Friday, March 6, 2020
Spring Training Game Wrap 3/6/2020: Giants 5 Brewers 5
Kevin Gausman made another strong start and Joe McCarthy made the biggest offensive impression in a game that ended in a tie. Key Lines:
Joey Bart PH/DH- 0 for 2, K. BA= .462. Bart took a borderline called 3'rd strike, went off on the ump and got chased. Manager Gabe Kapler had mixed reviews. On the one hand he loved the passion but added that Joey needs to also learn patience and to channel the passion. Probably not a good look for a rook who is enjoying a very successful spring training, but has no chance to make the team.
Joe McCarthy LF- 1 for 1, HR(1), BB. BA= .364. McCarthy is quietly putting together a strong spring training albeit in a tiny sample size. FZ clearly sees something in him and is giving him opportunities despite a dismal recent record in the minors.
Mauricio Dubon 3B- 1 for 2, 2B. BA= .421. Dubon got the start at 3B and made a nice running catch in a pop-up behind 3B and down the line. He also made a throwing error. The bat stays hot.
Kevin Gausman RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, GO/AO= 4/1. ERA= 1.29. Gausman is coming along nicely in his bid for for #3 SP.
Dereck Rodriguez RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 3/1. ERA= 3.86. DRod pitched two strong innings(6 and 7) before faltering in the 8'th. In the mix for 5'th starter with Beede out.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00. Could Martinez be in the mix for Closer? He's always had Closer type velocity, but has not been able to stay healthy or consistent.
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Giants host the White Sox in Scottsdale tomorrow with Trevor Cahill getting the start after two relief appearances. He would seem to be in the mix for 5'th starter also.
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Today was the first big cutdown of the spring roster coinciding with the opening of minor league camp. The Giants exercised options on Chris Shaw(OF/1B), Kean Wong(2B), Melvin Adon(RHP), Sam Selman(LHP), and Conner Menez(LHP). Non-roster players who were reassigned included Sean Hjelle(RHP), Tyler Cyr(RHP), Jake Jewell(RHP), Luis Madero(RHP), Trey McNutt(RHP), Sam Wolff(RHP), Raffi Vizcaino(RHP), Sam Moll(LHP), Ricardo Genoves(C), Jamie Westbrook(OF).
It was a bit surprising that Chris Shaw did not get a longer look, but the Giants don't seem to quite know what to do with him. We'll watch Sean Hjelle closely wherever he is assigned(likely AA Richmond. He has a chance to make his MLB debut sometime this season). I think Luis Madero is a sleeper acquisition to keep an eye on and I am bullish on Sam Moll's future as a lefty reliever.
The cutdown leaves 55 players in camp competing for 26 roster spots.
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I'll tell you exactly what is going to happen with Shaw. Adam Duvall part 2. While the front office watches Jaylin Davis strike out 50% of the time, insisting that he should get a good, fair look.
ReplyDeleteToday is the halfway mark between full roster reporting day and opening with the Dodgers day, but still 100+% more players than spots.
ReplyDeleteThe pitchers will work themselves out with Sacramento so close, but, like with Shaw, good looks aren't going to happen and not many can get long looks. Batting LH didn't help Shaw at 1B or LF. Nothing will help him short of hitting 60 HRs in Sacramento.
The Giants absolutely want Davis to succeed and are going to give him the opportunity even after 12 Ks in 19 ABs.
Also GG Sanchez will get extra opportunity (he has a team high with 21 ABs) with little to show for it so far.
The good news is, even if Duggar is the unlikely starter in CF, he won't be flanked by Connor Joe and the other guy. Even if it's not good, the OF will look better on opening day than last year, and whoever plays 2B with the hard-core-4 C-IF, it can't be worse than 2019 -- can it?
It will be a Bummer without the big lefty.
Jaylin Davis doesn't look like much so far this ST, gets lots of ABs though. Ruf getting extra looks as well. How can SF keep Y Sanchez over D Solano/W Flores/M Dubon who all hit the ball. Duggar should platoon with Hamilton, Yaz keeps RF all to himself, Dick and Pence platoon in LF, although Slater has more future than Pence. The pitching looks good - lots of SP candidates, lots of 1.0 innings 0.00 ERA going on this spring...
ReplyDeleteshaw may be snuck through waivers to give someone else a spot on the 40-man
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