Vaun Brown, Grant McCray Get the Call!

SF Giants Minor Lines, August 25, 2022

Let me turn the way back machine to…uh…yesterday’s post!

By the way, don’t be surprised to see some more players join the Richmond roster to help buttress them for a post-season run in the next week or so. I’m not sure that Kyle Haines is done trying to perfect this roster just yet.

I don’t like to pat myself on the back too much around here, but boy, did I nail that one! Yesterday afternoon came the word that many MANY people have been waiting for lately:

Richmond Flying Squirrels @GoSquirrels

ROSTER MOVES: - OF Vaun Brown assigned to Double-A Richmond from High-A @EugeneEmeralds - LHP John Gavin assigned to Double-A Richmond from High-A Eugene Emeralds

Vaun Brown is making his second level jump of the year, and one I think we’ve all been intently waiting for. And not just that! Brown left a vacuum in Eugene that was immediately filled by yet another center fielder with power and speed:

San Jose Giants @SJGiants

Congrats to Grant McCray and Jared Dupere on their promotions to High-A @EugeneEmeralds!

There aren’t many Giants’ players who have improved their prospect profile this year as much as Brown and Grant McCray have, so seeing them moved up on the same day is especially thrilling!

The pair has combined for 104 extra-base hits and 79 stolen bases so far this year. Getting to watch them test their skills at the next level gives a little lift of excitement and anticipation to the season’s closing weeks — and we know that both are assured of seeing some post-season action as well. Pretty danged cool!

MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline

Fourth-ranked @SFGiants prospect Grant McCray capped a five-RBI night for the @SJGiants with a three-run homer Wednesday:

The additional word that powerful outfielder Jared Dupere had been pushed up to Eugene as well somewhat oddly left Eugene with five listed active outfielders and San Jose with just one! (though Victor Bericoto, listed as a 1b has seen plenty of action out there). That’s an imbalance that begs for some redress, so I assume we’ll see more bodies in motion coming up from the Arizona complex in the days to come.

Speaking of which, I’m now seven graphs into today’s post and I haven’t even mentioned that the org tasted a 2022 vintage of post-season success last night. On to the finals! Let’s get after it.

HITTER of the Night: Dilan Rosario (AGIB), 3 for 4, HR (1), 2b, 1 Run, 3 RBI
PITCHER of the Night: Seth Lonsway (SJ), 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 B, 10 K

Hope everybody saw my profile on Eric Silva that came out yesterday afternoon!

Eric Silva is Looking Like Gold in Debut Season