run

Team RISP: 6-for-16.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Avelino 2 (2, 2nd base off Copeland/Lobaton, 2nd base off Copeland/Lobaton).

FIELDING
E: Calixte (25, fielding).

Daniel Camarena (W, 1-8) 5.0-5-3-3-4-4
Tyler Rogers 1.2-2-0-0-1-2
Manny Parra 1.1-0-0-0-0-2
Tyler Beede 1.0-1-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: Parra, M 1-0.

Game Story: none

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (62-74) lost 7-4

C.J. Hinojosa 1-5, 3 RBI, double
Luigi Rodriguez 3-4, double
Ronnie Jebavy 1-3, run, RBI, homer (3)

Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Dobson (8, fielding); Howard (18, fielding).

Chase Johnson 2.2-0-0-0-2-2
Nolan Riggs (L, 0-1) 3.1-3-4-4-3-4
Ian Gardeck 1.0-2-3-0-1-1
Carlos Diaz 2.0-2-0-0-1-1

Inherited runners-scored: Riggs 1-0.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=292926568&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

A+: San Jose Giants (58-80) WON 9-8 in the bottom of the 9th on a grand slam by Fargas! What a joyful game in a dismal season.

Jalen Miller 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, double, homer (14)
Heath Quinn 2-4, run
Bryce Johnson 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, triple
Johneshwy Fargas 3-5, 2 runs, 5 RBI, double, triple, homer (7)

Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Heyward (14, 2nd base off Wells/Pazos); Quinn (4, 2nd base off Anderson/Thurman).

John Gavin 3.2-10-5-5-2-2
Sandro Cabrera 2.0-5-1-1-1-0
Dylan Rheault 1.1-2-0-0-2-0
Frank Rubio (W, 2-2) 2.0-4-2-2-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Cabrera, S 2-0; Rheault 2-0; Rubio 3-0.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180901&content_id=293010926&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

A: Augusta GreenJackets (66-69) WON 8-3

Logan Baldwin 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, double
Ismael Munguia 2-3, run, RBI
Heliot Ramos 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, homer (11)
Shane Matheny 2-4

Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Calabrese (3, 2nd base off Debora/Manea).

Garrett Cave (W, 6-10) 5.0-2-0-0-2-8
Olbis Parra (H, 9) 2.0-1-0-0-0-1
Keenan Bartlett 0.2-2-3-3-1-1
John Timmins 1.1-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (36-38) WON 3-1 in 11 innings

Kyle McPherson 2-6, RBI
Diego Rincones 3-6, double
Wander Franco 3-5
Dalton Combs 2-4, 2 runs, RBI

Team RISP: 5-for-17.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Combs (1, 2nd base off Francis/Jones).

FIELDING
PB: Genoves (9).

Jake Wong 3.0-4-0-0-0-3
Alex DuBord 3.0-0-0-0-2-3
Ryan Walker 1.1-4-1-1-0-1
Jesus Tona 1.2-0-0-0-0-2
Matt Frisbee (W, 4-1) 2.0-0-0-0-1-4

Inherited runners-scored: Tona 2-0;

Game Story: none

 

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 9/2

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats (55-84) lost 5-3

Abiatal Avelino 0-4
Miguel Gomez 3-4, run, 2 doubles
Ryder Jones 2-4, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (11)
Brock Stassi 2-4, run, double
Ronnie Freeman 3-4, RBI

Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Calixte (14, 2nd base off Gagnon, D/Lobaton).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Calixte (Guillorme at 3rd base).

Jordan Johnson 6.2-6-2-2-2-4
Roberto Gomez (L, 1-3) 1.1-3-3-3-1-0

Inherited runners-scored: Gomez, R 1-0;

Game Story: none

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (62-75) lost 6-1

Luigi Rodriguez 1-3
Ryan Howard 2-3, run, triple

Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Dobson (9, fielding); Rodriguez, Lu (5, fielding); Arnold (3, throw).

Logan Webb (L, 1-2) 4.2-7-6-5-2-3 (2 homers)
Dan Slania 2.1-0-0-0-2-4

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=293125980&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

A+: San Jose Giants (58-81) lost 7-0

Jalen Miller 2-4
Heath Quinn 1-4

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

BASERUNNING
SB: Johnson (31, 2nd base off McCaughan/Thurman); Fargas 2 (47, 2nd base off McClain/Thurman, 3rd base off McClain/Thurman).

