minor lines, 7/29/10
by steve S on Jul 29, 2010 10:55 PM PDT
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PrintHighlights from the Giants' farm: John Bowker homered and singled, Felix Romero allowed just 1 ER in 7.0 IP, and Andrew Reichard had 6.2 scoreless IP.
AAA: Fresno defeated Tacoma 6-4
Fresno: LF John Bowker: 2 for 4, HR, BB, 2 SO, E
Fresno: SP Todd Wellemeyer: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K--1 HR, 1 HB
Bowker's grand slam in the 3rd inning, his 13th PCL HR this year, was the Grizzlies' only XBH of the game. One of three Grizzlies' with two hits each, he raised his AVG to .306.
Wellemeyer's fourth rehab start was his longest yet, throwing 94 pitches (60 strikes) into the 7th inning.
AA: Richmond defeated Altoona 4-1
Richmond: RF Thomas Neal: 1 for 4, HR, SO
Richmond: LF Brandon Belt: 0 for 4, 3 SO
Richmond: SS Ryan Lormand: 2 for 3, 2 2B, E
Richmond: SP Felix Romero: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Richmond: RP Ronnie Ray: 2.0 IP, 2 K
Neal had his 10th HR. Was this Belt's first game in the outfield? Either way, it apparently was not conducive to his offense given his oh-fer with the hat trick. Lormand had a couple XBH, but his SLG for the year remains just below .330.
Romero had another outstanding start. He has allowed just 1 ER in four of his last five starts. In nine starts, he has a 2.72 ERA. Ray had 2.0 perfect IP for his 2nd save.
A+: San Jose lost to Rancho Cucamonga: 5-3
San Jose: DH Wendell Fairley: 2 for 4, SO
San Jose: 1B Drew Biery: 1 for 4, HR, SO
San Jose: SP Justin Fitzgerald: 5.0+ IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K--1 HB, 1 WP
San Jose: RP Jason Stoffel: 1.0 IP, 2 K, 1 WP
Fairley had the Giants only multi-hit line, raising his AVG to .297. Biery had his 13th HR.
Fitzgerald allowed 2 ER through 5.0 IP before not retirning any of the three batters he faced in the 6th inning. His ERA rose to 3.60 with 4 ER allowed. Stoffel struck out two of his three batters in the 9th inning.
A-: Augusta defeated Savannah 4-1
Augusta: C Hector Sanchez: 1 for 3, 2B, BB, PO, E
Augusta: SP Andrew Reichard: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K--1 HB
On a night when six of the nine GreenJackets in the lineup had multiple strikeouts, Sanchez not only did not strike out, but he was one of their two hitters to reach base twice, including once via his 17th double. The 20-year-old is now hitting .274/.340/.406 through 219 AB in his first year with a full-season affiliate.
Reichhard matched his longest start of the year. As his first start (in seven starts) with no runs allowed, this was his most effective start of the year.
ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Yakima 7-6 (10 innings)
Salem-Keizer: RF Ryan Scoma: 3 for 4, 2B
Salem-Keizer: SS Carter Jurica: 1 for 5, HR, SO
Salem-Keizer: SP Kevin Couture: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Scoma's three hits raised his AVG to .324. Jurican had his 2nd HR.
Couture's fifth start was his shortest start. After 2 ER in 11.0 IP in his first two starts, he has 11 ER in 13.0 IP over his last three starts.
R: Giants lost to Athletics 3-2
Scottsdale: CF-LF Nicholas Nordgren: 1 for 3, 2B, BB, 2 SO
Scottsdale: SP Waldis Joaquin: 1.0 IP, 2 K
Scottsdale: RP Dontrelle Willis: 1.0 IP, 1 H
Scottsdale: RP Jake Dunnington: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Nordgren reached base twice in his first pro game.
With one day's rest, Joaquin made his third rehab start. With a scoreless 2nd inning, Willis made his debut in the Giants' organization. After striking out five of his nine batters, Dunnington has a K/IP just shy of 1.50.
DSL: Giants defeated Marlins 8-4
Dominican: CF Jesus Galindo: 1 for 3, 2B, BB, 2 SB
Dominican: SP Luis Angeles: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Galindo (19.11 y.o.) had the Gigantes' only XBH, although his SLG remains well below .300. Making his ninth start, Angeles (20.7 y.o.) pitched 6.0 hitless, scoreless IP, lowering his ERA to 2.10.
