Madison Bumgarner was dominant on the mound and at the plate while the Giants offense scratched out 3 runs to edge out the Brewers. Key Lines:
Joe Panik- 2 for 5, SB(4). BA= .259. Panik has become an instigator for the offense with a .360 BA over his last 7 games.
Buster Posey- 4 for 5, SB(3). BA= .270. No lost bats or winces in this game. Buster looked great at the plate spraying line drives around the ballpark. 12'th 4-hit game of his career. This is how he has often started his long hot streaks, so let's hope for that.
Madison Bumgarner- 1 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .167. The Brewers pitchers clearly feared the toonder in Bumgarner's bat which led Will Smith to throw 2 scuds which gave the Giants their winning run.
Madison Bumgarner- 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 1.91. It's a testament to Bumgarner's greatness that this felt like an off night for him. In fact, per Covechatter's twitter feed, his ERA went up for the first time since sometime in April!
Santiago Casilla- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(14). ERA= 2.67. Casilla was terrific in this one. He showed some seroiou stones in a big time battle with Ryan Braun for the final out, finally freezing him with a backdoor shuto. Grab some pine, Meat!
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The Win maintained the Giants 6 game lead on the Dodgers in the NL West after the Bad Guys topped the D'Backs 7-4.
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Johnny Cueto goes for a series sweep this afternoon facing Jimmy Nelson at AT&T Park.
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Matt Cain apparently tweaked his hammy again on Monday and was sent back to the DL. Chris Stratton did not have time to unpack in Sacramento before turning around to rejoin the Giants to take Cainer's spot. I liked what little we saw of Stratton in his first MLB stint. Hope we get to see more of him this time around, although hoping to see your long reliever kind of means you are hoping a SP falters early in a game, so maybe not.
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Brandon Belt took a pitch off his left lateral ankle and fell to the ground in severe pain. Ouch! He stayed in to run the bases but came out later. X-rays are reportedly negative, but I'll guess he misses today's game. Hopefully he's ready by Friday night in Tampa FL.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Down on the Farm: 6/13/2016
AAA Fresno Grizzlies defeated the Sacramento River Cats 4-1:
Angel Pagan LF- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .364.
Matt Lujan LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 4.04.
Steven Okert LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.97.
Pagan will get a day off then rejoin the Giants lineup on Wednesday 6/15.
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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels were idle.
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High A San Jose Giants edged out the Inland Empire 66'ers 2-1:
Robbie Garvey LF- 2 for 3, 2B. BA= .231.
Jordan Johnson RHP- 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.76.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(18). ERA= 0.68.
Jordan Johnson seems to be fully recovered from a disaster start a couple of weeks ago.
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Low A Game 1 Augusta Greenjackets dominated the Charleston River Dogs 8-1:
Lucius Fox SS- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .210.
Miguel Gomez 3B- 2 for 3, SF. BA= .333.
Dylan Davis DH- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .281.
Richard Amion 2B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .229.
Phil Bickford RHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 2.70.
Bickford has not been quite as dominant as Madison Bumgarner was in Augusta, but he's been very good. 69 K's against just 15 BB in 60 IP in 11 starts.
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Low A Game 2 Charleston River Dogs blanked the Augusta Greenjackets 2-0:
Jake McCasland RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.53.
McCasland seems to have finally found some traction on his career. Is it too late?
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DSL Dodgers topped the Giants 6-5:
Ricardo Genovese 1B(17 yo)- 2 for 5. BA= .320.
Diego Rincon RF(17 yo)- 2 for 4. BA= .238.
Francisco Medina 3B(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .240.
Angel Pagan LF- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .364.
Matt Lujan LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 4.04.
Steven Okert LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.97.
Pagan will get a day off then rejoin the Giants lineup on Wednesday 6/15.
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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels were idle.
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High A San Jose Giants edged out the Inland Empire 66'ers 2-1:
Robbie Garvey LF- 2 for 3, 2B. BA= .231.
Jordan Johnson RHP- 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.76.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(18). ERA= 0.68.
Jordan Johnson seems to be fully recovered from a disaster start a couple of weeks ago.
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Low A Game 1 Augusta Greenjackets dominated the Charleston River Dogs 8-1:
Lucius Fox SS- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .210.
Miguel Gomez 3B- 2 for 3, SF. BA= .333.
Dylan Davis DH- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .281.
Richard Amion 2B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .229.
Phil Bickford RHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 2.70.
Bickford has not been quite as dominant as Madison Bumgarner was in Augusta, but he's been very good. 69 K's against just 15 BB in 60 IP in 11 starts.
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Low A Game 2 Charleston River Dogs blanked the Augusta Greenjackets 2-0:
Jake McCasland RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.53.
McCasland seems to have finally found some traction on his career. Is it too late?
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DSL Dodgers topped the Giants 6-5:
Ricardo Genovese 1B(17 yo)- 2 for 5. BA= .320.
Diego Rincon RF(17 yo)- 2 for 4. BA= .238.
Francisco Medina 3B(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .240.
Game Wrap 6/12/2016: Giants 11 Brewers 5
The Giants offense wore down the BrewCrew with a relentless barrage of basehits to win this one going away. Key Lines:
Denard Span- 3 for 5, HR(3). BA= .262. Span celebrated finally facing a RH SP by leading off the Giants half of the first inning with a HR into the RF arcade. He collected 2 more hits on the night.
