Down on the Farm: 6/24/2026

 AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators downed the Sacramento River Cats 5-1.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .330.

Wilkin Ramos RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.13.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels sank the Akron Rubber Ducks 11-6.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 3, HR(15), 2 BB, SF, SB(8).  BA= .268.

Sabin Ceballos 1B- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(8).  BA= .229.

Jack Payton RF- 1 for 4, 2 SB(4).  BA= .256.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 3 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .264.

Zane Zielinski SS- 2 for 5, SB(2).  BA= .217.

A+:  Everett Aquasox defeated the Eugene Emeralds 6-4.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .297.

Jhonny Level SS- 3 for 5, 2 SB(5).  BA= .294.

Jakob Christian 1B- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .260.

Walker Martin 3B- 1 for 3, HR(9).  BA= .238.

Cole Hillier RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.16.

A:  San Jose Giant outscored the Inland Empire 66'ers 9-7.

Isaiah Barkett DH- 3 for 4, BB, SB(15).  BA= .341.

Jose Astudillo LF- 2 for 4, 2B, Sac.  BA= .342.

Hayden Jatczak 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, SF.  BA= .298.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(7).  BA= .268.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4, BB, SB(24).  BA= .279.

Mauricio Estrella RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.54.

Nate Nabholz RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Nabholz was acquired from the Frontier League on June 18. This was his second appearance.  

ACL:  Giants crushed the Padres 9-1.

Josuar Gonzalez 2B(18 yo)- 3 for 4, 3B.  BA= .417.

Christian Koss SS(Rehab)- 2 for 3.  BA= .667.

Evan Estevez RF(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .229.

Oliver Tejada DH(19 yo)- 3 for 4.  BA= .320.

Angel Guzman 1B(20 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .214.

Rayner Arias LF(20 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .175.

Carlos De La Rosa LHP(18 yo)- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.10.

Brayan Narvaez RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 7.15. 

Josuar Gonzalez has missed a lot of game with a nagging hammy issue but has been really, really good when he's played.  This is the kind of game we're hoping to see more of from Carlos De La Rosa.

DSL Giants teams were idle.

Game Wrap 6/24/2026: Giants 2 A's 1

 The Giants were three outs away from a crushing 1-0 loss when Rafael Devers homered over the CF fence to tie it and with two outs, Victor Bericoto hit a mammoth shot to left of center for the walk-off win.  Key Lines: 

Rafael Devers DH- 1 for 4, HR(12).  BA= .239.  Home runs can bring redemption and maybe Devers gained some with this game-saving bomb that staved off another crushing loss for the Giants.  Home runs like this are what they hoped to get when they traded for him.

Victor Bericoto LF- 2 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .227.  Bericoto got every bit of the game-winning blast which travelled 445 ft up into the stands just left of CF.  He was in the lineup against a LHP starter after several articles and social media posts detailing how little he and Jonah Cox were playing.  

Tyler Mahle RHP- 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  Mahle returns from the IL and looked like the Mahle the Giants hoped for when they signed him.  IDK if he called his own pitches but if that's the trend for Giants pitchers, it seems to be working.  

Landen Roupp RHP tries for a series win today facing Jeffrey Springs LHP who comes in with a 5.55 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/23/2026

 AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators blasted the Sacramento River Cats 11-2.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 1 for 3, HR(2).  BA= .276.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 6.52.

Trent Harris RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.79.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Akron Rubber Ducks 3-0.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 3, BB, SB(7).  BA= .267.

Maui Ahuna SS- 1 for 3, HR(5).  BA= .212.

Charlie McDaniel LHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.86.

Will Bednar RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.29.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(10).  ERA= 1.63.

Charlie McDaniel's first start after a promotion to AA 6/5/2026 was a disaster, giving up 6 runs in 3 IP.  In 3 starts since then he has gone 2-0, 1.50, 18 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 15 K's.  

A+:  Everett Aquasox defeated the Eugene Emeralds 5-2.

Tyler Switalski LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.11.

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers outscored the San Jose Giants 14-11.

Jeremiah Jenkins DH- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(6), BB.  BA= .258.

Dario Reynoso SS- 1 for 4, HR(10), BB.  BA= .312.

Jose Ramos 2B- 2 for 5.  BA- .400.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.96.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.98.

I attended this game.  Typical 2026 SJ Giants story line.  Good hitting, terrible pitching.  Keyner Martinez also followed a typical trajectory of looking awesome for 2 innings then hitting a wall.  Is he tiring quickly?  He threw a lot of pitches in the first inning.  Is he uncomfortable pitching out of the stretch?  He did OK with that in the first inning, not so much in the 4'th.

ACL:  Giants topped the Cubs 6-4.

Luis Hernandez SS(17 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .291.

Adrian Sugastey C(rehab)- 2 for 4.  BA= .417.

