Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Spring Training Game Wrap 3/3/2020: Rangers 6 Giants 5
Wilmer Flores led the offense with a 3-run HR. Tyler Beede exited early with elbow "tightness." But the biggest buzz to come out of this game came from an unknown lefty with a very funky delivery named Yapson Gomez. Yapson who? Remember the name! Key Lines:
Buster Posey C- 2 for 2, BB. BA= .357. Buster continues his hot spring hitting. Will his legs hold up over a full season?
Wilmer Flores DH- 1 for 3, HR(1). BA= .333. Flores bat looks for real, but where is he going to play?
Logan Webb RHP- 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.15. I assume Webb reached a pitch count limit in the 3'rd inning.
Tyler Beede RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00. Beede was undoubtedly planning to go at least 2 IP, but came out after 1 complaining of "tightness". He will undergo tests. That's all not good news a elbow "tightness" is often a precursor to a visit to Dr Andrews' office.
Yapson Gomez LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00. He might not have even been scheduled to pitch. Called into action when Beede left after 1 IP, Gomez lit up the crowd with one of the funkiest windups you'll ever see. He brings the front foot up and freezes it, then gives it a shake and shimmy(not his body like Johnny Cueto, but the front foot) before he delivers the ball. you can hear the crowd oohing and ahhing on the video. Gomez must be a minor league FA signing.
Gomez is 26 yo, came up through the Cubs organization. Spent last year in the Indians system:
A+: 2-6, 2.27, 63.1 IP, 9.38 K/9, 2.42 BB/9, GB/FB= 1.74, 8 Saves.
AA: 1-0, 3.36, 8 IP, 6.75 K/9, 2.25 BB/9, GB/FB- 2.00.
He'll probably start the season in AA and try to win an add to the 40 man roster as well as a mid-season promotion/callup.
Trevor Gott RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 9.00. Gott hits a road bump.
Shaun Anderson RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 30.38. Ouch! Anderson keeps getting lit up.
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Johnny Cueto makes his second spring start tonight in Glendale, AZ against the Dodgers.
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Buster is making good contact but just 1 XBH in 15 PAs.
ReplyDeleteOTOH, his .571 SLG would have led the Giants last year and 1 HR in 15 PAs would extrapolate to 30 dingers (in 600 PAs)!
At that rate, the Giants' spring training HR leader, Mauricio Dubón with 2, would hit 60!
It's good to see so many Giants making excellent contact this spring, but power isn't part of it.
Matt Duffy says (Giants) called, but Rangers were better fit.
ReplyDelete29 yo, RHB SS(?)
Perhaps against popular sentiment, Wilmer Flores is likely a better signing.
Re Tyler Beede, elbow "tightness" and Dr Andrews: there is a very scary discussion on Chris Sale waiting for a third opinion on his ailing elbow in MLB.com today
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mlb.com/news/chris-sale-red-sox-await-third-opinion-on-elbow
Just when you think Beede may have come of age and has the golden ring within grasp, there's this?
Say it ain't so...