Joe Panik- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .266. Panik followed Span's leadoff HR with a standup triple on a drive the probably traveled at least 415 feet in the air to Triples Alley.
Brandon Belt- 2 for 4, BB, SF. BA= .300. When the rest of the offense is clicking, Belt's high average/high OBP approach fits right in keeping the line moving. He had one of 3 SF's for the Giants in this game.
Buster Posey- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, HBP. BA= .257. Posey winced on a half swing foul off to the right, but the hand was feeling well enough to hit a line drive double to LF in the 3'rd inning.
Matt Duffy- 3 for 4, SF. BA= .247. Duffy is spraying hits around again although one of them was a swinging bunt that was part of a very strange 4 run rally in the 7'th inning. With 2 outs, Belt blooped a single down the LF line. Posey hit a hard grounder that Gennett made a diving stop on, but couldn't get a throw off in time. Duffy loaded the bases with his dribbler then Crawford hit a soft flyball single to CF to drive in 2. Parker walked to reload the bases and Blanco grounded a single through the right side to drive in 2 more. The BABIP gods were smiling on the Giants that inning.
Brandon Crawford- 1 for 4, SF. BA= .267. Crawford made a sensational defensive play that had the Brewers TV crew buzzing. with a runner on 2B, a ball was hit up the middle. Crawford was shifted toward 2B but still had to move left to field it. The runner broke for 3B on the ball hit behind him, but Crawford came up spinning and throwing to 3B where Duffy made yet another of his spectacular swipe tags. The play actually wasn't even close!
Jarrett Parker- 0 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .189. Parker had a rough night in LF as the Brewers kept scorching the ball right at him and there seemed to be more carry than usual to left. At least 3 times, Parker appeared to misjudge the ball taking a step in on 2 balls over his head and overrunning another one in the corner. One of the balls just blew over his head for a double, but he managed to catch the other two while looking a bit lost out there. Parker also had a rough time at the plate with Kerwin Dantley's continuously evolving strike zone which had both teams barking at him all night.
Matt Cain- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.34. Cain also had trouble with Dantley's strike zone. On one pitch in particular, a belt high FB over the middle of the plate, he turned around and mouthed the word "wow" as he walked to the back of the mound. An inning later, Dantley called a strike on a Giants hitter on a pitch in the same spot, but about 4 inches higher in the zone.
Albert Suarez- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K's. ERA= 3.33. Suarez, who filled in for Cain admirably while Cainer was on the DL was on his regular start day so was ready to go several innings. Good thing too, as Cain couldn't get out of the 4'th inning after throwing 89 pitches. Between the two of them, they pitched 7.1 innings. Maybe they can be tandem starters?
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The Win extended the Giants lead in the NL West to 6 games over the Dodgers who lost to the D'Backs and Zack Greinke 3-2.
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Madison Bumgarner takes the ball for Game 2 tonight facing Matt Garza who is coming off the DL to make his first start of the season.
Denard Span- 3 for 5, HR(3). BA= .262. Span celebrated finally facing a RH SP by leading off the Giants half of the first inning with a HR into the RF arcade. He collected 2 more hits on the night.
Joe Panik- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .266. Panik followed Span's leadoff HR with a standup triple on a drive the probably traveled at least 415 feet in the air to Triples Alley.
Brandon Belt- 2 for 4, BB, SF. BA= .300. When the rest of the offense is clicking, Belt's high average/high OBP approach fits right in keeping the line moving. He had one of 3 SF's for the Giants in this game.
Buster Posey- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, HBP. BA= .257. Posey winced on a half swing foul off to the right, but the hand was feeling well enough to hit a line drive double to LF in the 3'rd inning.
Matt Duffy- 3 for 4, SF. BA= .247. Duffy is spraying hits around again although one of them was a swinging bunt that was part of a very strange 4 run rally in the 7'th inning. With 2 outs, Belt blooped a single down the LF line. Posey hit a hard grounder that Gennett made a diving stop on, but couldn't get a throw off in time. Duffy loaded the bases with his dribbler then Crawford hit a soft flyball single to CF to drive in 2. Parker walked to reload the bases and Blanco grounded a single through the right side to drive in 2 more. The BABIP gods were smiling on the Giants that inning.
Brandon Crawford- 1 for 4, SF. BA= .267. Crawford made a sensational defensive play that had the Brewers TV crew buzzing. with a runner on 2B, a ball was hit up the middle. Crawford was shifted toward 2B but still had to move left to field it. The runner broke for 3B on the ball hit behind him, but Crawford came up spinning and throwing to 3B where Duffy made yet another of his spectacular swipe tags. The play actually wasn't even close!
Jarrett Parker- 0 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .189. Parker had a rough night in LF as the Brewers kept scorching the ball right at him and there seemed to be more carry than usual to left. At least 3 times, Parker appeared to misjudge the ball taking a step in on 2 balls over his head and overrunning another one in the corner. One of the balls just blew over his head for a double, but he managed to catch the other two while looking a bit lost out there. Parker also had a rough time at the plate with Kerwin Dantley's continuously evolving strike zone which had both teams barking at him all night.
Matt Cain- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.34. Cain also had trouble with Dantley's strike zone. On one pitch in particular, a belt high FB over the middle of the plate, he turned around and mouthed the word "wow" as he walked to the back of the mound. An inning later, Dantley called a strike on a Giants hitter on a pitch in the same spot, but about 4 inches higher in the zone.
