Week 17 Stats Review
Everyone’s tired. It’s hot. The season’s long. But these last six weeks will make a big difference for the statistical record that will follow them the rest of their careers. Can a big finish help make everything look better? Will a tired finishing month take an otherwise promising season and give it a negative gloss? One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been, as the old Greek said.
Meanwhile, here’s a snapshot in time, seventeen weeks in. It’s time for the weekly review of Stats, Leaders, and Transactions!
Sacramento River Cats: 44-61, 5th Place, 16.0 GB
-91 Run Differential
Cover thy eyes! It’s ugly in here!
SORTABLE TABLES: HITTERS PITCHERS
PCL LEADERS*
David Villar: HR (T-4th), OBP (2nd), SLG (1st), OPS (1st), ISO (1st), RBI (9th), BB% (4th), wRC+ (1st), FB% (4th)
Isan Diaz: HR (T-4th), SLG (5th), OPS (4th), ISO (3rd), BB% (8th), wRC+ (4th), FB% (9th)
Bryce Johnson: SB (6th)
Enmanuel De Jesus: FIP(9th), SO (9th), BB (8th), K% (6th), SwS% (6th)
Tristan Beck: FIP (4th), BB% (6th), K-BB% (10th), SwS% (8th)
Sean Hjelle: BB% (9th), LD% (1st), GB% (1st)
Joey Marciano: Saves (T-6th)
*IP level set at 70 for this week for all full season affiliates.
Looking for some good news? Both Beck and Hjelle have been stingy on the walks, and Beck has some of the best swinging strike rates in league. Hjelle has limited hard contact and has kept things on the ground.
TRANSACTIONS (not including recall/options to/from SF)*
RHP Angel Rondón cleared waivers, outrighted to Sacramento
C Cesar Gonzalez reassigned to ACL Giants Black
RHP Luis Ortiz activated from paternity list
RHP Trevor Hildenberger sent on rehab assignment to ACL Giants Black
RHP Michael Stryffeler acquired in trade from Seattle and assigned to Sacramento
SS/C Ford Proctor acquired in trade from Tampa Bay and optioned to Sacramento
LHP Thomas Szapucki acquired in trade from NY Mets and optioned to Sacramento
SS Drew Jackson signed as free agent and assigned to Sacramento
3b Wyatt Mathisen released
LHP Scott Alexander re-assigned from San Jose
OF Ka’ai Tom released
RHP Patrick Ruotolo released
RHP Kyle Tyler released
RHP Bryan Brickhouse released
RHP Kervin Castro DFA’d and claimed by Cubs
OF Steele Walker claimed off waivers and optioned to Sacramento
Now THAT is a week of comings and goings! Pour one out for long-time Giants’ minor leaguer Patrick Ruotolo, whose season began with such promise. The 27th round pick in 2016 based his throwing motion on Tim Lincecum’s, and really never had anything but success in his minor league career prior to reaching Triple A. He was headed towards six-year minor league free agency this winter, so perhaps this move is meant to help him find another team prior to the post-season MiLB FA glut.
Richmond Flying Squirrels: 11-21, 5th Place, 13.0 GB
-20 Run Differential (second half)
Time for this group to pick things back up and get some momentum going for its first post-season appearance in eight years. Kinda difficult when the top four offensive performers are no longer with the club.
SORTABLE TABLES: HITTERS PITCHERS
EL LEADERS
Frankie Tostado: Avg (4th)
Shane Matheny: OBP (6th), BB% (4th), wRC+ (9th)
Sean Roby: HR (3rd), SO (3rd), ISO (3rd), FB% (9th)
Tyler Fitzgerald: HR (T-10th), SO (2nd), FB% (2nd)
Diego Rincones: K% (1st)
Michael Gigliotti: OBP (10th), BB (T-9th), SB (T-4th), BB% (5th)
Jake Dahlberg: IP (10th), BB% (8th)
Kai-Wei Teng: SO (T-3rd), BB (1st), IP (5th), LD% (9th), GB% (3rd)
Matt Frisbee: IP (6th), LD% (5th), FB% (6th)
Chris Wright: Saves (T-8th)
Other than big IP totals, there’s not a ton of good news here. Matt Frisbee has allowed the most hits in the league and Teng the league’s most walks. However, Kyle Harrison is fourth in the minor leagues in strikeouts (137), and leads all pitchers with 50 IP in strikeout percentage (41.0%)
TRANSACTIONS
RHP John Russell placed on 7-day IL
RHP Blake Rivera placed on 7-day IL
OF Tristan Peters acquired in trade from Milwaukee and assigned to Richmond
INF Sean Roby activated from 7-day IL
HONORS
Another clean sweep as Brett Auerbach and Wil Jensen were named Eastern League Player and Pitcher of the Week.
