Transaction Day!

With most of the teams off on Monday, the Giants took advantage and used the day to make a few promotions.  And by a few, I mean, a lot!  Jose Marte’s promotion was announced on Monday, but with Tuesday came a full slate of moves as the organization moved around a lot of players.

RHP Wilkelma Castillo EST -> A-
C Rodolfo Bone EST -> A-
RHP John Timmins EST -> A+
OF Tyler Flores A- -> A+
RHP Aaron Phillips A- -> A+
LHP Chris Wright A- -> A+
RHP Jose Marte A+ ->  AA
RHP Caleb Kilian A+ -> AA
RHP Jasier Herrera A+ -> AAA
OF Diego Rincones A+ -> Olympics (Venezuela)
C Andres Angulo AA -> Development List*
RHP James Sherfy AAA -> Olympics (U.S.A.)

The Development List is basically an inactive list, where teams can place healthy players for non-disciplinary reasons.  Players must remain on the Development List for a minimum of seven days.

There’s a lot in this list, but the big names are easily Caleb Kilian and Jose Marte going from Eugene to Richmond, and two players headed to Olympic Qualifying teams.  But these are the first shakeups.  We might see a very fluid farm system this year, with this many coordinated moves so early.

AAA: Reno 6, Sacramento 4

Top Lines

C Chadwick Tromp: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B (2), 2 RBI
3B Jason Krizan: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B (8), 1 BB, 1 SO
1B Justin Bour: 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HBP
SS Mitchell Tolman: 1-5, 1 2B (2)

SP Tyler Beede: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 HBP
RP Kervin Castro: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
RP Jasier Herrera: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR
RP Sam Wolff: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO

The River Cats couldn’t get their offense going until it was a little too late.  After giving up a 2-run home run to former River Cat Ryder Jones, the Aces were up 6-0 going into the bottom of the 8th.  The first five batters of the Cats got on base in the bottom half, with a Wade taking a walk, Jason Krizan doubled, Jason Vosler getting hit by a pitch, a Chadwick Tromp double, and a Justin Bour single.  By then, it was 6-3, and then Drew Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-4. Unfortunately, the rally ended there, and Sacramento fell 6-4.

Other Notes:

  • Tyler Beede made his fifth rehab start of the season, going just two innings.  He allowed two walks and hit a batter, after walking four in his previous start.  Beede has let nine runners get on for free, with the hit batter and eight walks in 10.1 innings.  Meanwhile, he’s allowed just five hits, for a .147 batting average allowed.
  • Kervin Castro had his best outing of the season, going a season-high 2.0 innings and without allowing a run.  Castro dropped his ERA from 10.13 to 7.36 with the game.
  • Jasier Herrera made his Triple-A debut after getting promoted from High-A Eugene.  Herrera had a 5.23 ERA in 10.1 innings at Eugene, but gave up three runs in his first two innings at the level.

AA: Richmond 6, Reading 3

Top Lines

1B Frankie Tostado: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (1), 2 SO
LF Jacob Heyward: 1-1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (2)
2B Kyle Mottice: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 3B (1), 1 HBP

SP Matt Frisbee: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 2 HR
RP Norwith Gudino: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO
RP Patrick Ruotolo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO

Okay, well, Matt Frisbee couldn’t throw no-hitters every time out.  Frisbee fell back to a more average sort of outing.  Three runs in six innings is a pretty normal outing for a regular pitcher, which is not what Frisbee has been this season.  But he gave up two home runs, his first two of the season, en route to giving up the runs.  Frisbee gave up 15 home runs in 132.1 innings in 2019 between Augusta and San Jose., a 1.09 HR/9 rate.  He’s still a bit below that pace, but it’s something to watch.

That was backed up by a nice outing by the bullpen.  Gudino struck out four in his two innings of work, and now has 19 in 11.2 innings on the season, against six walks.  On for the ninth was Patrick Ruotolo, bouncing back from giving up a pair of runs in his last game with another scoreless game. 

Other Notes:

  • Frankie Tostado picked up his first home run of the season.  Tostado hit 18 in 2019 at Augusta, over 128 games.  Tostado has three doubles, a triple, and a home run over 18 games so far this season.
  • Jacob Heyward came in late in the game, hitting his second home run of the season.  Heyward has only played in 188 games, but has three doubles and two home runs, giving him a .548 slugging percentage on the year.

