Remember those 9 players the Giants lost in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft? There are not rostering or return requirements in the minor league portion so those players aren't coming back. We can expect to see quite a few minor league free agent signings over the next couple of months to replace them.
Nick Duron RHP. DOB: 1/30/1996. 6'4", 190 lbs. Drafted by the Red Sox 2015 Round 31.
2022 Phillies: 0-0, 0.00, 1 IP, 0 BB, 1 K.
AAA(Phillies): 4-7, 2.77, 48.2 IP, 29 BB, 63 K.
Standard reliever profile. Hard thrower. Lots of K's and lots of walks. His 1 inning of MLB service time came on a Phillies trip to Toronto replacing an unvaccinated player. MLBTR reports his FB velocity was 97 MPH in that appearance. The Giants potentially have MLB openings in the bullpen out of spring training but he will more likely serve as organizational depth in Sacramento to start the season.
Last year, with Crawford missing/ailing a lot, defense-up-the-middle was, in weather terms, mostly cloudy. Or worse.
ReplyDeleteEven when Crawford was being Crawford at SS (last year), 2B was mostly abysmal.
Although Crawford would probably be better at 3B than anyone else, isn't "up-the-middle" more important?
Estrada, Flores, and LaStella (as well as the departed Ruf) were not Gold Glove candidates. Shouldn't Villar be given the shot at 3B?
I would love to see Villar get a shot at being the regular 3B, but he has the dreaded options so will likely start the season in Sacramento and wait for someone to get hurt or perform poorly. This would likely also push Casey Schmitt back to AA. Maybe someone, like say Tommy La Stella, will perform well enough in spring training to attract trade offers?
DeleteA trade being a big jump from "can't-give-him-away"!
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