minor lines, 8/14/10

by steve S on Aug 15, 2010 9:38 AM PDT in They Might Be Giants

Saturday highlights from the Giants' farm: Ryan Rohlinger and Ryan Cavan homered as part of multi-hit games, and Johnny Monell also homered while reaching base three times.

AAA: Fresno lost to Iowa 13-12

Fresno: RF Eugenio Velez: 4 for 6
Fresno: 1B Brett Pill: 4 for 5, 2B
Fresno: SS Ryan Rohlinger: 3 for 5, HR, 2B
Iowa: 1B Micah Hoffpauir: 2 for 4, HR, 2B, HBP, SO

Fresno: SP Kevin Pucetas: 4.0+ IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 2 K--1 HR, 2 HB

Velez and Pill each had four of the Grizzlies' eighteen hits, raising their respective AVGs to .314 and .280. Rohlinger had his 6th HR and 18th double among three hits. He has hit .294/.379/.464 in 211 AB in the PCL this year, although his batting average has been down the past month. The Cubs' Hoffpauir had a big game, including his 21st HR and 33rd double.

Pucetas had another rough start, the third time in his last ten starts with 7+ ER allowed. His ERA is now 6.31, more than a run and a quarter higher than the 5.04 ERA which he had in the same league a year ago.

AA: Richmond lost to Portland 6-5 (10 innings)

Richmond: RF Brandon Belt: 2 for 4, BB
Richmond: DH Clay Timpner: 0 for 1, 3 BB

Richmond: SP David Mixon: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Portland: RP Dan Turpen: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K--1 HB

Belt, who had the Flying Squirrels' only multi-hit line, and Timpner each reached base three times. Belt has hit .338/.405/.633 in 139 AB since his promotion to Richmond.

Mixon made his second straight start against the SeaDogs. He has allowed 5 ER in 10.0 IP over those two starts. Turpen, whom the Giants traded to the Red Sox two weeks ago, allowed a run facing his former teammates.

A+: San Jose lost to Modesto 6-4
(after leading 4-1 through through four innings)

San Jose: DH Johnny Monell: 1 for 2, HR, 2 BB, SO
San Jose: LF James Simmons: 2 for 3, 2B

San Jose: SP Dan Runzler: 1.0 IP, 2 K
San Jose: RP Kyle Nicholson: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 8 K--1 HR
San Jose: RP Danny Otero: 1.1 IP, 2 K
San Jose: RP Jason Stoffel: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB

Monell had his 16th HR as he reached base three times. Simmons, whose 14th double was the Giants' only other XBH, was one of three Giants with two hits.

Runzler struck out two of his three batters in his second rehab appearance. Nicholson's 8 K may have been a season-high, but his 5 ER matched the most he had allowed in any of his last ten starts. Otero struck out two of his four batters. The data suggest that Stoffel may be a much different pitcher out of the stretch. With no runners on base he has 16 H, 12 BB, and 40 K in 23.1 IP; with runners on, he has 29 H, 7 BB, and 18 K in 20.0 IP. Or does the data just coincide with his good days and bad days?

A-: Augusta defeated Rome 6-5
(rallying for four runs in the 8th inning)

Augusta: 2B Ryan Cavan: 2 for 4, HR
Augusta: C Tommy Joseph: 2 for 4, 2B, SO

Augusta: SP Andrew Reichard: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K--1 HB
Augusta: RP Jose Valdez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 K

Cavan had his 13th HR. He and Joseph were two of four GreenJackets with two hits each, raising their respective AVGs to .274 and .236.

Despite some nice K/IP and K/BB stats this year, Reichard allowed 3+ ER for the seventh time in his last eight starts. After striking out two of four batters, Valdez has a K/IP over 1.00, but his K/BB ratio is below 2.00, and his WHIP remains above 1.50.

ssA: Salem-Keizer defeated Spokane 12-7

Salem-Keizer: 2B Julio Izturis: 4 for 5, 2 E
Salem-Keizer: DH Mike Murray: 3 for 5

Salem-Keizer: SP Taylor Rogers: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Izturis and Murray combined for seven of the Volcanes' sixteen hits. Izturis's four singles raised his AVG above .300, but he also commited his 10th and 11th errors.

