7/5/2023 0 Comments Minor league baseball![]() ![]() most prospect analysts have pegged him to move to a corner infield spot, with some even suggesting a corner outfield spot. It will also be interesting to see Luciano’s defensive path. That’s a whole lotta power for a shortstop, especially when you consider that the Eastern League is not hitter friendly. or 7 extra-base hits in the 29 times that he’s put the ball in play. He already has 7 extra-base hits in just 59 plate appearances. 200 BABIP improves (which it should as bad luck stops being so prevalent), we should see Luciano’s numbers skyrocket. But as the 37.3% strikeout rate improves (which it should as the rust is rinsed off), and the. Luciano, who is still shaking the rust off after being injured in Spring Training and spending April in extended Spring Training, still doesn’t have great numbers in his first 15 games in AA, as he has a. MARC LUCIAN /ebhbAsvQkQ- Richmond Flying Squirrels May 21, 2023 Most notable was a home run off the bat of shortstop Marco Luciano (No. they only had 5 hits, but 3 of them were home runs (not very Giants: they only struck out 5 times, too!). The Flying Squirrels took something of a Giants approach in this game. Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Akron RubberDucks (Guardians) 5-3 Needless to say it takes a while for pitchers to acclimate to the Pacific Coast League. He gave up 1 hit, 2 walks, 3 runs, and 1 earned run (the 2 unearned runs were because of an error he committed) in 1.2 innings, with 1 strikeout. 26 CPL) made his 3rd appearance since an aggressive promotion, and it didn’t go super well. You know it’s a bad day when the only pitcher who had a good day, RHP Nick Avila, only faced 1 batter. Needless to say, the pitching was bad, with RHP Tanner Andrews getting especially rocked. 867 OPS and a 113 wRC+ suggest that Beaty is staying ready. if Joc Pederson heading to the IL doesn’t get him a call-up, what will? But still, an. I’ve got to think Beaty’s spot on the 40-man roster is in peril, since it’s unclear what he adds to the team given their roster construction. and that’s exactly what he did in his 1st game back, hitting 2-3 with a home run.Ĭats pull within 1! /wGrb8j0U8E- Sacramento River Cats May 21, 2023 So Díaz is going to have to show out if he wants to remain in the fold. ![]() 18 CPL) got promoted to Sacramento where he’s been brilliant, though he’s on the 7-day Injured List. A new infielder has entered the fold, as Schmitt is not only on the active roster but an everyday player. Wisely is on the active roster but primarily as a center fielder, and rarely playing. Now he returns to find a slightly more difficult path to the Majors. 33 CPL) for the role of infield depth in the Majors, with Gabe Kapler proclaiming that both players would spend time on the active roster this season. Díaz, who is on the 40-man roster, was viewed as someone who would battle Brett Wisely (No. Next up was a wonderful sight to see: second baseman Isan Díaz making his season debut. 10 CPL), Matos has to be thinking his time might be right around the corner. ![]() and given the recent very quick MLB debuts of Casey Schmitt (No. Needless to say, I’m extremely excited about the 21 year old. He’s up to 156 plate appearances on the year with just 13 strikeouts. In the 4 games since then? He’s 9-17 with 2 triples, 2 doubles, 1 walk, and 0 strikeouts. Matos hit 0-5 with a strikeout in his 1st game after getting promoted to AAA last week. When the Giants said during the offseason that part of why they remained high on Matos despite his poor 2022 offensive numbers in High-A was because some swings and approaches play better at higher levels, I didn’t expect it to mean that Matos would have a great season in AA and be even better in AAA, but so far that’s where we are. It’s still a very small sample size of just 5 games, but. Matos hit 2-3 with a double, bringing his OPS to 1.117 and his wRC+ to 167. 4 CPL) had yet another good day, which is a sentence I can copy and paste into almost every Minor League round up this year. There were a pair of very exciting performances coming from the 2 batters at the top of the lineup. and their pitchers to do some ugly things.Īll of the offense came from the top of the lineup, with the first 4 batters combining for all 7 of the team’s hits (Sacramento had no walks). ![]() Only a 6-inning game due to bad weather (hail, specifically!), but that was plenty enough time for the River Cats offense to do some exciting things. Sacramento River Cats lost to the Reno Aces ( Diamondbacks ) 10-5 (6 innings) Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL)Īll listed positions are the positions played in that game. A pretty fun Sunday for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates. ![]()
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