Thursday, March 5, 2020
Spring Training Game Wrap 3/5/2020: Indians 7 Giants 1
Brandon Belt hit his second HR of the spring, but the Giants managed just 2 other hits in the game as the pitching staff struggled. Key Lines:
Brandon Belt 1B- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .222. Meet the new Belt, same as the old Belt: .222/.300/611. The .611 won't hold up, but the other two numbers look about right.
Drew Smyly LHP- 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00. Had to wonder about an injury when you saw that line, but it was the 32 pitches to get one out that brough the early hook.
Andrew Suarez LHP- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.70. Suarez has 9 K's in 6.2 IP, with just 1 BB. He appears to have the inside track on the 5'th starter role with Tyler Beede out deep into the season.
Sam Selman(L), Andrew Triggs(R), Jarlin Garcia(L)- 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. All three of this trio have a 0.00 ERA on the spring so far.
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Kevin Gausman makes his 3'rd spring start tomorrow against the Brewers and Josh Lindblom. DRod will follow Gausman before the bullpen takes over.
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Through 12 games, the only problem with playing everybody (70-something in camp) is no one is getting day-after-day ABs which for the guys on the cusp is dicey.
ReplyDeleteThe for-sure-to-be position players on the opening day roster are all among the top 14 Giants in ABs, leaving a lot of hopefuls watching:
Flores, Sanchez, Dubon, Slater, Brantley, Davis, Duggar, and Avelino have 15-18 ABs.
Hamilton 14
Ruf 13
Rickard, Shaw, Westbrook, & Solano @ 12
Adames, Robinson, & Wong @ 11
Heineman & McCarthy @ 10
Green (injury?) @ 7
Candidate Ruf is the only guy who has appeared in more than half the games with 8 but only 16 PAs. There are 201 position players (including castoff Mac Williamson) who have been in 9 or more games. 343 have been in 8 or more games -- one for the Giants.
Sure, the plan is to look at a lot but it shouldn't it be more than just showing up?