Down on the Farm (2018)

[SFGRTB]

I agree with your assessment. Considering his age, his numbers are not bad at all. I hope they keep him the full season at Augusta and let him repeat in 2019. If he hits well, a midseason promotion to San Jose.

I'd agree with that being the track right now.

I will say that if he continues to show improvement in his plate approach, I could see the Giants eagerly wanting him to jump to San Jose even with pedestrian counting stats. San Jose is a better environment for him overall; better ballparks to hit in, better weather, closer to head honchos, typically closer to better coaching.

Not that Augusta is bad, and the coaches there seem great. San Jose is just a little better. If he finishes the season and the brass think he can handle the jump, I think they'll do it.

 

[SFGRTB]

Thursday, 6/7

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (29-32) lost 10-6

Steven Duggar 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 doubles, walk
Austin Slater 2-5, double
Chris Shaw 2-5, run, 2 RBI, homer (11)
Myles Schroder 3-5, run, RBI, homer (4)
Ronnie Freeman 1-1

Team RISP: 2-for-13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Duggar (9, 2nd base off Pill/Gale).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Duggar (Rios at home).

Taylor Hill (L, 0-1) 4.2-11-8-8-1-3
Jose Flores 1.1-2-0-0-0-1
Ray Black 0.1-1-2-2-1-0
Josh Osich 0.2-1-0-0-1-0
Pierce Johnson 2.0-1-0-0-0-3

Inherited runners-scored: Flores, Jo 1-0; Osich 2-2.

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180607&content_id=280324070&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

· Duggar is now tied for fourth in the Pacific Coast League with 17 doubles after hitting six in his last seven games. Duggar also added his ninth stolen base on Thursday night.

· Chris Shaw crushed a no-doubt home run that traveled 432 feet with an exit velocity of 112 MPH. Shaw remains the River Cats leader with 11 home runs.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (30-26) WON 6-3

Matt Lipka 2-4, run, 2 RBI, double
Miguel Gomez 1-4, RBI
Aramis Garcia 1-3, run

Team RISP: 2-for-4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Howard (3, 2nd base by Bollinger/Numata).
PO: Howard (1st base by Bollinger).

FIELDING
E: Arenado, J (7, throw); Johnson, C (1, pickoff).

Chase Johnson 4.0-4-1-0-1-2
Frank Rubio (W, 1-0) 4.0-5-2-2-0-3
Caleb Simpson (S, 9) 1.0-2-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=280301580&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (30-30) lost 11-10 in the 10th inning (giving up 3 in the 9th to tie and 2 in the 10th to lose)

Bryce Johnson 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles
Jalen Miller 2-5, run, 3 RBI, double
C.J Hinojosa 3-5
Gio Brusa 0-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Wander Franco 2-5, run
Matt Winn 2-5, run, 2 RBI

Team RISP: 7-for-11.

FIELDING
E: Hinojosa (3, throw).

Raffi Vizcaino 4.0-6-6-6-4-2
Dylan Rheault 3.0-0-0-0-1-3
Rodolfo Martinez (BS, 2) 2.0-5-3-3-0-2
Nolan Riggs (L, 1-3) 1.0-1-2-0-1-1

Game Story: Ports Blow Lead, Rally For 11-10 Win

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-23) lost 5-4

Heliot Ramos 1-3, 2 runs, RBI, homer (5)
Logan Baldwin 2-5, double
Jacob Gonzalez 1-4
Ryan Kirby 3-4, run, 2 RBI, double, triple, homer (9)
Orlando Garcia 2-4

Team RISP: 1-for-7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Matheny (2, 2nd base off Scherff/Lucena).

FIELDING
E: Geraldo, M (10, fielding); Garcia (9, throw).

Garrett Cave 5.0-4-3-1-3-3
Tyler Schimpf (L, 0-1) 2.0-2-2-2-1-2
Camilo Doval 2.0-2-0-0-1-6 (struck out the side, twice)

Inherited runners-scored: none

DSL Giants (Rookie) (4-1) WON 9-5

Ghordy Santos 1-3, 3 runs, 2 walks
Luis Toribio 2-4, run, 2 RBI, homer (3), walk
Samuel Jorge 2-5, 2 RBI, double
Andrew Caraballo 0-3, 2 runs, 2 walks
Richgelon Juliana 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, double, triple
Yohan Polanco 3-4, run, 3 RBI, double
Rodolfo Bone 2-3

Team RISP: 4-for-17.

