Down on the Farm: 8/30/2017

AAA  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Las Vegas 51's 6-1:

Mac Williamson RF- 2 for 4, HR(14).  BA= .245.
Reyes Maronta RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.57.
Steven Okert LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 3.20.

-Mac has had a miserable season but is finishing strong slashing .298/.359/.532 with 5 HR's in August.  I still think he might be the best long term answer to the Giants lack of power in LF.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Altoona Curve 6-1:

Aramis Garcia C- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .271.
Jerry Sands 1B- 3 for 3, HR(5), BB.  BA= .300.
Nate Reed RHP- 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 11 K.  ERA= 6.53.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.05.

-Very encouraged by how well Aramis Garcia has hit after his promo to Richmond.  That is a tough transition.

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High A  San Jose Giants blanked the Inland Empire 66'ers 3-0:

Cristian Paulino LF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .391.
Ronnie Jebavy CF- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .252.
Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .223.
Shaun Anderson RHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.51.
Heath Slatton RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 7.96.
Dylan Rheault RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(21).  ERA= 2.64.

- I attended this game.  We are experiencing a brutal heatwave in SoCal.  I toughed it out for 7 innings but thought I might faint from the heat if I stayed longer. The EMT's had to assist one older lady who was overcome by the heat.  It was 94 on my car thermometer at about 9:30 PM.  It hit 98 on the 10 freeway through Loma Linda.  I live at a bit higher elevation and it was 90 when I got home.
-Some rude women insisted I was in their seat behind the 66'ers dugout until I read off my ticket.  One of them said, "oh, my husband usually sits there.  He must have turned his in."  No apologies.
-"Slick" might be the worst mascot in all of sports!
-Shaun Anderson was dominant.  Lots of 0-2, 1-2 counts.  Stadium gun was not working most of the night but I saw 1 FB register at 93 that I think might have been accurate.  He seemed to have both a 4-seam and haaaard 2-seam sinker and some type of putaway off-speed pitch.
-Anderson retired the first 15 batters he faced with ease.  Leadoff hitter in the 6'th got a basehit on a sharp grounder through the left side.  He was then retired on a strike-em out/throw-em out attempting to steal, so Anderson faced the minimum number of batters through 6 innings.
-Jonah Arenado is a big guy.  Don't see how he stays at 3B longterm.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets shut out the Lexington Legends 4-0(7 innings):

Shawon Dunston Jr DH- 2 for 2, HR(1), BB, SB(12).  BA= .238.
Sandro Fabian RF- 1 for 3, HR(10).  BA= .274.
Kelvin Beltre 2B- 1 for 2, 2B, BB, SB(13).  BA= .258.
Conner Kaden RHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 0.43.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets downed the Lexington Legends 5-3(7 innings):

Ashford Fulmer CF- 2 for 3, 2B, SB(12).  BA= .238.
Shawon Dunston Jr LF- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .241.
Skyler Ewing C- 1 for 3, HR(12), BB.  BA= .248.
Sandro Fabian RF- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .274.
Kelvin Beltre 2B- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .260.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(12).  ERA= 1.75.

-Sandro Fabian is hitting .370 for the month of August, .306 in the second half.
-Kelvin Beltre is hitting .278 in August after hitting just .216 in July.

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Short Season  Spokane Indians topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 10-5:

Bryce Johnson CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .324.
Manuel Geraldo SS- 1 for 3, HR(3), BB.  BA= .302.

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AZL  Royals pounded the Giants 8-2(7 innings):

Ismael Munguia CF- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .326.
Aaron Bond LF- 2 for 3.  BA= .319.
Weilly Yan RHP- 2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.21.

-6 K's in 2 IP, will catch my eye on a pitching line.

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AZL  Giants won the nightcap game over the Royals 5-2(7 innings):

Nico Giarratano 2B- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .260.
Franklin Van Gurp RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 0.92.
John Gavin LHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

-8 K's in 4 IP is impressive but Van Gurp is a college draftee playing in rookie ball so he should be dominating.
-Giants are taking it slow with Gavin after he pitched deep into the college WS.  I anticipate a breakout season next year.