11-08-2010
Brandon Belt- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .365.
Charlie Culberson- 1 for 4, BB. BA= .408.
Conor Gillaspie- 2 for 5, HR(3). BA= .278.
11-06-2010(AFL All-Star Game)
Charlie Culberson- 1 for 3.
Brandon Belt- 0 for 2, 3 BB.
11-05-2010
Charlie Culberson- 2 for 6.
Brandon Belt- 1 for 3, 3B, 2 BB.
Joe Paterson- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.00.
11-04-2010
Charlie Culberson- 3 for 4, 2 2B.
Conor Gillaspie- 1 for 2, 2B, BB.
Ryan Verdugo- 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.00.
Jason Stoffel- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.10.
11-03-2010
Conor Gillaspie- 2 for 4.
11-02-2010
Charlie Culberson- 0 for 4.
Brandon Belt- 2 for 3, HR, BB.
Jason Stoffel- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Joe Paterson- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
11-01-2010
Charlie Culberson- 0 for 5.
Brandon Belt- 3 for 5, 2B.
Conor Gillaspie- 1 for 4, 2B.
After a slow start to his AFL campaign, Gillaspie has come on a bit even showing some power with 3 dingers. Culberson had a couple of 0'fers, but then started raking again. Belt drew raves from several observers, including John Sickels, for his plate discipline in the All-Star game. One of his outs required a great catch by the opposing CF. The pitchers continue to have their ups and downs.
John Klima over at baseballbeginnings.com checked out the Arizona Instructional Leagues. He was impressed by the power of Chris Dominguez and opined that he thinks Chris can make it in the majors. He also singled out Rafael Rodriguez for his athleticism and projectable frame. This is interesting because a guy who goes by the handle of fla-giant has been really thrashing RafRod on mccoveychronicles.com and minorleagueball.com. Nobody is perfect on these things, but I've read enough of Klima's stuff to be of the opinion that he knows what he is talking about. I'll leave it at that. Klima also mentions Jarrett Parker saying he had either grown taller or lost weight since he last saw him. He still thinks Parker can project for power if he fills out his frame a bit.
Bacci was asking about Shawon Dunston Jr. Check out today's post on baseballbeginnings.com which features him. Great looking athlete. Everything he does seems high effort. Lots of extraneous movement at the plate and in the field. I'm thinking this kid might be best off going to college. Needs to settle down and let the game come to him.
There is still some uncertainty over whether Japanese SS Tsuyoshi Nishioka will be posted by his Japanese team. The Giants would be an obvious fit. He plays SS and 2B over in Japan, but I've read that he should have no problem playing SS in MLB. He hit .346 over there with 20+ SB's and 20 HR's several years in a row and is just 26 years old. The Giants hired a Pacific Rim scout a few years ago, but have never made any significant signings from that region. With the dearth of SS options on the market, I would think the Giants have to at least be considering making a play for this guy. Other teams who might be interested include the Seattle Mariners and LA Angels. The biggest factor holding the Giants back might be Brian Sabean's almost obsessive aversion to getting burned twice at the same thing. Speaking of which, wasn't Shinjo's first name Tsuyoshi?
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regarding jr, im sure pops is giving him good advice....from what i read, he is excited about the draft, but is also looking forward to university....im sure he wont turn down a first round with a big bonus, but may go to school if he drops further down.
ReplyDeleteoh, and eric hacker has been given an mlb contract by the twinkies...gotta wish him the best
If I recall right, I saw tweets that said that Nishioka is going to be posted and that the Giants are interested.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've been waiting for something to happen with that Japanese scout, I remember that too.
This is different in that he traded for Shinjo, not posted for him. But yeah, after he was burned by that Cuban (can't remember his name exactly), he hasn't signed one as free agent since, though he did trade for Livan.
I saw a comp tweeted but don't recall name, but do recall someone not being impressed by that comp and tweeting that he/she would pass on the SS. Given our dearth, as long as it's not too much, that would be a nice option. But if we are talking 8 figures, I would rather save that to spread in Latin America on 5-10 prospects there, unless they really, really like the SS.
FYI, Sharlon Schoop recently became a 6 year free agent, as well as others, as noted, Eric Hacker. Jesus Guzman, Geno Espinelli, Osirus Matos, Tony Pena Jr., Andy Sisco, Dontrelle Willis, Michael Sandoval, Clay Timpner.
Osvaldo Fernandez
ReplyDeleteI think the Fernandez debacle was pre-Sabes, but I could be wrong. I remember how excited I was when he was signed. Then he just did nothing. Total bust!
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