Down on the Farm: 6/8/2026

Full Season Leagues were all idle as usual on Mondays.

ACL:  Mariners shut out the Giants 6-0(7 innings).

Luis Hernandez SS- 1 for 2, BB.  BA= .309.

Giants managed just 2 hits in the game but at least their top prospect had one of them.

DSL:  Giants Black defeated Blue Jays Red 6-3(7 innings).

Djean Macares CF(18 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(2).  BA= .261.

Franco Willias DH(21 yo)- 1 for 4, 3B.  BA= .273.

Boris Sarduy LF(19yo)- 1 for 1, 2 BB.  BA= .400.

DSL:  Giants Orange outscored the Pirates Black 10-5.

Fernando Pena 1B(19 yo)- 4 for 4.  BA= .474.

Albert Jimenez 3B(19 yo)- 3 for 4, 2 HR(4).  BA= .429.

Jonathan Valle SS(18 yo)- 2 for 4, SB(2).  BA= .381.

Maicol Santana RHP(18 yo)- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 22.50.

Game Wrap 6/8/2026: Nationals 4 Giants 3

Logan Webb pitched in front of a gassed bullpen and it cost him a win and the Giants another crushing, late-inning loss.  Key Lines:

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 4 for 5, 2 R.  BA= .333.  Lee is now tied for 2'nd place in the batting race trailing only Forever Giant Otto Lopez SS who has a .336 BA.   Lee scored 2 of the Giants 3 runs on a night they left 12 runners on base.

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 2 for 5, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .287.  Eldridge had an RBI and scored in the top of the 8'th inning but he also contributed to the run in the 6'th by advancing Jung Hoo Lee to 3B on a single.  So Eldridge contributed to all 3 Giants runs.

Casey Schmitt LF, Luis Arraez 2B, Eldridge and Matt Chapman 3B had 2 hits each with Lee recording 4.  In spite of 5 multi-hit games, the lineup managed just one run in the first 8 innings and 3 runs total.  

The Giants used small-ball to get what should have been an insurance run in the 8'th inning with Eric Haase C bunted runners from 2B and 1B to 3B and 2B, then Jonah Cox PH/CF executed a squeeze to score Eldridge.   

Logan Webb RHP- 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K's, 7/3 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.88.  Webb threw 99 pitches in 8 innings and appeared to have something left in the tank.  Tony Vitello went with Keaton Winn RHP who appears to be the dedicated Closer now.  It's just that Winn appeared in games the previous two days going a total of 2.2 IP while throwing 41 pitches.  He probably should not have been available to pitch.  What were Vitello's other options?  He could have left Webb in there to finish it or he could have gone with Dylan Smith RHP who recorded the extra-inning Save the night before and ended up getting the final out in this game.  While I think going with his Closer in the 9'th is ordinarily what 90% of Managers would do, you have to factor in Winn's fatigue and the general lack of reliability the Giants have had from the Closer role.  On the postgame show, Shawn Estes was visibly emotional while saying Winn had no business being out there and Webb should have finished the game while admitting it was a hindsight opinion.  

Keaton Winn RHP- 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, HB, K.  ERA= 3.23.  Just for the record.

The Giants try to shake it off tonight with Adrian Houser RHP facing Andrew Alvarez LHP who comes in with a 3.54 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/7/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 5-3.

Will Brennan LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .359.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .370.

Scott Bandura RF- 3 for 4.  BA= .279.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .289.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.87.

Braxton Roxby RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.84.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 8.22.

AA:  Erie Seawolves beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-3.

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 4, HR(11).  BA= .265.

Yunior Marte RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.79.

Bo Davidson hit 5 home runs in this 6-game series including one in each of the last 4 consecutive games.  He went 10 for 26 in that stretch and raised his season BA from .250 to .265.  I didn't notice Yunior Marte was promoted to AA.  He put up a line of 6-1, 3.74, 43.1 IP, 19 BB, 41 K for A+ Eugene.  He has a 2.79 ERA in 9.2 IP over 2 starts since the promotion.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds edged out the Everett Aquasox 3-2.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .294.

