Down on the Farm (2018)

[Stokes1931]

Shaw has homered twice tonight for Sacramento. He has 7 on the season.

 

[SFGRTB]

Shaw has homered twice tonight for Sacramento. He has 7 on the season.

As of now, I'm not worried about his ability to hit for average and homers. I'm worried about his plate approach, though

 

[calsnowskier]

As of now, I'm not worried about his ability to hit for average and homers. I'm worried about his plate approach, though

He will have the whole season to play in one place to really concentrate on fixing the little things he didn’t work on a Saturday he rocketed up the system. That should be a good thing for him.

 

[SFGRTB]

Wednesday 5/2

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 6-5 (12-14)

Chris Shaw 3-4, 2 HR (6th and 7th), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Orlando Calixte 2-4, HR (3rd), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 K
Hunter Pence 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

Shaw has a .547 SLG this season. He recently jumped into Baseball America's top-100 prospects list.

Dereck Rodriguez 6.0-4-2-2-0-6
Dusten Knight 2.0-2-1-0-0-1
Madison Younginer 0.1-4-3-3-1-0

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 3-2 (14-11)

Dylan Davis 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Ryan Howard 1-5, 2B, 1 R

Garrett Williams 6.0-7-2-1-2-4
Ray Black 2.0-0-0-0-0-5
Ryan Halstead 1.0-1-0-0-0-0
Caleb Simpson 1.0-1-1-0-0-1

This was Black's longest stint since July of 2015. He now has 18 K's in 8 innings this season! Fastball still gets up to 102, but he's taking more off this year for better command..... at around 98. His curveball is truly special as well.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 4-1 (16-11)

Jalen Miller 3-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Brandon Van Horn 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 CS (6th)

Logan Webb 4.0-2-1-0-2-3
DJ Myers 4.0-3-0-0-2-3
Patrick Ruotolo 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Much like Mac Marshall, the Giants still have the kid gloves on Webb. He's been limited to 3 innings so far this season, so today's 4-inning stint is a sign of progression.

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 3-1 (18-7)

Manuel Geraldo 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, SB (5th)
Heliot Ramos 0-5, 4 K

Jose Marte 5.2-3-1-1-2-7
CJ Gettman 1.1-1-0-0-1-2
Camilo Doval 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Frank Rubio 1.0-2-0-0-0-1

My boy Doval is now up to 7.1 scoreless innings since his disastrous start. Jose Marte is a guy to keep an eye on as well.

Thursday's Probables:

Sacramento: Casey Kelly
Richmond: off
San Jose: Conner Menez
Augusta: Aaron Phillips

 

[SFGRTB]

Thursday 5/3

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 5-3 (13-14)

Chris Shaw 1-4, HR (8th), 1 RBI, 2 R
Austin Slater 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, picked off
Chase d'Arnaud 3-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K

Casey Kelly 6.0-6-2-2-1-5
Tyler Rogers 0.2-0-0-0-1-0
Manny Parra 1.0-2-1-1-1-1
Jose Valdez 0.1-0-0-0-0-0
Derek Law 1.0-0-0-0-0-3

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels were off



A+: San Jose Giants lost 4-0 (16-12)

Frandy De La Rosa 3-3, 1 error (3rd), 1 CS (1)

Conner Menez 5.1-5-3-3-2-10
Dylan Rheault 1.2-3-1-0-1-1
Connor Overton 2.0-1-0-0-0-0

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 8-7 in 15 innings (18-8)

Rob Calabrese 1-4, HR (3rd), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB. The 2-run shot tied the game in the 9th
Ryan Kirby 2-6, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Jean Angomas 2-4, 2B, 1 R, 2 BB

The opposing team had 5 errors in this game. The GreenJackets also blew 3 saves in extra innings, but none of the runs were earned, even though they only committed 1 error themselves. Not sure how the math works out there.

Aaron Phillips 5.0-5-4-3-0-7
Joey Marciano 5.0-4-1-0-2-7
Franklin Van Gurp 3.0-1-1-0-3-5
John Russell 1.0-1-2-0-0-2

Friday's probables:

Sacramento: Jose Flores
Richmond: Cory Taylor
San Jose: Mac Marshall
Augusta: Jason Bahr

 

[calsnowskier]

The opposing team had 5 errors in this game. The GreenJackets also blew 3 saves in extra innings, but none of the runs were earned, even though they only committed 1 error themselves. Not sure how the math works out there.

Auto-runner on 2nd...

 

[SFGRTB]

Auto-runner on 2nd...

Thank you, I forgot about that (stupid, stupid) rule.

 

[SFGRTB]

Scary, scary stuff in Augusta.

