Giants outscored the D'Backs led by a big game for Jaylin Davis. Key Lines:
Ryan Howard SS- 2 for 2, 2B, BB. BA= .600. Ryan Howard is out of the gate like he means to turn over a new leaf this season and regain serious prospect status. Judging by groundball rates, it appears he may have been learning a new swing path last year. Maybe having an offseason to let it sink it, he's ready to put it to better use this year?
Joey Bart C- 2 for 3. BA= .750. Bart shows he can deliver basehits as well as HR's.
Jaylin Davis CF- 2 for 2, 2B, 3B. BA= .400. Now THAT is what we are looking for from Jaylin Davis! Hopefully this is a breakthrough game for him and he off toward winning a starting job and a breakout season.
Drew Robinson 2B- 2 for 2. BA= .750. I would call Robinson a major sleeper, but he's buried so far down on the depth chart, I just don't see a path for him to make the team, at least not by Opening Day.
Steven Duggar RF= 0 for 0, 2 BB, SB(1). BA= .000. Hey! Drawing 2 walks and stealing a base is a nice day's work for any hitter.
The Core- 1 for 8, 2B. OK, this is probably not fair, and the kids often jump ahead of the vets in early spring games, but The Core, which I define as Crawford, Longoria, Belt and Posey are a combined 1 for 14, 2B over the course of the first 3 spring games. Hoped to see a little more urgency from them this spring.
Drew Smyly LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00. Smyly looked pretty good in his spring debut and got 2 K's on nasty looking pitches(seen from a very distant camera. Nice panoramic view of the field, though). A return to peak performance, or anything close to that, for Smyly, who is now 1 full season removed from TJ recovery, would be a huge game changer for the Giants.
Conner Menez(L), Jarlin Garcia(L), Sam Selman(L), Dany Jimenez(R), Trevor Oaks(R)- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. Each of these pitchers threw a scoreless inning. Garcia and Jimenez probably have the best chances of making the Opening Day roster. Garcia for his experience and track record and Jimenez because he has to be offered back to the Blue Jays if he does not make it.
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Giants have a winning record in spring games 2-1. Giants take a bus trip tomorrow to face the ChiSox with Kevin Gausman starting it off on the mound.
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Re: Crawford, Longoria, Belt and Posey are a combined 1 for 14, 2B over the course of the first 3 spring games. Hoped to see a little more urgency from them this spring."
ReplyDeleteNot to be picky -- we probably all agree with you! -- and some wryness in your statement is suspected, it still is only ~half applicable.
Posey: The only proven ML Catcher on the team and Unquestioned Leader (even Kaplan bats him 4 -- what's with that?), he probably doesn't (and shouldn't) feel urgency.
Longoria: 4 ABs, 2B, 2 RBIs so far isn't too bad and he's ONE of only TWO Giant position players coming back off a "good" year (+ maybe Solano, 0-2 to start).
Belt and Crawford better be looking over their shoulders. If the Giants can lose 90+ games with them, they can lose 90+ without them, 0.6 bWAR each buys no privilege. Both are in serious regression and aren't part of a rebuild. They, in fact, impede it.
So, Brandons, good advice from the Doc: get urgent!