Full season leagues had their usual Monday off. DSL season starts.
Rookie ACL: Giants defeated the Angels 7-2.
Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 5. BA= .263.
Dario Reynoso 2B- 1 for 2, 3 BB. BA= .346.
Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 2 for 2, HR(2), 2 BB. BA= .310.
Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 2.18.
Samir Chires RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.25.
Estrada is 22 yo and this is his 5'th season in the organization.
DSL: Giants Orange blanked the White Sox 7-0(7 innings).
Jose Astudillo DH(21 yo)- 2 for 2, BB. BA= 1.000.
Anthony Marquez SS(18 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(1). BA- .750.
Juan Colorado 3B(18yo)- 1 for 2, 2B. BA= .500.
Jose Perez RHP(21 yo)- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Jose Gonzalez RHP(22 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Astudillo and Gonzalez are in their 5'th pro seasons. This was Jose Perez's first pro appearance since 2021.
DSL: Mets Orange outscored Giants Black 8-5.
Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez SS(17 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B. BA= .750.
Yosneiker Rivas 2B(19 yo)- 2 for 4. BA= .500.
Alfonso Perez RHP(19 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Big news here is the successful start to his pro career for Josuar Gonzalez who was considered by some rankings to be the top international prospect in the 2025 signing period.
Dylan Cumming RHP and Nick Garcia RHP were released from the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels roster. Jake Lamb 1B and Brett Auerbach UT were released from the AAA Sacramento River Cats roster.
I notice that of the 117 teams in the Minors' "A Systems" the Richmond franchise is next to last in W-L pct (116th). What the heck is wrong with the Squirrels, year after year? Park layout? Lighting? Admin? Coaching? SFG organizational mis-app? Nice to have a team out East, but seems every year is a tough slog. K.L.
ReplyDeleteAA Eastern League really is a black hole for Giants prospects. One thing I find interesting is their best and most successful prospect of the last 20 years, Buster Posey, skipped it altogether. Was that intended? What does that say about Buster's stated philosophy that prospects should master each level before moving up?
DeleteI don't think it says too much about Buster or his philosophy. Buster was kind of special case. Not sure why he skipped AA. Maybe Sabean wanted to keep an eye on him on the West Coast. Regardless, it's pretty clear by his performance at AAA, he didn't need it.
Deletea couple of years ago i was wandering around youtube and stumbled on Dylan Cumming demonstrating the sweeper. first time i had heard of or saw the pitch. -es
ReplyDeleteCumming seemed to be on some sort of fast track a couple of years ago. Wonder what happened?
DeleteSusan slusser tweeted that Giants just promoted Bryce Eldridge to AAA Sacramento. Sorry Steve (VA) I know its disappointing for Richmond fans when a top prospect is called up. I remember when the pirates called up Barry Bonds from their AAA team here in Hawaii. At least the instructors like Snow and Wotus will have easier access to help Eldridge with his D. Who knows we may be on Eldridge watch later this season. Don't want them to rush Eldridge though. Give him at least 200 abs in AAA and go from there.
ReplyDeleteLeague titles (1) 2002
ReplyDeleteDivision titles (3) 2002, 2009, 2014
First-half titles (1) 2022
Second-half titles (1) 2023
As Richmond Flying Squirrels
2010: 68–73 (5th), manager Andy Skeels
2011: 76–66 (2nd), manager Dave Machemer
2012: 70–71 (4th), manager Dave Machemer
2013: 70–72 (4th), manager Dave Machemer
2014: 79–63 (1st), manager Russ Morman
2015: 72–68 (3rd), manager José Alguacil
2016: 62–79 (5th), manager Miguel Ojeda
2017: 63–77 (5th), manager Kyle Haines
2018: 62–76 (6th), manager Willie Harris
2019: 55–84 (6th), manager Willie Harris[8]
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021: 57–56 (4th), manager Jose Alguacil
2022: 66–71 (5th), manager Jose Alguacil
2023: 74–64 (2nd), manager Dennis Pelfrey
2024: 64–74 (4th), manager Dennis Pelfrey
2025: 15-36, last in the East, last overall
In today's game, Victor Bericota leads the team with .313 BA and 1.014 OPS but he hit into a double play in the top of the 1st.
The rest of the batting averages are much like the Giants:
.275/.717,.250/.618,.201/.574, and the 5 others are all below .200/.600
Bryce Eldridge isn't playing — did he move up to Sacramento? Their "Latest Transactions" doesn't indicate.
BUT McCovey says YES!