Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Down on the Farm: 8/12/2025

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Round Rock Express 3-1.

Jesus Rodriguez DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .241.
Marco Luciano LF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .217.
Sam Huff C- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .348.
Trevor McDonald RHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K's, 6/6 GO/AO.  ERA= 5.29.
Trent Harris RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's, 3/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 5.29.
Miguel Diaz RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(5).  ERA= 4.57.

Positive spin:  GO/AO of 1.00 means McDonald has added a 4-seamer to force batters to cover a taller strike zone.  Negative SpinMcDonald is lucky some of those AO's didn't leave the yard.

AA:  Altoona Curve caught and passed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-5.

Turner Hill LF- 1 for 3, HR(2), BB.  BA= .271.
Scott Bandura DH- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SB(5). BA= .243.
Dayson Croes 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .353.
Trystan Vrieling RHP- 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.26.
Chris Wright LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.29.

Curve scored 4 in top of 9'th for a comeback win.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds subdued the Tri-Cities Dust Devils 5-2.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 5, HR(6).  BA= .319.
Nate Furman 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(1).  BA= .250.
Jose Ramos RF- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB, SB(5).  BA= .295.
Josh Bostick RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 14 K's.  ERA= 3.98.
Tyler Switalski LHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.25.
Austin Strickland RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.50.

Cavanaugh keeps hitting.  Dominating performance by Josh Bostick.  Since reaching a peak of 5.29 on June 19, Bostick's ERA is 2.72 over 8 starts, 46.1 IP. 

A:  San Jose Giants crushed the Lake Elsinore Storm 13-2.

Gavin Kilen 2B- 2 for 6, 2B.  BA= .167.
Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 BB, SB(3).  BA= .273.
Trevor Cohen CF- 4 for 4, 2 BB.  BA= .409.
Lisbel Diaz LF- 3 for 5, 2B, SF.  BA= .268.
Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 3 for 4, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= 258.
Hunter Dryden RHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.33.
Melvin Pineda RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 10.13.
Cade Vernon RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.47.

Third round draft pick Trevor Cohen reached base 6 times.

DSL:  Blue Jay Red edged out Giants Black 2-1.

Evan Estevez 1B(17 yo)- 2 for 5.  BA= .274.
Albert Jimenez DH(18 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .257.
Vinicius Dos Santos LF(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .218.
Miguel Blanco CF(19 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .196.
Carlos De La Rosa LHP(17 yo)- 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.34.
Mario Gonzalez RHP(18 yo)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.75.

DSL:  Pirates Gold topped Giants Orange 5-4.

Anthony Marquez SS(18 yo)- 3 for 4, BB.  BA= .258.
Miguel Caraballo DH(16 yo)- 2 for 5, 3B.  BA= .273.
Yulian Barreto 2B(17 yo)- 1 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .321.
Kendry Castro RHP(18 yo)- 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.66.

DSL(8/11/2025):  Angels squeaked past Giants Black 2-1.

Leandro Rodriguez LHP(19 yo)- 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.19.
Carlos Toro RHP(18 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.30.

DSL(8/11/2025):  Tigers1 vs Giants Orange cancelled(rain).

4 comments:

  1. The farm system's ranking went up to 18 after starting the season at 28. I know these rankings do not mean much, but I need something to feel good about.

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    1. The problem is there’s a ton of very young Dominican prospects on it all of a sudden and those guys are almost all lottery tickets who could be off the list on a a year two due to poor performance. Only Level and Josuar seem like legit prospects.

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  2. From a (former) Wade Meckler enthusiast, he is toast.
    Zero HRs in 248 PAs, his only hope would be CF and a not so great Lee is better, and they tried him some at 2B, but Schmitt all but has that nailed down.
    In a hitters' domain, Meck has fallen in August to .172/.273/.241 (SSS). Career-wise, he's been fairly good at getting on base and can steal 2nd, but the Giants need RBI guys more than they need OBP guys.

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    1. Meckler has "Milwaukee Brewer" written all over him.

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