Domenic Mazza (L, 3-6) 6.0-11-7-7-2-5
John Russell 2.0-2-0-0-0-2
Sam Coonrod 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180902&content_id=293137742&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

A: Augusta GreenJackets (66-70) lost 1-0

Malique Ziegler 1-3
Tim DalPorto 1-3

Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ziegler (7, 2nd base off Dibrell/Manea).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Munguia (Manea at 2nd base).

Juan De Paula (L, 0-1) 5.0-2-1-1-1-9
Caleb Baragar 4.0-0-0-0-2-7

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (36-39) lost 9-7

Kyle McPherson 3-5, double
Joey Bart 2-4, 2 runs, RBI, homer (13)
David Villar 2-5, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (13)
Wander Franco 3-4, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles, homer (5)
Aaron Bond 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 homers (14)

Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: McPherson (10, throw); Manning (3, fielding).

Sean Hjelle 2.0-1-1-0-1-3
Keaton Winn 4.0-4-3-3-1-5
Sidney Duprey (BS, 1) 0.0-4-3-3-1-0
Cooper Casad (L, 0-1) 2.0-2-2-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

 

[Stokes1931]

Monday, 9/3

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats (55-85) lost 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th

Peter Bourjos 2-4, run, RBI, double
Brock Stassi 1-3, 2 RBI
Jacob Heyward 2-3, run, double
Tyler Herb 2-2, run

Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

Tyler Herb 5.1-3-1-1-6-7
Josh Osich (H, 6) 0.2-1-0-0-0-1
Jose Valdez (H, 4) 2.0-1-1-1-2-1
Tyler Beede (BS, 1)(L, 4-9) 0.0-2-2-2-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Osich 2-1.

Game Story: none

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels (62-76) lost 7-3

C.J. Hinojosa 3-4
Ronnie Jebavy 1-3, run, 2 RBI, homer (4)

Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lipka (21, 2nd base off Bourque/Read).

Conner Menez 0.0-0-0-0-0-0
Ryan Halstead 3.0-1-0-0-1-4
Dusten Knight 3.0-6-3-3-1-2
Sam Wolff (L, 1-2) 1.2-5-4-4-1-2
Dillon McNamara 1.1-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: McNamara 2-0.

Game Story: none

A+: San Jose Giants (59-81) WON 2-0

Jalen Miller 1-3
Heath Quinn 1-3
Wander Franco 1-3
Johneshwy Fargas 1-3, run, RBI, homer (8)
Brandon Van Horn 1-3, run, RBI, homer (10)

Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
CS: Miller (4, 2nd base by Hutchison/Thurman).
PO: Miller (1st base by Hutchison).

Carlos Sano (W, 5-5) 6.0-6-0-0-0-2
Joey Marciano (H, 2) 1.1-3-0-0-0-1
Peter Lannoo (S, 2) 1.2-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Lannoo 2-0.

Game Story: none

A: Augusta GreenJackets (67-70) WON 3-2

Orlando Garcia 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (8)
Shane Matheny 1-3, run, RBI, homer (6)

Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

Norwith Gudino (W, 4-2) 6.0-4-2-2-1-10 (3.45)
Keenan Bartlett (H, 2) 1.0-1-0-0-0-0
JJ Santa Cruz (H, 2) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Camilo Doval (S, 11) 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

A-: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (36-40) lost 5-4

Ricardo Genoves 2-4
Wander Franco 2-4, 2 runs, double
Dalton Combs 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, homer (5)

Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

Gregory Santos 5.0-9-3-3-0-4
Greg Jacknewitz (BS, 1) 1.0-2-1-1-0-2
Zach Becherer 1.0-0-0-0-1-2
Trevor Horn (L, 0-1) 1.0-1-1-1-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: none

 

[LHG]

Thanks to both @Stokes1931 and @SFGRTB for putting work in all season to keep us up to date on the farm system!

 

[SFGRTB]

I'm board so I'm going to do my entirely objective 'bests' and 'worsts' from the minor leagues. Team MVP is pretty clear, biggest disappointment, for me, is not necessarily someone who played the worst but just someone who didn't take the leap we though he could. Or was just flat-out awful.

