Down on the Farm: 8/19/2015

AAA  Sacramento River Cats blanked the New Orleans Zephyrs 2-0:

Jarrett Parker(RF)- 3 for 4, SB(17).  BA= .290.
Tommy Hanson(RHP)- 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 6.43.
Mike Broadway(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(13).   ERA= 0.97.

Tommy Hanson's best start since being called up to AAA, by far!  Could he be in the mix for a September callup and then for a rotation spot next year?  Probably unlikely, but stranger things have happened.  Broadway would seem to be a no-brainer for Sept.

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AA  Game 1  Binghampton Mets defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-4:

Austin Slater(2B)- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .308.
Devin Harris(LF)- 2 for 3, HR(10).  BA= .235.
Matthew Gage(LHP)- 1.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 5.10.
Edwin Quirarte(RHP)- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.68.
Pedro Rodriguez(RHP)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.50.

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AA  Game 2  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Binghampton Mets 2-1:

Matt Lujan(LHP)- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.45.

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High A  San Jose Giants beat the Stockton Ports 3-1:

Christian Arroyo(SS)- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .319.
Daniel Carbonell(LF)- 2 for 3, SF, SB(9).  BA= .276.
Brian Ragira(DH)- 3 for 4.  BA= .245.
Jason Forjet(RHP)- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.14.
Ray Black(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.70.
Jake Smith(RHP)- 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, Save(12). ERA= 2.50.

Jake Smith has been a bit of a throwback to the multi-inning closer.  He has thrown 79.1 IP, in 51 appearances with 111 K's against 21 BB's.  Covechatter posted a Twitter scouting report on his site that had Smith throwing 93-95 MPH FB's with a "darting" cutter/slider piece.

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Low A  Savannah Sand Gnats vs Augusta Greenjackets rained out.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes outslugged the Hillsboro Hops 10-7:

Ronnie Jebavy(CF)- 3 for 4, 3B, 2 HR(7).  BA= .275.
Chris Shaw(DH)- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(7), BB.  BA= .283.
Jose Vizcaino Jr(3B)- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(4).  BA= .304.
John Riley(1B)- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .242.

Jebavy is hitting .348 over his last 10 games and .322 in his last 20.  Vizcaino Jr. has stayed hot all season.  Really like what the Giants 2015 hitting draftees are doing so far as Duggar and Hinojosa have also hit well in their pro debuts.

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Rookie AZL  Giants were idle.

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DSL  Giants outscored the Mets1 10-8:

Juan Rodriguez(DH, 20 yo)- 4 for 4, BB, SB(19).  BA= .366.
Manuel Geraldo(2B-SS, 18 yo)- 4 for 5.  BA= .336.
Sandro Fabian(RF, 17 yo)- 1 for 3, BB, SF.  BA= .264.
Jose Rivero(SS, 17 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .259.
Jose Patino(CF, 17 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .259.
Raffi Vizcaino(RHP, 19 yo)- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.50.

I would hope that Geraldo gets a chance at a higher level next year.  I kind of expect Fabian, Rivero and Patino to repeat the DSL next year.

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First time starts at new levels for Chase Johnson, Andrew Suarez and Grant Watson today.