We got the first look at the Motley Crew of castoffs and pickups assembled by Farhan Zaidi and well....it didn't go well. Now, 1 game does not a season make and spring training games and stats don't count or mean anything, but one team came ready to play today and it wasn't the Giants. Key Lines:
Ryan Howard SS- 1 for 2, 2B. Howard subbed in for starting SS Abiatal Avelino and finally got the Giants on the scoreboard with a scalded double to the left-centerfield alley in the 8'th inning. Howard was also involved in 2 DP's on defense. Nothing against the Rule 5's and minor league FA's but I root harder for the kids who have worked their way up in the organization. Howard looks like a hitter to me.
Mike Gerber CF- 1 for 1, 2B, SF. Gerber doubled and scored ahead of Howard's double. He later drove in a run in the 9'th with a SF.
Joey Bart PH/DH- 1 for 2. Bart gets his first AB and first hit wearing a Giants uniform even if it didn't count. Bochy wanted to get that first AB out of the way early so put Bart in the game as a PH/DH. The IF hit contributed to the run in the 9'th.
Chris Stratton RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K. Stratton faced 6 batters in the inning and threw 27 pitches. He was helped out by a running, diving catch by starting CF Drew Ferguson on a blooper.
Ty Blach LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. Tyler Beede is junking his slider and Ty Blach is adding one. He helped himself out by starting a DP.
Travis Bergen LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K. The Rule 5 pick passes his first test by throwing 1 of just 4 scoreless innings for the Giants on the day.
Pat Venditte RHP/LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. The switch-pitcher threw RH to the 3 RH batters he faced for a perfect inning.
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This was an "away" spring training game so none of the "core" regulars appeared. Madison Bumgarner makes his first start of the spring tomorrow facing the Cubs in Scottsdale. Brandon Belt, Joe Panik, Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria are all expected to play.
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A real skeleton crew. Only projected starter for regular season was Mac. Also, Okert gave up five runs, in one inning, along with a grand slam. An error made them all unearned.
ReplyDeleteThe only two pitchers who threw yesterday who, in my opinion, have a realistic chance of making the Opening Day roster , barring injuries or trades, are Pat Venditte and Ty Blach. Assuming Jeff Samardzija is ready, the starters would be Bumgarner, Rodriguez, Pomeranz, Holland and Samardzija. My picks for the bullpen, assuming the Giants carry 12 pitchers, are Smith, Watson, Venditte, Dyson, Moronta, Melancon and Vincent. ( Should they carry 13 pitchers then Black or Blach could fill out the staff.)
ReplyDeleteYou gotta consider Rule 5 and options for that decision! Your choices lost at least 2 pitchers from the roster.
DeleteThe game was not as bleak as it seemed -- except that the Giants didn't get a real hit until the game was all but over.
ReplyDeleteErrors, walks, infield singles, 2-out hits, and a grand slam by the 7th batter Okert faced.
Wonder why Bochy didn't field an even worse line-up, a couple of those guys could be on the 25-man roster, why were THEY playing?
OK, we don't expect much for the 1st game but the other team did show up.
Batting Ferguson 9th was obviously a mistake, BB has moved him up 2 to 7th to, what, get him more ABs?
Regular season lineups will be interesting in the Farhan days, betcha leadoff batters will have good OBPs!
There was a Jarett Parker sighting. Signed with the Angels. Minor league deal.
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