AAA Sacramento:

Team MVP (batter)- Chris Shaw. This one was tough because the guys who were much better were promoted fairly quickly or were promoted. Shaw, while not a great season, did show plenty of power. he hit the most homers in the organization. That counts for something. Slater deserves a mention as well because he killed it down there, in limited time.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Tyler Rogers. This team just kept getting it's best pitchers plucked, but (sorry LHG) this one was about the only rock for the team the entire year. 2.13 ERA in relief and did a little bit of everything in the Pen.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Ryder Jones. After a really good season in AAA last year, and an extended stay in SF, he took a major step back this year. His walk rate, k rate, ISO, and overall contact all fell dramatically. Still just 24.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Tyler Beede. Probably the easiest guy on this list.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Alen Hanson. Signed as a MiLB free agent and went ballistic in his first month. Earned a shot with the big league team and cemented his spot. Former top prospect, but had fallen off quite a bit the last two years.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Ray Black. He's always had the stuff, but could never stay healthy. The surprise is that he made it a full (minor league). Obliterated the poor minor league hitters.

AA Richmond:

Team MVP (batter)- Luigi Rodriguez. He didn't finish out the season as the best batter, but he was challenging Ted Williams well into June.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Shaun Anderson. Modest numbers in a pitching environment but held his own. Conner Menez could have challenged him if he was there a bit more.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Aramis Garcia. Feels a bit unfair to put him here, but he wasn't great for most of the season. He really started to pick things up in July, then was moved up to AAA and eventually SF. You could say guys like Arenado, Jebavy or Davis here, sure, but I didn't really have high expectations for those guys anyway.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Garrett Williams. Like Beede just completely lost his command. Has excellent stuff that he can't control.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Luigi Rodriguez. I mean who saw this guy hitting .400 in June?

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Dillon McNamara. Shout out to Conner Menez and his 11.19 K/9 as a starter. McNamara had an excellent season though and was bought from the Yankees last July. Didn't show much of anything until his breakout this year, now looks like a potential bullpen piece.

A+ San Jose:

Team MVP (batter)- Heath Quinn. Finally a decision that required some debate. Thought about Miller because he played a full season and set career-highs across the board, entrenching himself as the best 2B prospect in the system. But Heath Quinn's numbers were excellent after a tough, injured 2017 season. He's the ideal power hitter for AT&T, solid eye at the plate, gap-to-gap swing, right-handed.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Logan Webb. He was absolute nailz while recovering from TJ. 3 plus pitches, number 2/3 ceiling starter.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Sandro Fabian. He hits the ball hard and has an ideal swing, with plus outfield defense and some raw power. But he just could figure it out in the most offensive league in organized baseball. He's at risk of getting passed since he'll need to repeat San Jose.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Melvin Adon. It wasn't a bad season, per say, but it wasn't what we wanted to see. He has the best fastball in the system, which says a lot because the Giants have quite a few, but he's just a raw thrower.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Jacob Heyward. He's flown under the rader thus far, but just turned in a pretty solid season in San Jose. Wasn't amazing, but there's quite a bit of power in his bat that's still untapped. Could take off if it happens.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Logan Webb. Off the radar for two years recovering from injury then burst on the scene this year.

A Augusta:

Team MVP (batter)- Manuel Geraldo. He fell off a cliff for a stretch, but was the team's most consistent hitter. he's a good defensive SS with speed, possible utility player in the future unless he develops some more pop then he has a shot at being a low-end starter.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Aaron Phillips. John Gavin was close here, but Phillips was throwing darts all season and is a late-bloomer alert. Had 120 Ks to 16 walks in 105 innings.His fastball is in the low 90s, but he has a truly special curveball. Quite a few guys could be mentioned here, TBH. Augusta had a real solid staff.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Jacob Gonzalez. I'm sure many people would put Heliot Ramos here, but what I saw from him was more encouraging than Gonzalez. Gonzo was drafted to be a power bat, and he could never get anything going. He remained rather consistent all year, just consistently bleh.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Garrett Cave. Among all the starters on the staff (including the now traded Jason Bahr), Cave has the biggest ceiling but wasn't all the good. Command (surprise) was his biggest issue.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Woof..... I'll say the biggest surprise is how collectively bad they were in the second half.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Camilo Doval. If you had been listening to me last year, then he shouldn't surprise you. But alas here he is. He had the worst 3 games to open the season imaginable, but wipe those game away and he had a 1.74 ERA over 51.2 innings with 75 K's, 19 BBs, and a .182 BAA. This is the kid who has a cutter that is only matched by Kenly Jansen (when he knows where it's going).

