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.

Game Wrap 6/14/2026: Giants 5 Cubs 1

 Logan Webb limited the Cubs to an unearned run through 8 innings and got enough run support to even his W-L record at 4-4.  Key Lines:

Matt Chapman 3B- 1 for 3, HR(7), 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI.  BA= .261.  I like Chapman in the leadoff role.  He is third on the team in OBP and leads in walks by a large margin.  

Casey Schmitt LF/1B- 2 for 3, 2B, HBP, SB(6), R.  BA= .276.  Schmitt made a throwing error costing Webb the unearned run but made up for it at the plate.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 4, R.  BA= .331.  Lee made a running catch to save a run and keep Webb in the game to finish the 8'th inning.  He stays in second place in the race for the batting title. 

Drew Gilbert CF/LF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, R, RBI.  BA= .229.  Gilbert has struggled, batting .179 over his last 7 games.

Logan Webb RHP- 8 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.46.  Last two turns through the rotation, Webb is the only SP to get through at least 6 innings.

Giants have a travel day tomorrow and start a road trip in Atlanta against the Braves on Tuesday with Adrian Houser RHP facing Grant Holmes RHP who comes in with a 4.05 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/13/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys beat the Sacramento River Cats 5-1.

Nate Furman 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .283.

Osleivis Basabe SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .259.

Thomas Gavello 3B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .197.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K's.  

AA:  Harrisburg Senators outscored the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-6. 

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .279.

Jack Payton LF- 3 for 3, HR(2), BB.  BA= .235.

A+:  Spokane Indians buried the Eugene Emeralds 11-2.

Trevor Cohen RF- 2 for 3, 2 BB, SB(22).  BA= .300.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 5, 2 SB(11).  BA= .277.

Jakob Christian DH- 2 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .250.

A:  San Jose Giants edged out the Stockton Ports 2-1.

Broedy Poppell RF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .238.

Matt Gage LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K's, 6/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.89.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 8.03.

McGrath has 4 scoreless IP over his last 2 appearances with 5 K's and 0 BB's.  Progress!  

ACL:  Giants defeated the A's 6-3.

Jose Ramos 3B- 3 for 3, 2 BB, SB(4).  BA= .367.

Evan Estevez RF(18 yo)- 2 for 3, 3B, BB, SB(3).  BA= .237.

DSL:  Arizona Red topped Giants Black 5-3(7 innings).

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .343.

DSL:  Tigers 2 nipped Giants Orange 3-2.

Albert Jimenez 1B(19 yo)- 2 for 3.  BA= .444.

Jeyson Moya 3B(19 yo)- 2 for 2, 2B, HR(1), BB.  BA= .500.

Kendry Castro RHP(19 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Game Wrap 6/13/2026: Cubs 6 Giants 1

The Giants were beaten in every phase of the game in close to a replay of Friday night's game.  

Lineup:  7 hits from 6 different players.  Devers went 2 for 4 with double.  Luis Arraez tripled for the only RBI. Drew Gilbert drew 3 walks and a HBP and score the only run.  0 for 7 with RISP.  9 LOB.  Overall as feckless a performance as we've seen all season and that's saying something.  

Pitching:  Trevor McDonald RHP left after his 92'd pitch and was still in the 4'th inning.  Reiver Sanmartin LHP came in and walked the lefthanded hitting Michael Busch to drive in McDonald's 4'th ER of the evening.  He then struck out the righthanded batting Seiya Suzuki.  Is it just me or are this year's Giants terrible at taking advantage of L-R matchups, at least on the pitching side?  If you are looking for a bright spot, 4 relievers, Hentges, Walker, Dylan Smith and Kilian pitched a scoreless frame each while allowing a total of 3 hits and 0 walks, although Hentges and Walker both hit a batter.  

Defense:  Adames kicked a ball 8'th inning for his 12'th error, second highest among qualified shortstops.  His Fangraphs Def is -6.1, worst among qualified SS's.  

I don't remember a team with a bigger gap between the whole and the sum of it's parts and not in a good way.  This is just a very bad team and it's not completely clear why.  In any given game it's truly debatable whether the hitting or the pitching was worse.  It's gotten to the point where Kruk and Kuip sound completely disgusted in game after game, making you wonder if they know things they aren't saying.  

Logan Webb RHP tries to stave off a series sweep today facing Ryan Rolison LHP who comes in with a 2.25 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/12/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys edged out the Sacramento River Cats 4-3.

Turner Hill LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .314.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.65.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.86.

Foley must be about ready to come off the IL.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Harrisburg Senators 3-0(5 innings).

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Spokane Indians 7-6.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .296.

Johnny Level SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA- .375.

Jancel Villaroel C- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .318.

Luis De La Torre LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.83.

San Jose Giants outscored the Stockton Ports 14-9.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 3 for 6, 2B, HR(4).  BA= .340.

Cam Maldonado RF- 4 for 5, 3B, 2 HR(11), BB.  BA= .298.

Hayden Jatczak 3B- 3 for 5, 2B, BB, SB(5).  BA= .306.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 3 for 5, 3 2B.  BA= .273.

Damian Bravo DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .292.

Jose Astudillo LF- 2 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .325.

ACL:  Giants beat the D'Backs 7-2(7 innings).

Luis Hernandez SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .317.

Reggie Crawford DH- 1 for 2, HR(1), BB.  BA= .500.

Jose T. Perez RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

Brayan Narvaez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 8.10.

Big news here is Reggie Crawford's return from the IL but as a DH.

DSL:  Giants Orange defeated the Cubs 6-4.

Jose Valdez CF(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(2), BB. BA= .219.

Frainer Mejias RHP(20 yo)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.17.

Jose Trevizo RHP(18)- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.75.

Game Wrap 6/12/2026: Cubs 5 Giants 1

 In the euphoria of Bryce Eldridge's walk-off grand slam, it was easy to forget the Giants trailed in that game 9-1 after 7 innings.  The team that fell behind 9-1 is the one who showed up for this game and when Eldridge hit another home run in the 9'th inning, the bases were empty.  Key Lines:

Bryce Eldridge DH- 3 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .316.  Luis Arraez had the only other Giants hit for a total of 4.  The rest of the lineup went 0 for 22 with a walk.  

Landen Roupp RHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.24.  Roupp threw 105 pitches so by no means pitched well, but left the game trailing 2-0 with 2 runners on base, 2 outs and a lefthanded batter coming up.  Which brings us to.......

Erik Miller LHP- 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 4.58.  Miller promptly gave up a 3-run homer to the lefty batter he was brought in to face after failing to retire a batter in his previous appearance June 9.

J. T. Brubaker RHP(3.00) pitched 2 scoreless inning.  Sam Hentges LHP(1.74) and Ryan Walker RHP(6.06) added scoreless frames.  Walker in particular looked like he had better command of a sharper slider after spending some time in AAA.

Trevor McDonald RHP tries to even the series tonight facing Ben Brown RHP who comes in with a 1.74 ERA.