minor lines, 5/17/11
by steve S on May 17, 2011 10:43 PM PDT
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PrintTuesday highlights from the Giants' farm: Andrew Kown and Taylor Rogers both had 7.0 scoreless IP, Devin Harris homered among four hits, and Brandon Belt homered and walked twice.
AAA: Fresno defeated Memphis 5-3
(scoring four runs in the 7th inning)
Fresno: SS Emmanuel Burriss: 2 for 4, BB, SO, SB
Fresno: LF Brandon Belt: 1 for 2, HR, 2 BB, SF, CS
Fresno: CF-RF Terry Evans: 3 for 5
Fresno: C Chris Stewart: 2 for 4, BB
Memphis: LF Daryl Jones: 3 for 4, 2B
Fresno: SP Andrew Kown: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K--1 WP
Belt provided the big blow for the Grizzlies' offense with his grand slam HR in the 7th inning. It was his first HR of the month. With 19 BB among 55 AB this month, including 9 BB over his last five games, his OBP is over .500. Three of the other four Grizzlies to reach base three times each were Burriss, Evans, and Stewart, who combined for seven of the Grizzlies' dozen hits. Jones, who was once considered one of the Cardinals' top five prospects but is still just 24 years old, had three of the Redbirds' seven hits, raising his OPS to .838 through 41 AB.
Kown had his second most effective start of the season (matching a previous start with 7.0 scoreless IP) despite a season-high 4 BB and a season-low 2 K. His K/BB ratio slipped below 2.00, but he improved his ERA to 3.60.
AA: Richmond lost to Bowie 2-0
(allowing both runs in the 1st inning)
Richmond: 2B Charlie Culberson: 2 for 4, SO, E
Richmond: SP Clayton Tanner: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K--1 HB
Richmond: RP Alex Hinshaw: 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 K
Bowie: SP Alfredo Simon: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K--1 PO
Culberson had two of the Flying Squirrels' five hits (all singles), raising his AVG to .299. He also committed his 3rd error.
Tanner had his third straight quality start as he has not allowed more than 3 ER since his first start of the year. Still, his W-L record dropped to 0-4. He matched a season high with 6 K. His K/IP ratio so far this year is 0.84--appreciably higher than his 0.53 ratio a year ago. Hinshaw made his first Eastern League appearance in four years (which was his first year in the upper minors). Former Giants' farmhand Simon and two relievers shut out the Grizzlies. Simon, who had 49 appearances in the majors last year, was making his third rehab start.
A+: San Jose lost to Modesto 3-2
(with San Jose scoring both its runs in the 9th inning)
San Jose: CF Gary Brown: 3 for 5, 2B, SO
San Jose: 2B Ryan Cavan: 3 for 5, 3B, SO
San Jose: SP Zack Wheeler: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K--1 HB
With three hits each, Brown and Cavan accounted for all but two of the Giants' eight hits. They raised their respective AVGs to .374 and .265.
Making his seventh start, Wheeler had a season-high 5 BB. This was also his first start with fewer K than IP, as well as his start with fewer K than BB. Still, his K/BB ratio remains above 3.00.
A-: Augusta defeated Greenville 8-2
(after scoring five runs in the 5th inning)
Augusta: SS Ehire Adrianza: 1 for 4, HR, BB, 2 SO, CS
Augusta: 3B Adam Duvall: 1 for 5, HR, SO
Augusta: DH Drew Biery: 3 for 4, 2B, BB
Augusta: RF Devin Harris: 4 for 5, HR, 2B, SO
Greenville: RF Bryce Brentz: 0 for 4, SO
Augusta: SP Taylor Rogers: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Every member of the GreenJackets' lineup had at least one hit. They were led by Harris's four hits, which included his 8th HR and 12th double. With nearly two thirds of his hits going for extra bases, he has a .493 SLG despite a .232 AVG. Biery also reached base four times as he had three hits. Duvall added his 9th HR, and Adrianza his 1st HR. Brentz, whom the Red Sox drafted 36th overall a year ago, had his second straight game without a hit (in the first game of this series), after he had his long hitting streak snapped the previous night.
Rogers bounced back from his last start (5 R in 3.0 IP) with his most effective start of the year. He matched a season high with 7.0 IP as he had his first start without allowing a run. His ERA is now 2.58 through seven starts.
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FREE HAT!!!
… I mean… BELT!!!!