A- Salem-Keizer:

Team MVP (batter)- Joey Bart. This was a lot harder than you would think. They had NINE players with an OPS over .800 and semi-regular playing time. Bart finished with the highest OPS on the team while catching most of the time so he gets the nod.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Greg Santos/Jesus Tona. This one was tough as well. Tona put up absurd numbers in relief, but Santos was the 18 year old who jumped all the way from the DSL and was pitching excellent until he got hit in the head. Amazingly he came back a few weeks later and pitched in two more games. He didn't pitch well and it hurt his overall numbers, but that shouldn't take away his huge leap this season. Highest-ceiling pitcher in the system.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Literally can't be disappointed with how this group performed.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Keaton Winn. IDK how this team didn't make the playoffs tbh. They had real solid pitching to go with the best offense. Winn wasn't even that bad, but he had quite a but of hype out of the draft and was just average.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Kyle McPherson (or just throw a dart). It's either him or David Villar or any of the nine guys with OPS over .800 not named Bart. McPherson was a 26th round pick last year (shortstop) and hit .237 in Arizona. I'm really curious how this group moves up next year, though.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Jesus Tona. A converted catcher. Dude had only pitched 3.1 innings in his life coming into this year and has a 0.87 ERA in the second-biggest offensive minor league stop.

Rookie AZL and DSL:

There's too much randomness to pick on certain guys so I'll just list noteworthy guys.

Luis Toribio from the DSL was by-far the best hitter. Had a tough second-half but showed good walk rate and the best power in the league, both excellent signs.

Yorlis Rodriguez skipped over the DSL and was one of the best hitters in Arizona. Just 18 years old out of Cuba.

Fabian Pena, Giants 25th round pick this year, had an excellent debut.

Alexander Canario had a terrible start and a tough finish, but was the super-star hitter in the middle we wanted to see. Still just 18, could slow play him again.

 

[LHG]

I'm board so I'm going to do my entirely objective 'bests' and 'worsts' from the minor leagues. Team MVP is pretty clear, biggest disappointment, for me, is not necessarily someone who played the worst but just someone who didn't take the leap we though he could. Or was just flat-out awful.

AAA Sacramento:

Team MVP (batter)- Chris Shaw. This one was tough because the guys who were much better were promoted fairly quickly or were promoted. Shaw, while not a great season, did show plenty of power. he hit the most homers in the organization. That counts for something. Slater deserves a mention as well because he killed it down there, in limited time.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Tyler Rogers. This team just kept getting it's best pitchers plucked, but (sorry LHG) this one was about the only rock for the team the entire year. 2.13 ERA in relief and did a little bit of everything in the Pen.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Ryder Jones. After a really good season in AAA last year, and an extended stay in SF, he took a major step back this year. His walk rate, k rate, ISO, and overall contact all fell dramatically. Still just 24.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Tyler Beede. Probably the easiest guy on this list.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Alen Hanson. Signed as a MiLB free agent and went ballistic in his first month. Earned a shot with the big league team and cemented his spot. Former top prospect, but had fallen off quite a bit the last two years.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Ray Black. He's always had the stuff, but could never stay healthy. The surprise is that he made it a full (minor league). Obliterated the poor minor league hitters.

AA Richmond:

Team MVP (batter)- Luigi Rodriguez. He didn't finish out the season as the best batter, but he was challenging Ted Williams well into June.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Shaun Anderson. Modest numbers in a pitching environment but held his own. Conner Menez could have challenged him if he was there a bit more.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Aramis Garcia. Feels a bit unfair to put him here, but he wasn't great for most of the season. He really started to pick things up in July, then was moved up to AAA and eventually SF. You could say guys like Arenado, Jebavy or Davis here, sure, but I didn't really have high expectations for those guys anyway.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Garrett Williams. Like Beede just completely lost his command. Has excellent stuff that he can't control.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Luigi Rodriguez. I mean who saw this guy hitting .400 in June?

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Dillon McNamara. Shout out to Conner Menez and his 11.19 K/9 as a starter. McNamara had an excellent season though and was bought from the Yankees last July. Didn't show much of anything until his breakout this year, now looks like a potential bullpen piece.

A+ San Jose:

Team MVP (batter)- Heath Quinn. Finally a decision that required some debate. Thought about Miller because he played a full season and set career-highs across the board, entrenching himself as the best 2B prospect in the system. But Heath Quinn's numbers were excellent after a tough, injured 2017 season. He's the ideal power hitter for AT&T, solid eye at the plate, gap-to-gap swing, right-handed.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Logan Webb. He was absolute nailz while recovering from TJ. 3 plus pitches, number 2/3 ceiling starter.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Sandro Fabian. He hits the ball hard and has an ideal swing, with plus outfield defense and some raw power. But he just could figure it out in the most offensive league in organized baseball. He's at risk of getting passed since he'll need to repeat San Jose.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Melvin Adon. It wasn't a bad season, per say, but it wasn't what we wanted to see. He has the best fastball in the system, which says a lot because the Giants have quite a few, but he's just a raw thrower.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Jacob Heyward. He's flown under the rader thus far, but just turned in a pretty solid season in San Jose. Wasn't amazing, but there's quite a bit of power in his bat that's still untapped. Could take off if it happens.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Logan Webb. Off the radar for two years recovering from injury then burst on the scene this year.