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even though the outfield is usually easier than the infield I think that the move from 1B to LF could have gotten into Belt’s head a little.
keep him at first Giants brass!!
by 49erEmpire on Jul 29, 2010 11:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Not a good analysis of the data
It’s not a good assumption that the start in LF was a cause of Belt’s hitting woes last night.
1. It was only one game
2. Belt has been “slumping” ever since he came back from his 1 game wrist injury. In the 5 games since he returned from the injury he’s hitting: .250/.318/.600/.918 with 2 BBs and 7 Ks
3. As another poster correctly noted a few weeks ago, Belt has a history of getting much more Ks against LHPs. For the season his K-rate vs. LHP=19.6% and RHP=14%. Thankfully enough, the rates are almost exactly the same since he’s been called up to AA – so we don’t have to worry that he’s been suddenly bewitched by AA pitching.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
is the wrist still bothering him? also, more giants should ops .900 when they slump.
by TimLaser and MattyC on Jul 30, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
+1 on the "slump"
I don’t know how his wrist is doing, and I didn’t mean to imply that was the cause of his “slump”, but you have to imagine it’s at least a bit sore after ony getting 1 day off.
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4 of his 5 homers in AA have been off LHP.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
a real chance, not a Bork chance.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 29, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowkermania
Coming to a major league city near you….just not San Francisco
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 5:12 AM PDT up reply actions
the D-Train comeback started today
by 49erEmpire on Jul 29, 2010 11:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
1.0 IP, 1 hit, 2 grounders – all against right handers.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 30, 2010 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants want: a power-hitting left-handed outfielder that they can acquire without giving up one of their starting five. John Bowker sends postcards to Sabean every day, which Sabean is convinced are actually from an illegitimate child he had fifteen years ago seeking money. Bruce Bochy knows this is false, but allows Sabean to believe it so he doesn’t have to deal with another player under 30, and has locked Susan in a broom closet to prevent her from revealing the Matrix and opening Sabean’s eyes.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
FREE SUSAN
God only knows what Sabes will do without her around to keep him from making dumb trades, and while you’re at it would someone please free John Bowker!
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 5:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Next time, on The Giants Way!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Jul 30, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG BELT
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 30, 2010 1:20 AM PDT reply actions
I wish the Giants would just trade Bowker so he would get a chance to play.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Lets package him for Berkman or something.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 30, 2010 1:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants Way
That sounds in line with Sabean’s thinking too. Young guy with power who slumped at the beginning of this year, but is under team control for the next 5 years, for older grizzly veteran who has slumped for most of the year and is under team control through next year at enormous prices.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 5:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s ridiculous how many times this has happened before. Remember when he did this to Todd Linden and Linden went on to be s superstar with another team? How about Dan Ortmeier? Doesn’t he lead the majors in homeruns? Seriously, he’s actually been right so far when he’s given up on young position players and John Bowker is still here. If he trades him in the next two days and he goes on to stardom, you can then make this point.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 5:32 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sabean hasn't developed any young position players until this year...
The Giants haven’t had one of their drafted players make the All-Star team since Matt Williams who came up in 1987. I’m not sure that Bowker will go on to super-stardom, but neither can anyone else be sure one way or another because he hasn’t been given a fair shot. Ignoring Linden and Ortmeier and looking at more recent examples, the slash lines for Kevin Frandsen and Fred Lewis are:
Frandsen – .288 / .336 / .367 compared to .269 / .323 / .326 for Sanchez, and millions less.
Lewis – .280 / .343 / .452
So you can bring up Linden and Ortmeier or Niekro all you want, while you’re at it why not mention the Jeff Kent trade, fact still remains that Sabean sucks at developing young hitters and he traded away two young productive players and got next to nothing in return.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Also...
The last everyday position player the Giants developed who spent more than 2 full years with the big club was Pedro Feliz. Forgive me for not trusting Sabean’s infinite wisdom.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying that Sabean is terrible at finding and developing position players, (I agree) yet you’re afraid that he’s going to trade these terrible players away? I agree completely about Bowker, by the way, but I’d like to think that Sabean likes him and that’s why he’s still here. I’d also like to think the reason he’s back in the minors has to do only with the fact that he had an option left and they didn’t want to lose Nate or Ishi.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 7:00 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd like to think Sabean was a good GM
But that isn’t the case. I believe he is terrible at developing position players which is why when he does find good ones, he squanders their talent, which is why they go on to be productive elsewhere in some cases and in others flame out. Remember they get over 80 draft picks a year, so if you put together a list of 250 prospects that is generally thought to be the consensus wisdom about their value and just drafted randomly, even accounting for pitchers, in 13 years the law of averages says that at least one of those guys should work out; therefore it must be their developmental process.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you, but wouldn’t you agree there’s been a change in organizational philosophy in recent years? Let’s not compare the Giants’ former “sign Michael Tucker early and purposely lose our number one draft pick” philosophy to present day philosophy which has Sabean looking at players like Jose Guillen at the deadline to avoid giving up top prospects. In recent years Sabean has stated many times how he refuses to deal top prospects.