Albert Suarez- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K's. ERA= 3.33. Suarez, who filled in for Cain admirably while Cainer was on the DL was on his regular start day so was ready to go several innings. Good thing too, as Cain couldn't get out of the 4'th inning after throwing 89 pitches. Between the two of them, they pitched 7.1 innings. Maybe they can be tandem starters?
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The Win extended the Giants lead in the NL West to 6 games over the Dodgers who lost to the D'Backs and Zack Greinke 3-2.
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Madison Bumgarner takes the ball for Game 2 tonight facing Matt Garza who is coming off the DL to make his first start of the season.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Down on the Farm: 6/12/2016
AAA El Paso Chihuahuas mauled the Sacramento River Cats 11-3:
Angel Pagan LF- 2 for 4. BA= .429.
The plan is for Pagan to play one more rehab game today then rest Tuesday then rejoin the Giants and their lineup on Wednesday.
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AA Portland Sea Dogs pounded the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-1:
Christian Arroyo SS- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .286.
Andrew Suarez LHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 5.45.
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High A San Jose Giants outlasted the Modesto Nuts 2-1 in 11 innings:
Brandon Bednar 2B- 2 for 5, HR(4). BA= .286.
Jonah Arenado 3B- 2 for 4. BA= .256.
Sam Coonrod RHP- 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 1.98.
Pat Young RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.45.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K's, Save(17). ERA= 0.70.
Coonrod has the top line of the day in the Giants minor league system. He's been getting good results without a lot of K's. Here he adds the K's for a completely dominant start.
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Low A Greenville Drive outscored the Augusta Greenjackets 11-8:
Seth Harrison RF- 3 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .267.
Johneshwy Fargas CF- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .227.
Shawon Dunston Jr LF- 0 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .000.
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DSL Giants as usual were idle on Sunday.
Angel Pagan LF- 2 for 4. BA= .429.
The plan is for Pagan to play one more rehab game today then rest Tuesday then rejoin the Giants and their lineup on Wednesday.
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AA Portland Sea Dogs pounded the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-1:
Christian Arroyo SS- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .286.
Andrew Suarez LHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 5.45.
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High A San Jose Giants outlasted the Modesto Nuts 2-1 in 11 innings:
Brandon Bednar 2B- 2 for 5, HR(4). BA= .286.
Jonah Arenado 3B- 2 for 4. BA= .256.
Sam Coonrod RHP- 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 1.98.
Pat Young RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.45.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K's, Save(17). ERA= 0.70.
Coonrod has the top line of the day in the Giants minor league system. He's been getting good results without a lot of K's. Here he adds the K's for a completely dominant start.
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Low A Greenville Drive outscored the Augusta Greenjackets 11-8:
Seth Harrison RF- 3 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .267.
Johneshwy Fargas CF- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .227.
Shawon Dunston Jr LF- 0 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .000.
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DSL Giants as usual were idle on Sunday.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Game Wrap 6/12/2016: Giants 2 Dodgers 1
Brandon Belt's 2-run dinger trumped Joc Pederson's solo shot and Jake Peavy's veteran savvy trumped Julio Urias' youthful talent. Key Lines:
Brandon Belt- 1 for 4, HR(8). BA= .297. The Giants need more of this from Brandon Belt, especially until Hunter Pence gets back. More dingers! Especially ones with runners on base. Impressive that this one came off a lefty who had been dominating the Giants up to that point.
Brandon Crawford- 2 for 3, 3B. BA= .268. How frustrating is it when a leadoff triple gets stranded at 3B? Mac Williamson had the right idea. He hacked at the first pitch and hit a flyball that was not quiiite deep enough to get Crawford home, but Gregor Blanco is in one of his horrific slumps and can't hit his way out of a paper bag right now.
Jake Peavy- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.83. Peavy was masterful mixing pitches, speeds and locations and ultimately outdueled Urias who looked very good until Belt's HR. Of course, Urias was helped by the Park, the shadows and a Giants lineup that featured 5 LH batters.
Peavy has pitched at least 6 innings and allowed 1 run or less in 3 of his last 4 starts and 4 of his last 6.
Hunter Strickland- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 3.42. Strickland demonstrated that he is still vulnerable to being taken deep by a strong LH batter when Joc Pederson's shot landed in McCovey Cove. It was not officially a splash hit as those can only be hit by Giants batters.
Cory Gearrin- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.22. Gearrin faced just one batter, Justin Turner. He threw one of the most perfect pitches I've ever seen, a back-door shuto that hit the black and froze Turner. Turner didn't think it was a strike and got himself tossed by the ump. It was a strike, though.
Javier Lopez- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 4.91. Adrian Gonzalez made a very strange decision to try to bunt for a base hit leading off the 9'th inning against Lopez who was in there just to face AGone. Now, Lopez has struggled mightily against LH batters so far this year and AGone hit a go-ahead HR just the previous night. He gave away his AB and took the pressure off Lopez and by extension off Casilla who now entered the game with the bases empty and 1 out.
Santiago Casilla- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(13). ERA= 2.77. Casilla gave up a hard out to Trayce Thompson, then got Pederson to ground into a routine out to end the game. Not a huge confidence builder there, but it got the job done in this game.
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The Win gave the Giants a series win over the Hated Ones and extended their lead over the Dodgers to 5 games in the NL West. The Rockies topped the Padres 2-1 and are now 7.5 games back in 3'rd place.
