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Hey team!  I will be offline over the weekend until at least Sunday evening. Go Giants! 

Down on the Farm: 4/25/2024

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats downed the Las Vegas Aviators 7-1:

Marco Luciano SS- 0 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .289.

Casey Schmitt 3B- 1 for 5, 2B.  BA= .304.

Yusniel Diaz RF- 1 for 3, HR, BB, 2 SB(4).  BA= . 222.

Chase Pinder CF- 2 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .265.

Mason Black RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, GO/AO= 6/1.  ERA= 1.19.

Tommy Romero RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K, GO/AO= 5/0.  ERA= 2.66.

Casey Schmitt's double drove in 3 runs.  Based on performance, it sure seems Mason Black should be added to take Blake Snell's next turn in the rotation.  Part of that calculation may depend on how quickly the Giants think Snell can come back.

AA:  Bowie Baysox blanked the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-0:

Vaun Brown- 1 for 4 3B.  BA= .111.

Evan Gates RHP- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 0.96.

Jose Cruz RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K.  ERA= 1.35.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Hillsboro Hops 7-6(10 innings):

Diego Velasquez SS- 1 for 4, 2B, BB, SF.  BA= .300. 

Quinn McDaniel CF- 1 for 3, 3 BB, 2 SB(12).  BA= .333.

Onil Perez C- 2 for 6, SB(7).  BA= .356.

Tanner O'Tremba RF- 3 for 4, 2 2B, HBP, SB(4).  BA= .303.

Manuel Mercedes RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K, GO/AO= 6/1.  ERA= 4.91.

Hops took a 6-3 lead in the top of the 10'th but the Ems struck back with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning for the walk-off win.  

A:  San Jose Giants tamed the Fresno Grizzlies 7-0:

Jonah Cox CF- 2 for 5, SB(10).  BA= .281.

Cesar Quintas RF- 2 for 4.  BA= .179.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .231.

Bo Davidson LF- 2 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .135.

Cale Lansville RHP- 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K.  ERA= 4.91.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.59.

Cody Tucker RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.22.

Down on the Farm: 4/24/2024

 AAA:   Las Vegas Aviators bombed the Sacramento River Cats 10-4:

Marco Luciano SS- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .300. 

David Villar 1B- 2 for 4, HR(3).  BA= .280.

Trenton Brooks DH- 1 for 2, HR(1), 2 BB, SB(3).  BA= .262.

Daulton Jefferies RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.44.

Juan Sanchez LHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.68.

Giants need to add someone to rotation for Snell's next turn.  Jefferies, or do you drop someone and add Mason Black to the 40-man? I'd like to see Jefferies get one more start before we give up on him.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Bowie Baysox 6-3:

Will Wilson SS- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .208.

Carter Howell RF- 3 for 3, 2 2B.  BA= .267.

Luis Toribio 3B- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .250.

Ryan Murphy RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.  ERA= 2.12.

Nick Swiney LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 6.00.

A+:  Hillsboro Hops outlasted the Eugene Emeralds 3-2(10 innings):

Tanner O'Tremba LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .241.

Hayden Wynja LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

Andrew Blair RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.40.

A:  Fresno Grizzlies blanked the San Jose Giants 5-0:

Jonah Cox CF- 1 for 3, BB, SB(9).  BA= .269.

Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.40.

Game Wrap 8/24/2024: Mets 8 Giants 2

 The bad news started before game time with this one as Blake Snell LHP was a late scratch and IL placement for an adductor strain turning this one into a bullpen game, something Giants fans like about as much as a teeth cleaning.  it went about as well as expected.  Key Lines:

Tyler Fitzgerald CF/2B- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .269.  Fitz has some pop in his bat.  He needs to find a position he can field and give him regular playing time.

Ryan Walker RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.21.  Walker has been the Giants most successful Opener when they need one.

Sean Hjelle RHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 4/1.  ERA=5.79.  Not what we were hoping to see.  I wonder in this situation why you don't just start Hjelle rather than bring him in from the bullpen?

Landon Roupp RHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K, GO/AO= 3/0.  ERA= 6.17.  Ditto Sean Hjelle above.

Mitch White RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 6.55.  White gets roughed up in his first Giants appearance.  Ideally you would want him to figure things out in AAA but he is out of options so the Giants will try to catch lightening in a bottle.  That did not happen here.

The Loss dropped the Giants to 3 games behind the NL West leading Dodgers and tied with the D'Backs for 3'rd place.  They are 1.5 games behind the second place Padres.

The Giants get a rare day off at home tomorrow before starting a weekend series against the Pirates with Kyle Harrison LHP facing Quinn Priester RHP.

Churn Watch:  

As mentioned above, Blake Snell LHP was placed on the IL with moderate left adductor strain.  Landon Roupp RHP got the call to replace him on the Active Roster. 

Luke Jackson RHP was activated from the IL and Mitch White RHP, who as acquired in a trade with the Blue Jays for cash, as also added to the Active Roster.  Kai-Wei Teng RHP and Nick Avila RHP were optioned to AAA Sacramento.

Down on the Farm: 4/23/2024

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats obliterated the Las Vegas Aviators 14-1:

Luis Matos CF- 2 for 5, BB.  BA= .239.

Brett Wisely 2B- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .353.

Marco Luciano SS- 2 for 5, 2B, BB.  BA= .303.

David Villar DH- 2 for 5, BB. BA= .269.

Casey Schmitt 3B- 3 for 5, 2 2B, 3B.  BA= .313.

Heliot Ramos RF- 3 for 4, HR(6), BB.  BA= .333.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 8.79.

