Down on the Farm: 6/18/2026

Giants vs Braves game scheduled for 6/18/2026 was postponed due to rain associated with a tropical storm and rescheduled for August 31. 

AAA:  Oklahoma City Comets outlasted the Sacramento River Cats 5-4(10 innings): 

Jesus Rodriguez C- 2 for 4, HR(3), SF.  BA= .288.

Turner Hill RF- 2 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .325.

John Bertrand LHP- 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 2 K's, 8/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.81.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.53.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels bombed the Chesapeake Baysox 9-4.

Bo Davidson CF- 3 for 5, HR(14), SB(6).  BA= .282.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 2 for 5.  BA= .286.

Jack Payton LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .245.

Ty Hanchey C- 2 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .273.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .267.

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 6 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.28.

Will Bednar RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.42.

Bo Davidson's line for the month of June so far:  .379/.431/.828, 8 HR, 3 SB.  

A+:  Tri-Cities Dust Devils buried the Eugene Emeralds 11-4.

Jhonny Level 2B- 1 for 5, HR(1).  BA= .302.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 3, HR(6), BB.  BA= .281.

Dakota Jordan CF- 1 for 4, HR(9).  BA= .275.

Walker Martin 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .241.

Ryan Slater RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.95.

A:  Lake Elsinore Storm overwhelmed the San Jose Giants 7-1.

Damian Bravo LF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .284.

Jose Astudillo 2B- 3 for 4.  BA= .333.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 7.16.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.84.

ACL:  Giants outscored the Dodgers 9-5.

Anthony Marquez 2B(19 yo)- 3 for 5.  BA= .237.

Yulian Barreto 3B(18 yo)- 3 for 4, 2 HR(2), BB. BA= .238.

Jose Ramos RF- 1 for 4, BB, 2 SB(6).  BA= .342.

Luis Frias CF- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .280.

Leandro Rodriguez LHP(20 yo)- 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.90.

DSL:  Tigers1 defeated Giants Black 7-4(7 innings).

Nelson Lopez 3B(18 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .667.

Nelson Lopez plays his first pro game.  Signed as a free agent out of Nicaragua on June 12.

DSL: White Sox beat Giants Orange 8-3.

Fernando Pena C(19 yo)- 1 for 2, 2B, BB.  BA= .381.

Brandon Vasquez RF(19 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .447.

Down on the Farm: 6/17/2026

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats outscored the Oklahoma City Comets 9-6.

Nate Furman 2B- 3 for 6, 2B. BA= .298.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .365.

Scott Bandura CF- 2 for 4, 2B, 3B, BB.  BA= .272.

Turner Hill RF- 2 for 4, 2 HR(4), BB.  BA= .320.

Matt "Tugboat" Williamson LHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.22.

Braxton Roxby RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.21.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(8).  ERA= 3.14.

My guys Drew Cavanaugh and Scott Bandura continue to thrive at AAA level.  My feeling is they both should finish out the season at this level but anything could happen if the Giants hold a fire sale at the trade deadline.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Chesapeake Baysox 5-3.

Parks Harber LF- 2 for 4, HR(8), BB.  BA= .294.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 2 for 5, SB(12).  BA= .262.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 1 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .270.

Jack Payton DH- 2 for 3, BB, SB(2).  BA= .238.

Zane Zielinski SS- 2 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .200.

Charlie McDaniel LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.79.

Shane Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(9).  ERA= 1.69.

A+:  Tri-Cities Dust Devils shut out the Eugene Emeralds 2-0.

Johnny Level 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .310.

Tyler Switalski LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.15.

A:  Lake Elsinore Storm topped the San Jose Giants 7-5.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 5, 2B, SB(6). BA= .297.

Jose Astudillo PH/2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .316.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .273.

Evan Gray RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.51.

All three Giants short season teams were idle.

Game Wrap 6/17/2026: Giants 7 Braves 5

 The Giants lineup hit 3 home runs to back a solid start by Carson Whisenhunt and the bullpen hung on.  While technically the games were played on separate days, it felt like the Giants swept a doubleheader.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 4, HR(3), BB, 2 R, 4 RBI.  BA= .326.  Arraez' line while batting at the top of the order over the the two games:  5 for 9, 2B, HR, BB, 4 R, 4 RBI.  Maybe he should bat leadoff permanently?

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 1 for 5, HR(6), R, RBI.  BA= .319.  Eldridge's line for the two games:  3 for 9, HR, BB.  He has an 8-game hit streak with 4 multi-hit games in that span.  He has 6 BB's and 4 K's in the 8 games.

Rafael Devers DH- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB, RBI.  BA= .240.  Devers had a nice two games going 3 for 7, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB.  He is 6 for 14 over his last 4 games after going 1 for 19 in his previous 5.  

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 4, HR(13), R, RBI.  BA= .229.  Adames hit a solo HR in each of the two games.  He usually hits better in the second half.  I can see him hitting his usual 30 HR by the end of the season. 

