Ronald Guzman 1B/LHP? DOB: 10/10/1994. B-L, T-L. 6'5", 235 lbs. IFA 2011(Rangers).
2022(AAA- Yankees): .255/.344/.478, 16 HR, 11.0 BB%, 26.8 K%, 373 PA.
2022(AAA- Yankees): 0.0, 0.00, 0.1 IP, 1 K, 2 BB.
2022(Yankees): 0 for 6, 0 BB, 5 K.
Once upon a time, Ronald Guzman was considered an elite prospect. The Rangers paid over $3.5 M in bonus money to sign him. Although he has had his moments, his pro career is mostly disappointing. This appears to be a depth signing by the Giants on a minor league deal. What's intriguing here is apparently Guzman's very short pitching appearance in AAA last season is more than one-off event. He reportedly quietly worked all season in the bullpen and continued to work on his pitching this offseason. He reportedly has been sitting on a 95 MPH FB. There is a video out there of his strikeout pitch from that one appearance and it looked like a big league pitch.
That he can pitch, or maybe can pitch, makes some sense of this.
ReplyDeleteThat he adds depth at 1B is maybe useful, there's a whole lot of uncertainty there, might as well pile on! Can't see that he brings anything better or much different than Wade 'cept he's 9 months younger and somewhat cheaper.
If LaMonte is reading the tea leaves, he has 4+ weeks before reporting day Sunday, February 19th, and the first full-squad workout will be on February 20th. One month to get ready.