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Matt Cain comes off the DL tomorrow to face the BrewCrew and Chase Anderson.
Brandon Belt- 1 for 4, HR(8). BA= .297. The Giants need more of this from Brandon Belt, especially until Hunter Pence gets back. More dingers! Especially ones with runners on base. Impressive that this one came off a lefty who had been dominating the Giants up to that point.
Brandon Crawford- 2 for 3, 3B. BA= .268. How frustrating is it when a leadoff triple gets stranded at 3B? Mac Williamson had the right idea. He hacked at the first pitch and hit a flyball that was not quiiite deep enough to get Crawford home, but Gregor Blanco is in one of his horrific slumps and can't hit his way out of a paper bag right now.
Jake Peavy- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.83. Peavy was masterful mixing pitches, speeds and locations and ultimately outdueled Urias who looked very good until Belt's HR. Of course, Urias was helped by the Park, the shadows and a Giants lineup that featured 5 LH batters.
Peavy has pitched at least 6 innings and allowed 1 run or less in 3 of his last 4 starts and 4 of his last 6.
Hunter Strickland- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 3.42. Strickland demonstrated that he is still vulnerable to being taken deep by a strong LH batter when Joc Pederson's shot landed in McCovey Cove. It was not officially a splash hit as those can only be hit by Giants batters.
Cory Gearrin- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.22. Gearrin faced just one batter, Justin Turner. He threw one of the most perfect pitches I've ever seen, a back-door shuto that hit the black and froze Turner. Turner didn't think it was a strike and got himself tossed by the ump. It was a strike, though.
Javier Lopez- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 4.91. Adrian Gonzalez made a very strange decision to try to bunt for a base hit leading off the 9'th inning against Lopez who was in there just to face AGone. Now, Lopez has struggled mightily against LH batters so far this year and AGone hit a go-ahead HR just the previous night. He gave away his AB and took the pressure off Lopez and by extension off Casilla who now entered the game with the bases empty and 1 out.
Santiago Casilla- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(13). ERA= 2.77. Casilla gave up a hard out to Trayce Thompson, then got Pederson to ground into a routine out to end the game. Not a huge confidence builder there, but it got the job done in this game.
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The Win gave the Giants a series win over the Hated Ones and extended their lead over the Dodgers to 5 games in the NL West. The Rockies topped the Padres 2-1 and are now 7.5 games back in 3'rd place.
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Matt Cain comes off the DL tomorrow to face the BrewCrew and Chase Anderson.
Scouting the 2016 Draft: Day 3 Review
After cleaning up on Days 1 and 2, the Giants settled into familiar patterns taking a variety of big, hard throwing pitchers, hitters from small colleges with video game stat lines and a few high school flyers. Her is a rundown of the #11-40 picks just to help everybody get better acquainted with the newest Giants prospects. Most of these players have something going for them. They all have their warts or they would have been drafted higher. A few may eventually sniff the major leagues. Most will not. I'll list them by Round and Overall Selection.
Rd. 11 #335 Jason Delay, C, Vanderbilt. DOB: 3/7/1995. 5'11", 185 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .248/.296/.336, 7 BB, 35 K, 149 AB.
2015 CCL: .310/.420/.310.
Apparently a defense-first catcher from an elite program.
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Rd 12 #365 Ryan Kirby, 1B, San Diego. DOB: 1/25/1995. 6'2", 180 lbs. B-L, T-R.
2016: .344/.423/.563, 6 HR, 17 BB, 22 K's, 128 AB.
Probably drafted to be an organizational player(the only 1B taken in this draft), but San Diego does play in a tough environment for hitters, so those numbers are impressive. I particularly like the relatively low K rate.
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Rd 13 #395 Jose Layer, OF, HS PR. DOB: 5/28/1997. 6'1", 160 lbs. B-R, T-R.
No stats and not much scouting information. PG timed him in the 60 as low as in the 6.60-6.70 range. His OF throws were clocked at 92 MPH. Those numbers would put him well above average in at least 2 tools. The big question, as with all of these kids, is whether he will hit.
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Rd 14 #425 Conner Menez, RHP, The Masters College. DOB: 5/29/1995. 6'3", 195 lbs.
2016: 11-3, 2.47, 102 IP, 36 BB, 103 K's.
He's got the size, K's and command. Gotta wonder about the competition here. I could not find any scouting reports. BTW, Masters College seems to be located in Santa Clarita, CA. I've never heard of it before.
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Rd 15 #455 DJ Myers, RHP, UNLV. DOB: 12/4/1994. 6'5", 255 lbs.
2016: 6-4, 5.23, 84.1 IP, 29 BB, 70 K.
No scouting report, but love the size. This year's version of Cory Taylor?
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Rd 16 #485 Chris Falwell, LHP, Texas A&M. DOB: 4/14/1995. 6'7", 210 lbs.
2016: 3-5, 2.91, 86.2 IP, 29 BB, 88 K's.
Giants love to draft tall pitchers. Again, no scouting report, but the numbers look good and from a major college program.
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Rd 17 #515 Reagan Bazar, RHP, Louisiana-Lafayette. DOB: 6/27/1995. 6'7", 255 lbs.
2016: 1-0, 1.93, 9.1 IP, 5 BB, 3 K's.