Casey Schmitt LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .283.  Three 2-hit games in a row for Casey.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.60.  Whiz looks noticeably bigger and stronger this year.  He pitched 5 shut out innings before allowing 3 straight hits to open the 6'th.  These games were played under doubleheader rules and he was the 27'th man for the second game.  He was optioned back to AAA immediately after.

J. T. Brubaker RHP, Sam Hentges LHP and Ryan Walker RHP pitched a scoreless inning each.  Brubaker allowed an inherited runner to score on a sac fly.  Matt Gage LHP was called on to pitch the 9'th in a non-save situation but he turned it into one allowing 3 runs in 0.1 IP.  Tristan Beck and his 9.00 ERA were called on to get the last two outs and Save the game.  His ERA went down to 8.31.

Game 3 of the series is scheduled today but is threatened by a tropical storm. Landen Roupp RHP and Martin Perez LHP are the scheduled SP's.  

Game Wrap 6/16/2026: Giants 7 Braves 2(Suspended Game Completed on 6/17/2026)

Robbie Ray pitched 6.1 shut out innings in a Quality Start, except it was in relief due to the game suspension from 6/16 as the Giants took a 3-2 lead after 1.5 innings and turned it into an easy win.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 3 for 5, 2B, 2 R.  BA= .324.  Arraez batted leadoff.  I would think either he or Jung Hoo Lee should always lead off.  He doesn't walk much but the BA is high enough to keep his OBP in leadoff-worthy territory.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 2 for 4, BB, RBI.  BA= .324.  Eldridge batted second which is a nice spot for him, at least against RHP's.  He sees a lot of pitches and can pull the ball behind base runners.

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 4, HR(10), BB, R, RBI.  BA= .235.  Maybe Devers knew we were talking about him?

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 1 for 3, HR(4), SF, R, 2 RBI.  BA= .331.  I haven't see his name in the flurry of trade rumors.  He has an opt-out after next season but if he opts in, it only adds 2 seasons.  If he keeps hitting like this, he will almost certainly opt out.  

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 4, HR(12), R, RBI.  BA= .229.  Another guy who maybe heard us talking about him.  If Adames has a big second half, it's not hard to see him hitting 30 HR's again.  His big problem this season is his walk rate is way down, which may be due to an organizational philosophy change, but without a compensatory drop in K rate.  

Casey Schmitt LF- 2 for 4, SB(7), R.  BA= .280.  This was Casey's third 2-hit game in a row.  Somewhat surprisingly he leads the team in SB's. 

Robbie Ray LHP- 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.07.  Although Ray was the first pitcher to take the mound yesterday, he was technically pitching in relief of Adrian Houser who gave up 2 runs in the first inning.....on 6/16.  Had the game not been suspended, Houser probably would have stayed in, possibly with a far different game outcome.  Hey!  Maybe an Opener is what Ray has needed all along?!

Down on the Farm: 6/16/2026

The major league game was suspended after 1.5 innings with the Giants leading 3-2.  Robbie Ray LHP will take the mound for the bottom of the second inning at 11 AM PDT today.

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats blasted the Oklahoma City Comets 10-1.

Jared Oliva LF- 2 for 5, BB, SB(5).  BA= .255.

Nate Furman 2B- 4 for 6, 2B, SB(10).  BA= .292.

Jesus Rodriguez C- 2 for 5, BB.  BA= .282.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .359.

Turner Hill CF- 2 for 5, SB(11).  BA= .315.

Jake Holton 1B- 0 for 1, BB, 3 HBP.  BA= .215.

Thomas Gavello 3B- 1 for 4, HR(5), BB.  BA= .198.

Tyler Mahle RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 1.69.

Carson Seymour RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.81.

Too many walks!

AA:  Chesapeake Baysox beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 8-4.

Sabin Ceballos 1B- 1 for 2, HR(7), 2 BB.  BA= .228.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 4, HR(13).  BA= .276.

Onil Perez C- 2 for 4.  BA= .286.

Greg Farone LHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.15.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outscored the Tri-Cities Dust Devils 10-6.

Trevor Cohen RF- 3 for 6, 3B.  BA= .305.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .280.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 5, 3B, SB(12).  BA= .280.

Carlos Gutierrez DH- 2 for 5, HR(7).  BA= .263.

Jakob Christian 1 for 1, 4 BB.  BA= .259.

Lisbel Diaz LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .238.

Niko Mazza RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.06.

Matt Dunaway RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

After a slow start, Trevor Cohen, the Giants 3'rd round and second pick in last year's draft, went .324/.385/.431 in May and .400/.450/.655 so far in June.

A:  Lake Elsinore Storm edged out the San Jose Giants 2-1.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 1 for 3, 2B, SB(7).  BA= .237.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 4.37.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.41.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.20.

ACL:  D'Backs topped the Giants 5-4(7 innings).

Anthony Marquez 2B(19 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(4).  BA= .216.

Oliver Tejada LF(19 yo)- 2 for 3. BA= .279.

Yosneiker Rivas DH(20 yo)- 2 for 2, 2B, BB.  BA= .343.

Luis Frias CF(21 yo)- 1 for 3, 3B.  BA= .278.

Marlon Franco RHP(23 yo)- 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.50.