High-A: Eugene 7, Spokane 4

Top Lines

SS Will Wilson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (4), 1 SO
3B Jacob Gonzalez: 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B (2), 1 SO
C Patrick Bailey: 1-4, 3 RBI, 1 2B (4), 1 SO
2B Tyler Fitzgerald: 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB
LF Ismael Munguia: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

SP Seth Corry: 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 9 SO, 1 WP
RP Ryan Walker: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
RP Tyler Schimpf: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 1 WP
RP R.J. Dabovich: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO

After Eugene saw a few of its stars get promoted off the roster, the Emeralds just kept on rolling.  Will Wilson kicked off the scoring with a home run, his fourth of the season.  But it was the fourth inning that really got the scoring going for Eugene.  Jacob Gonzalez led off the inning with his first double of the season, and was followed by Tyler Fitzgerald and Ismael Munguia singles to knock in another run.  After two outs, a walk loaded the bases, and Patrick Bailey doubled to knock in three runs.

That stood up, as Seth Corry hit all sorts of season highs (and lows).  He had a season-high 4.2 innings, a season-high-tying nine strikeouts, and a season-high-tying five walks.  That was amongst season lows in hits and runs allowed, because he allowed none.

Other Notes:

  • Seth Corry has struck out 29 in 15.1 innings this season, but he’s also walked 16 on the season.  His ERA has dropped to 2.93 on the year.
  • Jacob Gonzalez has begun to wake up a little, as he’s gotten up to a 4-game hitting streak, with his first extra-base hits of the seasons in his two doubles.
  • Will Wilson’s home run broke a 4-game hitless streak, which saw his average drop from .400 to .297.
  • Patrick Bailey’s doubles have come on a nearly solid cadence.  He got his first in the second game of the season.  Four games later, he hit his second.  Five games later, he got his third.  And now, five games later, he has his fourth.
  • R.J. Dabovich may be moving into the closer role now that Jose Marte has been promoted to Richmond.  He picked up his second save, and is the only other pitcher other than Marte to have more than one.  It’s his fifth straight scoreless and hitless appearance.

Low-A: Lake Elsinore 8, San Jose 7

Top Lines

C Ricardo Genovés: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (3), 1 SO, 2 PB
2B Brett Auerbach: 4-5, 2 RBI, 1 2B (4), 1 E (2)
1B Garrett Frechette: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SO

SP Wil Jensen: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
RP Ty Weber: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
RP Justin Crump: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
RP Austin Reich: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

San Jose let victory slip away in the end of an otherwise very good game.  The Giants had jumped out to a lead in the second on Ricardo Genovés’ third home run of the season, and then a 2-run Brett Auerbach single had given the Giants a 3-2 lead in the third.  A 4-run 6th helped the Giants get out to a 7-4 lead going into the final inning.

Unfortunately, things went sideways in the ninth.  With Justin Crump on the mound, a single and a walk put two runners on.  After a strikeout, Crump gave up a single and a double to score 2 runs, cutting the lead to 7-6.  With Austin Reich having come in to pitch, all it took was one 2-run single to put Lake Elsinore on top.

Other Notes:

  • Ricardo Genovés has gotten red hot as of late.  Over the last four games, he’s 9-for-17 with all three of his home runs on the season, and one of his two doubles.  But he also allowed two more passed balls, giving him seven already this season in 14 games playing catcher.  He had 8 (in 47 games) and 9 (in 33 games) in 2019 and 2018 respectively.
  • Brett Auerbach had his best game of the young season, getting four hits in five at-bats.  He hadn’t had a multi-hit game since his first game of the season on May 6th, a span of eight games.
  • Garrett Frechette had gone the first nine games of the season without getting multiple hits in a game, and now he’s done it in his last two games played (albeit three days apart).
  • Wil Jensen made two relief appearances before moving into the rotation, and now has made three starts since Nick Swiney’s injury.  He has a 6.52 ERA in his starts, but had a 0.00 ERA in two games of relief.