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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.
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?