No, seriously, Fuck the Dodgers.
by Stoney Montana on May 18, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
he’s only hitting .387/.529/.600 with 3 HR, 7 2B, 24 BB and 21 K in 101 PA. He only has a 3/3 SB/CS line. He’s clearly not ready.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 17, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a grand slam, drove in all the team's runs, and didn't strike out!
Belt is obviously not ready for the Giants. He hasn’t learned to swing at slider two feet off the plate or in the dirt yet (or sliders two feet off the plate and in the dirt). Clearly they should stick with Rowand. In fact, they should start Tejada in the outfield before they even dream about giving the job to Belt.
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on May 17, 2011 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Baggs seems to think it’s going to happen any day now. Hope he’s right.
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by rxmeister on May 18, 2011 5:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It’s really only a question of (OF) defense right? And who to send down, maybe. But they need another patient bat in the lineup. Besides, when Torres isn’t in the lineup, he’s the best lead-off option.
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by Smotheredinhugs on May 18, 2011 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Not according to Baggs
Baggs says they’re considering moving Huff to 3rd and playing Belt at 1B.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t think there’s any “might be” about it. He will be, the question is whether or not Belt’s increased offense will compensate for Huff’s decreased defense. Still the way DeRosa plays third, it won’t be difficult to at least duplicate that.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Kind of lost in all the 8th-inning rage, was that Tejada had a pretty good game. He managed to drive Huff in without looking like he lucked into it, and he made that highlight-worthy barehanded play on the Lopez-hit ball that Sanchez deflected. As bad as he has been, he’s showing signs that he won’t be completely worthless down the road.
Rowand, however, looked absolutely, completely lost at the plate. He managed to one-up swinging at that slider 2 feet off the plate the previous night, by swinging at a fucking wild pitch. He needs to go. If the Giants are going to carry that many outfielders, one of them should be Belt.
Fortune favors the lucky.
by BusterHomerun on May 18, 2011 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah - April is gone...
…and the real Aaron Rowand has shown up.
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by Smotheredinhugs on May 18, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m I the only one that thinks a moving Huff to 3B would be an act of extreme panic? There’s no way that Huff can play D at 3B at an acceptable level at this late stage in his career. I actually think that Belt and Nate would be better candidates for 3B than Huff.
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I’m I the only one that thinks a moving Huff to 3B would be an act of extreme panic?
No, you’re not.
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to me, Huff at 3b is only slightly more appealing than Randy Winn at 3b/Pedro Feliz at catcher, but it’s still a break glass in case of emergency only type of move, not a let’s do that for a week and see what happens type of move.
Though that would be nice for Fantasy purposes if Huff at some 3B eligibility.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
At the risk of drawing groug's ire...
…I’d sooner try Nate at 3B than Aubrey. Obviously, neither has played the position in awhile, but I think I’d opt for young-ish and rusty over old-ish and rusty.
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Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Oops
That was meant to be “Am I the only one…” – hence the ? at the end of the sentence.
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I agree that it's not ideal
But for a few weeks I think it’s worth a shot because, their offense is awful, and Tejada and DLrosa already are full of clank so as bad as Huff may or may not be it won’t be like going from Matt Williams to Huff.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate might be better at 3B than Huff, but wouldn’t that means putting Huff at RF? So it’s a choice between having 2 below average fielders (Huff @ RF and Nate @ 3B) versus one very bad fielder (Huff @ 3B). Neither sound appealing to me.
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by Smotheredinhugs on May 18, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I don’t know if Belt’s bat is good enough to compensate for Huff’s defense at 3rd, but given the way that flap-flap and Migsucky have played, it’s worth a shot.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Belt also had 9 walks in his last 5 games
Clearly he is not ready he is still cheating the game way too much with all those walks. He needs to watch some film on Rowand and tejada to get some pointers.
by Falconer88 on May 18, 2011 6:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Wheeler
the walks are ugly but he did have a 8-2 GO/FO ratio. He still hasn’t finished the 6th inning this year. Hard to do that when he’s walking people.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 17, 2011 11:14 PM PDT reply actions
also not surprised if the team was a bit sluggish tonight after going 18 innings yesterday.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 17, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
His walkrate is climbing the deeper into the season he gets…
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by BruteSentiment on May 18, 2011 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Is he working on secondary pitches for which he has less control? I want to believe that.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 18, 2011 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s certainly a possibility. The team wants him to rely on more than just his fastball, particularly with 2 strikes.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2011 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
speaking only of last night's outing
he didn’t have good command of the secondary pitches but his biggest issue was missing with the fastball (missing down more often than not). It also wasn’t a case of extreme wildness or badly missing all over the place, most of his pitches were around the plate, just not quite in the strike zone.