Gotta LOL. Rounds 15, 16 and 17 a trifecta of huge pitchers! One of our readers found a scouting report on this guy that had him touching triple digits on the radar guns. The Giants love drafting guys like this. Remember Erick Threets? So far, none have ever panned out as far as I can remember, but hey, in round 17, why not? If they keep doing this long enough, one will eventually make it and it will be fun to watch! Also…..gotta love the first name. I think we know which President his parents admire!
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Rd 18 #545 Jacob Heyward, OF, Miami. DOB: 8/1/1995. 6'2", 205 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .227/.389/.365, 6 HR, 7 SB, 45 BB, 50 K, 203 AB.
2015: .327/.440/.473, 4 HR, 7 SB, 20 BB, 32 K, 110 AB.
Jason Heyward's lil' bro. Disappointing junior season. He may well choose to stay in school. Can obviously take a walk, but that may be the cause of all the K's and low BA. Giants think they know how to fix that.
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Rd 19 #575 Brandon Van Horn, SS, The Masters College. DOB: 12/18/1993. 6'2", 175 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .280/.352/.567, 11 HR, 17 BB, 31 K, 157 AB.
Another Masters College dude. What's up with that? Nice numbers, but again, what's the competition?
BTW, is it The Masters College as in the faculty are masters at their subjects or the students master their subjects of study, or is it The Master's College as in a Jesus thing? Inquiring minds want to know. As it is in Santa Clarita, I'm going to guess it's a faith based school.
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Rd 20 #605 Justin Alleman, RHP, Lee U. DOB: 12/20/1993. 6'1", 220 lbs.
2016: 6-5, 5.29, 64.2 IP, 13 BB, 74 K's.
Another heftily built pitcher, though not as tall as some. Love the K and BB numbers here.
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Rd 21 #635 Will Albertson, C/OF, Catawba College. DOB: 6/26/1994. 5'11", 190 lbs.
2016: .404/.494/.689, 15 HR, 7 SB, 32 BB, 19 K's, 225 AB.
2015: .467/.531/.865, 26 HR, 26 BB, 21 K's, 244 AB.
2015 Coastal Plains League: .314/.409/.450, 4 HR, 26 BB, 21 K's, 169 AB.
Here's the video game numbers guy. The Giants love to draft these guys. Remember Juan Perez' numbers? And what was that dude's name from Western Oregon U? What happened to him? I'll say, the numbers from the summer wood bat league look good too. Again, it's round 21. Whytheheck not?
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Rd 22 #665 Malique Zeigler, CF, North Iowa CC. DOB: 9/8/1996. 6'2", 170 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .395, 22 HR, 31 SB.
NCJAA Div II All American. Average? Power? Speed? Again, gotta love the numbers, but what's the competition? I've learned to be skeptical of these guys until we see what they do in the pros, but again, why not take that flyer in Round 22?
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Rd 23 #695 Jacob Greenwalt, RHP, HS. DOB: 4/30/1998. 6'1", 170 lbs.
1998? Yikes! I found some info on this kid. Obviously not a big kid, but has a FB up to 94 MPH, but sat 92 early this spring. He also has a fairly advanced curveball and changeup to go with it. He did not say he was definitely signing, but from his quotes in a local newspaper article, it sure sounds like he's going to be a Giant.
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Rd 24 #725 Jeffery Parra, C, HS. DOB: 1/24/1998. 6'0", 195 lbs.
Couldn't find much info. Has a self-produced scouting video on Youtube. Is it just me, or does he have some hang time on his throws to 2B? He's announced he will sign. Welcome to Giants Nation, kid!
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Rd 25 #755 Mike Rescigno, RHP, Maryland. DOB: 10/6/1994. 6'1", 215 lbs.
2016: 2-1, 5.59, 19.1 IP, 11 BB, 23 K's, 3 Saves.
Very typical later round Giants pick. College reliever with an interesting K/IP.
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Rd 26 #785 Nick Hill, CF, Eckerd College. DOB: 8/2/1994. 6'4", 190 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .391/.457/.590, 6 HR, 12 SB, 16 BB, 34 K's, 156 AB.
Another small college dude with big numbers. I like the size, though.
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Rd 27 #815 Patrick Raotolo, RHP, Connecticut. DOB: 1/1/1995. 5'10", 218 lbs.
2016: 2-2, 2.25, 40 IP, 11 BB, 47 K's, 12 Saves.
We'll call him a stout college closer.
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Rd 28 #845 Jayden O'Dell, RHP, Angelo St. DOB: 5/27/1993. 6'2", 235 lbs.
2016: 0-0, 5.84, 24.2 IP, 16 BB, 27 K's.
Another stout college reliever. I'll guess he throws hard, but who knows?
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Rd 29 #875 Mike Bernal, SS, Arkansas. DOB: 9/6/1992. 5'11", 190 lbs.
2016: .274/.338/.448, 8 HR, 14 BB, 35 K's, 201 AB.
Most likely drafted to be an organization player.
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Rd 30 #905 Nick Deeg, LHP, Central Michigan. DOB: 6/25/1995. 6'5", 215 lbs.
2016: 4-7, 3.95, 98 IP, 34 BB, 86 K.
2015 CCL: 4-3, 2.05, 48.1 IP, 10 BB, 46 K's.
Giants scout the CCL heavily and depend on the reports. Love the size here.
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Rd 31 #935 Adam Laskey, LHP, HS. DOB: 3/9/1998. 6'3", 190 lbs.
