Jonathan Sanchez was overpowering today while Nate Schierholtz helped his cause in the battle for starting RF, but Bowker and Velez are putting up an heckuva fight. The bullpen barely hangs on for an 8-6 Giants win over the BrewCrew who are developing a nice little rivalry with the Giants. Not sure why, but it sure is fun! Key lines:
Eugenio Velez- 2 for 5, HR(1). BA= .291. Played 2B and CF. Trying to stay alive in a 3 man competition with Torres and Bowker for a probably 2 roster spots. If he can play 2B, it might just become 3 roster spots, but Matt Downs isn't giving up the middle IF spot easily. I do think Bochy really likes Pharoah, even if he gets frustrated with him at times, and will try to keep him on the roster.
Matt Downs- 1 for 1. BA= .368. Wow! 4 guys for 3 roster spots who have all given it great shots!
Nate Schierholtz- 2 for 4, 2B, 3B, BB. BA= .241. What a great comeback by Nate! RF should be his to lose, and this is exactly what he has to do to not lose it!
John Bowker- 2 for 3, HR(4), BB. BA= .308. Is the offense enough to overcome the defense? Do you move DeRosa to 2B and put Bowker in LF with Nate in RF?
Travis Ishikawa- 2 for 4, SF. Even Travis is showing some life here. Probably need his D for late innings.
Jonathan Sanchez- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 11 K's, HBP(Fielder), S(2). Durty did it all today! Gotta love the HBP on Fielder whether it was a purpose pitch or not. Gotta love this little feud that just won't seem to die. Man, if Sanchez has the kind of breakout I think he's capable of, how much money are the Giants going to tie up in their starting rotation by 2012?
Joaquin, Romo- 1 IP, 1 R each.
Steve Edelfsen- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K. Not too impressive except that Edlefsen came in with the bases loaded and got out of it with just 1 run allowed. Unfortunately, that 1 run was walked home, but still props for keeping his composure and getting out of it.
Wow! I have no idea how this roster is going to shake out. These kids just won't give up, will they? If I had to venture a guess, I'd say the Giants keep Torres, Bowker, Velez, Ishikawa and Whiteside as reserves with Buster and Matt Downs going to Fresno, but I'm not at all sure of that. DeRosa starts at 2B with Uribe as the utility IF, Bowker in LF and Nate in RF, at least until Freddy Sanchez comes back, which doesn't look like anytime soon as he has yet to face live pitching.
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Speaking of Franchez, how did Alderson look in ST for the Buccos?
ReplyDeleteTim Alderson did not make any appearances in MLB spring training games for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They must have not invited him to the MLB camp.
ReplyDeleteI know he is not listed on the BA 100, and I think I saw him listed as the Pirates #9 prospect, so he has really fallen on tough times :(
ReplyDeleteBA's top 100 is a very tough club to get into. I certainly wouldn't write Tim Alderson off just yet. It may work out that the Giants gave up nothing to get nothing, but it could still come back to haunt them. At the time of the trade, it seemed like a gamble worth taking. It does seem like maybe the Giants didn't do their due diligence from a medical/injury perspective.
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