Nick Avila RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. ERA= 0.00.

Randy Rodriguez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.04.

Obviously a game to pad the ol' stat line but Casey Schmitt is on some kind of tear.  Fourth multi-hit game in a row and 7'th out of last 8 games, 11 game hit streak. Heliot Ramos continues to stat his case to be the first OF call up.  Whisenhunt likely came out due to pitch count issues, 74 in 3.2 IP.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Bowie Baysox 6-2:

Grant McCray CF- 0 for 3, 2 BB, SB(2).  BA= .163.

Will Wilson SS- 2 for 3, 2 BB, SB(2).  BA= .180.

Victor Bericoto RF- 2 for 4.  BA= .228.

Luis Toribio 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .250.

Carson Ragsdale RHP- 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.12.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds came from behind to top the Hillsboro Hops 6-2:

Onil Perez DH- 2 for 3, BB, SB(5).  BA= .382.

Scott Bandura CF- 1 for 3, BB, SB(2).  BA= .139.

Jack Choate LHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Nick Morreale RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.60.

Ben Madison RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.00.

Ems scored all 6 runs in the bottom of the 8'th inning.  Onil Perez doesn't hit for much power but what a hit tool!  6 BB's against 3 K's.  Really interesting prospect.

A:  Fresno Grizzlies blanked the San Jose Giants 6-0:

Dylan Carmouche LHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.77.

Cole Hillier RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.35.

Game Wrap 4/23/2024: Giants 5 Mets 1

The Giants broke open a pitching duel between Logan Webb and Luis Severino in the 5'th inning and cruised to an easy win.  Key Lines:

Lamonte Wade Jr 1B- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP.  BA= .357.  Double drove in the final Giants run.  #4 MLB 1B in fWAR. 

Michael Conforto LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .281.  Conforto is 5 for 12 over his last 3 games.

Thairo Estrada 2B- 2 for 3, 3B.  BA= .237.  His triple to lead off the 7'th inning started a 2-run rally which made the final 2 innings much easier on the stomach.  Thairo is 4 for 10 over his last 3 games.  .296/.333/.519 over his last 15.

Mike Yastrzemski RF- 2 for 3.  BA= .208.  YtY accounted for 4 of the Giants 5 runs driving in 3 and scoring 1.  Giants were patient and his bat came to life:  .316/.381/.474 over his last 7 games.

Logan Webb RHP- 8 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 15/4.  ERA= 2.33.  Another masterful performance by The Ace.  Webb has now allowed just 3 runs in 29 IP over his last 4 starts.  That's a 0.93 ERA.  Webb's low K rate will probably hurt him in WAR calculations but his walk and GB rates are something else.

The Win enables the Giants to stay 2 games behind the Dodgers and even with the D'Backs in 3'rd place in the NL West.  The Padres lost so they are just 0.5 games ahead in second place.

Interesting matchup tomorrow afternoon as the Giants go for the swweeeeep!  Blake Snell LHP vs Sean Manaea LHP.

Game Wrap 4/22/2024: Giants 5 Mets 2

Keaton Winn turned in another brilliant pitching performance and some key hits got the Giants back on the winning side of the ledger.  Key Lines:

Jung Hoo Lee- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .284.  Lee has reached base in 13 consecutive games.  He has reached base at least twice in his last 5 games.  His slash line over his last 7 games is .385/.467/.538.  

Jorge Soler DH- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .250.  Soler's slash line over his last 7 games is .292/.346/.417 and .275/.373/.431 over his last 15.

Matt Chapman 3B- 1 for 4, 2B, SB(3).  BA= .226.  The double in the 3'rd inning drove in 2 runs to extend the Giants lead to 4-0

Michael Conforto LF- 2 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .271.  Conforto extended the lead to 5-1 in the 6'th with a solo HR.

Nick Ahmed SS- 2 for 4.  BA= .296.  After Tom Murphy took strike 3 looking with the bases loaded and 1 out in the second inning, Ahmed picked him up with a 2-run single and where would this team be without Nick Ahmed?

Keaton Winn RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K's, GO/AO= 7/0.  ERA= 3.54.  The lone run Winn allowed was a solo HR to Pete Alonso.  When Bob Melvin allowed him to start the 7'th inning, he put the first two batters on but Ryan Walker picked him up.  Second excellent Start in as many games.

Ryan Walker RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 3.46.  Walker came in with runners at first and 2'nd and no outs.  He promptly got Alonso to reach for a sweeper for a shallow pop fly out.  He then got lefty hitter Brett Baty to line out to Jung Hoo Lee in CF followed by the ground out to end the threat.  Walker has not allowed a run in his last 3 appearances since giving up 3 in 0.2 IP on 4/16 in Miami.

Tyler Rogers RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.61.  Rogers has not allowed a run in his last 5 appearances.

Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 3.86.  It was a non-Save situation and as usual Doval sunk to the occasion with 2 walks, an error and wild pitch.  The TV camera panned over to the Giants dugout and Bob Melvin looked none too comfortable.  I texted my buddy and said maybe someone should make sure there was a defibrillator close by.  Doval said "No worries, Papi.  I got this!" and got D. J. Stewart to ground out to end the game.

The Win got the Giants 0.5 games closer to the idle Dodgers at 2 games back. The D'backs lost so they are tied with the Giants for 3'rd place in the NL West.  The Padres won so remain in second place 0.5 games behind the Dodgers.

Logan Webb RHP tries to secure a series win tomorrow facing Luis Severino RHP

Churn Watch:  Luke Jackson RHP was activated from the IL and Nick Avila RHP was optioned to AAA Sacramento.