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 18, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
What is the common development line of pitchers and command in general? Does it improve as you get older?
And what for somebody who has extreme movement on his breaking balls? Does it take longer?
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by say hey nation on May 18, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Usually you can point to a specific period in time where the young pitcher figures things out and his wlak rate improves noticeably. You’re correct to point out that Wheeler’s issue is that is stuff is too good for him to control at this point. Let’s not forget that this is actually Wheeler’s first full season of pro ball. Due to the fingernail issue last yaer he barely got any innings in at all.
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Did you know that Cliff Lee’s worst characteristic both in college and the minors was his terrible walk rates. Then suddenly he fixed it, and then he fixed it real good.
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Yeah, it usually seems a young pitcher finally “gets it” or he doesn’t. You’ll typically see more movement of the walk rate in the downward direction once they do get it.
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He could stand in the field and in the box and never actually move
Just stand there. Then he’d be worse. But not much worse.
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Then how will he GDP?
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by Smotheredinhugs on May 18, 2011 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't take the risk
If he puts the ball in play, he might actually reach base through some sort of error or wizardry. DeRosa isn’t willing to risk that. It also requires other people on the team to get on base, which I’m pretty sure is blasphemous.
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Your new starting 3B
Is also the best athlete on the team.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Belt with 5 rbi today and bowker with 4, lets get bowker back, and bring him up with belt.
We need some run generation.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions
ROWNADS 4 BOWKER
Hey, Pittsburgh once took Matt Morris and actually gave us something, so why not?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 18, 2011 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I was at the San Jose Modesto game
a couple of observations…
It obviously wasn’t Wheeler’s best night, he struggled with control all night and was constantly in deep counts. He was usually missing down below the strike zone.
Wheeler was around 90-92 MPH all night according to the John Thurman Field radar gun (make of that what you will). His velocity didn’t go down as his pitch count got into the 90s (he threw 98 pitches). He gave up only a couple of well hit balls all night.
It seemed that Wheeler threw relatively few curve balls (I wasn’t charting the game or anything sophisticated like that, just an observation) but he did throw several dandies.
Gary Brown looked great at the plate all night, none of his hit were cheap, all 3 of them were smoked. He worked the count well and seemed to have an idea every time.
Wendell Fairley runs really well but Gary Brown can FLY
Fairley made a very nice throw to gun down Josh Rutledge trying to stretch a 1B into a 2B in the 5th
The stadium radar gun had Chuck Lofgren in the low 80s, never cracking 85 (again, I don’t take that gun as gospel)
the end of the game was really exciting as the Nuts closer Kuo (who doesn’t appear to be related to Hong -Chih) gave up several walks and hits. The game ended with Dominguez hitting a fly ball to very deep left field with the bases loaded, it was caught on the warning track.
it was very cold and sprinkling off and on all night. I felt like I deserved a Croix de John Thurman Field pin or something like that for making it to the end
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 18, 2011 12:33 AM PDT reply actions
Joe Ritzo, the SJ Giants radio broadcaster, said the gun at Modesto is cold by 2 mph. Sitting 92-94 sounds about right for Wheeler.
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by TimLaser and MattyC on May 18, 2011 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Especially when you figure that he’s dialing his velo back to that level in order to be able to contol his FB. I think he could hit 95-97 consistently if he threw all 4-seamers, but he wouldn’t be a very effective pitcher doing that.
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I’m not saying that. believe that the 2-seamer is the FB that Wheeler should stick with. I’m saying that if he wanted to go for pure velocity he could throw the 4-seamer all the time and make the velocity hounds happy. I
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I second that
His fastball had a ton of downward bite on it all night (at times too much to control). It looked like a groundball inducing machine.
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 18, 2011 11:36 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not to comment on what pitches Wheeler was throwing last night, but I don’t think that Wheeler actually throws a true curveball. He throws a hard slider in th 88 mph range that’s tight and breaks late. He also throws a slurve in the 84 mph range that’s more sweeping. Both pitches would be difficult to recognize from the stands (unless you’re sitting behind the plate or in CF) because they don’t have the tell-tale vertical up-and-down path of a typical curveball.