On the first batter of the game, Heliot Ramos and Jean Angomas collided in the outfield. Ramos is bleeding from the face, and Angomas has been down on the field, not moving, for an extended period of time. An ambulance has arrive for Jean.

 

[calsnowskier]

Scary, scary stuff in Augusta.

On the first batter of the game, Heliot Ramos and Jean Angomas collided in the outfield. Ramos is bleeding from the face, and Angomas has been down on the field, not moving, for an extended period of time. An ambulance has arrive for Jean.

Any updates?

 

[SFGRTB]

Any updates?

Ramos stayed in the game but then came out. IDK if that was because something flared up or because someone in the Front Office called and told them to get him the hell out of there.

Noting on Jean.

 

[calsnowskier]

Ramos stayed in the game but then came out. IDK if that was because something flared up or because someone in the Front Office called and told them to get him the hell out of there.

Noting on Jean.

According to Twitter, Ramos had a huge gash on his face. Why tf did he stay in the game?

 

[SFGRTB]

According to Twitter, Ramos had a huge gash on his face. Why tf did he stay in the game?

Augusta was short-handed tonight because they had to send some players up to help the upper squads. So that was probably their thinking.... which leads me to believe the Giants intervened and had him yanked.

 

[calsnowskier]

Angomas suffered a concussion, but appears fine. I can’t find any reference to Ramos’ status. I choose to take that as a good sign.

 

[SFGRTB]

Angomas suffered a concussion, but appears fine. I can’t find any reference to Ramos’ status. I choose to take that as a good sign.

 

[SFGRTB]

Friday 5/4

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 11-2 (13-15)

Chris Shaw 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K

Jose Flores 5.0-5-3-3-1-2
Dillon McNamara 1.1-5-5-4-1-2
Madison Younginer 1.0-4-3-2-2-0
Dusten Knight 0.2-0-0-0-0-0

The River Cats have just been decimated on the pitching side because of promotions

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 7-6 (14-12)

Ryan Howard 3-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Ronnie Jebavy 2-4, HR (1st), 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R
Miguel Gomez 1-4, 2B, 1 RBI

Cory Taylor 5.0-10-5-5-2-2
Will LaMarche 3.0-5-2-2-1-2

A+: San Jose Giants WON 7-6 (17-12)

Heath Quinn 4-5, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 outfield assist
Matt Winn 2-5, HR (2nd), 3 RBI, 2 R, 3 K, 2 passed balls
Wander Franco 1-5, HR (1st), 2 RBI, 1 R. His homer was a go-ahead shot in the 10th

Heath Quinn's resurgence continues. He's up to .326/.387/.484 on the season with 2 homers and 9 doubles. Power is still coming around, which is his calling card.

Mac Marshall 3.0-2-2-2-1-4
Sandro Cabrera 4.2-4-3-3-2-5
Rodolfo Martinez 1.1-0-0-0-0-0
Patrick Ruotolo 1.0-1-1-0-1-1

More solid stuff from Marshall. Had two clean innings to open the game, then ran into trouble in the third. Fastball up to 94, cutter up to 93, above average changeup.

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 3-1 (18-9)

Manuel Geraldo 2-4, HR (2nd), 1 RBI, 1 R

The big scare here was Ramos and Angomas, who collided in the first inning. Both appear to be okay, thankfully. I did get an update on Ramos, he was hanging out in the dugout the remainder of the game and seemed to be okay.

Jason Bahr 6.0-4-2-2-1-7
Peter Lannoo 2.0-3-1-1-0-2

Saturday's Probables:

Sacramento: Tyler Beede
Richmond: Shaun Anderson
San Jose: Raffi Vizciano
Augusta: Garrett Cave

 

[SFGRTB]

Saturday 5/5

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 5-2 (13-14)

Orlando Calixte 1-3, HR (4th), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS (1st). His homer was a go-ahead 3-run shot in the 9th.
Austin Slater 2-4, 2B
Hunter Pence 0-4, 2 K
Kyle Jensen 1-4, HR (3rd), 1 RBI, 1 R, 3 K

Tyler Beede 5.2-6-2-2-1-6
Tyler Rogers 1.2-1-0-0-1-2
Jose Valdez 1.2-0-0-0-1-4

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 8-4 (15-12)

Luigi Rodriguez 2-4, HR (3rd), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (6th)
Aramis Garcia 1-5, HR (2nd), 2 RBI, 1 R, 3 K
Ronnie Jebavy 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
K.C. Hobson 2-5, HR (1st), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K

Shaun Anderson 6.0-8-4-1-1-3
Jake McCasland 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Dan Slania 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Ray Black 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Definitely not Anderson's best outing, but his defense did let him down.

