The season’s underway and I’m sure you have questions about it. Hopefully, enough to fill up weekly Free For All Mailbags from here on out. Let me hear what’s on your mind!
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Hi Roger, I'd be interested in your thoughts on where Villar might be after the deadline. It was only 14 months ago (!) when he was the presumptive 3B for the Giants going into the season, with the chance to make the position his for the short term at least. Now not only Chapman but Fitzgerald, Schmitt and potentially even Wisely and Luci are now ahead of him on the IF depth chart (and Wilmer got a start at 3B the other day). I feel like him playing the full season in Sacramento with a .900 OPS doesn't really help anyone. With Casey there he's not even getting lots of 3B reps. He should be hitting 20 HR for the Marlins or White Sox or somewhere! Do you think he has any value around the rest of the league?
I've lived in Norfolk for the last 7 years and I've really enjoyed watching the Orioles prospects roll through here. They really have an exciting young team. Conversely, watching the Norfolk Tides has reminded me how truly abysmal the Giants' farm system has been at producing above average to great position players. It seems like they've had a number of big prospects, but just aren't able to get them past the finish line. I know they hired Pete Putilla, who had great success with the Astros. But has the front office made any organizational changes within the minors to improve their player development, particularly on the position player front? E.g. hitting labs, new coaches, analytics, etc.
Hi Roger, I'd be interested in your thoughts on where Villar might be after the deadline. It was only 14 months ago (!) when he was the presumptive 3B for the Giants going into the season, with the chance to make the position his for the short term at least. Now not only Chapman but Fitzgerald, Schmitt and potentially even Wisely and Luci are now ahead of him on the IF depth chart (and Wilmer got a start at 3B the other day). I feel like him playing the full season in Sacramento with a .900 OPS doesn't really help anyone. With Casey there he's not even getting lots of 3B reps. He should be hitting 20 HR for the Marlins or White Sox or somewhere! Do you think he has any value around the rest of the league?
I've lived in Norfolk for the last 7 years and I've really enjoyed watching the Orioles prospects roll through here. They really have an exciting young team. Conversely, watching the Norfolk Tides has reminded me how truly abysmal the Giants' farm system has been at producing above average to great position players. It seems like they've had a number of big prospects, but just aren't able to get them past the finish line. I know they hired Pete Putilla, who had great success with the Astros. But has the front office made any organizational changes within the minors to improve their player development, particularly on the position player front? E.g. hitting labs, new coaches, analytics, etc.