Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Down on the Farm: 8/24/2015

AAA  Omaha Stormchasers blanked the Sacramento River Cats 6-0:

Chris Stratton(RHP)- 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.19.

Another enigmatic season for an enigmatic pitcher.

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AA  Harrisburg Senators defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-3:

Rando Moreno(SS)- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .280.
Joe Biagini(RHP)- 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.51.

Moreno has been one of the big positive surprises of the season.  A fine season for Biagini who should get a shot at AAA next year, then who knows?

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High A  San Jose Giants beat the Inland Empire 66'ers 6-4:

Angel Villalona(1B)- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(10).  BA= .246.
Ryder Jones(3B)- 2 for 5.  BA= .272.
Brian Ragira(DH)- 4 for 5, 2B.  BA= .254.
Jordan Johnson(RHP)- 5.2 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.28.

I attended the first 6 innings of this game with about 94 other people in the Inland Empire.  Of course, you all want to know about Jordan Johnson which is the reason why I went.  He's got nice size for a pitcher at his listed height of 6'3".  I would estimate he is heavier than his listed 175 and well proportioned.  He is very deliberate in all of his movements, maybe to a fault.  He has loose, whippy, over-the-top arm action which generates a fastball with good life and downward plane.  The stadium gun had his FB ranging 91-95 MPH with the majority going 93-94.  He also has a hard breaking ball in the mid-80's and a nice slower breaking ball in the upper 70's with solid break and depth.  I didn't see too many pitches that I would call change ups, but I saw one off-speed pitch with nice sink and fade to a LH batter that probably was. His command seemed a bit spotty and he worked out of the stretch most of the time he was out there.  He seemed to tire in 5'th and 6'th innings, rarely topping 90 MPH in those frames, but he did reach back for a couple of 94 MPH'ers in the 6'th, but he seemed to have to put more effort into those and they were not close to being strikes.  A couple of the hits he gave up were not hit too well, but he did give up some hard-hit balls.  Not a dominant performance from a statistical line, but from a scouting perspective, he appears to have the stuff to be a serious prospect.

In two looks, I have now seen Ryder Jones have about 7 AB's and he's squared up at least 6 of them.  Kid has a serious hit tool and some power potential in that upper body.  Angel Villalona hit the ball hard, but looks to be in terrible shape.  I mean, Pablo Sandoval at his worst looks to be in the picture of health by comparison!

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets were idle.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Everett Aquasox 4-3:

Steven Duggar(RF)- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .281.
Nolan Riggs(RHP)- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.04.
Nathanael Santiago(RHP)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.63.
Ryan Halstead(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(5).  ERA= 2.66.

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Rookie AZL  Giants were idle.

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DSL  Giants have a bye in the first round of the DSL playoffs.

7 comments:

  1. Who will the Giants bring up in September? I assume that Sanchez, Heston, Parker.

    Who else do you think they will bring up?

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    1. I don't expect anything dramatic. Maybe Ray Black because he is already on the 40 man roster and has a triple digit FB?

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  2. Thanks for the report on Johnson DrB. Jordan & Chase have been tremendous developments this season. I can't wait for some new video of Jordan Johnson to become available this fall or next spring (maybe this summer?).

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    1. Thanks for reading, Covechatter. I think the stadium gun was about right based on the same gun showing the opposing starter at 88-91 MPH and then Ian Gardeck at 97-98 MPH.

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  3. My dark horse candidate is Darren Ford. The guy can flat out make things happen with his feet. He is the type of guy who is so fast that he can lay down a bunt and cause people to make mistakes trying to get him out. He has also picked up a little power hitting 11HR this year. I would not be surprised if he was called up to bring some life to the later innings in September.

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    1. Yep, or maybe Everth Cabrera, also for his speed.

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  4. Big congratulations to our little Giants of the DSL Summer League!

    BEST record among the entire 38-team DSL league. 53-19, a .736 win percentage ain't no joke and doesn't happen by accident. They'll be facing the #2 team in the entire league, today, for their first semifinal game- that would be the NYY team 1, from the same Boca South Division (10 teams!).

    I know many Giants fans won't bother to follow the "lowest" levels of the minor leagues. I understand- it imposes a very, very large challenge to first get off the island and then climb to make it all the way into The Show. Not many do. But c'mon... Who can't get excited for the prospect of seeing an arm like Victor Concepcion, Sandro Cabrera, or Hengerber Medina stateside next season? Maybe one of the kids like Mecky Coronado, Manuel Geraldo, or Robinson Medrano will beat the odds. Just maybe 6 years from now... one of them will help lead our SF Giants to another World Series title? Hey... dream big. Go DSL Giants!

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