Down on the Farm: 7/27/2018

AAA  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Iowa Cubs 4-2:

Peter Bourjos CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .360.
Chris Shaw LF- 1 for 3, HR(21), BB.  BA= .261.
Kelby Tomlinson SS- 2 for 4.  BA= .256.
Tyler Herb RHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 6.23.
Pierce Johnson RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.14.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Reading Fightin' Phils 2-1:

Aramis Garcia C- 1 for 3, BB.   BA= .233.
Conner Menez LHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 3.57.
Dan Slania RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.04.

Conner Menez has definitely found a strikeout pitch as he has 132 in 106.2 IP over 3 levels of play.  He's a guy to keep on your radar for next season.  Big time Sleeper who has gotten almost no attention from prospect watchers.

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A+  San Jose Giants beat the Inland Empire 66'ers 6-2:

Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .283.
Wander Javier Franco 3B- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .272.
Matt Winn C- 2 for 3, HR(9), BB.  BA= .238.
Johneshwy Fargas LF- 1 for 2, HR(6), HBP, SB(35).  BA= .264.
Carlos Sano RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.88.
Trevor Horn RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Trevor Horn was the Giants 38'th round draft pick this year.  I believe he is the first 2018 draftee to reach as high a A+ in the organization and makes a successful debut for the SJ Giants.

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Low A Augusta Greenjackets outlasted the Columbia Fireflies 2-1(10 Innings):

Malique Ziegler LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .284.
Caleb Baragar LHP- 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 3.61.
Keenan Bartlett RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

2'nd QS in a row for Caleb Baragar with 15 K's and 1 BB in 13 IP.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes erupted for a 14-1 Win over the Everett Aquasox:

Jose Layer CF- 1 for 6, HR(4).  BA= .288.
Kyle McPherson SS/2B- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .304.
Diego Rincones LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .357.
Joey Bart C- 3 for 4, 2 HR(9), SF.  BA= .338.
Mikey Edie RF- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .333.
Nico Giarratano SS- 1 for 1, HR(3).  BA= .310.
Blake Rivera RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.68.
Solomon Bates RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 5.27.
Matt Frisbee RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.60.
Jesus Tona RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.47.

Great game for padding the stat lines but Joey Bart continues to rake the NWL.  I don't see a reason for him not to spend his August getting a preview of the Cal League for next year or maybe even a tune-up for AA?  Solomon Bates has run hot and cold but this was definitely dominance as 8 of 9 outs were K's.

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Rookie AZL  Angels destroyed the Giants Black 9-2:

Conner Nurse RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.66.

Giants Black managed just 2 hits in the game.  Conner Nurse is a longterm project who is showing some promise.  He's allowed just 2 R in 14 IP over his last 3 Starts.

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Rookie AZL  D'Backs crushed the Giants Orange 16-2:

Fabian Pena C- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .298.

As you can imagine from the score, not too many positives in this game.

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DSL  Mariners topped the Giants 5-4(Completion of Suspended Game July 16, 2018):

Andrew Caraballo DH- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .260.
Willian Suarez RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.40.

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DSL  Giants pounded the Mariners 11-1(Regularly Scheduled Game, 7 Innings):

Ghordy Santos DH- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .158.
Jean Pena SS- 1 for 1, BB, SF, HBP.  BA= .248.
Richgelon Juliana CF- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .277.
Cesar Gonzalez C- 0 for 2, 2 HBP.  BA= .300.
Sonny Vargas LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.70.