Pre-draft rankings in the top 3 rounds. Committed to Duke. He's not going to sign. Is he related to Bill Laskey?
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Rd 32 #965 John Tillman, RHP, Bellevue U. DOB: 1/20/1994. 6'6", 215 lbs.
2016: 0-0, 6.48, 16.2 IP, 8 BB, 18 K's.
No scouting info. Just a very Giantsy looking late round draft pick. Again, you see the size pattern.
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Rd 33 #995 JJ Montgomery, RHP, NW Florida St. DOB: 6/1/1997. 6'0", 200 lbs.
2016: 3-2, 2.64, 47.2 IP, 10 BB, 56 K's.
No scouting info. More nice numbers from an obscure school.
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Rd 34 #1025 CJ Gettman, RHP, Central Washington. DOB: 6/2/1994. 6'5', 215 lbs.
2016: 2-2, 4.15, 26 IP, 15 BB's, 40 K's, 8 Saves.
Yet another tall pitcher, college closer, big time K/IP.
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Rd 35 #1055. Sidney Duprey, LHP, Kaskaskia CC. DOB: 11/15/1996. 6'3", 223 lbs.
2016: 7-2, 1.70, 74 IP, 17 BB, 86 K's.
Large JC pitcher with nice numbers.
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Rd 36 #1085. Ryan Matranga, C, USF. DOB: 11/1/1995. 5'10", 195 lbs.
2016: .182/.237/.221.
Those numbers! Yikes! Gotta think this is a courtesy pick for someone.
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Rd 37 #1115. Chris Bono, OF, UCLA. DOB: 10/6/1992. 6'2", 190 lbs.
2016: .183/.335/.266, 2 HR, 10 SB.
Son of former UCLA and 49'er QB Steve Bono. A fairly obvious courtesy pick.
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Rd 38 #1145. David Lee, RHP, Santa Fe CC(Florida). DOB: 9/13/1995. 6'4", 195 lbs.
2016: 6-2, 4.00, 54 IP, 41 BB, 58 K's.
Not clear from sources I read, but it sounds like he has a commitment to transfer to Florida next year. This would match up with where he was drafted, because he looks too good to be this low.
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Rd 39 #1175. Andrew DiPiazza, RHP, Mercer County CC. DOB: 10/7/1995. 6'7", 215 lbs.
2016: 12-1, 1.50, 84 IP, 25 BB, 109 K's.
Another JC guy who appears to be headed to a 4 year college.
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Rd 40 #1205. Nick Bernal, LHP, HS. DOB: 9/1/1997. 6'3", 200 lbs.
Scouting report has him at 92 MPH. Committed to Louisville. He's not signing.
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OK that's all I know about this motley bunch, for what it's worth. Anybody has more info, feel free to add in the comments.
Rd. 11 #335 Jason Delay, C, Vanderbilt. DOB: 3/7/1995. 5'11", 185 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .248/.296/.336, 7 BB, 35 K, 149 AB.
2015 CCL: .310/.420/.310.
Apparently a defense-first catcher from an elite program.
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Rd 12 #365 Ryan Kirby, 1B, San Diego. DOB: 1/25/1995. 6'2", 180 lbs. B-L, T-R.
2016: .344/.423/.563, 6 HR, 17 BB, 22 K's, 128 AB.
Probably drafted to be an organizational player(the only 1B taken in this draft), but San Diego does play in a tough environment for hitters, so those numbers are impressive. I particularly like the relatively low K rate.
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Rd 13 #395 Jose Layer, OF, HS PR. DOB: 5/28/1997. 6'1", 160 lbs. B-R, T-R.
No stats and not much scouting information. PG timed him in the 60 as low as in the 6.60-6.70 range. His OF throws were clocked at 92 MPH. Those numbers would put him well above average in at least 2 tools. The big question, as with all of these kids, is whether he will hit.
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Rd 14 #425 Conner Menez, RHP, The Masters College. DOB: 5/29/1995. 6'3", 195 lbs.
2016: 11-3, 2.47, 102 IP, 36 BB, 103 K's.
He's got the size, K's and command. Gotta wonder about the competition here. I could not find any scouting reports. BTW, Masters College seems to be located in Santa Clarita, CA. I've never heard of it before.
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Rd 15 #455 DJ Myers, RHP, UNLV. DOB: 12/4/1994. 6'5", 255 lbs.
2016: 6-4, 5.23, 84.1 IP, 29 BB, 70 K.
No scouting report, but love the size. This year's version of Cory Taylor?
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Rd 16 #485 Chris Falwell, LHP, Texas A&M. DOB: 4/14/1995. 6'7", 210 lbs.
2016: 3-5, 2.91, 86.2 IP, 29 BB, 88 K's.
Giants love to draft tall pitchers. Again, no scouting report, but the numbers look good and from a major college program.
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Rd 17 #515 Reagan Bazar, RHP, Louisiana-Lafayette. DOB: 6/27/1995. 6'7", 255 lbs.
2016: 1-0, 1.93, 9.1 IP, 5 BB, 3 K's.
Gotta LOL. Rounds 15, 16 and 17 a trifecta of huge pitchers! One of our readers found a scouting report on this guy that had him touching triple digits on the radar guns. The Giants love drafting guys like this. Remember Erick Threets? So far, none have ever panned out as far as I can remember, but hey, in round 17, why not? If they keep doing this long enough, one will eventually make it and it will be fun to watch! Also…..gotta love the first name. I think we know which President his parents admire!
