Down on the Farm: 8/28/2019

AAA  Reno Aces downed the Sacramento River Cats 5-1:

Aramis Garcia C- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .272.
Justin Haley RHP- 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 5.32.
Pat Venditte RHP/LHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.12.

Look!  A Pat Venditte sighting!

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Erie Seawolves 6-4(7 innings, Game 1 of DH):

Johneshwy Fargas RF- 0 for 2, BB, SF.  BA= .245.
Jalen Miller 2B- 1 for 4, HR(11).  BA= .215.
Gio Brusa 1B- 1 for 1, 2 BB.  BA= .225.
Caleb Baragar LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.60.

Jalen Miller will be going to the Arizona Fall League.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels escaped the Erie Seawolves 4-3:

Johneshwy Fargas RF- 3 for 4, SB(46).  BA= .250.
Ryan Howard 3B- 2 for 3, 2B, SB(5).  BA= .223.
Matt Winn C- 1 for 2, 3B, BB.  BA= .103.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.19.

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A+ San Jose Giants whipped the Visalia Rawhide 6-0:

Shane Matheny 1B- 3 for 5.  BA= .361.
Diego Rincones LF- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .259.
David Villar 3B- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .262.
Manuel Geraldo SS- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(18).  BA= .244.
Hamlet Marte C- 2 for 4.  BA= .262.
Kyle McPherson 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .256.
Tristan Beck RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.51.
Jesus Tona RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.51.

Tristan Beck is showing why he was a highly touted prospect while pitching for Stanford and is making the Mark Melancon trade look better with each start.  He is going to the Arizona Fall League.

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A  Augusta Greenjackets beat the Greenville Drive 5-2:

Tyler Fitzgerald SS- 3 for 4, 2B, BB, SB(2).  BA= .278.
Franklin Labour RF- 2 for 5.  BA= .247.
Ricardo Genoves C- 2 for 4.  BA= .321.
Jacob Gonzalez LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .233.
Mikey Edie CF/LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .250.
Trent Toplikar RHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 3.02.
JJ Santa Cruz LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.44.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Eugene Emeralds 6-5:

Jeff Houghtby SS- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .245.
Armani Smith CF- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SF.  BA= .311.
Clay Helvey RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.36.

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Rookie AZL  Rangers 2 eliminated the Giants Orange 2-1:

Abdiel Layer 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SB.
Edison Mora SS- 2 for 4.
Nick Avila RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.
Luis Moreno RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, GO/AO= 10/1.

AZL playoffs are single elimination until the final series, so this closes out the Giants Orange rookie league season.

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Arizona Fall League rosters were announced yesterday.  Giants are sending the following players:

C Joey Bart
OF Heliot Ramos
2B Jalen Miller
OF Jacob Heyward
RHP Tristan Beck
RHP Frank Rubio
LHP Bryce Tucker

Giants still have one roster spot to fill.  I'm not a big fan of the AFL, but it does give players a chance to get a few more AB's/Innings of experience and gives them a chance to play with/compete with other top prospects.  Historically it has not been a great indicator of future MLB success one way or the other probably mainly due to an extremely small sample size.

Bart and Ramos are obviously the top names here.  I am most intrigued by Tristan Beck.  Hopefully he can work on polishing up one or both of his secondary pitches and get a jumpstart on next season, maybe in AA.