BASERUNNING
SB: Santos (2, 2nd base off Galea/Medrano); Pichardo (1, 2nd base off Galea/Medrano).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Pichardo (Leonardo at 2nd base).

Melvin Martinez 4.0-3-2-2-3-3
Cristian Acosta (W, 1-0) 2.0-2-2-2-2-1
Randy Rodriguez (S, 1) 3.0-3-1-1-1-5

Inherited runners-scored: None

Scheduled Pitchers (Friday)

Sacramento (AAA) Kelly (5-5, 5.54)
Richmond (AA) Connolly (2-2, 2.94)
San Jose (A+) Adon (1-3, 4.72)
Augusta (A) Gavin (2-3, 2.01)
DSL Giants Juan Sanchez (1-0, 1.80)

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

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

Camilio Doval since April 14th (after his 3 disastrous outings to open the year): 19.2 innings, 1.83 ERA, 29 Ks, 5 BB, 16 H. Beautiful.

 

[Stokes1931]

Friday, 6/8

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (30-32) WON 4-1

Gregor Blanco 1-3, run, triple
Chris Shaw 1-4, RBI
Austin Slater 2-4, run

Team RISP: 1-for-5.

Casey Kelly (W, 6-5) 7.0-5-1-1-2-6
Tyler Rogers (H, 6) 1.0-0-0-0-0-2
Derek Law (S, 4) 1.0-0-0-0-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: None

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180608&content_id=280483164&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

· Blanco's fourth inning triple was his first hit since joining the River Cats roster today. Blanco had three triples in 42 games with the San Francisco Giants this season.

· The bullpen tandem of Tyler Rogers and Derek Law combined for two hitless innings and two strikeouts to seal the game one victory. Law nailed down his fourth save of the season.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (30-27) lost 8-7 blowing a 7-2 lead

Matt Lipka 3-5, 2 runs, RBI, 2 doubles
Ryan Howard 2-5, run, 3 RBI, 2 doubles
Aramis Garcia 2-5, RBI
John Polonius 2-4, run, double

Team RISP: 8-for-17.

BASERUNNING
SB: Polonius (1, 2nd base off Williams, A/Gushue).

FIELDING
E: Arenado, J (8, throw).

Mike Connolly 2.2-6-6-6-3-1
Will LaMarche 2.2-4-1-1-2-6
Carlos Diaz 1.2-0-0-0-0-4
Dan Slania (L, 0-1) 2.0-1-1-1-0-0

Inherited runners-scored: LaMarche 2-0; Diaz, C 2-0; Slania 1-0.

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=280453210&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (31-30) WON 6-4

Jalen Miller 1-5, run, RBI
Wander Franco 1-4, run, RBI
Gio Brusa 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, double, homer (7)
Kelvin Beltre 1-4, 2 RBI
Johneshwy Fargas 2-4, run

Team RISP: 3-for-9.

FIELDING
E: Miller (9, fielding).

Melvin Adon (W, 2-3) 5.0-5-3-3-3-3
Keenan Bartlett (H, 1) 1.0-1-1-1-1-0
Doug Still (H, 1) 2.0-1-0-0-0-4
Connor Overton (S, 1) 1.0-1-0-0-0-0-1

Game Story: None

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-24) lost 4-1

Heliot Ramos 0-3, walk, 3 K's
Logan Baldwin 1-4
Orlando Garcia 1-3, run, RBI, homer (3)

Team RISP: 0-for-3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Baldwin (5, 2nd base by Kay/Sanchez, A).
PO: Baldwin (1st base by Kay); Ramos (1st base by Kay).

FIELDING
DP: (Geraldo, M-Kirby).
Pickoffs: Calabrese (Gladu at 1st base).

John Gavin 5.1-5-1-1-0-4
John Russell (BS, 2)(L, 5-2) 2.2-3-3-3-2-4

Inherited runners-scored: Russell 1-1;

DSL Giants (Rookie) (4-2) lost 2-1

Robinson Batista 1-4, run, double
Jean Pena 1-3, RBI
Enoc Watts 2-4
Samuel Jorge 1-1

Team RISP: 1-for-3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Doria (1, 2nd base by De La Cruz, S/Alfonzo).

FIELDING
E: Toribio 2 (3, fielding, fielding).
Pickoffs: Sanchez (Sandoval, J at 1st base).