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I am by no means a scout or a pitching coach, but I was sitting right behind the plate and I am pretty sure that was a curveball (which seems consistent with everything I have read about his repertoire). It certainly had all the break of a typical curveball. He also threw several of those tight sliders you mentioned which were easily distinguished from the curve, it wasn’t a particularly effective pitch for him last night.
by FluLikeSymptoms on May 18, 2011 11:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Is Gillaspie hurt? He went 1-1 then was replaced, Rohlinger went to 3rd and someone else took 2nd.
Irrational Conor Gillaspie fanboy.
Is on a flight to LA. Iirc he is still on the 40-man.
by capn on May 18, 2011 6:58 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Really?
Gillaspie is getting called up? Would seem to make sense, Flap-Flap and Migsucky are not even replacement level.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
i was speculating kind of the way i speculate that i win the lottery each week. but it really is not that absurd…
Disappointed in Baggs
he stole my idea, the way I stole it from you. I expect more from him than I do myself.
My tweet:
@extrabaggs Did Gillaspie get called up? Pulled last night for RyRohl after going 1-1.
Baggs tweet 45 minutes later:
3B Conor Gillaspie was replaced after one inning for AAA Fresno at Memphis. Would make tons of sense if he joins Giants today.
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
there is nothing on twitter and nothing on the grizz website. Anyone out there listen to the game? I thought about it, but did not. I do know that Baggs and Doug Greenwald are pretty tight so if Baggs is tweeting this junk then he must have a pretty good idea it is happening. My take: why the fuck not?
play by play
Fresno Top of the 2nd
Brad Eldred flies out to center fielder Adron Chambers.
Conor Gillaspie singles on a pop up to catcher Bryan Anderson.
Terry Evans singles on a line drive to center fielder Adron Chambers. Conor Gillaspie to 2nd.
Chris Stewart singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Adron Chambers. Conor Gillaspie to 3rd. Terry Evans to 2nd.
Andrew Kown strikes out swinging.
Emmanuel Burriss lines out to second baseman Donovan Solano.
Memphis Bottom of the 2nd
Bryan Anderson flies out to center fielder Terry Evans.
Daryl Jones singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Brad Eldred.
Donovan Solano singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Brad Eldred. Daryl Jones advances to 3rd, on throwing error by right fielder Brad Eldred.
Defensive switch from second base to third base for Ryan Rohlinger.
Defensive Substitution: Edgar Gonzalez replaces third baseman Conor Gillaspie, batting 6th, playing second base.
Pete Kozma pops out to first baseman Brett Pill in foul territory.
Nick Additon grounds out, shortstop Emmanuel Burriss to first baseman Brett Pill.
He stayed in the game after his single (popup to the catcher, a bunt maybe?) and ran the bases. Perhaps, if he was injured it was on the hit as he probably had to beat the throw. But then he started the next half inning in the field.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m the only one who thinks calling up Conor Gillaspie would be an act of extreme panic?
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his natural position is DH
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by Giant Torture on May 18, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Touche
LOL
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If Gillaspie gets called up
and Ford is sent down and Nate is starting, the fastest player off the bench would be…Eli Whiteside?
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Followed by Rowand
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Yeah, but you don’t use your only backup C as a pinch runner, unless he’s running for Posey.
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Nostocks:
I heard the radio broadcast. Gillaspie attempted to make a defensive play at 3B, but the throw from RF Brad Eldred was high. He went up to catch the ball, and when he came down he rolled his ankle (actually, rolled it on the back of the sliding runner). With an off day today (Wed.), the announcers speculated that Decker was being extra cautious, as well as allowing him almost 2 full days of rest.
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well, so much for that.
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ok
make sense. the play by play didn’t indicate a play at 3rd, but that’s likely the ball Eldred threw that was an error.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I love living in 2011. In 1979 you might never have known that Gillaspie was removed from a game in Memphis and certainly would have had to work hard to find out. If he had acutally been called up, you would have learned of it when he appeared on the paper roster stuffed inside your program. Now we can all have so much fun creating news before it actually happens.
see above
And I completely agree. Especially since I remember ‘79 clearly. In the early 80’s, I would stand around the AP teletype machine at work, late at night, hoping to see Giants boxscores. That now seems so quaint.
