Down on the Farm: Augusta Greenjackets 2018 Season Review

The 2018 Augusta Greenjackets featured an brand new ballpark and the top prospect in the Giants system, Heliot Ramos.  The GJ's got off to a strong start due to strong pitching from several older college draft picks finishing the first half in 2'nd place in the Southern Division at 37-31.  After many of those pitchers moved up or on, the second half did not go as well with the GJ's finishing last at 30-39 for an overall record of 67-70 good for 3'rd place in the division.  Top Performers:

BA(200+ AB):  Manuel Geraldo- .294.  Logan Baldwin- .249.  Heliot Ramos- .245.

Hits: Manuel Geraldo- 143.  Heliot Ramos- 119.  Logan Baldwin- 107.

2B:  Ryan Kirby- 32.  Heliot Ramos- 24.  Logan Baldwin- 22.

3B:  Logan Baldwin- 10.  Heliot Ramos- 8.  Ismael Munguia- 3.

HR:  Ryan Kirby- 14.  Heliot Ramos- 11.  Manuel Geraldo- 9.

SB:  Logan Baldwin- 26.  Manuel Geraldo- 24.  Nick Hill- 13.

Runs:  Manuel Geraldo- 71.  Ryan Kirby- 62.  Heliot Ramos- 61.

RBI:  Ryan Kirby- 61.  Manuel Geraldo- 52.  Heliot Ramos- 52.

IP:  Jose Marte- 118.2.  Garrett Cave- 116.  Aaron Phillips- 101.2.

SP ERA(50+ IP):  John Gavin 2.08.  Joey Marciano- 2.58.  Jason Bahr- 2.75.

RP ERA(25+ IP):  Frank Rubio 1.55.  Franklin Van Gurp- 1.77.  Olbis Parra- 2.24.

K's:  Aaron Phillips- 120.  Garrett Cave- 118.  Jose Marte- 112.

Saves:  Camilo Doval- 11.  Frank Rubio- 10.  John Russell- 7.

K/9(25+ IP):  Camilo Doval- 13.25.  Jason Bahr- 11.53.  John Timmins- 11.33.

BB/9(25+ IP):  Olbis Parra- 1.19.  Aaron Phillips- 1.42.  Caleb Baragar- 1.75.

K/BB(25+ IP):  Aaron Phillips- 7.50.  John Timmins- 5.67.  Caleb Baragar- 5.62.

Promotions to Higher Levels:  John Gavin, Joey Marciano, Jason Bahr(later traded), Franklin Van Gurp, Frank Rubio, Peter Lannoo.

Promotions From Lower Levels:  Norwith Gudino, Stetson Woods, JJ Santa Cruz.

Possible 2019 Roster:  Alexander Canario, Diego Rincones, Kyle McPherson, Wander Franco, Jose Layer, Aaron Bond, Ricardo Genoves, Dalton Combs, Gregory Santos, Keaton Winn, Solomon Bates, Stetson Woods, Seth Corry, Norwith Gudino, Abdiel Layer, Frankie Tostado, Victor Concepcion, Conner Nurse, Jacob Lopez, Julio Rodriguez, Chris Roberts.

Burning Question:  Is Heliot Ramos ready for the California League?