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Rd 18 #545 Jacob Heyward, OF, Miami. DOB: 8/1/1995. 6'2", 205 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .227/.389/.365, 6 HR, 7 SB, 45 BB, 50 K, 203 AB.
2015: .327/.440/.473, 4 HR, 7 SB, 20 BB, 32 K, 110 AB.
Jason Heyward's lil' bro. Disappointing junior season. He may well choose to stay in school. Can obviously take a walk, but that may be the cause of all the K's and low BA. Giants think they know how to fix that.
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Rd 19 #575 Brandon Van Horn, SS, The Masters College. DOB: 12/18/1993. 6'2", 175 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .280/.352/.567, 11 HR, 17 BB, 31 K, 157 AB.
Another Masters College dude. What's up with that? Nice numbers, but again, what's the competition?
BTW, is it The Masters College as in the faculty are masters at their subjects or the students master their subjects of study, or is it The Master's College as in a Jesus thing? Inquiring minds want to know. As it is in Santa Clarita, I'm going to guess it's a faith based school.
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Rd 20 #605 Justin Alleman, RHP, Lee U. DOB: 12/20/1993. 6'1", 220 lbs.
2016: 6-5, 5.29, 64.2 IP, 13 BB, 74 K's.
Another heftily built pitcher, though not as tall as some. Love the K and BB numbers here.
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Rd 21 #635 Will Albertson, C/OF, Catawba College. DOB: 6/26/1994. 5'11", 190 lbs.
2016: .404/.494/.689, 15 HR, 7 SB, 32 BB, 19 K's, 225 AB.
2015: .467/.531/.865, 26 HR, 26 BB, 21 K's, 244 AB.
2015 Coastal Plains League: .314/.409/.450, 4 HR, 26 BB, 21 K's, 169 AB.
Here's the video game numbers guy. The Giants love to draft these guys. Remember Juan Perez' numbers? And what was that dude's name from Western Oregon U? What happened to him? I'll say, the numbers from the summer wood bat league look good too. Again, it's round 21. Whytheheck not?
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Rd 22 #665 Malique Zeigler, CF, North Iowa CC. DOB: 9/8/1996. 6'2", 170 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .395, 22 HR, 31 SB.
NCJAA Div II All American. Average? Power? Speed? Again, gotta love the numbers, but what's the competition? I've learned to be skeptical of these guys until we see what they do in the pros, but again, why not take that flyer in Round 22?
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Rd 23 #695 Jacob Greenwalt, RHP, HS. DOB: 4/30/1998. 6'1", 170 lbs.
1998? Yikes! I found some info on this kid. Obviously not a big kid, but has a FB up to 94 MPH, but sat 92 early this spring. He also has a fairly advanced curveball and changeup to go with it. He did not say he was definitely signing, but from his quotes in a local newspaper article, it sure sounds like he's going to be a Giant.
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Rd 24 #725 Jeffery Parra, C, HS. DOB: 1/24/1998. 6'0", 195 lbs.
Couldn't find much info. Has a self-produced scouting video on Youtube. Is it just me, or does he have some hang time on his throws to 2B? He's announced he will sign. Welcome to Giants Nation, kid!
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Rd 25 #755 Mike Rescigno, RHP, Maryland. DOB: 10/6/1994. 6'1", 215 lbs.
2016: 2-1, 5.59, 19.1 IP, 11 BB, 23 K's, 3 Saves.
Very typical later round Giants pick. College reliever with an interesting K/IP.
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Rd 26 #785 Nick Hill, CF, Eckerd College. DOB: 8/2/1994. 6'4", 190 lbs. B-R, T-R.
2016: .391/.457/.590, 6 HR, 12 SB, 16 BB, 34 K's, 156 AB.
Another small college dude with big numbers. I like the size, though.
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Rd 27 #815 Patrick Raotolo, RHP, Connecticut. DOB: 1/1/1995. 5'10", 218 lbs.
2016: 2-2, 2.25, 40 IP, 11 BB, 47 K's, 12 Saves.
We'll call him a stout college closer.
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Rd 28 #845 Jayden O'Dell, RHP, Angelo St. DOB: 5/27/1993. 6'2", 235 lbs.
2016: 0-0, 5.84, 24.2 IP, 16 BB, 27 K's.
Another stout college reliever. I'll guess he throws hard, but who knows?
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Rd 29 #875 Mike Bernal, SS, Arkansas. DOB: 9/6/1992. 5'11", 190 lbs.
2016: .274/.338/.448, 8 HR, 14 BB, 35 K's, 201 AB.
Most likely drafted to be an organization player.
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Rd 30 #905 Nick Deeg, LHP, Central Michigan. DOB: 6/25/1995. 6'5", 215 lbs.
2016: 4-7, 3.95, 98 IP, 34 BB, 86 K.
2015 CCL: 4-3, 2.05, 48.1 IP, 10 BB, 46 K's.
Giants scout the CCL heavily and depend on the reports. Love the size here.
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Rd 31 #935 Adam Laskey, LHP, HS. DOB: 3/9/1998. 6'3", 190 lbs.
Pre-draft rankings in the top 3 rounds. Committed to Duke. He's not going to sign. Is he related to Bill Laskey?
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Rd 32 #965 John Tillman, RHP, Bellevue U. DOB: 1/20/1994. 6'6", 215 lbs.