Walker Martin 3B- 3 for 4, HR(7).  BA= .244.

Hunter Dryden RHP- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.29.

A:  San Jose Giants topped the Inland Empire 66'ers 5-2.

Damian Bravo DH- 1 for 4, HR(7).  BA= .273.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .306.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .236.

Fernando Gonzalez C- 2 for 3.  BA= .283.

Sam Bower RHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.96.

Evan Gray RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 6.94.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, 5/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.85.

ACL and DSL were idle.

Game Wrap 6/7/2026: Giants 2 Cubs 1

Matt Chapman singled in the designated runner in the top of the 10's and newcomer Dylan Smith held off the Cubs in the bottom of the inning for the Save.  Key Lines:

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 1 for 4, RBI.  BA= .323.  The Giants scored single runs in the 1'st and 10'th innings.  The sequence in the first inning was a walk to Devers, a single by Arraez, Adames struck out then Lee delivered the RBI single.  The Giants only had one other hit the entire game before Chapman's RBI single in the 10'th.

Trevor McDonald RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K's, 4/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.15.  McDonald threw 87 pitches in 5 innings but allowed just one run to keep the Giants in the game.  He fell one inning short of a Quality Start.  

6 Giants pitchers threw a scoreless inning each.  Keaton Winn RHP worked the 9'th inning in a tie game and Dylan Smith got the Save in extras.  It looks like Tony Vitello is settling into a patters of Caleb Kilian RHP working the 7'th inning, Erik Miller LHP the 8'th and Winn the 9'th.

The Giants try to get some sleep on the red eye flight home. They start a home stand against the Nationals tonight with Logan Webb RHP facing Miles Mikolas RHP who comes in with a 6.39 ERA.  He pitched 4 shut out innings against the Giants on April 19 in Washington.

Down on the Farm: 6/6/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 7-4.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .357.

Scott Bandura RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .250.

Turner Hill LF/CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .328.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 4.  BA= .278.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 3.66.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.60.

Whisenhunt rebounds from a subpar start with a dominant one.  Seems like the Giants could use Fulmer's veteran savvy in the bullpen in some capacity.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels topped the Erie Seawolves 8-7.

Parks Harber RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .310.

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 5, HR(10).  BA= .259.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .271.

Manuel Mercedes RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, 4/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 6.65.

Bo Davidson homered in his last 3 games and 4 of last 5.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outlasted the Everett Aquasox 6-4(10 innings).

Trevor Cohen RF- 2 for 5, 2B, 2 SB(19).  BA= .288.

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

Jancel Villaroel C- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(5), SB(1).  BA= .301.

Luis De La Torre LHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K's.  ERA= 3.64.

Quite a weekend for Giants lefty pitching prospects.  De La Torre got off to a slow start this season but picked it up his last two games:  11 IP, 1 R, 2 BB, 21 K.  

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers shut out the San Jose Giants 4-0.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .337.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .308.

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 5.35.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.51.

ACL:  Giants beat the Cubs 5-3.

Santiago Camacho C(19 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .282.

Evan Estevez 1B(18 yo)- 1 for 3, BB, SB(2).  BA= .228.

Angel Guzman LF(20 yo)- 1 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .077.

Leandro Rodriguez LHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.86.

DSL:  Giants Orange blasted the White Sox 11-3(7 innings).

Albert Jimenez DH(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .353.

Brandon Vasquez RF(19 yo)- 3 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .611.

Angelo Ugueto LF(17 yo)- 2 for 4, 2 SB(3).  BA= .267.

Frainer Mejias RHP(20 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 1.80.

Jhon Leon RHP(22 yo)- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

DSL:  Rockies outscored Giants Black 11-7.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(1), BB.  BA= .308.

Jeremiah Jones RHP(18 yo)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Game Wrap 6/6/2026: Cubs 3 Giants 2(10 Innings)

The Giants took the lead in the top of the 9'th inning of a low-scoring game only to see it slip away due to another late bullpen failure.  Key Lines:

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 4, HR(8), BB, R, RBI.  BA= .243.  Devers HR was into the teeth of a wind from RF that was blowing fly balls as much as 50 ft back toward home plate.  The man does have power when he can reach it.  

