Luciano, McCray, headline Power Show!

SF GIants Minor Lines, August 19-21, 2022

There’s nothing like dingers to give a prospect follower that grand feeling!

Jared Ravich @JaredRavich

Grand slam Marco Luciano.

Power was the predominant theme from the weekend — record-setting homers, BIG homers, welcome back homers, homers of serious impact! And nothing revs up the fires of the Minor Lines like some majestic dingers! So let’s try to wrap our arms around a powerful weekend of action.

HITTER of the Weekend: Vaun Brown (Eug), 7 for 11, 2b (24), 2 3b (7), 5 R, 2 RBI,
2 SB (43), 3 HBP
PITCHER of the Weekend: Nick Zwack (Eug), 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR

Before we get to the roundup, a couple of articles you may be interested in:

First, an idea for an automated ball-strike challenge system was on display this weekend in a Triple A game between the Charlotte Knights and Syracuse Mets. For those of you who can’t wait for full-on robo-umps to hit the majors: bad news. This article notes that MLB has no current plans to adopt a robo-ump in 2023 while they continue to work on the best implementation of the system. But they are working to find a way to improve the game with the technology that exists.

Anthony Castrovince @castrovince

Some people want robot umps in baseball. Some people like the human element. Presenting a possible compromise. @MLB

mlb.comNew ball-strike challenge system in Minors on display tonightWhen the officials wronged Serena Williams at the 2004 U.S. Open quarterfinals, permanent alterations came to professional tennis. On that September night in 2004, onlookers at the National Tennis Center were baffled as Williams, in the decisive third set of a loss to Jennifer Capriati, was the vict…

Secondly — this may especially interest those of you in the Sacramento area — the Sacramento River Cats and Sutter Health Park have been sold for $90 million, in what may, or may not, be the largest sale of a Triple A team yet (apparently, there’s a good deal of obfuscation on this issue). This article includes some speculation on what the sale might mean for the River Cats’ future home as Sutter Health begins to show its modest age.

Ballpark Digest @ballparkdigest

The Sacramento River Cats and Sutter Health Park are being sold to group led by Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive for approximately $90 million. #MiLB #sportsbiz #baseballbiz ballparkdigest.com/2022/08/19/rep…

Now to the lines and seek out some lessons learned from the weekend…