Down on the Farm (2018)

[SFGRTB]

Sunday 5/27

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 11-2 (24-27)

Steven Duggar 2-5, 3B, 1 R, 2 K
Hunter Pence 2-4, 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Austin Slater 1-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Ronnie Freeman 2-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB

Matt Gage 4.0-6-4-2-2-2
D.J. Snelten 2.0-1-0-0-1-2
Josh Osich 1.0-1-1-1-1-1
Manny Parra 1.0-3-2-2-0-2
Ryan Halstead 1.0-5-4-4-0-1

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 8-3 (24-22)

Dylan Davis 3-4, HR (6th), 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 K, 1 SB (2nd)
Ronnie Jebavy 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 error (4th)
Luigi Rodriguez 2-4, 1 K

Taylor Hill 4.2-6-5-3-0-5
Will LaMarche 2.1-3-2-2-0-0
Caleb Simpson 1.0-0-1-1-3-2

A+: San Jose Giants lost 5-3 (26-24)

Sandro Fabian 2-4, HR (6th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Jalen Miller 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Dylan Manwaring 2-4, 2 2B, 1 K

Raffi Vizcaino 4.0-4-3-3-3-5
Jeff Burke 3.0-0-0-0-0-2
Rodolfo Martinez 1.0-3-2-2-1-2

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 3-0 (30-16)

Nick Hill 1-3, 2B, 1 BB, 2 K

John Gavin 5.0-3-1-1-1-5
Camilo Doval 2.0-2-1-0-0-2
Ryan Koziol 1.2-2-1-1-1-3
Tyler Schimpf 0.1-0-0-0-0-0

 

[SFGRTB]

Monday 5/28

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 4-2 (24-28)

Joe Panik 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB
Chase d'Arnaud 3-4, HR (8th), 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 CS (2nd)
Austin Slater 2-4

Jose Flores 5.0-2-1-1-1-2
Jordan Schafer 0.2-3-3-3-2-0
Tyler Rogers 1.1-0-0-0-0-2
Madison Younginer 1.0-1-0-0-1-3
Ray Black 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 5-3 (25-22)

Luigi Rodriguez 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (10th), 1 CS (5th)
Ryan Howard 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB (6th and 7th). Came out of the game early.
Tyler Brown 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 R

Cory Taylor 6.0-4-2-2-2-2
Connor Overton 1.0-2-0-0-0-0
Dan Slania 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Dillon McNamara 1.0-1-1-1-0-0

A+: San Jose Giants WON 9-6 (27-24)

Jalen Miller 3-4, 2 HR (5th and 6th), 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Frandy De La Rosa 2-4, HR (6th), 4 RBI, 1 R
Matt Winn 3-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 passed balls (11)

Melvin Adon 4.1-7-5-4-2-5
Peter Lannoo 2.2-3-1-1-2-2
Caleb Baragar 1.0-0-0-0-0-2
Dylan Rheault 1.0-0-0-0-1-0

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 12-5 (31-16)

Manuel Geraldo 2-5, HR (5th), 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Logan Baldwin 2-4, HR (2nd), 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Jacob Gonzalez 1-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
Aaron Bond 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Jose Marte 5.0-6-3-3-1-9
Rayan Hernandez 1.0-3-2-2-0-1
Franklin Van Gurp 1..2-3-0-0-2-2
Frank Rubio 1.1-0-0-0-0-1

 

[calsnowskier]

DFA a guy the day after he tosses 2 innings with 1 hit, 1 BB and 2 K?

That line should get him a promotion, not a pink slip (overstatement, granted).

Good thing Law and the Os are still around, though.

 

[LHG]

DFA a guy the day after he tosses 2 innings with 1 hit, 1 BB and 2 K?

That line should get him a promotion, not a pink slip (overstatement, granted).

Good thing Law and the Os are still around, though.

What I forgot yesterday is that teams cannot DFA someone who is injured. That meant the Giants could only DFA Beede, Osich, Johnson and Snelten (guys not on the 25 man). Worked out really well for Law, Okert, Gomez, Herb and Valdez, who are all on a disabled list.

 

[calsnowskier]

What I forgot yesterday is that teams cannot DFA someone who is injured. That meant the Giants could only DFA Beede, Osich, Johnson and Snelten (guys not on the 25 man). Worked out really well for Law, Okert, Gomez, Herb and Valdez, who are all on a disabled list.