All of Ray Black walks came in two outings. 6 of his 9 have been perfect. He has 19 K's in 9 innings.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 10-5 (18-12)

Wander Franco 3-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Matt Winn 2-5, HR (3rd), 3 RBI, 2 R
Frandy De La Rosa 1-3, HR (4th), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Raffi Vizcaino 6.0-7-4-4-4-3
Nolan Riggs 3.0-3-1-1-2-2

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 8-7 (19-9)

Logan Baldwin 3-3, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (10th), 1 CS (4th)
Ryan Kirby 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Garrett Cave 5.0-2-0-0-3-4
Camilo Doval 1.1-1-3-2-2-0
Olbis Parra 0.2-4-3-0-0-1
Frank Rubio 2.0-2-1-1-0-2

Sunday's Probables:

Sacramento: Matt Gage
Richmond: Jordan Johnson
San Jose: Melvin Adon
Augusta: John Gavin

 

[calsnowskier]

The only thing keeping Black out of SF are roster mechanics at this point. Hopefully he gets his cuppo before he loses his arm again.

 

[SFGRTB]

The only thing keeping Black out of SF are roster mechanics at this point. Hopefully he gets his cuppo before he loses his arm again.

That's kinda my hope. This guy seemingly has limited ammo, have to use him while they can. And now he's showing that he can actually throw strikes consistently and go multiple innings. Next he'll have to throw on back-to-back nights. If he does that, and bounces back, he will be on a plane to SF.

Also, after such a long journey for him, it would be a cool story. And he could actually be useful.

 

[calsnowskier]

Next bully 40 add will be him, for sure. But when will that happen?

 

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 5/6

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (15-15) WON 6-5

Steven Duggar 1-4, walk
Austin Slater 2-4, RBI, 2 doubles
Hunter Pence 1-4, run, RBI
Ryder Jones 3-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (2)
Kyle Jensen 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (4)

Team RISP: 3-8

FIELDING

Matt Gage (W, 2-0) 5.2-5-1-1-2-3
Dusten Knight (H, 2) 1.1-2-0-0-1-0
Derek Law 1.2-6-4-4-0-2
Manny Parra (S, 2) 0.1-0-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: Knight 1-1; Parra, M 2-0.

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180506&content_id=275611914&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (15-12) WON 4-2, in 5 rain shortened innings

Ryan Howard 1-2, 2 RBI, walk
Dylan Davis 1-1, run, RBI, 2 walks
John Riley 1-3, RBI

Team RISP: 3-for-6

SB: Lipka (9, 2nd base off Garcia, E/Grullon).
CS: Howard (2, 2nd base by Garcia, E/Grullon).
PO: Howard (1st base by Garcia, E).

FIELDING
E: Castillo, Al (3, throw).
Outfield assists: Davis (Randolph at 3rd base).

Jordan Johnson (W, 3-3) 5.0-3-2-0-4-4

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=275589246&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (18-13) lost 12-5

Bryce Johnson 2-4, double, walk
Jalen Miller 1-4, 2 RBI
Heath Quinn 1-4, run, RBI, homer (3)
Gio Brusa 1-4, run, RBI, homer (4)
Frandy De La Rosa 1-4, run, RBI, homer (5)
Johneshwy Fargas 1-3, run, walk

Team RISP: 1-for-2

FIELDING
E: De La Rosa 2 (5, fielding, throw).

Melvin Adon (L, 0-3) 3.1-10-8-7-0-3
CJ Gettman 1.2-2-2-2-2-2
Dylan Rheault 2.0-6-2-2-0-1
Connor Overton 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180506&content_id=275633946&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (20-9) WON 10-0

Heliot Ramos 0-3, run, RBI, 2 walks
Manuel Geraldo 2-5, run, RBI, double
Shane Matheny 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (1)
Orlando Garcia 3-5, 2 runs
Logan Baldwin 3-4, 3 runs, RBI, double, triple
Jeffry Parra 2-3, run, 4 RBI, double, homer (2)

RISP: 4-for-10.

SB: Baldwin (11, 3rd base off Hall/Carrillo, J); Parra, J (1, 2nd base off Hall/Carrillo, J).
CS: Matheny (3, 2nd base by Seabrooke/Carrillo, J).

John Gavin 4.0-1-0-0-4-3
John Russell (W, 4-1) 3.0-3-0-0-0-2
Ryan Koziol 2.0-0-0-0-0-1

Salem-Keizer (Short-A) did not play
DSL Giants (Rookie) did not play
AZL Giants did not play

Scheduled Pitchers (Monday)

Sacramento (AAA) Rodriguez (1-0, 4.26)
Richmond (AA) Johnson (2-3, 3.14)
San Jose (A+) DNP
Augusta (A) Marte (3-0, 2.55)

Salem-Keizer (A-Short) DNP
Giants (DSL) DNP
Giants (AZL) DNP