Juan Sanchez 5.0-4-0-0-1-5
Sonny Vargas (BS, 2) 2.0-2-1-1-0-4
Samuel Quintana (L, 0-1) 1.0-1-1-0-1-1

Inherited runners-scored: Acosta 1-0.

Scheduled Pitchers (Saturday)

Sacramento (AAA) Gage (2-4, 6.91)
Richmond (AA) TBD Game 1
Richmond (AA) Anderson (5-2, 3.38) Game 2
San Jose (A+) Webb (1-2, 1.46)
Augusta (A) Marte (6-1, 2.82)
DSL Giants TBD

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

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

 

[SFGRTB]

If you live in the Sacramento market, the River Cats are on TV tonight

 

[LHG]

Just found out that the Giants released Jose Vizcaino, Jr yesterday. He started off his professional career looking like a potential in 2015 and even had decent numbers with San Jose in 2016 but his career took a sharp turn for the worse last year and only got in one game this year, with Augusta.

 

[SFGRTB]

Just found out that the Giants released Jose Vizcaino, Jr yesterday. He started off his professional career looking like a potential in 2015 and even had decent numbers with San Jose in 2016 but his career took a sharp turn for the worse last year and only got in one game this year, with Augusta.

I had solid hopes for him after his draft and subsequent year in Salem.

I was willing to write-off his 2016 due to injuries (he looked pretty good before he went down, then wasn't the same after).

I lost hope when he went down to Augusta and struggled. I gave up on him when he was assigned to Augusta again this year.

 

[Stokes1931]

Saturday, 6/9

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

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) (30-33) lost 7-2

Steven Duggar 1-4
Austin Slater 2-4, run, double (.366)
Ryder Jones 2-4, run, RBI, triple
Chase d'Arnaud 1-4, RBI, double

Team RISP: 1-for-2.

BASERUNNING
CS: Duggar (4, 2nd base by Asher/Bethancourt).

FIELDING
E: Duggar (9, throw). (9 errors is WAY too many for a CF!)

Matt Gage (L, 2-5) 5.0-9-5-4-1-3 (totally outmatched at AAA)
Steven Okert 1.0-1-0-0-0-2
Josh Osich 2.0-1-1-1-0-0
Jose Flores 1.0-1-1-1-2-0

Inherited runners-scored: None

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180609&content_id=280619106&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t105

• Austin Slater's seventh-inning double was his 20th of the season in just 188 plate appearances, tying the second most two-baggers he's had in a minor league season since being drafted out of Stanford in 2014.

• The River Cats' loss was just their second this season on a Saturday in nine total games.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (31-27) WON 3-0 Game #1 in 7 innings

Luigi Rodriguez 1-4, run (.375)
Miguel Gomez 1-3, run, RBI, homer (2) (.302)
Ryan Howard 1-3, double
Dylan Davis 2-3, run, RBI, double
Jonah Arenado 2-3, RBI

Team RISP: 3-for-12.

Jake McCasland (W, 1-1) 5.0-3-0-0-0-1
Patrick Ruotolo (H, 2) 1.2-1-0-0-1-1
Caleb Simpson (S, 10) 0.1-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Simpson 1-0.

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=280589526&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) (31-28) lost 3-2 Game #2 in 8 innings

Luigi Rodriguez 1-4, run, RBI, double (.372)
Ryan Howard 1-4, RBI
Aramis Garcia 1-3 (.200)

Team RISP: 2-for-10.

FIELDING
E: Gomez, M (3, fielding).
Outfield assists: Gindl (Ward, D at 2nd base).

Shaun Anderson 6.0-4-0-0-2-7 (3.02) Move him to Sacramento already!!!
Dillon McNamara (L, 1-2) 2.0-3-3-2-1-3

Inherited runners-scored: none

Game story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.js...t_id=280589908&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t3410

San Jose Giants (A+) (31-31) lost 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th

Bryce Johnson 1-4, run, double, walk
Jalen Miller 1-5, run, RBI, homer (7) (.303)
Wander Franco 2-4
John Riley 2-4, run
Matt Winn 2-3
Johneshwy Fargas 1-3

Team RISP: 1-for-10.

FIELDING
E: Miller (10, fielding).
PB: Winn (12).