As for the argument about how the Giants have not had an all star position player in thirteen years, that’s Charlie Manuel’s fault as much as it is Brian Sabean’s! This used to be a valid argument, but with Pablo and Buster around, it really should be laid to rest.
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by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 7:57 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Buster maybe, Pablo no.
The Giants haven’t done much to develop Posey, but it was a good pick. However, the argument’s been made that the Giants have hindered Posey’s development (calling him up to sit on the bench last year, leaving him in AAA to learn how to catch ML pitching) so I wouldn’t say the problem is solved. Also, Sandoval looks more and more like a flash in the pan every day. I don’t know if it’s mental, but his power is way, way down and “Operation Panda” was a colossal failure. His season thus far and his weight are more than a little cause for concern and definitely could lead someone to believe they’ve done a poor job of developing Sandoval.
I do agree that there’s been a shift in organizational philosophy, but they should have multiple players on their team who play everyday and were developed in-house instead of two. However, while Sandoval should have been an All-Star they still haven’t developed anyone who was an everyday player since Feliz, prior to Sandoval and Posey. That’s a big gap.
As for Bowker, what does he have left to prove in AAA? If you look at Barry Bonds or Will Clark’s numbers in their rookie season, they’re fairly pedestrian and Bonds’ are downright bad. Young players need consistent at-bats at the major league level to develop and Bowker hasn’t gotten that.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions
"trade him so he'll get a chance to play"
I don’t get this logic. Why would you want them to trade a player and have it come back to haunt them? Why would a fan want them to make a bad trade?
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 5:37 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes you just have to root for the guys and not the team. I root for every one of them to become major league ballplayers. I know the reality is that most won’t. It’s their dream and quite frankly if playing for another team is the path they need to follow so be it.
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I guess if you want the GM fired you can root for the players he trades to do well, but I don’t really take joy out of a player going elsewhere and making my favorite baseball team look stupid. Not to mention the fact if that player winds up on a team in your division and tortures you nineteen times a year.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 8:02 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
As a matter if fact
I would like the GM fired. What’s the downside of that?
And I would take a great deal of joy if and when one of the players I’ve gotten to know makes it to the bigs and has a nice career. I root for them all, regardless of where they play. I would of course rather they play for the Giants and be successful but with Bork and Sabes at the helm I’m not convinced most will get a real shot. At least, not till they hit 30 or so.
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unless he's a Dodger.
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Because we actually like Bowker. Getting Borked isn’t cool.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 30, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: but reading John Sickels Prospect Retro, I noticed that when Aubrey Huff was 22 he hit .301/.385/.530 in his AA debut in the Southern league (which is also a relatively pitching friendly league) with a very solid 77/64 K/BB. I’d have been so happy if Thomas Neal could have produced a line like that this year.
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If Neal hadn’t struck out as much this year, I would’ve said his numbers are climbing towards Huff’s, but he’s striking out a bit more than I’d like to see. 18% isn’t terrible, but something a little more Huffian, like 15.5%, would be nice to see. He’ll have to strike out 5 times in his next 100 ABs to do that, though, so we’ll see.
Man, Aubrey Huff was a really solid player for the Rays through just about all of his seasons there. I don’t know why, but I always just assumed he had a couple good years with them, and flamed out after, but he’s had a really solid career. If Neal comes anywhere close to offensive numbers like that, I’d be ecstatic.
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by theghostofjasonellison on Jul 30, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, there’s a huge difference in power numbers as well (almost .200 difference in SLG). I know the EL limits power, but the Southern League’s no picnic in that regard either. Huff really pretty well destroyed AA (playing about half a year younger than Neal) and those numbers did give a pretty good indication of the kind of hitter he was going to be in the majors.
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His slugging right now is .436, so it’s only about .100 less (though that is a lot still). But you’re right, and I read his SLG as .486 originally, so that drops him down a lot from Huff territory. It’s really hard to tell whether the EL parks are killing our prospects, or they just were never prospects, since we still haven’t had anyone come through AA for even half a season and come to SF and produce.
