It is hard to be a top flight pro athlete. SOOOO many opportunities for failure.
And the best baseball players fail at just a slightly smaller clip than most other players.
If Brown can rebound, I hope he can get some time in AAA and possibly go to spring training as a legitimate outfield prospect. It would be interesting to see "later" picks from both 2021 and 2022 pushing for time in the outfield.
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He seemed like he was banana routing out there a bit. When he made that diving catch in one of his last games, he broke back on the ball initially, then came in, then dove too early and had to crawl forward to make the “diving” catch. It was highlight-worthy, no doubt, but it had a “Hunter Pence AB” feel to it.Apparently, Matos' defense wasn't as good as we thought with SF. That is an area the Giants want him to work on. I get the feeling he may not be back on the big league roster this year, unless he shows significant improvement at Sacramento and injuries dictate a call up.
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I can understand why they sent him down if he was scuffling both with the bat and the glove. He can do better with both. Hope he comes back strong in 2024 (as well as Schmitt, Bailey, Luciano, etc). Yeesh, I hope at least a couple of the prospects stick long term! Bailey looks like the best bet at this point.
Matos and Luciano are still SUPER young. At this point, I have little concern over their ability. I am concerned about Luciano’s health, though.
There's the two additional roster spots right there. I so miss September callups.
Classic example of an over-correction
I loved it when teams filled out the active roster with all 40 spots. However, I understood that playing time was hard to come by and the dugout and clubhouse was rather cramped. But I miss the career minor leaguers finally getting their cup of coffee (although that does still happen occasionally) and seeing guys audition for next season. I think it would be great if they moved the cap to 30 to 34 players.
I always liked the idea of expanding the travel roster to a full 40. But the active roster for any given game should be capped at 30 or something like that. Maybe have restrictions on who can be shuffled off the regular roster (no options, or MLB contracts, for example). Only expanding by 2 is almost pointless.
I forgot about your idea. I do like it. Manfred, if you are reading this, make it happen.
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I'm okay with this trade. Weird that they signed Tsutsugo just beforehand. He seems redundant and unnecessary even more so with this trade.Giants traded Sean Newcomb to the As for Trenton Brooks…
Trenton Brooks Amateur, College, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
Trenton Brooks Amateur, College, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com
A 28 yo 1B/corner OFer. He has put up OK numbers in AAA, so I wouldn’t be super surprised to see him get a shot in SF before the end of the season. If he does, it will be his cuppo.
Giants traded Sean Newcomb to the As for Trenton Brooks…
Trenton Brooks Amateur, College, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
Trenton Brooks Amateur, College, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com
A 28 yo 1B/corner OFer. He has put up OK numbers in AAA, so I wouldn’t be super surprised to see him get a shot in SF before the end of the season. If he does, it will be his cuppo.