Logan Webb 3.0-3-2-2-1-4
Carlos Sano 4.0-3-1-1-4-2
Orleny Quiroz 1.0-1-0-0-0-1
Peter Lannoo (L, 1-2) 0.2-3-1-1-1-1

Game Story: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20180609&content_id=280621008&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t476

Augusta GreenJackets (A) (35-25) lost 2-1 in the bottom of the 10th (their 5th loss in a row, and only 2-8 in their last 10)

Heliot Ramos 1-4 (.233)
Logan Baldwin 2-4 (.274)
Jacob Gonzalez 1-4 (.250)
Manuel Geraldo 2-4, RBI (.300)

Team RISP: 1-for-7.

FIELDING
E: Geraldo, M (11, fielding).
Outfield assists: Baldwin (Fermin at home).

Jose Marte 4.2-6-1-1-2-2
Greg Jacknewitz 4.0-6-0-0-0-3
Olbis Parra (L, 1-3) 0.2-1-1-0-2-1

Inherited runners-scored: Parra, O 1-1.

DSL Giants (Rookie) (4-3) lost 10-7

Robinson Batista 1-4, run, walk
Jean Pena 3-5, 2 runs, 4 RBI, double, 2 homers (3)
Enoc Watts 2-5, 2 runs, double
Samuel Jorge 1-5, run

Team RISP: 3-for-7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Toribio (1, home by Alcantara, R/Santos).
PO: Toribio (3rd base by Santos).

FIELDING
E: Alcantara, I (2, fielding); Jorge (1, missed catch); Gomez (1, fielding).

Freddery Paulino 2.2-5-4-4-1-2
Luis Montero 2.1-3-2-2-1-1
Josdeiker Marcano 1.0-1-1-1-0-0
Yovanny Moronta (L, 0-1) 1.0-2-3-1-2-0
Jose Cruz 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Inherited runners-scored: Montero 2-1;

Scheduled Pitchers (Sunday)

Sacramento (AAA) Camarena (0-0, 0.51)
Richmond (AA) Jordan Johnson
San Jose (A+) Cabrera
Augusta (A) Marciano
DSL Giants DNP (Sunday)

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

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

 

[SFGRTB]

Sunday 6/11

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats WALKED-OFF 3-2 (31-33)

Steven Duggar 4-5, 3 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI
Trevor Brown 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Chase d'Arnaud 1-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Chris Shaw 0-4, 3 K

Duggar is up to .288/.365/.441 now after battling mediocrity to open the season. His K rate is still much too high at nearly 30 percent. That will need to come down, or he'll get carved up in the bigs. But he's batting .350 with a .953 OPS over his last 23 games.

Daniel Camarena 5.1-4-1-1-3-7
Pierce Johnson 1.1-2-1-1-0-2
Manny Parra 1.1-0-0-0-0-2
Ray Black 1.0-0-0-0-0-1

Camarena has given the River Cats a huge boost since signing as a free agent. Has a 0.78 ERA in 4 starts.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels lost 7-6 (31-29)

Luigi Rodriguez 2-4, 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS (7th)
Miguel Gomez 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Ryan Howard 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS (4th), 1 error (11th)
Matt Lipka 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Jordan Johnson 5.0-4-1-0-2-7
Franklin Van Gurp 3.0-3-4-4-1-3
Carlos Diaz 0.1-1-1-1-0-1
Dan Slania 0.2-2-1-1-1-1

Van Gurp, up from Augusta to provide some emergency depth, struggled.

A+: San Jose Giants WON 16-5 (32-31)

Gio Brusa 3-5, 3 HR (8th, 9th and 10th), 6 RBI, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (2nd)
Jalen Miller 4-6, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 K, 1 CS (2nd)
Brandon Van Horn 3-4, HR (3rd), 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Sandro Fabian 3-6, 2 2B, 2 R, 1 RBI
Bryce Johnson 2-6, 3B, 3 R, 1 K, SB (11th)

Just a monster game from Brusa. He has 10 homers in just 47 games. He's a AAAA player at best, but maybe there's a chance he makes a September roster one year and provides a spark.

Also Jalen Miller, Wander Franco, Sandro Cabrera and Logan Webb have been named Cal League All-Stars

Sandro Cabrera 3.0-5-5-3-4-2
Jeff Burke 3.0-2-0-0-2-0
Nolan Riggs 3.0-0-0-0-1-2

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 4-0 (35-26)

Manuel Geraldo 2-4, SB (15th)

Joey Marciano 5.0-5-2-1-3-3
Caleb Baragar 3.0-5-2-2-0-1

Rookie: DSL Giants were off

Some final notes:

The Salem-Keizer Short Season League kicks off this week, and the now TWO Giants' Arizona Rookie League squads will start next week.

