A rough second inning for Keaton Winn was too much for the Giants travel lineup to overcome in the road half of a split-squad day. Key Lines:
Tyler Fitzgerald 2B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .286. In a game like this individual performance is probably more important than game outcome. Fitz seems to be settling into the starting 2B role.
Heliot Ramos LF- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .310. Ramos negated part of the OBP with a pick off 1B.
Max Stassi C- 1 for 2, BB. BA= .300. Stassi is not going away in the back up catcher competition.
Christian Koss SS- 1 for 3. BA= .351. And Christian Koss continues to hang in there.
Keaton Winn RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 3.60. After striking out the side around a an HBP in the first inning, the beginning of Winn's second inning of work went walk, triple, groundball single to pitcher/throwing error, LD single. He then struck out the next two batters and got out of the inning with a groundout. A bit of a mixed bag performance with definite positives. The competition is fierce, though.
Joey Lucchesi LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00. Lucchesi and Trivino were both acquired with the apparent expectation they would make the team. That's great but it creates a logjam at the back end of the bullpen.
Randy Rodriguez RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.16. Case in point as Rodriguez and Spencer Bivens have done nothing to lose their bullpen jobs from last season but it may come down to at least one of them losing out.
Tyler Myrick RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GO/AO. ERA= 0.00. Don't sleep on Tyler Myrick. He was just up from minor league camp for the split squad day but he is a serious future bullpen arm.
Big Day for Jordan Hicks RHP tomorrow in a road game against the Royals.
Winn is pretty much punching his ticket to sacramento with no room at the inn. I'd consider converting him into a reliever.
ReplyDeleteWinn is perhaps the ONLY starter ahead of whom Hicks can claim a spot in the rotation. And Winn (28) isn't exactly young, either.
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