Sunday, September 1, 2019

Down on the Farm: 8/31/2019

AAA  El Paso Chihuahuas blanked the Sacramento River Cats 3-0:

Johnny Cueto RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.61.

Well, Johnny Cueto looks ready.  Unfortunately it's probably at least a week too late to make a difference in the Wild Card race.  Do you activate him to give him a head start on next season or shut him down and save whatever he has left in the arm for next season?

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Bowie Baysox 3-2:

Joey Bart C- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .307.
Sean Hjelle RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.04.
Dylan Davis RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, GO/AO= 4/1.  ERA= 0.00.
Raffi Vizcaino RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.66.

I've seen talk of promoting Joey Bart to Sacramento for the PCL playoffs.  Dylan Davis  has a successful AA debut as a pitcher.  He had a 7.15 ERA in Augusta but had just one really bad appearance, 6 ER in 0.1 IP on 8/11.  He's 26 yo so still has time to make it as a MLB RP.

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A+  Stockton Ports pounded the San Jose Giants 12-5:

Diego Rincones LF- 2 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .262.
David Villar 3B- 1 for 4, SF.  BA= .259.
Manuel Geraldo SS- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .248.

Manuel Geraldo has hit .293 in the second half after hitting just .194 in the first half.  That has been the pattern pretty much throughout his pro career.

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A  Augusta Greenjackets topped the Columbia Fireflies 5-4:

Tyler Fitzgerald SS- 2 for 4, 2 SB(4).  BA= .258.
Logan Wyatt 1B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .255.
Kai-Wei Teng RHP- 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 11 K's.  ERA= 1.55.

The Big Kid From Taiwan has 39 K's and 7 BB's in 29 IP since his trade to the Giants organization.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes outlasted the Eugene Emeralds 4-3(10 innings):

Jairo Pomares RF- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .185.
Caleb Kilian RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's, GO/AO- 5/0.  ERA= 0.00.
Conner Nurse RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO- 7/1.  ERA= 5.26.

Caleb Kilian moves up to his appropriate level and has a successful debut.  I'm bullish on him despite his 8'th round draft pedigree based on his scouting report and video.  The frame looks like it's still projectable despite being a college draftee.

1 comment:

  1. They should activate Johny Cueto. He sounds anxious to pitch in MLB again, he's making a lot of $$, and I can't wait to see him pitch again as is many Giants fans I'm sure. It's ok that they're out of the playoff race, but this still has a good chance to be a good season. The development of Heliot Ramos and Joey Bart among others give a lot of hope for the future as well. Are you surprised Bart is hitting 316 in AA?

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