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s hard to forget waiting in long lines for gas, I’ll give you that.
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it okay yet to believe that Culberson’s 2010-11 represent his true talent?
Not that that would be especially valuable, just potentially useful.
useful, sure
108 and 103 wRC+ in high A and AA respectively at 21 and 22. Too bad nobody seems to like his defense.
I think he’ll be an average to slightly above average defender.
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by Smotheredinhugs on May 18, 2011 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Average D. He’s got quick feet and a good arm, but the glove is clanky.
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I seem to recall
some of the Giants announcers during Spring Training were really raving about his defensive potential – can’t remember which ones but I do remember it because I’d always heard his D wasn’t the best and this was the first time I’d heard otherwise
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by crazedcrustacean on May 18, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Clayton Tanner is still only in his age-23 season. Maybe he does have a future in the bigs. Perhaps as the last man out of the bullpen/2nd LOOGY, but a future nonetheless?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 18, 2011 7:52 AM PDT reply actions
Wait, really? He has been in the org FOREVER.
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by say hey nation on May 18, 2011 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
The fact that his K-rate is back in the seven range is nice. He looks moderately useful. I think most people who’ve seen him pitch hate his stuff.
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Seth Rosin can hit the side of a barn with a baseball. From space.
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He did not look good in ST. It looks to me that his ceiling is as a LOOGY, but he’ll need to adjust his arm angle in order to be successful at that.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
Both Harris and Duvall are on pace to hit over 20 HRs this season. That’s a real feat playing in the Sally with half your games at the cavernous Augusta stadium.
Devin Harris is the ultimate streak hitter. All of his streaks seem to occur in the span of 1 game. He has 1 great game a week, followed by many mediocre or horrible games. I imagine that he’s a pure guess hitter at his point – and his guesses aren’t often coreect.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
Gillaspie
he’s hitting .293/.373/.429 so far this year in Fresno which is ok. He has 21K and 19BB in 162 PA. He’s never show much pop in the minors, but he did tied for the lead in the AFL with 5 homers 76 PA. The Giants believed in his bat when they drafted him and they probably still do. He’s 23 y/o. It’s probably time to see what he can do given our current deficiencies at 3b.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2011 9:13 AM PDT reply actions
Slugging only .429 (with an ISO=.136) in the PCL does not bode well for a 3B prospect in the majors. He basically projects to be a singles hitter that will likely hit .270 at best, and play only passable D at 3B.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
He seems like a less-hyped Sean Burroughs to me.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 18, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
SSS, but those are great numbers! GITRDUN SABES
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 18, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
whaddayknow
Imagine you could have a do-over with Fred Lewis, without the bad routes and melancholy. I grant you Chris Lofton.
i think he's rehabbing
he missed most of the beginning of the year
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
He should be promoted to Richmond when the Giants think that he’s ready. Brandon Crawford should be in Fresno soon also.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Keep an eye on my son, Jake "The Jacksonville Rifle" Dunning. From SS to the mound - exclusively toeing the rubber since March 2010.
Agreed on both counts. I’m eager to see BCrawford in Fresno.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Well, yes, eventually....
..but I’m willing to give him some time to marinate in Fresno.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
OT: Talk about the wheels falling off...
johnmanuelbaJohn Manuel
Russ Canzler ends Leake’s day with a solo homer, going oppo taco to make it 5-1 Bulls. So 5.1 for Leake, 8 H, 5 R
Maybe he’s trying to steal strikes early in the count.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on May 18, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I can hear the clank from here.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Not from the 40-man roster, unless they really do move Huff to 3B and call up Belt.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I doubt Huff will be moved to third base. He couldn’t handle the OF with no reps in ST and he hasn’t played there since ‘08. I don’t think now would be the time to change his position. He’s been playing well at first base, too.
If it’s just Freddy hurt, then FonTeRosa have to hold down the fort until the Giants can call up either Burriss or Rohlinger again, or Gillaspie’s ankle checks out ok.
What I’m worried about is Freddy AND DeRosa both being out of the lineup, since the Giants only have 5 IF on the active roster.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Let’s hope Freddy isn’t hurt enough that Burriss can come back as an injury replacement.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 18, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Rafael Rodriguez
2 for 4, 2B. Year-to-date line of .281/.318/.364 two months shy of his 19th birthday.
I still believe!
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