Good point. But why Snelton over Osich?

 

[LHG]

Good point. But why Snelton over Osich?

That I don't know. Fastball velocity?

 

[calsnowskier]

That I don't know. Fastball velocity?

If he clears waivers, we learn a lot about the end of our bully options...

 

[SFGRTB]

Tuesday 5/29

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 8-1 (25-28)

Orlando Calixte 2-4, HR (8th), 3 RBI, 1 R
Myles Schroder 4-5, 2B, 2 R, 1 SB (3rd)
Steven Duggar 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K
Joe Panik 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Casey Kelly 2-3, 2 R

Casey Kelly 7.0-5-1-1-0-9
Mark Melancon 1.0-1-0-0-0-2
Derek Law 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 7-5 (25-23)

Miguel Gomez 3-4, HR (1st), 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Aramis Garcia 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
K.C. Hobson 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K

Shaun Anderson 5.1-5-4-4-2-5
Patrick Ruotolo 1.2-0-0-0-1-2
Dillon McNamara 1.0-2-3-0-0-0
Jake McCasland 1.0-1-0-0-0-2

A+: San Jose Giants WALKED-OFF 2-1 (28-24)

Bryce Johnson 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 2 SB (9th and 10th)
Jalen Miller 1-5, 1 RBI, 3 K

Logan Webb 4.0-2-0-0-0-3
Carlos Sano 4.0-2-1-1-0-5
Rodolfo Martinez 2.0-2-0-0-0-1
Orleny Quiroz 1.0-1-0-0-1-0

A: Augusta GreenJackets were postponed

 

[SFGRTB]

Wednesday 5/30

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 4-3 (25-29)

Austin Slater 2-4, HR (4th), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (5th), 1 outfield assist, 1 error
Steven Duggar 2-5, 2B, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (8th)
Hunter Pence 1-5, 1 K

Daniel Camarena 6.0-2-0-0-3-2
Josh Osich 0.0-2-3-3-2-0
Tyler Rogers 2.0-2-0-0-0-2
Manny Parra 0.0-1-1-0-0-0

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels were postponed

A+: San Jose Giants lost 3-2 (28-25)

Jalen Miller 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (6th)
Alen Hanson 1-3
Joe Panik 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Tanner Murphy 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K

Sandro Cabrera 7.0-7-2-2-4-4
Caleb Baragar 1.0-0-0-0-1-1
Dylan Rheault 2.0-1-1-0-0-2

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 9-6

Heliot Ramos 2-5, HR (4th), 2 RBI, 1 R. His homer tied the game in the 9th.
Jacob Gonzalez 2-5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 error (10th)
Manuel Geraldo 3-4, HR (5th), 1 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (12th), 1 error (7th)
Ryan Kirby 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 K, 1 error (3rd)
Rob Calabrese 1-5, HR (4th), 2 RBI, 1 R
Nick Hill 4-4, 1 R, 2 SB (3rd and 4th), 1 CS (2nd), 1 error (2nd)

John Gavin 1.0-0-1-0-0-1
Aaron Phillips 5.0-6-5-4-0-5
John Russell 3.0-2-0-0-0-1

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 5-4 (32-17)

John Riley 2-4, HR (3rd), 4 RBI, 1 R
Manuel Geraldo 2-3, 2 R, 2 SB (13th and 14th), 1 BB
Jacob Gonzalez 2-3, 2B, 1 R

Joey Marciano 5.0-7-4-4-2-3
Olbis Parra 1.2-1-1-1-0-2

 

[SFGRTB]

Thursday 5/31

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 7-3 (26-29)

Steven Duggar 4-5, 3 2B, 3B, 3 R, 1 K
Austin Slater 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (6th). Call him up pleaseeeeeeee
Ryder Jones 4-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R,
Hunter Pence 0-5, 2 K

Big day for Duggar, he needed it. Hopefully he figures things out here. Slater, though, deserves to be in the big leagues. He's batting .373/.463/.627 !! He's sliced his K% all the way down to 14% while doubling his BB% to 12.5%. He's changed his approach from his prior seasons drastically, becoming more selective and driving the ball in the air more often. For his career, Slater has a ground-ball hit rate of 64.2%, but this year it's all the way down to 45.5%, while his flyball rate has jumped from 23.2% to 35.7%. The adjustment has led to more power as well. He's not going to be Barry Bonds at the ML level, but he needs a shot.