2016: 0-0, 6.48, 16.2 IP, 8 BB, 18 K's.
No scouting info. Just a very Giantsy looking late round draft pick. Again, you see the size pattern.
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Rd 33 #995 JJ Montgomery, RHP, NW Florida St. DOB: 6/1/1997. 6'0", 200 lbs.
2016: 3-2, 2.64, 47.2 IP, 10 BB, 56 K's.
No scouting info. More nice numbers from an obscure school.
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Rd 34 #1025 CJ Gettman, RHP, Central Washington. DOB: 6/2/1994. 6'5', 215 lbs.
2016: 2-2, 4.15, 26 IP, 15 BB's, 40 K's, 8 Saves.
Yet another tall pitcher, college closer, big time K/IP.
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Rd 35 #1055. Sidney Duprey, LHP, Kaskaskia CC. DOB: 11/15/1996. 6'3", 223 lbs.
2016: 7-2, 1.70, 74 IP, 17 BB, 86 K's.
Large JC pitcher with nice numbers.
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Rd 36 #1085. Ryan Matranga, C, USF. DOB: 11/1/1995. 5'10", 195 lbs.
2016: .182/.237/.221.
Those numbers! Yikes! Gotta think this is a courtesy pick for someone.
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Rd 37 #1115. Chris Bono, OF, UCLA. DOB: 10/6/1992. 6'2", 190 lbs.
2016: .183/.335/.266, 2 HR, 10 SB.
Son of former UCLA and 49'er QB Steve Bono. A fairly obvious courtesy pick.
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Rd 38 #1145. David Lee, RHP, Santa Fe CC(Florida). DOB: 9/13/1995. 6'4", 195 lbs.
2016: 6-2, 4.00, 54 IP, 41 BB, 58 K's.
Not clear from sources I read, but it sounds like he has a commitment to transfer to Florida next year. This would match up with where he was drafted, because he looks too good to be this low.
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Rd 39 #1175. Andrew DiPiazza, RHP, Mercer County CC. DOB: 10/7/1995. 6'7", 215 lbs.
2016: 12-1, 1.50, 84 IP, 25 BB, 109 K's.
Another JC guy who appears to be headed to a 4 year college.
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Rd 40 #1205. Nick Bernal, LHP, HS. DOB: 9/1/1997. 6'3", 200 lbs.
Scouting report has him at 92 MPH. Committed to Louisville. He's not signing.
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OK that's all I know about this motley bunch, for what it's worth. Anybody has more info, feel free to add in the comments.
Down on the Farm: 6/12/2016
AAA El Paso Chihuahuas blanked the Sacramento River Cats 3-0:
Angel Pagan LF- 1 for 3. BA= .333.
Chris Heston RHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 7/2. ERA= 3.99.
Pagan starts his rehab assignment.
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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 4-1:
Ryder Jones 3B- 2 for 5. BA= .256.
Hunter Cole RF- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(5). BA= .250.
Adalberto Mejia LHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 11/1. ERA= 1.94.
Mejia is dominating AA. Might be getting close to time for the challenge of AAA?
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High A Modesto Nuts topped the San Jose Giants 10-5:
Ronnie Jebavy CF- 2 for 5, SB(7). BA= .244.
CJ Hinojosa SS- 2 for 2, 2B, BB, Sac. BA= .330.
Cristian Paulino 3B- 2 for 4, HR(2). BA= .220.
Apparently neither Viz Jr nor Arenado were available to play 3B?
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Augusta Greenjackets beat the Greenville Drive 4-2:
Dominic Mazza LHP- 4.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.15.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 2.22.
Caleb Smith RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(6). ERA= 2.84.
Cyr has been dominant out of the pen for Augusta and in multiple innings per appearance.
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DSL Dodgers downed the Giants 5-3:
Jose Patino CF(18 yo)- 2 for 5, 2 2B. BA= .367.
Jose Rivero PH-SS(18 yo)- 2 for 2, BB. BA= .250.
Jerson Severin RHP(17 yo, 6'4", 180 lb)- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.45.
Angel Pagan LF- 1 for 3. BA= .333.
Chris Heston RHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 7/2. ERA= 3.99.
Pagan starts his rehab assignment.
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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 4-1:
Ryder Jones 3B- 2 for 5. BA= .256.
Hunter Cole RF- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(5). BA= .250.
Adalberto Mejia LHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 11/1. ERA= 1.94.
Mejia is dominating AA. Might be getting close to time for the challenge of AAA?
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High A Modesto Nuts topped the San Jose Giants 10-5:
Ronnie Jebavy CF- 2 for 5, SB(7). BA= .244.
CJ Hinojosa SS- 2 for 2, 2B, BB, Sac. BA= .330.
Cristian Paulino 3B- 2 for 4, HR(2). BA= .220.
Apparently neither Viz Jr nor Arenado were available to play 3B?
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Augusta Greenjackets beat the Greenville Drive 4-2:
Dominic Mazza LHP- 4.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.15.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 2.22.
Caleb Smith RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(6). ERA= 2.84.
Cyr has been dominant out of the pen for Augusta and in multiple innings per appearance.
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DSL Dodgers downed the Giants 5-3:
Jose Patino CF(18 yo)- 2 for 5, 2 2B. BA= .367.
Jose Rivero PH-SS(18 yo)- 2 for 2, BB. BA= .250.
Jerson Severin RHP(17 yo, 6'4", 180 lb)- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.45.
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