A Augusta:

Team MVP (batter)- Manuel Geraldo. He fell off a cliff for a stretch, but was the team's most consistent hitter. he's a good defensive SS with speed, possible utility player in the future unless he develops some more pop then he has a shot at being a low-end starter.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Aaron Phillips. John Gavin was close here, but Phillips was throwing darts all season and is a late-bloomer alert. Had 120 Ks to 16 walks in 105 innings.His fastball is in the low 90s, but he has a truly special curveball. Quite a few guys could be mentioned here, TBH. Augusta had a real solid staff.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Jacob Gonzalez. I'm sure many people would put Heliot Ramos here, but what I saw from him was more encouraging than Gonzalez. Gonzo was drafted to be a power bat, and he could never get anything going. He remained rather consistent all year, just consistently bleh.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Garrett Cave. Among all the starters on the staff (including the now traded Jason Bahr), Cave has the biggest ceiling but wasn't all the good. Command (surprise) was his biggest issue.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Woof..... I'll say the biggest surprise is how collectively bad they were in the second half.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Camilo Doval. If you had been listening to me last year, then he shouldn't surprise you. But alas here he is. He had the worst 3 games to open the season imaginable, but wipe those game away and he had a 1.74 ERA over 51.2 innings with 75 K's, 19 BBs, and a .182 BAA. This is the kid who has a cutter that is only matched by Kenly Jansen (when he knows where it's going).

A- Salem-Keizer:

Team MVP (batter)- Joey Bart. This was a lot harder than you would think. They had NINE players with an OPS over .800 and semi-regular playing time. Bart finished with the highest OPS on the team while catching most of the time so he gets the nod.

Team MVP (pitcher)- Greg Santos/Jesus Tona. This one was tough as well. Tona put up absurd numbers in relief, but Santos was the 18 year old who jumped all the way from the DSL and was pitching excellent until he got hit in the head. Amazingly he came back a few weeks later and pitched in two more games. He didn't pitch well and it hurt his overall numbers, but that shouldn't take away his huge leap this season. Highest-ceiling pitcher in the system.

Biggest disappointment (batter)- Literally can't be disappointed with how this group performed.

Biggest disappointment (pitcher)- Keaton Winn. IDK how this team didn't make the playoffs tbh. They had real solid pitching to go with the best offense. Winn wasn't even that bad, but he had quite a but of hype out of the draft and was just average.

Biggest Surprise (batter)- Kyle McPherson (or just throw a dart). It's either him or David Villar or any of the nine guys with OPS over .800 not named Bart. McPherson was a 26th round pick last year (shortstop) and hit .237 in Arizona. I'm really curious how this group moves up next year, though.

Biggest Surprise (pitcher)- Jesus Tona. A converted catcher. Dude had only pitched 3.1 innings in his life coming into this year and has a 0.87 ERA in the second-biggest offensive minor league stop.

Rookie AZL and DSL:

There's too much randomness to pick on certain guys so I'll just list noteworthy guys.

Luis Toribio from the DSL was by-far the best hitter. Had a tough second-half but showed good walk rate and the best power in the league, both excellent signs.

Yorlis Rodriguez skipped over the DSL and was one of the best hitters in Arizona. Just 18 years old out of Cuba.

Fabian Pena, Giants 25th round pick this year, had an excellent debut.

Alexander Canario had a terrible start and a tough finish, but was the super-star hitter in the middle we wanted to see. Still just 18, could slow play him again.

Great post SFGRTB! Solid choices all around. I may have picked Jebavy over Garcia just because the sheer awfulness of his numbers and the fact he was picked a round above Duggar in 2015. But Garcia followed up a generally successful debut in Richmond last year with a very meh 2018 (and it only got to meh with a hot finish) and has a pick three rounds higher than Jebavy and carried superior prospect credentials. In Jebavy, though, they moved him from 2 years at San Jose, where he didn't exactly light the place on fire offensively, to Richmond. There had to be some expectation that he'd do better than what he did.
Can I say that the offensive production from Augusta up and the pitching from San Jose up were just very disappointing this year, overall?