Conner Menez 7.0-1-0-0-1-8
Madison Younginer 2.0-3-3-3-1-2

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WALKED-OFF 7-6 (26-23)

Ronnie Jebavy 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (9th), 1 assist
Jerry Sands 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Luigi Rodriguez 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB (11th)
Miguel Gomez 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Jordan Johnson 5.1-5-2-2-4-2
Will LaMarche 1.0-2-2-2-2-2
Dan Slania 1.2-3-1-1-0-2
Caleb Simpson 1.0-1-1-1-1-0

A+: San Jose Giants WON 5-2 (29-25)

Joe Panik 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Alen Hanson 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
C.J Hinojosa 2-3, 1 K
Bryce Johnson 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Hinojosa playing in his first game since tearing his Achilles on the final game of last season. He could jump to AAA soon.

Madison Bumgarner 4.2-2-1-1-0-7
Nolan Riggs 2.1-0-0-0-3-1
Peter Lannoo 1.1-3-1-1-1-2
Orleny Quiroz 0.2-0-0-0-1-0

See you on Tuesday, MadBum

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 9-2 (33-17)

Manuel Geraldo 3-5, HR (7th), 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Ryan Kirby 1-5, HR (7th), 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Heliot Ramos 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB

There's been a lot of helium recently on Geraldo. He's always been toolsy, but raw. He's finally started to grow a little bit though and is putting up big numbers. Keep an eye on him, probably the highest-upside SS the Giants have in the minors right now (which doesn't say much, I'll grant you).

Jason Bahr 5.0-3-1-1-3-4
Camilo Doval 2.0-0-0-0-0-4
Ryan Koziol 1.0-2-0-0-0-1
Rayan Hernandez 1.0-2-1-1-0-0

My boy Doval is on a roll now. Since his utterly disastrous start, he has a 1.62 ERA in 16.2 innings, with only 3 walks in that span and 22 K's.

 

[SFGRTB]

Friday 6/1

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 8-1 (27-29)

Ryder Jones 1-4, HR (4th), 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 error (13th)
Caleb Gindl 3-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Eury Perez 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB

Briefly thought that Ryder Jones might get the call for Belt, even just to see if the Giants could catch some lightning while he's hot. He had 9 hits in 11 AB's after his first-inning homer.

Tyler Beede 6.0-1-1-1-5-7
Jordan Schafer 1.0-2-0-0-0-2
Ray Black 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Derek Law 1.0-2-0-0-0-0

Beede with the effectively wild line tonight. It's important to note that he pitched out of the stretch the entire way tonight, by choice. The Giants and Beede are clearly trying stuff. Today wasn't necessarily a great sign, but at least he hung in there.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels WON 7-6 (27-23)

Luigi Rodriguez 1-5, HR (4th), 2 RBI, 1 R
K.C. Hobson 1-3, HR (3rd), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Miguel Gomez 2-5, 2B
Ryan Howard 2-4, 2B, 1 BB
Garrett Williams 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R

It's June and Luigi is still hitting above .400

Garrett Williams 3.2-6-3-3-3-4
Connor Overton 3.1-4-3-2-1-1
Dillon McNamara 2.0-0-0-0-0-4
Patrick Ruotolo 1.0-1-0-0-1-0

Been a rough go for Williams in AA so far, but I'm not worried just yet.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 4-0

C.J Hinojosa 1-3, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (1st)
Bryce Johnson 0-3, 2 RBI

Stetson Woods 5.0-1-0-0-0-2
Norwith Gudino 3.0-3-0-0-0-2
Jeff Burke 1.0-1-0-0-0-1

This game must have flown by

A: Augusta GreenJackets WON 4-3

Manuel Geraldo 1-3, HR (8th), 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Ryan Kirby 2-3, HR (8th), 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Garrett Cave 6.2-5-2-2-1-8
John Timmins 0.1-1-1-1-0-1

Just after talking up Geraldo yesterday, he goes deep again. Atta kid

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 8-7 (34-18)

Jacob Gonzalez 2-5, HR (4th), 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB (6th)
Aaron Bond 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 assist
Logan Baldwin 2-5, 2 R, 1 K
Nick Hill 2-4, 2B, 1 R, 2 K


Franklin Van Gurp 3.0-2-1-1-2-6
Tyler Schimpf 1.0-4-4-3-0-1
Frank Rubio 4.0-2-2-1-1-2
Olbis Parra 0.0-2-1-0-1-0

Van Gurp; awesome name, awesome numbers.

