AAA: Sacramento River Cats outscored the Salt Lake City Bees 7-5:
Christian Koss SS- 3 for 5. BA= .281.
Brett Auerbach LF/RF- 2 for 4. BA= .305.
Blake Sabol C- 2 for 4, HR(10). BA- .241.
Will Wilson 3B/2B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .231.
Clay Helvey RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 5.20.
Kolton Ingram LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.47.
Blake Sabol is batting .340 with 4 HR since August 20.
AA: Akron Rubber Ducks pounded the Richmond Flying Squirrels 10-3:
Victor Bericoto RF- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .262.
Andrew Kachel 3B- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .227.
Jimmy Glownke 2B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB. BA= .201.
Seth Corry LHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 5.97.
Will Bednar RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 7.92.
A couple of enigmatic pitching prospects with interesting lines. Bednar has 10 K's against 1 BB in 4 IP over his last two appearances with mixed results in runs allowed.
A+: Vancouver Canadians defeated the Eugene Emeralds 8-4:
James Tibbs III RF- 3 for 5, HR(2). BA= .134.
Sabin Ceballos 3B- 1 for 4, HR(7), BB. BA= .295.
Since going 0 for 5 and dropping his BA to .024 on Sept 1, Tibbs is 8 for 26(.308).
A: San Jose Giants tamed the Fresno Grizzlies 11-5:
Lisbel Diaz RF- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .279.
Walker Martin SS- 1 for 5, HR(2). BA= .202.
Bo Davidson DH- 2 for 4, 2 3B, BB. BA= .328.
Jakob Christian LF- 1 for 3, HR(1), HBP. BA= .267.
Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 4 for 4, 2 2B, 3B, BB. BA= .295.
Ryan Vanderhei RHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.58.
Brayan Palencia RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.91.
Ian Villers RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(4). ERA= 5.97.
Several interesting placement decisions between A and A+ for next season.
bednar is one where i don't want to give up on him just yet but, he needs to prove it in richmond in 2025 or i do think he will be a bust.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. It seemed at the time of the draft, Giants got a little too excited at his CWS performance.
DeleteNot much of a track record in the minors...the K rate is more than enticing, but good God, the walks....
Brett Auerbach plays IF, OF, and C plus he is hitting well for Sacramento — prototype FZ guy?
ReplyDeleteUndrafted after his senior year out of Alabama in 2020 (great year for him in a major program — .388/.506/.642/1.148 — but bad timing with Covid), what does he have to do to have a future with the Giants — .305/.381/.483/.864 in 200 PAs isn't enough?
Not that he should be ahead of McCray, but his Sacramento stats are better across the board.
Thus is the advantage of being a high draft choice.
I like the idea of Auerbach or someone like him being a utility player and serve as a 3'rd catcher. He won't hit for as much power as Sabol but maybe for better average and is more versatile defensively. His AA stats are worrisome, though, and probably a better forecast of his MLB numbers than AAA.
DeleteDo the Giants keep the rights to Estrada if they choose?
DeleteEstrada would still be eligible for arbitration, wouldn't he?
Would the Giants go lower than last year's salary ($4,700,000) — up to 20% is allowed?
Healthy, Estrada could look good in Spring Training.
He'll be 29 yo next season.
Other than this injury riddled year, he's always been an above average player for the Giants.
In this day, $4-5MM is not a lot a lot of money, but it could be applied in an effort to attract Ha-Seong Kim, and the Giants have a lot of backup quality players in the infield.
What is the deadline date for offering a contract?
Last year's deadline to offer a contract to an arbitration eligible player was Nov. 17. IMO, the Giants have already sent a strong signal they won't tender a contract to Thairo. I believe they could still sign him for a lower amount as a free agent, but I'm guessing their first priority is to sign Kim to a FA contract.
DeleteHaving the same 1st names, both born in October, both signed out of HS, both Bat L/Throw R, both 1st round draft choices, when will the Harper- Eldridge comparisons begin?
ReplyDelete(There is a full 1-year difference in age to begin their careers, because Harper finished school a year younger than Eldridge. Thus he was drafted a year younger @17 yo, Eldridge @ 18, which makes a difference in comparisons.)
Harper got to AA @ 18 yo (for 37 games), Eldridge @ 19 (12 games max if he plays last 6 games).
Their AA Comparison (Eldridge far fewer games):
Harper .256/.329/.395/.724
Eldridge .261/.346/.435/.781
Harper @ 19 yo played just 21 games in AAA before being promoted to the majors where he had 597 PAs with an OPS of .817.
Is Eldridge that good?
An interesting coincidence of sorts, in Harper's 2010 draft, the Nats picked Robbie Ray in the 12th round, but he was traded to Detroit before either got to MLB. Although they were together briefly in Hagerstown in 2011, Harper moved up, up, and away quickly.
Interesting post. I'm excited about Eldridge being FastTrack. Dont think its fair in a way to compare him to Bryce Harper but pavs did say on his podcast that we could be on Eldridge watch maybe in the 2nd half of 2025. Can't wait. I don't expect them to acquire a long term upgrade to 1st base that would block Eldridge.
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