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by theghostofjasonellison on Jul 30, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah yes, my remedial math skills bite my in the butt again. About .100 difference in SLG. but to drive the point home, most of that .100 is in ISO, as Huff put up an ISO of .229 while Neal is so far putting up a .148, so that’s a pretty significant .080 difference.
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Belt’s ISO so far in AA is .108 higher than Huff’s at a similar age and level. Small sample size, but that’s pretty exciting.
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Jul 30, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely, though it is a SSS. One thing to keep a watch on with Belt (for the “bring him up now” crowd mostly) is his BB%. In SJ he had a preposterous 21% BB rate, so far in AA it’s fallen to a barely acceptable 8%, while his BB/K has gone from a remarkable 112% in the Cal League (57/51) to 40% in the EL (8/20).
Obviously he’s seeing greater quality stuff in AA and the “takes” become a lot harder while the “fooled yous” become more frequent. Hopefully we’ll see those numbers begin to reverse and go back up during these last 5 weeks of the season.
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The whole Belt to LF thing is confusing. Why would they do this? Who’s the stud they have at 1B that would make them think of doing this? I thought the stud was Belt! Possible reasons:
1. Five year extension for Huff
2. Trade for Dunn or Fielder and they get five year extensions.
3. Bringing back Bengie next year (five year extension) and moving Posey to 1B permanently. (I just banned myself!)
4. Angel Villalona is innocent!!!
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by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 7:11 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Hope it's not the case
But they could be showcasing him.
Giants best trade option: Bowker for Rowand
by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
That point is so good that you just ruined my morning!
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by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2010 8:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry
I really hope I’m very, very wrong, wildly inaccurate etc.
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by Giant Torture on Jul 30, 2010 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
You know how we love our roster flexibility! And really, Belt’s gonna have to play somewhere on days when Buster’s at 1B.
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He’s (supposedly) so good defensively, that they might just want to see if his defense is still plus at more important positions. I know it’s kind of naive to just say “switch him to [X] position, he’s a GG!” but I wouldn’t mind seeing him take a shot at 3b. From most scouting reports I’ve read, he’s got a good arm, good range (at 1b), and he’s good with the glove. I’d like to see if any of that translates, but I don’t know if any positional changes (even moving to LF) will mess with his batting.
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by theghostofjasonellison on Jul 30, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Belt’s left-handed, that’s not going to play at 3B, or SS for that matter.
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I thought he thrashed his arm in college (causing the move from the mound to the field).
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Ah yeah, I didn’t even think about handedness. That’s too bad.
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by theghostofjasonellison on Jul 30, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
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by EliminateMe on Jul 30, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Promote Dunnington already
It’s not like we don’t have 27 pitchers on the Scottsdale roster (22 not counting rehabbing pitchers). No pitcher benefits when there’s just not enough innings to go around, and Augusta, SJ and Richmond are all huritng for pitchers.
Oh, and his K/IP is actually just over 1.5, not just under. His other stats are cartoonishly good too. He has nothing left to prove in the AZL, and Jake Dunning can’t pitch every day in S-K:
G=9, IP=16.2, ER=1, ERA=.54, H=7, BB=7, K=26, WHIP=.84, K/9=14, BB/9=3.8, K/BB=3.7. BAA=.125
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Don’t just promote, how about starting him? I always hate to see stuff like that relegated to the bullpen this early a kid’s career.
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+1
At the very least stretch his innings out in relief if you don’t want to start him. Oh, and he’s from Washington, so going to S-K will be like a homecoming for him.
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Demote the entire Giants team...bring up all of the minor league prospects!
Sorry..feeling snarky this morning…
Nick Nordgren
He’s a strange signing by the Giants. He’s 23 years old, and as far as I can tell, he hasn’t played organized ball since he finished his junior year at Creighton Univ. back in 2008. He had a nice career at Creighton, but nothing that got him drafted in 2008. He wasn’t well-thought of out of high school (in 2005), although he did get drafted in the 49th rd. (I think by Toronto). He must have really impressed some scout(s) in a tryout or 2.
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Jorge Bucardo in California!
Bucardo is making his Cal League debut tonight in the high desert against the Inland (Evil) Empire team. Let’s go Jorge!
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I just saw that on the SJ Giants website! I’m excited for him. He’s been throwing so well all year. I hope to catch him during the Stockton series next week when the Giants come home.
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