Luis Frias CF(21 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(2).  BA= .286.

Jose Rengel LHP(20 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 9.31.

DSL:  Giants Orange crushed Cubs Red 11-2.

Brandon Vasquez RF(19 yo)- 1 for 4, 2B, SB(1).  BA= .385.

Albert Jimenez DH(19 yo)- 3 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .393.

Jonathan Valle SS(18 yo)- 1 for 3, SF.  BA= .211.

Jeyson Moya 3B(19 yo)- 1 for 1, 2B, BB, HBP.  BA= .357.

Alberto Gomez RHP(18 yo)- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.86.

Omar Calcurian RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.98.

Fernando Estrella RHP(23 yo)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.45.

DSL:  Pirates Black edged out Giants Black 3-2(7 innings).

Santiago Guerrero LHP- 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.63.

Brayan Cabello RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 0.69.

Game Wrap 6/23/2026: Giants 3 A's 1

 Robbie Ray turned in his second strong performance in a row and recorded a Quality Start and the lineup scored just enough runs to make it a wire-to-wire win.  Key Lines:

Casey Schmitt LF/1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .299.  7'th consecutive multi-hit game. Did not figure into the scoring although his single in the 7'th advanced Bryce Eldridge DH into scoring position helping Rafael Devers 1B get an RBI.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 3, HR(5), BB, SB(5), R, RBI.  BA= .331.  Lee's homer run in the second inning went over the CF fence near the 415 ft sign in Triples Alley.  It drove in the Giants first run of the game.

Willy Adames SS- 2 for 4, 2B, R.  BA= .227.  Adames followed Lee's HR with a double and then scored on Matt Chapman 3B's single.

Robbie Ray LHP- 8 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K's, 8/4 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.70.  This is interesting.  Remember the dust-up over a game which was lost after something like 9 consecutive sliders were called....by somebody?  There was discussion over the coaches maybe not being happy with Patrick Bailey's pitch selection and possibly calling pitches from the dugout.  It's unclear how much that contributed to the decision to trade Bailey.  Well, now it comes out that Logan Webb RHP and some of the other pitchers have started calling their own pitches and doing it with success.  Is Ray another case?  Webb's comments seemed to take a shot at the new catchers, Susac and Haase, saying the level of trust in their pitch selection is not quite up to what it was with Bailey.  Adrian Houser RHP chimed in that he wished he tried it before his demotion to the bullpen.  I remember after the telecommunication devices for pitch calling were introduced there was talk of it allowing pitchers to call their own game.  Max Scherzer, in particular was someone who wanted to try that.  Then that talk died out.  Pitch selection by the coaches from the dugout seems to be on the rise.  I actually like the idea of pitchers calling their own game and hope it continues to bring better results for the Giants pitching.

Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(5).  ERA= 2.97.  Kilian is the Closer as he should be.

Rafael Devers did the right thing and apologized to Tony Vitello for the "misunderstanding" on Sunday.  Seems they are both good now so we will close the book on that incident and move on.  There are obviously bigger issues at all levels of the organization that need to addressed.  Buster Posey held a press conference then refused to take non-baseball questions.  That was not a great look on his part.  He did say he has no plans to resign as POBO before the end of his contract and reiterated that all options are on the table at the trade deadline except Logan Webb.  Wish Buster the best over the next month as it is a critical period for the future of the organization and we'll hope he is able to unload at least one of the "albatross" contracts.

Tyler Mahle RHP returns from the IL tonight to face Gage Jump LHP who comes in with a 2.37 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/22/2026

All full season leagues were idle as usual on Mondays.

ACL:  Giants defeated the Royals 5-1.

Adrian Sugastey C(rehab)- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .375.

Yulian Barreto 2B(18 yo)- 2 for 4.   BA= .242.

Oliver Tejada LF(19 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B, 3B, HR(1).  BA= .309.

Gregory Santos RHP(rehab)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.00.

Marlon Franco RHP(23 yo)- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 5.56.

Samir Chires RHP(22 yo)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Melvin Pineda RHP(22 yo)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.87.

Oliver Tejada put up some nice numbers as a 17 yo in the DSL in 2024. His numbers were not as impressive, but not terrible in the ACL last season.  He is trying to improve on them this year with success so far.  He fell a single short of a cycle in this game.

DSL:  Angels topped Giants Black 6-5.

DJean Macares CF(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, 3B, BB.  BA= .228.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 3 for 5, 2B, 2 SB(7).  BA= .298.

Alexander Camacaro 2B(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(6).  BA= .267.

Boris Sarduy 1B(19 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .368.

Lender Bracho RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.70.

DSL:  Cubs Red shut out Giants Orange 4-0(7 innings).

Mario Gonzalez RHP(19 yo)- 3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.85.