Assignments for these teams will be really interesting.

Will Alex Canario and Gregory Santos jump to Salem? What 2018 draftees will make the jump (when they sign)? That roster could be verrryyy interesting, especially if they get Joey Bart. I'll have to make a trip up there to check 'em out.

The two AZL teams will be named the Giants Black and the Giants Orange. Typically the Black team has more of the interesting talent, and if Canario and Santos don't jump to Salem, they'll likely be on that squad. We should find out any day now.

 

[Stokes1931]

Augusta has now lost 7 in a row. Their pitching has been fine, but they have stopped hitting. At one point they were 35-19, which is a great record, especially considering how awful last year was. I don't think some of the pitchers will stay beyond their ASB, and may move up to San Jose. Franklin Van Gurp has already made the jump to Richmond. He got lit up in his first game there, but looks to be a solid pitcher. Richmond's bullpen has been terrible lately, blowing late leads several times in the last two weeks. Maybe Van Gurp can help. I really expect something else at the end of his name, like Franklin Van Gurp III or Franklin Van Gurp, Esq.

 

[LHG]

Augusta has now lost 7 in a row. Their pitching has been fine, but they have stopped hitting. At one point they were 35-19, which is a great record, especially considering how awful last year was. I don't think some of the pitchers will stay beyond their ASB, and may move up to San Jose. Franklin Van Gurp has already made the jump to Richmond. He got lit up in his first game there, but looks to be a solid pitcher. Richmond's bullpen has been terrible lately, blowing late leads several times in the last two weeks. Maybe Van Gurp can help. I really expect something else at the end of his name, like Franklin Van Gurp III or Franklin Van Gurp, Esq.

I'm not sure Van Gurp will stay with Richmond. The farm has been doing some interesting things this year, one of them being shuttling guys from Augusta to Richmond (or San Jose to Sacramento) to pitch in a game or two and then go back down. The Augusta to Richmond and back shuttle has already had Peter Lanoo (who since got promoted to San Jose) and Frank Rubio. The San Jose to Sacramento and back shuttle has seen Conner Menez, Dylan Rheault, Nolan Riggs, Caleb Baragar (since demoted to Augusta) and Connor Overton (since promoted to Richmond). Its an interesting development that I don't remember seeing as much of this early in previous seasons.

 

[SFGRTB]

Monday 6/11

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

AAA: Sacramento River Cats lost 7-1 (31-34)

Ryder Jones 1-4, HR (5th), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
Chris Shaw 2-4, 1 K

Shaw has a 39.7% K rate. Definitely concerning.

Then there was this from Duggar:


Tyler Beede 0.2-2-4-4-2-0
Jose Flores 2.1-5-3-3-2-0
Tyler Rogers 3.0-0-0-0-0-5
Derek Law 1.0-0-0-0-0-1
Steven Okert 1.0-1-0-0-1-1
Josh Osich 1.0-1-0-0-0-1

Beede reaches a new low. I don't think he left because of an injury. I think it was purely based off of his struggles, and perhaps the manager trying to save him from getting shelled. He faced just seven batters, walking 2, hitting 1, giving up 2 hits and getting two flyouts. It took him 35 pitches, and only 15 were for strikes. He's a mess right now.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels were off

A+: San Jose Giants lost 5-4 (32-32)

Heath Quinn 2-4, 1 R
Matt Winn 1-4, HR (7th), 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Jalen Miller 2-5, 1 K

Conner Menez 5.0-3-3-3-3-2
Connor Overton 2.0-2-2-2-1-2
Rodolfo Martinez 1.0-0-0-0-0-2

A: Augusta GreenJackets lost 5-4 (35-27)

Rob Calabrese 1-4, HR (5th), 3 RBI, 1 R, 2 K
Orlando Garcia 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB

Jason Bahr 5.0-6-5-5-2-5
John Timmins 2.0-1-0-0-1-4
Camilo Doval 1.0-0-0-0-1-2
Ryan Koziol 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

GreenJackets have 3 All-Stars: Manuel Geraldo, John Gavin and Joey Marciano.