 

[SFGRTB]

Saturday 6/2

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WON 8-4 (28-29)

Steven Duggar 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 assist, 1 error (8th)
Chase d'Arnaud 3-4, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Trevor Brown 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB

The Cats scored 5 runs in the 9th to win.

Taylor Hill 5.0-2-0-0-2-4
Jose Flores 1.2-3-3-3-0-3
Manny Parra 1.1-3-1-1-1-1
Derek Law 1.0-1-0-0-1-1

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 5-4 (27-24)

Ali Castillo 3-5, HR (2nd), 2 RBI, 1 R
Aramis Garcia 1-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 passed ball (5th)
Luigi Rodriguez 1-1, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB

Chase Johnson 3.0-4-1-0-0-0
Mike Connolly 4.0-3-1-1-0-2
Dan Slania 1.0-1-1-1-0-0
Caleb Simpson 0.2-2-2-0-1-0

A+: San Jose Giants lost 7-4 (30-26)

C.J Hinojosa 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Kelby Tomlinson 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
Johneshwy Fargas 1-4, 1 K, 2 SB (15th and 16th)

Melvin Adon 5.1-4-2-2-2-6
Caleb Baragar 0.2-2-1-1-0-2
Rodolfo Martinez 2.0-0-0-0-0-1
Dylan Rheault 1.0-4-4-2-1-1

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 8-5 (34-19)

Heliot Ramos 4-4, 2B, 1 BB, 1 assist
Ryan Kirby 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Nick Hill 2-4, HR (1st), 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Manuel Geraldo 1-3, 2 BB

John Gavin 6.0-7-4-4-3-7
Ryan Koziol 2.0-6-4-4-0-1

Rookie: DSL Giants WON 10-1 (1-0)

Ismael Alcantara 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Samuel Jorge 2-5, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Enoc Watts 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Ghordy Santos 0-1, 3 BB, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (1st)

Quick recap, guys who show good walk rates, low K rates and high iso are usually guys to keep an eye on. But, all walk rates are typically high in this league, so look for the guys who stand out (for better or worse)

Juan Sanchez 5.0-5-1-1-0-7
Josdeiker Marcano 1.0-0-0-0-0-0
Yovanny Moronta 1.0-0-0-0-1-2
Samuel Quintana 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Willian Suarez 1.0-1-0-0-0-1

On the other side, it's tougher to evaluate pitchers, but similar rules apply. Guys with low walk rates, low hit rates and high k rates are guys to keep an eye on. But it's tough because you can't really gauge his stuff, a guy could just be too advanced for the league. For example, Marco Gonzalez last year. He's a soft-baller, but dominated the league with a chanegup. He doesn't have a bright future, but dominated the league because he was one of the few guys with consistent offspeed.

 

[calsnowskier]

Is that Moronta’s little bro?

 

[SFGRTB]

If the River Cats can win tomorrow, all 6 of the current affiliates of the Giants' franchise will be .500 or above

 

[SFGRTB]

Is that Moronta’s little bro?

As far as I know, no.

His nickname is "El Tsunami" though, and he allegedly throws 100

 

[SFGRTB]

If the River Cats can win tomorrow, all 6 of the current affiliates of the Giants' franchise will be .500 or above

You know what, this is a lie. I kinda just assumed the Giants were at or above .500. Still if the River Cats win 5 of the 6 will be .500 or above, including all the minor league ones in action.

 

[Stokes1931]

Sunday, 6/3

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (28-30) lost 6-0

Eury Perez 2-4
Austin Slater 1-4

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

BASERUNNING
SB: Slater 2 (8, 2nd base off Overton/Nicholas, 3rd base off Overton/Nicholas).

FIELDING
E: Jensen (4, fielding); Slater 2 (4, throw, fielding).

Casey Kelly (L, 5-5) 6.0-9-5-3-0-3
Ray Black 1.0-1-0-0-1-2
Tyler Rogers 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: None

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180603&content_id=279717748&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

· Leadoff hitter Eury Perez recorded two of the River Cats' four hits, and is hitting .344 against left-handed pitching this season.