The Rafael Devers Incident, as it will now be forever known, exploded across baseball-oriented social media today and with a vengeance.  Just my opinion, but the concern of commentators and the fury of fans is not so much on whether Devers or Tony Vitello are more to blame as that it looks and feels like a symptom of an organization is disarray on multiple levels.  Yes, Devers has looked overweight and out of shape all season. While he has performed well at times, he has not been consistent and tends to disappear when the game is on the line.  Tony Vitello makes head scratching decisions almost every game, looks like a deer in the headlights, a lot like I imagine I would look if I was cosplaying as manager in the dugout,  and has baffling explanations in the postgame pressers.  So yes, the fans have had it with both of them but that begs the question of why they are wearing Giants uniforms in the first place which leads directly to Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey and he seems to be in hiding somewhere.  The first step in fixing this is for someone, and I think it needs to be Posey, to step up and at least try to take charge and take responsibility and articulate what he thinks went wrong and what needs to be done to right the ship.  In other words, his equivalent of Brian Sabean's "I'm not an idiot" moment.  If he isn't able to do that, he should resign and immediately.

Down on the Farm: 6/21/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats topped the Oklahoma City Comets 6-5.

Heliot Ramos RF- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .400.

Will Brennan LF- 2 for 5, SB(2).  BA= .376.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .274.

Dayson Croes 1B- 2 for 4, BB, SB(1).  BA= .333.

Seth Lonsway LHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 7/1 GO/AO.  ERA- 5.18.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.43.

AA:  Chesapeake Baysox shut out the Richmond Flying Squirrels 8-0.

Nothing to see here.  Move along.

A+: Eugene Emeralds defeated the Tri-City Dust Devils 4-1.

Jhonny Level 2B- 1 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .289.

Jancel Villaroel C- 2 for 4, 3B.  BA= .297.

Niko Mazza RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Ryan Slater RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(2).  ERA= 3.68.

A:  San Jose Giants edged out the Lake Elsinore Storm 4-3.

Jose Astudillo LF- 1 for 3, HR(4), BB, SB(5).  BA= .336.

Hayden Jatczak DH- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .298.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 1 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .252.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .275.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.21.

Evan Gray RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.91.

Short season leagues all had their usual Sunday break.

Game Wrap 6/21/2026: Marlins 2 Giants 1

The Giants lineup sputtered in futility, spoiling a Webb Gem and apparently causing frustrations to boil over onto the field in the 9'th inning.  Key Lines:

Casey Schmitt LF- 2 for 4, RBI.  BA= .298.  6'th multi-hit game in a row for Schmitt who drove in the only Giants run with a oppo-field single to drive in Luis Arraez 2B who doubled with 2-outs in the third inning followed by a walk to Bryce Eldridge.  Drew Gilbert CF had the only other Giants hit in the game for a total of just 4.   

Logan Webb RHP- 8 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.35.  I think it's time to put the term, "Caining" into storage and call it "Webbing."  It's such a crime to waste the talent of a guy who has pitched his heart out for this team for 5+ seasons.  

Tony Vitello Manager- In a story that shouldn't be a story because it should never have happened, Rafael Devers led off the 9'th inning with a walk.  Tony Vitello sent Jonah Cox in to pinch run, a move the situation obviously called for.  Devers objected and kept trying to waive Cox off the field.  The rook was understandably confused and stood behind 1B coach Shane Robinson while it go sorted out.  Devers eventually and grudgingly walked to the dugout but was visibly frustrated while his teammates tried to high five him.  Apparently Devers thought the reason for the switch was a mildly sore hammy which he felt was good to go, but it was a move that totally needed to happen anyway, not because of anything wrong with Devers but because Jonah Cox has elite speed and was the best bet to score the tying run at that point.  All I have to say is OMG!  Can we please move out both Devers and Tony Vitello?  

Ryan Gusto RHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 6.00.  The Giants once again managed to make a pitcher who came in with a bloated ERA look like a Cy Young Award candidate.  To top that off, after Gusto struck out Daniel Susac with a runner on first in the 5'th inning, Marlins Manager Clayton McCullough came out and replaced him with a LHP with 4 of the next 5 scheduled Giants batters hitting from the left side.  I thought of two things:  1. The Giants don't have a LHP Vitello can trust in that situation and 2.  That move combined with the way they call pitches from the dugout is a stark contrast between a team that actually has a pitching plan with one that is completely lost.  BTW, McCullough was the Dodgers first base coach and widely respected as a potential future manager before taking the Marlins job, another stark contrast to think about.

The Giants leave behind a disaster series sweep against a team headed in the opposite direction.  They get a day off to look at themselves in the mirror before starting a home series against the A's on Tuesday with Robbie Ray LHP facing Aaron Civale LHP who comes in with a 4.91 ERA.