AAA: Tacoma Rainiers held off the Sacramento River Cats 10-6.
Donovan Walton LF/SS- 2 for 5, HR(2). BA= .279.
David Villar 3B- 1 for 3, HR(14), 2 BB. BA= .307.
Kevin Padlo DH- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .234.
Ricardo Genoves C- 2 for 4. BA= .258.
The Rainiers raced out to a 5-0 lead through 5 innings and 9-1 through 8. Daniel Ponce De Leon RHP, the third Rainiers SP in a row with significant MLB experience, struck out the first 9 batters he faced. His no-hit bid was broken up by a Kevin Padlo single in the 5'th inning. Nick Margevicius LHP, another Rainiers pitcher with significant MLB experience, gave up 5 runs in the 8'th inning to make the final score closer the game. Let's check in on David Villar's secondary stats try to read the tea leaves:
Slash Line: .306/.419/.677. Excellent, of course.
BB%: 13.5. Also excellent and why he has a OBP of .419.
K%: 27.0%. Not so good but at least it's under 30%. Giants current organizational philosophy is they are willing to give up K's for HR's, so batters aren't protecting the plate with 2 strikes.
BABIP: .352. That's high and one we would generally expect to regress with time, but Villar's lowest BABIP as a pro is .338 in 2018 short season ball the year he was drafted.
GB/FB: .83. Villar has a strong flyball tendency which gives him more HR opportunities. Add in a LD% of 22.9.
Verdict: It all looks sustainable at this level and probably projectable to higher levels after the requisite adjustment period.
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AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Altoona Curve 5-3.
Bryan Brickhouse RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 5.70.
R. J. Dabovich RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.77.
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A+: Spokane Indians pounded the Eugene Emeralds 9-4.
Marco Luciano SS- 2 for 5, 2 2B. BA= .312.
Casey Schmitt 3B- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .340.
Jairo Pomares LF- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .205.
Jimmy Glowenke 2B- 1 for 4, HR(4). BA= .181.
Glowenke's HR was a grand slam to give the Ems all 4 of their runs.
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A: Inland Empire 66'ers shut out the San Jose Giants 3-0.
Victor Bericoto RF- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .242.
Garrett Frechette 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .222.
Mason Black RHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K's, GO/AO= 5/0. ERA= 1.57.
Giants third round draft pick from last year, Mason Black, seems to be the most consistent SP for the SJ Giants and the most ready for an early promotion.
I know it doesn't really matter - but how high do Luciano/Harrison jump in the midseason ranks if they continue like this ? Both guys doing everything you could ask for
ReplyDeleteIt depends a lot on how other prospects in the top 100 are performing and I really haven't been following that. They are both having great seasons and are almost certainly 1, 2 on the Giants list and by a large margin.
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