Rogers allowed a season-high 6 ER in his twelfth start, raising his ERA to 4.48.

R: Giants defeated Rangers 5-3

Scottsdale: SS Robert Haney: 2 for 4, 3B, BB
Scottsdale: 1B Sundrendy Windster: 2 for 4, 3B, 2B
Surprise: CF Ruben Sierra Jr: 1 for 3, HR, BB

Scottsdale: SP Gaspar Santiago: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Haney and Windster each had two hits for the rookie Giants, including the first triple for each hitter. Sierra, the Rangers' sixth round pick a year ago, homered in his fifth AZL game.

After eight relief appearances, the 20-year-old Santiago made his first start and allowed just one of ten batters to reach base.

DSL: Giants lost to Marlins 7-6

Dominican: CF Jorge Lopez: 3 for 5, SO, SB
Dominican: SP Joan Gregorio: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K--1 HR

Two days after hitting for the cycle, Lopez (18.11 y.o.) had three more hits, raising his AVG to .250. Gregorio's (18.7 y.o.) thirteenth start was one of his less effective starts, pushing his ERA above 3.00.

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Designated Pickerofferer?

Matthew Graham had a strange appearance in last night’s AZL game. He was brought in with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, in the bottom of the 7th. He proceeded to deke the runner on 2nd into breaking for 3B by attempting a pickoff throw of the runner on 1B. The 1B (Windster) threw to the 3B, who got the runner in a pickle for the 3rd out of the inning. I’m not sure if Graham actually threw a pitch to the plate, and he didn’t return to the mound to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning, but he did have an effective outing and got credited for a third of an inning pitched.

"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner

by Fla-Giant on Aug 15, 2010 10:00 AM PDT reply actions

Of course, a pitcher gets credited for a third of an inning (or however many) any time an out is recorded while he’s the pitcher of record. The classic is to come in, throw a pitch, and have the catcher nail somebody at 2nd.

However, one of my brothers and I have always wanted to know what would be the result of this hypothetical situation: a relief pitcher is brought in following a base hit, with two outs in an inning. He takes his warmups, and is ready to begin his appearance. Once the relief pitcher is officially in the game, the opposing manager notifies the ump that he’s inserting a PH into the game. However, as the PH is approaching the batters box to begin his and the RP’s appearances, the RP’s manager comes out to talk to the ump, having just noticed that the previous batter had batted out of turn. Looking over the situation, the ump concludes that yes, the opposing team batted out of turn and signals the third out of the inning.

The question is: have the pitcher and batter officially appeared in the game at this point? Has the pitcher been credited with a third of an inning, and if so, could he conceivably be credited with a win if his team were to go ahead in the next half inning, even if he didn’t come out and pitch the following inning (thereby never having made a move of any kind in the game). If the inning is now retroactively over before either entered the game, could the RP or PH return later in the game?

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by Roger on Aug 15, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions

I believe it’s the last one.

by kaliber on Aug 15, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I suspect there could be some differences here in the rules between pros and amateurs, but I would suspect that based on the situation where Bengie Molina was pinch run for after hitting a double but then had the call reversed to a home run, that the substitutes are officially in the game. They couldn’t “leave” the game and “return” later.

by steve S on Aug 15, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions

K-Poo

Shake this nickname please

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.

by baetown415 on Aug 15, 2010 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

Monell

organizational guy or potential big leaguer?

Bonds stands alone.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2010 10:44 AM PDT reply actions

Filler. He’s 24 in A ball with an .805 OPS. He had better be the greatest defensive catcher ever to get a shot at the bigs.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 15, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

According to Baggs writeup on him in the last Prospect Handbook he has some real advocates in the organization, but his best case future is LH bat off the bench, not anything catching related.

