Down on the Farm: 6/20//2011

Hot Tip: John Klima has a Q/A with Trevor Bauer over on baseballbeginnings.com. Man, if that kid is half as smart about pitching as he sounds, and all evidence points to that he is, I shudder at the thought of what he is going to do for the D'Backs, as if they aren't already Dangerous enough! That is must reading!

AAA Sacramento River Cats edged the Fresno Grizzlies 3-2:

Tyler LaTorre(1B)- 1 for 3, HR(1). BA= .275.
Shane Loux(RHP)- 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.78.
Rich Harden(RHP, River Cats)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 0.00.

Fantasy alert! Rich Harden begins a rehab assignment and has the K thing going! As long as you know going in he won't last the season, Harden is a great fantasy player while he's healthy.

AA Richmond Flying Squirrels were idle.

A+ The Cal League is starting their All-Star break. SJ players on the squad include Pitchers Marte, Heston, Westcott and Wheeler with Gary Brown the only position player representing the Giants.

Low A The Sally League is starting its All=Star break. Augusta players on the squad include RHP Shawn Sanford, 3B Adam Duvall, 2B Carlos Willoughby, RHP Taylor Rogers and RHP Stephen Harrold. Steve Kline was named the Pitching Coach for the Southern Division.

Short Season Spokane Indians out hit the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 15-7:

Joe Panik(SS)- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .588.
Joe Staley(C)- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(2). BA= .250.
Brett Krill(RF)- 1 for 2, 3B. BA= .400.
Shawn Payne(LF-CF)- 1 for 3, 2B, BB. BA= .083.
Dan Burkhart(DH)- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .357.
Kendry Flores(RHP)- 2.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 15.43.
Aaron King(LHP)- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 1 K. ERA= 20.25.
Cody Hall(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00.

Seems like Panik could be quickly moved up to San Jose. Krill was replaced after a double was hit to RF by a Spokane batter. Don't know if he was pulle for disciplinary reasons or if he was injured on the play. He legged out a triple in the second inning. Maybe he tweaked something then and it became apparent on defense later? Anyway, I have Krill pegged as a sleeper so I'm interested in what happened. Disappointing start for Flores who was excellent last year in Arizona. After a nice first outing, Aaron King continued his nightmare with a wild outing tonight.

Rookie AZL Giants downed the AZL Cubs 8-5:

Leonardo Ochoa(LF)- 3 for 4, BB. BA= .750.
Garrett Buechele(3B)- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .400.
Jose De La Cruz(DH)- 3 for 4, SB(1). BA= .750.
Leonardo Fuentes(RF)- 0 for 4, 4 K's. BA= .000.
Edwin Escobar(LHP)- 2.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.86.
Luis Angeles(RHP)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= .000.

Good to see they've signed Buechele. Tough night for Bonus Baby Fuentes. Noted that Sundrendy Windster is listed as a pitcher on the roster.

DSL Giants blanked the Phillies 9-0:

Franklin Matamoros(1B, 18 yo)- 2 for 5. BA= .250.
Hector Mercedes(RF, 19 yo)- 1 for 3, 3B, 2 BB. BA= .222.
Royel Astacio(DH, 17 yo)- 1 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .268.
Adalberto Mejia(LHP, 17 yo)- 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 1.23.

DSL games tend to be rather ragged affairs. This game featured 11 walks by Giants batters along with 6 SB's. Mejia seems to be too good for this league as he sports 32 K's against just 4 BB's in 29.1 IP. At 6'3", 195 lbs, he's got perfect size for a pitcher. Can't wait to see what he does in the States!