Jung Hoo Lee RF/CF- 2 for 4, SB(1).  BA= .324.  If I understood Dave Fleming and Hunter Pence right, the SB came on Lee's first attempt of the season.  The first SB attempt......all season!  The SB did not contribute to the scoring but Lee also took third base on a single by Bryce Eldridge which led to Chapman's SF to score the go-ahead run in the ninth.  Oh!  And Jonah Cox stole 2B in the same inning for what will hopefully be the first of his career.  

Landen Roupp RHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.00.  Roupp was helped the the aforementioned wind blowing in but pitched well until running out of gas in the 6'th inning.

Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.45.  Kilian leads the team in Saves with 4 but Tony Vitello went to him in the 6'th inning.  Maybe Kilian's role is high-leverage guy whether that is the 6'th or 9'th inning?  Otherwise it appears Vitello is willfully working to avoid defining roles as Kilian and Winn have alternated roles for awhile now.  Maybe that approach works on paper but historically it has not worked in practice. 

Keaton Winn RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.48.   Winn entered the game in the 8'th inning with one out and nobody on.  He retired the next two batters but then gave up Pete Crow-Armstrong's second HR of the game to blow the Save in the 9'th inning.  The Giants failed to score in the top of the 10'th and Sam Hentges LHP gave up the game-winning hit aided by an error in RF by Victor Bericoto.  

Reminder that winning 18-3 does not gain more games in the standings than are lost by losing 3-2 in extra innings.  And another reminder that a bullpen down to two sometimes reliable relievers is going to cost the team games.  This team cannot lose games they lead in the 9'th inning if they have any hope of getting back into playoff contention no matter how many games they win by double-digit margins.

Trevor McDonald RHP tries for a series win today facing Jameson Taillon RHP who comes in with a 5.13 ERA.  And why on Earth is this a night game on a Sunday on the final game of a road trip after day games on Friday and Saturday?  

Down on the Farm: 6/5/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats shut out the Tacoma Rainiers 4-0.

Nate Furman 2B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .288.

Will Brennan RF- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .357.

Osleivis Basabe SS- 2 fo r4, 2B.  BA= .273.

Turner Hill LF- 1 for 3, 2B, SF.  BA= .322.

Joe Whitman LHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ryan Walker RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 1.08.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 10.50.

The big news here is Joe Whitman moving up to AAA and pitching 6 shutout innings.  I don't know the backstory but he's obviously figured something out.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outlasted the Erie Seawolves 9-8(10 innings).

Dayson Croes 3B- 2 for 5, HR(1), SB(2).  BA= .306.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 5, HR(9).  BA= .255.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 5.  BA= .284.

Jean Carlos Sio LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .308.

Will Bednar RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.22.

Ben Peterson RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.99.

The Squirrels had 12 hits.  Every member of the lineup had at least one.  

A+:  Everett Aquasox defeated the Eugene Emeralds 8-5.

Trevor Cohen RF- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .286.

Jhonny Level DH- 2 for 4, 2B, HBP.  BA= .444.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .264.

Tyler Switalski LHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 4.01.

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers beat the San Jose Giants 7-1.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 1 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .311.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 8.15.

ACL:  D'Backs bit the Giants 4-1(7 innings).

Evan Estevez 1B- 1 for 2, HR(4), BB.  BA= .224.

DSL:  Giants Black overwhelmed the White Sox 21-7.

Djean Macares CF(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .267.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 2 for 4, 3B, HBP.  BA= .313.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 1 for 2, BB, SF.  BA= .333.

Diego Villegas DH(22 yo)- 3 for 4, BB.  BA= .385.

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .375.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF(18 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(1).  BA= .500.

Boris Sarduy 1B- 2 for 4, BB(19 yo).  BA= .357.

Brayan Cabello RHP(22 yo)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Reminder to pay attention to age in the DSL.  Rule of thumb is players > 18 yo are probably not true prospects.  Less true for pitchers.

DSL:  Mets blanked Giants Orange 6-0.

Omar Calcurian RHP(21 yo)- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.93.