My Bucardo is better than yours.

by Roger on Aug 15, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Was in Fresno last night to watch the Grizzlies, couple observations:

1. Considering I’d read here that Bond’s defense isn’t good, I was surprised to see him make a couple of highlight-reel plays (one to his left, one to his right) as well as all the plays he should make. Yes, it’s SSS but he still looked nice in the field.
2. Pill is larger than I expected him to be. Not fat, but tall and physically imposing. He stung the ball all night.
3. Pucetas sucked. So did the Cubs’ starting pitcher, but he got the win. (My old-school father finally came to grips with how useless a stat the W is after seeing the Cubs’ pitcher get the win.)
4. Paterson wasn’t much better. Everything hit off him was hit hard.
5. Rohlinger looked smooth at short.
6. Jackson Williams looks excellent behind the plate. The ball he threw to nail a runner trying to steal second was right on the money. Offensively he’s offensive.
7. Chukchansi Park is a nice place to see a ballgame. Love the misters on the final row of the “lower box” — kept us cool until they turned ’em off in the 5th.

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by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 15, 2010 10:46 AM PDT reply actions

Brock Bond's D

The estimations of Bond’s defensive abilities have covered the range over the past year. Although I can’t remember anybody posting that he’s a plus defender at 2B. The same goes for his footspeed. Nobody has been able to definitively state where on the sliding scale his speed lies. The problem is that none of the usual prospect scouting/analysis sites have bothered to post any first-hand reports on Bond due to the fact that they don’t see him as a real prospect. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t consider him a real prospect, just that the gatekeepers in the know don’t view him as one.

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by Fla-Giant on Aug 15, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

I think the real issue is that the Giants don’t much seem to view him as a prospect, so they don’t make much of an effort to get good words about him out there either.

My Bucardo is better than yours.

by Roger on Aug 15, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Guys like Bond, Downs, and Roehlinger got a kick in the ass from the Giants with the acquisition of Fontenot. He’s going to be the backup middle infielder for the next few years, and they’re either staying where they are or leaving the organization.

Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.

by rxmeister on Aug 15, 2010 12:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Are we sure about that? F Sanchez is only signed through next year.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 16, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions

and not exactly justifying a spot in the starting lineup either. Although that could make him the UT IF, but he’s not really a SS either.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 16, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions

In my opinion Bond is a quite capable fielder though I don’t believe he’ll make a living on the highlight reels. He has decent range though not spectacular and an adequate arm, they’ve played him some at third and he seems to do fine.

I think he just needs an advocate in the organization to move him along. Kinda like Tyler Graham.

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by RichH on Aug 16, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Whither Christman?

Anybody have any idea what happened to Mark “Tyler” Christman? He’s a RHP out of Sumter JC in So. Carolina that the Giants took in the 13th round in this year’s draft. He signed very quickly for a “6 figure” bonus (around June18th) and has been listed on the Scottsdale roster since it was first posted just before their season started in June, but has yet to get on the mound in an official game.

Christman is 6’2", 190 lb. and will turn 21 in under 2 weeks. He had eye-popping stats this year against inferior competition, so I was hoping to see how he’d do in the desert agianst other top prospects. Here are his stats for his final year at Sumter JC:
W/L=8-4, G=14, GS=13, IP=82.1, ERA=2.62, K=121, BB=15, WHIP=.86, BAA=.192.
He completed 7 of the 13 games he started, with a K/9=13.2, BB/9=1.6, and K/BB=8.1

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by Fla-Giant on Aug 15, 2010 11:26 AM PDT reply actions

listened to the last couple innings of the Richmond game

Belt would’ve had the game-tying HR (bottom 10th) to right center field 99% of the time, but the ball was knocked down by a very strong wind blowing inwards. The Richmond radio announcers were shocked that it wasn’t a HR and were adamant that it would’ve been long gone if it wasn’t for the wind.

by TimLaser and MattyC on Aug 15, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions