In the home half of a split-squad doubleheader, Adrian Houser had a Quality Start and Matt Chapman led the lineup with a 2-run blast in the third inning. Key Lines:
Matt Chapman 3B- 1 for 2, HR(3), BB, R, 2 RBI. BA= .412. Chapman stayed hot all spring. Can he keep it going in the regular season?
Willy Adames SS- 1 for 3, 2B, R, RBI. BA= .122. Adames started the spring ice cold but warmed up a bit lately. Let's hope he starts the season relaxed and not feeling like he has to win every game all by himself.
Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 3, RBI. BA= .421. Another guy who needs to stay within himself once the season starts.
Jared Oliva PF/CF- 0 for 0, BB, SB(14). BA= .351. Game-changing speed.
Casey Schmitt 1B/2B- 0 for 1, 2 BB, R. BA= .304. Remember when Casey Schmitt was allergic to walks? His OBP is .385 this spring although these two walks are a big part of that.
Adrian Houser RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K's, 8/2 GO/AO. ERA= 3.46. Giants don't need anything fancy from Houser. Quality Starts will get the job done.
Carson Seymour RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 4/0 GO/AO. ERA= 2.92. Although wildly different styles of pitching, Seymour's results are similar to Tyler Rogers. Can he fill a similar role in the bullpen?
Ryan Walker RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(1). ERA= 0.00. Walker came into the spring as the presumptive Closer. He has not done anything to lose the role. We'll see if last season's struggles are behind him.
Robbie Ray LHP makes his 6'th start of the spring in tomorrow's Cactus League finale against the Guardians in Scottsdale.
Schmitt's "improvement" has come at the expense of a near complete lack of power with but a single double among 14 hits.
ReplyDeleteOTOH, perhaps Vitelli wants OBP rather than SLG because only Chapman and Ramos have demonstrated any pop at all among the Giants expected to be playing NEXT week...
All very small samples but I think Buster has openly said he is looking for more contact even at the expense of power.
DeleteWhat can be gleaned from preseason other than the Dodgers are probably still the best team in MLB?
DeleteSome have down-played Toronto who finished so well last year and aggressively spent mucho moolah on free agents, ranking FIRST in off-season spending.
The Top 10 biggest new money spent are split between the leagues with the NL having 4 of the top 5 (and #10) and the AL 4 from #6-#9 (and #1).
9 teams are expected to exceed the 2026 Luxury Tax threshold and have to pay a little (Cubs) to a lot (LAD).
Do you think the Giants are lurking below the threshold waiting to see if they are in the competition at the end of July?
I think Seymour needs to be converted to a reliever in Sacramento, Let a top kid in Richmond take his spot in the rotation.
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