tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post911361265031044671..comments2024-03-29T07:08:13.837-07:00Comments on When the Giants Come to Town...: Prospect Retrospective: Ty BlachDrBGiantsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574563470247927739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-37856837340939725972016-10-02T20:12:11.019-07:002016-10-02T20:12:11.019-07:00Thanks for the scouting report Drb! Although Blach...Thanks for the scouting report Drb! Although Blach projects as a #4 or #5 starter, that was a great game that he pitched on Saturday considering he's just a rookie and knowing what was at stake for the team.. It also says a lot about the kid's stuff and mental makeup that Bochy went to him to pitch that game and not Suarez, Cain, Peavy... He made sure that we didn't get a repeat of the Salamon Torres fiasco! Now on to CITI field to face Thor! I'm sure you'll be posting a wild card game preview later, I'm excited! Go Giants!<br /><br />LGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-36655178659492573082016-10-02T16:17:51.925-07:002016-10-02T16:17:51.925-07:00The WC won't require 13 pitchers, maybe not th...The WC won't require 13 pitchers, maybe not the NLDS but that's the next series.<br />Since the WC is (presumably) a "series" and thus has it own roster, it can be overloaded with position players, so Nunez, Hernandez, Parker, and Blanco could be on it by removing some pitchers who won't play (Cueto, Moore, Blach, and Casilla).<br />By Friday if the Giants get there, Nunez will certainly be on the roster. Okert along with Smith have been the most reliable LH relievers. The Cubs, unlike the Dodgers, are a good bit better against LHP than RHP, so Blach is unnecessary.<br />But that's a problem for Thursday, not today.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-91268127248825318582016-10-02T16:10:51.830-07:002016-10-02T16:10:51.830-07:00Baseball America put him on July's "All P...Baseball America put him on July's "All Prospect" team this year:<br /><br />"LHP Ty Blach • Giants<br />Triple-A Sacramento (Pacific Coast)<br /><br />With Jake Peavy (5.47 ERA in 21 starts) and Matt Cain (5.53 ERA in 14 starts) rounding out the big league rotation, the Giants—even with the acquisition of the Rays’ Matt Moore—could soon begin looking at internal options, especially after going 4-11 to begin the second half. Blach, a control-oriented starter with a good changeup, is arguably the best of those internal options. He leads the Pacific Coast League with 130 innings while ranking sixth with a 3.54 ERA and seventh with a walk rate of 1.87 per nine innings."<br /><br /><br />Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-team-july/#7zeKkbldqpAurRYI.99<br /><br />Personally I think he's a middle reliever. He's got one +pitch, his change up. After that... Nothing scary. But I'd be happy to be wrong (in a good way).MosesZDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702323080585738748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-19924057968724200222016-10-02T09:12:44.860-07:002016-10-02T09:12:44.860-07:00Blach was a September 1st call up, so he should be...Blach was a September 1st call up, so he should be postseason eligible. I can't imagine the Giants don't carry him as a 5th starter/swingman given his left handedness and ability to get out of a jam with a double play. Same goes for Okert, but he'll lose in the lefty numbers game. I imagine the roster goes:<br />Posey<br />Brown<br />Belt<br />Crawford<br />Panik<br />Gillaspie <br />Tomlinson<br />Adrianza<br />Pagan<br />Span<br />Pence<br />Blanco/Parker (I'd rather see Parker)<br /><br />1-4 starters<br />Blach<br />Smith<br />Lopez<br />Strickland<br />Romo<br />Casilla<br />Kontos<br />Law<br />Gearing<br />Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538789257255927719noreply@blogger.com