AAA: Tacoma Rainiers blanked the Sacramento River Cats 2-0.
Tristan Beck RHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K's, GO/AO= 7/2. ERA= 9.68.
Jake McGee LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
McGee looks great against AAA batters. Hopefully he found something to bring back against MLB hitters.
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AA: Altoona Curve blasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels 12-4.
Armani Smith LF- 2 for 4. BA= .400.
Smith's transition to AA seems to be going smoothly in a small sample. Not much else going on to speak of in this one.
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A+: Spokane Indians topped the Eugene Emeralds 4-3.
Ghordy Santos RF- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .286.
Hunter Bishop CF- 1 for 5, 3B. BA= .176.
Marco Luciano DH- 2 for 4, HR(7). BA= .308.
Patrick Bailey C- 3 for 4. BA= .221.
Kyle Harrison LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 1.55.
Juan Sanchez LHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 5.65.
Patrick Bailey his hitting .313 in May so far.
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A: San Jose Giants held off the Inland Empire 66'ers 7-6.
Grant McCray CF- 0 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .305.
Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 5, 2B, SB(3). BA= .278.
Adrian Sugastey C- 1 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .235.
Yorlis Rodriguez 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .307.
Victor Bericoto RF- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .233.
Will Bednar RHP- 3.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 3.58.
Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.50.
I attended this game, at least through 5 innings. There were a total of 19 BB's issued in the game which was too much for the pitch clock to overcome. Add in a total of 5 errors and it just wasn't a clean game to watch. Will Bednar seemed to have better command of his pitches than prior lines would tend to indicate. He likes to throw his FB up in the zone and tends to miss high. FB velocity readings on the stadium gun ranged from 91-94 mph after the first inning when the fastest pitch I saw was 91 MPH. Bednar looked surprised when he was lifted in the middle of the fourth inning but it seemed like it was a pitch count thing. He clearly asked why he was coming out but nodded and smiled at the answer.
Despite Luciano’s awesome performance at a placement beyond his age, at what point do we seriously need to consider Kyle Harrison as our #1 prospect? He’s basically a video game with these K rates and is is the same age placement as Luciano. I will be very fascinated to see him move up and pitch to some career minor league “professional hitters,” but his performance thus far is insane.
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