Down on the Farm (2022)

[tzill]

SFGiants reliever Randy Rodriguez has been promoted to Triple-A. He appeared briefly with Richmond where he recorded 19 strikeouts in 10 innings before his promotion. He is currently on the 40-man roster.

 

[calsnowskier]

From the Athletic, Lockhard interviewing Kyle Haines:

Obviously, Luis Matos has had a season statistically that has probably been disappointing for him. How has he been able to handle that? Since he came back from his injury, what do you see as realistic goals for him for the final month of the season?

I just don’t want to see him try to make up for months of disappointment by trying to go 3 for 4 every day. I think if we can just see what Matos is capable of being every day and have a good consistent finish to the year, we’ll take that as a positive. Definitely the slow start, we mentioned the weather, we mentioned the injury, and then he comes back and all of a sudden he looks up and he’s pretty deep in the season and probably doesn’t feel like he has a lot of time to make up for the slow start. But I’ve seen a lot of people who do. I flashback to Nate Schierholtz in August one year back years ago and remember how he looked bad on Aug. 1, by the end of year, he looked up and he had a great year. I think we’re hoping for something like that. It’s still possible. He’s shown flashes of being the Luis Matos of last year, it just hasn’t come out nearly as consistently as we saw last year.

He’s obviously a very aggressive hitter, and his ability to touch the ball anywhere is what makes him so special. But do you think that a season like this is helpful at this stage of development because there is that recognition that not every pitch is worth hitting? Maybe it’s not as obvious in Low A when it’s easier to make hard contact on all those kinds of pitches.

I hope so. I hope it’s a benefit in the long run. That’s what I keep telling myself. But obviously, it’s just been a disappointing year for him. I don’t know too many hitters who haven’t went through some type of really tough stretch in their life. And the international kids I just feel awful for them because people forget guys like Dansby Swanson were awful at Vanderbilt as freshmen, and no one remembers it because (college baseball) really is not on the platform that the international kids are asked to perform on. As soon as they have one down year, or have that growth year, people are really quick to criticize. But some of the other kids who are their same age are able to have a down year in college and then rebound for their junior year and then succeed going forward. But I really do believe that most good hitters have to go through some tough stretches in their career for ultimate growth in the long term. And hopefully, this was one of those.

What is the date on this?

 

[tzill]

What is the date on this?

I think it went up Saturday

 

[calsnowskier]

I think it went up Saturday

Awesome. Completely up to date info.

 

[LHG]

SFGiants reliever Randy Rodriguez has been promoted to Triple-A. He appeared briefly with Richmond where he recorded 19 strikeouts in 10 innings before his promotion. He is currently on the 40-man roster.

I wonder why the aggressive promotions with him? Plenty of other guys who have looked better this year (including Harrison).

 

[calsnowskier]

Numbers don’t tell the story in the minors. Maybe Harrison is working on a specific item that he hasn’t “mastered” yet, thus no promotion. Or any number of other aspects they are measuring for him.

 

[tzill]

Updated Baseball America Top 30

Notable additions from the draft/trade deadline: No. 3 - P Carson Whisenhunt No. 4 - P/OF Reggie Crawford No. 23 - P Carson Seymour No. 24 - P Nick Zwack

 

[tzill]

Isan Díaz, Jason Vosler, and Andrew Knapp collected 3 hits apiece last night for Sacramento. Díaz: 3-6, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, and 3 R Vosler: 3-5, 2 RBI, and 2 R Knapp: 3-6, 2 RBI, and 2 R

 

[LHG]

Updated Baseball America Top 30

Notable additions from the draft/trade deadline: No. 3 - P Carson Whisenhunt No. 4 - P/OF Reggie Crawford No. 23 - P Carson Seymour No. 24 - P Nick Zwack

Are Whisenhunt and Crawford that good or is BA that bearish on the Giants' farm system?

 

[tzill]

Are Whisenhunt and Crawford that good or is BA that bearish on the Giants' farm system?

I don't have access, so I didn't read the article. Nor do I know what the rest of the 30 look like.

 

[LHG]

Numbers don’t tell the story in the minors. Maybe Harrison is working on a specific item that he hasn’t “mastered” yet, thus no promotion. Or any number of other aspects they are measuring for him.

By the way, I just found out that the Giants released Angel Rondon to make room for Rodriguez. Rondon only made 3 appearances with the RiverCats and his 3rd and final appearance was bad. Apparently, that was enough to let him go. Which makes me wonder, why even go through the motions of claiming him and then running him from waivers just to let him go?

 

[calsnowskier]

By the way, I just found out that the Giants released Angel Rondon to make room for Rodriguez. Rondon only made 3 appearances with the RiverCats and his 3rd and final appearance was bad. Apparently, that was enough to let him go. Which makes me wonder, why even go through the motions of claiming him and then running him from waivers just to let him go?

Churn, baby churn.

Farzan inferno!

 

[LHG]

Churn, baby churn.

Farzan inferno!

 

[calsnowskier]

Looking through the MLB prospect rankings, I found this kinda interesting…

2011 Giants rankings…



Belt has been a 12-year MLB starter
Wheeler has had injury issues, but is now a regular CY contender
Culberson and Adrianza have put together nice utility careers
Surkamp is still bouncing around as a journeyman pitcher 12 years later
Craw is arguably the best SS in the history of the Giants

 

[calsnowskier]

The final 3 are Duvall, Osich and Parker.

Panik had a short but very memorable career
Hembree had a long but honestly kinda unspectacular career
Goner, much like Panik, had a short career, but he had a BIG highlights.
Susac is a top 10 catcher in the game right now (and is roommates with Nick Lowery)

Not as impressive as the ‘11 list

 

[calsnowskier]

2013



The last 3 are Mejia, Blach and JCP

The tragic case of Gus Cabrera (RIP)

The cupboard was truly bare.

 

[calsnowskier]

2014



The last 3 were Osich, Mella and Flores

We are striving for mediocrity.

 

[calsnowskier]

2015



Slater shows up as #30

A few pieces that eventually show something (Beede, Strickland, Slater, Duffy), but outside of Slater, just errant noise.

 

[LHG]

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The final 3 are Duvall, Osich and Parker.

Panik had a short but very memorable career
Hembree had a long but honestly kinda unspectacular career
Goner, much like Panik, had a short career, but he had a BIG highlights.
Susac is a top 10 catcher in the game right now (and is roommates with Nick Lowery)

Not as impressive as the ‘11 list

Lowery allows Susac to catch for him when he doesn't feel like catching for himself.

 

[tzill]

View attachment 304976

The final 3 are Duvall, Osich and Parker.

Panik had a short but very memorable career
Hembree had a long but honestly kinda unspectacular career
Goner, much like Panik, had a short career, but he had a BIG highlights.
Susac is a top 10 catcher in the game right now (and is roommates with Nick Lowery)

Not as impressive as the ‘11 list

And then, for reasons still unexplained, Cal was cut with a rusty butterknife.