Rookie: DSL Giants lost 5-3 (4-4)

Jorge Samuel 1-4, 2B, 1 K
Robinson Batista 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Lylon Lopez 5.0-5-3-3-0-4
Randy Rodriguez 2.0-2-2-2-1-3
Yhonson Rojas 2.0-2-0-0-2-4

 

[SFGRTB]

I'm not sure Van Gurp will stay with Richmond. The farm has been doing some interesting things this year, one of them being shuttling guys from Augusta to Richmond (or San Jose to Sacramento) to pitch in a game or two and then go back down. The Augusta to Richmond and back shuttle has already had Peter Lanoo (who since got promoted to San Jose) and Frank Rubio. The San Jose to Sacramento and back shuttle has seen Conner Menez, Dylan Rheault, Nolan Riggs, Caleb Baragar (since demoted to Augusta) and Connor Overton (since promoted to Richmond). Its an interesting development that I don't remember seeing as much of this early in previous seasons.

Yeah he was just there to provide some depth. In fact I think he returned to Augusta after the game last night

 

[SFGRTB]

Augusta has now lost 7 in a row. Their pitching has been fine, but they have stopped hitting. At one point they were 35-19, which is a great record, especially considering how awful last year was. I don't think some of the pitchers will stay beyond their ASB, and may move up to San Jose. Franklin Van Gurp has already made the jump to Richmond. He got lit up in his first game there, but looks to be a solid pitcher. Richmond's bullpen has been terrible lately, blowing late leads several times in the last two weeks. Maybe Van Gurp can help. I really expect something else at the end of his name, like Franklin Van Gurp III or Franklin Van Gurp, Esq.

Pretty disappointing for Augusta. They had a great chance to clinch the playoffs, but now looks like they'll have to play out the second half. If they clinched, I think a lot of guys would have been shipped off, like Geraldo for instance. Now they might play it a bit safer.

Van Gurp is back in Augusta

 

[Stokes1931]

I'm not sure Van Gurp will stay with Richmond. The farm has been doing some interesting things this year, one of them being shuttling guys from Augusta to Richmond (or San Jose to Sacramento) to pitch in a game or two and then go back down. The Augusta to Richmond and back shuttle has already had Peter Lanoo (who since got promoted to San Jose) and Frank Rubio. The San Jose to Sacramento and back shuttle has seen Conner Menez, Dylan Rheault, Nolan Riggs, Caleb Baragar (since demoted to Augusta) and Connor Overton (since promoted to Richmond). Its an interesting development that I don't remember seeing as much of this early in previous seasons.

Good points. Menez was great in his first start for Sacramento, then he was awful in his second start.

FVG is not destined to be long in Augusta, methinks.

 

[LHG]

Yeah he was just there to provide some depth. In fact I think he returned to Augusta after the game last night

Yep, just saw that poking around the Augusta roster page.

Good points. Menez was great in his first start for Sacramento, then he was awful in his second start.

FVG is not destined to be long in Augusta, methinks.

Van Gurp is definitely worthy of a promotion. There are two relievers in San Jose doing well, another three who are decent and the recent are getting knocked around, but there are also 5 pitchers on the dl and most are relievers. I don't know the severity of any of their injuries, but it certainly seems, right now, that Van Gurp could easily get moved up.

 

[Hangman]

Wow the cupboard is bare. We have no prospects worth anything. Remos is busting out in A ball. Can't hit worth shit. Beede is a bust. Most likely won't amount to anything other than an AAA pitcher and even there he is trash. The drafting on this team over the past decade has blown. None of their top picks have been decent.

We way over spend in free agency and draft garbage. Its no wonder we are mired in mediocrity.

 

[SFGRTB]

Wow the cupboard is bare. We have no prospects worth anything. Remos is busting out in A ball. Can't hit worth shit. Beede is a bust. Most likely won't amount to anything other than an AAA pitcher and even there he is trash. The drafting on this team over the past decade has blown. None of their top picks have been decent.

We way over spend in free agency and draft garbage. Its no wonder we are mired in mediocrity.

Down on the Farm (2018)

 

[calsnowskier]

You should use this as your avi. Seriously...

 

[tzill]

alright. Sorry. I'm sorry.

I should have chosen my words more carefully.

 

[Stokes1931]

alright. Sorry. I'm sorry.

I should have chosen my words more carefully.

I can clean up said posts if you wish. Since I am a constant ray of brilliant sunshine myself.