· Despite the loss, the River Cats only struck out four times as a team, tying their fewest in a game this season which was set on May 29 against against Albuquerque.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (28-24) WON 4-3

Miguel Gomez 1-4
Dylan Davis 1-4, run
Aramis Garcia 2-4, 2 runs
Jerry Sands 2-2, run, 2 RBI, double, homer (8), 2 walks
Ronnie Jebavy 1-3, 2 RBI

Team RISP: 2-for-6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Lipka (4, 2nd base by Rivero, Al/Grullon).

FIELDING
E: Gomez, M (2, fielding).

Cory Taylor (W, 8-1) 5.0-7-2-2-3-3
Jake McCasland (H, 2) 1.0-2-1-1-0-1
Carlos Diaz (H, 2) 0.1-0-0-0-0-0
Patrick Ruotolo (H, 1) 1.2-0-0-0-1-2
Dillon McNamara (S, 3) 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: None

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=279659914&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (30-27) lost 6-5

Bryce Johnson 1-4, run, double
Kelby Tomlinson 3-5, 2 RBI, double
Gio Brusa 3-4, 2 runs, RBI, homer (6)
Matt Winn 1-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (6)

Team RISP: 2-for-9.

FIELDING
E: Brusa (10, fielding).

Logan Webb 3.0-2-0-0-1-1
Carlos Sano (L, 0-1) 3.0-6-5-4-1-2
Orleny Quiroz 2.0-1-1-1-1-1
Jeff Burke 1.0-1-0-0-0-2

Inherited runners-scored: None

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (34-20) lost 6-5

Heliot Ramos 2-5
Jacob Gonzalez 2-5
Aaron Bond 2-2, 3 runs
John Riley 2-4, run, 4 RBI, double, homer (4)

Team RISP: 3-for-9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Gonzalez (4, 2nd base by Watson/Melendez).
PO: Geraldo, M (1st base by Hrbek).

FIELDING
E: Bond (2, throw); Gonzalez (15, throw).
Pickoffs: Marte (Pratto at 1st base).

Jose Marte 6.1-6-4-3-0-10
Camilo Doval (BS, 3)(L, 0-3) 1.0-2-2-1-1-1
John Russell 0.2-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Doval 2-2; Russell 1-1

Game story: Big Comeback Stings GreenJackets

DSL Giants (Rookie) did not play (Don't play on Sundays)

Scheduled Pitchers (Monday)

Sacramento (AAA) DNP
Richmond (AA) Anderson (5-2, 3.09)
San Jose (A+) DNP
Augusta (A) DNP
DSL Giants TBD

Salem-Keizer (A-Short) DNP (Season opens June 15th)

Giants (AZL) DNP (Season opens June 18th)

 

[LHG]

The Giants released 1st baseman KC Hobson from Richmond recently. His slash line of .220/.328/.460, with 23 Ks in 50 ABs, is very uninspiring but when you consider his OPS was the 2nd highest on a weak hitting Richmond club, and the guy most likely to take over 1st base is hitting .222/.341/.444, with no one ready to move up from San Jose, it makes you wonder if there was something more to that move than production.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants released 1st baseman KC Hobson from Richmond recently. His slash line of .220/.328/.460, with 23 Ks in 50 ABs, is very uninspiring but when you consider his OPS was the 2nd highest on a weak hitting Richmond club, and the guy most likely to take over 1st base is hitting .222/.341/.444, with no one ready to move up from San Jose, it makes you wonder if there was something more to that move than production.

That name does not even ring a bell for me. I would guess he were signed as minor league filler?

When Doc puts his prospect list together each year, he spells out his top 50 then lists another 25-50 honorable mentions. If you don’t even get an honorable mention, I have about as much interest in you as I do the hotdog vendor.

 

[LHG]

That name does not even ring a bell for me. I would guess he were signed as minor league filler?

When Doc puts his prospect list together each year, he spells out his top 50 then lists another 25-50 honorable mentions. If you don’t even get an honorable mention, I have about as much interest in you as I do the hotdog vendor.

He was a minor league free agent acquisition in the middle of last season and was re-signed in the offseason. I thought it was interesting to note that, essentially, the 2nd most productive bat (again, not saying much) for Richmond was let go. I do have to say that I didn't understand why he was picked up to begin with or re-signed for that matter. Just when I thought maybe it made sense to have him, they let him go.