DSL:  Giants Orange outlasted Mariners 9-8(10 innings).

Jose Valdez CF(17 yo)- 2 for 3, BB, Sac.  BA= .233.

Albert Jimenez 1B(19 yo)- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .422.

Jonathan Valle SS(18 yo)- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .256.

Angelo Ugueto LF(17 yo)- 3 for 4, Sac.  BA= .281.

Abraham Utrera RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.00.

DSL:  Giants Black defeated Mets Orange 4-1.

Djean Macares CF(18 yo)- 0 for 2, 3 BB, 2 SB(6).  BA= .233.

Alexander Camacaro 2B(18 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .265.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF(19 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .324.

Santiago Guerrero LHP(18 yo)- 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.72.

Hector Dos Santos RHP(20 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Down on the Farm: 6/15/2026

Full season leagues were idle as usual on Mondays.

ACL:  Giants edged out the Guardians 3-2.

Luis Hernandez SS(17 yo)- 1 for 4.  BA= .315.

Luke Mensik RHP(18 yo(- 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.40.

Chen-Hsun Lee RHP(24 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.93.

Melvin Pineda RHP(22 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 1.93.

Samir Chires RHP(22 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.65. 

DSL:  Angels outscored Giants Black 7-6.

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 4 for 5, HR(2), SB(8).  BA= .400.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 2 for 5.  BA= .343.

This is Keiberg Camacaro's 4'th season in the DSL.  Is this a late breakout for him?  

DSL:  Mariners blasted Giants Orange 10-1.

Juan Colorado RHP(19 yo)- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 12.27.

Juan Colorado is a converted shortstop pitching for the first time this season.

At the MLB level, the Giants are a reeling organization with no sign of turning it around anytime soon.  They have consistently underperformed for an extended period to the point where there appears to be something fundamentally wrong with their talent evaluation process.  Whether that is a personal failure on the part of individuals or a system failure is unclear.  If it is an individual failure, it involves multiple simultaneous failures by multiple individuals.  On top of the performance failures on the field, they have now drawn national attention for a divisive failure in an historically successful community outreach effort.  Whether that is an additional factor in poor on-field performance remains to be seen, but it can't be helping.  

Yesterday, multiple baseball writers broke a story confirming discussions we have had on this blog that the Giants are gearing up to go full sell mode as the trade deadline approaches.  These reports indicate that not only obvious trade candidates whose contracts expire at the end of the season are available but they are gauging interest in the the players with more problematic contracts like Willy Adames and Rafael Devers with some analysts believing those players are probably not tradable.

We, as fans, are disappointed and angry in the face of a complete breakdown by the team we love to root for.  Some of us are saying "I told you so."  Others of us were cautiously hopeful and now disappointed but not particularly surprised.  We've seen reports that Buster Posey and the Giants front office were not only deeply disappointed in the team's performance last year but surprised, even shocked.  Bob Melvin ended up being the scapegoat.  At this point, Buster et al must be in a state of proverbial shell shock.   I agree the team needs to be in full sell mode and start a rebuild from the bottom up, but there also needs to be a full on organizational evaluation starting with ownership control and decision making.  Any residual denial needs to be stripped away.

When Buster Posey assumed the job of POBO, he indicated he gave himself a 3 year window to turn things around and at least implied if he couldn't, he would voluntarily steop down.  It's now clear it's going to take a lot longer than that.  I don't necessarily think that means Buster needs to resign but if he moves ahead with a full fire sale, the rest of ownership should move their timeline for a full organizational evaluation up to the All-Star break rather than waiting for the end of the season.  

Key questions are what process was used in signing the Adames and Devers contracts?  How did internal scouting evaluate these players?  Did they support the signings or did Buster overrule the scouts and go with his gut feelings?  On top of the big names, it's alos fair to ask about the Houser and Mahle signings as well as the failure to address the Closer role and bullpen.  Has Buster learned anything about free agent evaluations from these bitter disappointments? How will he operate differently going forward?  

This year's trade deadline and next offseason loom as maybe the most difficult and explosive in the history of the organization.  

Down on the Farm: 6/14/2026

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats vs Sugarland Space Cowboys canceled due to rain.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outlasted the Harrisburg Senators 5-4.

Charlie Szykowny 3B- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(9), BB.  BA= .281.

Jean Carlos Sio LF- 1 for 4, HR(3).  BA= .273.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 1 for 3, BB, SB(11).  BA= .257.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 5 K's, 4/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.59.

Dale Stanavich LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.60.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.75.

A+:  Spokane Indians defeated the Eugene Emeralds 4-2.

Lisbel Diaz LF- 1 for 4, HR(9).  BA- .234.

Walker Martin 3B- 1 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .239.

Jacob Bresnahan LHP- 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, 6/3 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.58.

Cade Vernon RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.29.

Ryan Slater RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.38.

A:  Stockton Ports beat the San Jose Giants 7-1.

Dario Reynoso 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .319.

Jose Astudillo DH- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP.  BA= .310.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .266.

Short season leagues were all idle as usual on Sundays.