Eugene Emeralds: 22-14, 2nd Place, 1.5 GB
+56 Run Differential
The class of the Northwest League so far this year, there’s plenty of good news to be found here (though some not so good as well).
SORTABLE TABLES: HITTERS PITCHERS
NWL LEADERS
Casey Schmitt: Avg (8th), OBP (7th), SLG (4th), OPS (4th), HR (T-2nd), Hits (6th), Runs (3rd), RBI (2nd), BB (T-6th), K% (9th), ISO (5th), wRC+ (5th), FB% (2nd)
Carter Aldrete: Avg (3rd), OBP (3rd), SLG (2nd), OPS (2nd), HR (T-4th), 2b (T-8th), Runs (T-6th), RBI (7th), BB% (10th), K% (7th), ISO (2nd), wRC+ (2nd), FB% (4th), SwS% (2nd)
Hunter Bishop: HR (T-7th), Runs (T-98th), SO (5th), SB (T-10th), ISO (7th), GB% (8th)
Luis Toribio: SLG (7th), OPS (9th), HR (T-2nd), RBI (10th), BB (4th), SO (3rd), BB% (4th), ISO (3rd), wRC+ (10th), GB% (5th), FB% (10th)
Jairo Pomares: OPS (10th), HR (T-9th), 2b (T-8th), SO (2nd), ISO (8th), FB% (3rd)
Andy Thomas: OBP (2nd), SLG (10th), OPS (6th), BB (5th), BB% (1st), wRC+ (4th), GB% (9th), SwS% (2nd)
Luis Matos: K% (1st), FB% (1st)
Patrick Bailey: BB (T-8th)
Nick Avila: Saves (1st)
Nick Swiney: BB (7th)
Jake Wong: K% (7th), K-BB% (8th), FIP (6th), LD% (1st), GB% (3rd), SwS% (8th)
New guy alert! Andy Thomas enters the leaderboards with a vengeance!
TRANSACTIONS
SS Marco Luciano sent on rehab assignment to ACL Giants Black
RHP Carson Seymour acquired in trade with Seattle and assigned to Eugene
C Andy Thomas acquired in trade with Seattle and assigned to Eugene
LHP Nick Zwack acquired in trade with Seattle and assigned to Eugene
HONORS
OF Jairo Pomares was named NWL Player of the Week after going 12 for 25 with five extra-base hits.
San Jose Giants: 18-18, 3rd Place, 4.0 GB
+6 Run Differential
Slipping from first half performance. Need to turn things on down the stretch.
SORTABLE TABLES: HITTERS PITCHERS
CAL LEAGUE LEADERS
Vaun Brown: HR (6th), 3b (T-5th)
Grant McCray: SLG (5th), OPS (9th), HR (3rd), Hits (2nd), 3b (T-1st), Runs (2nd), SO (1st), SB (5th), ISO (4th), wRC+ (10th)
Aeverson Arteaga: His (6th), 2b (2nd), SO (5th), LD% (10th), FB% (4th)
Yorlis Rodriguez: FB% (2nd)
Nick Sinacola: ERA (5th), FIP (T-9th), SO (8th), IP (9th), K% (7th), BB% (8th), K-BB% (T-5th), Opp Avg (9th), WHIP (8th), BABIP (T-10th), FB% (4th), SwS% (4th)
Eric Silva: FIP (T-9th), K% (4th), K-BB% (8th), Opp Avg (2nd), WHIP (2nd), BABIP (2nd), FB% (6th), SwS% (10th)
Trevor McDonald: ERA (1st), FIP (1st), K% (6th), K-BB% (T-5th), Opp Avg (3rd), WHIP (4th), BABIP (T-10th), GB% (3rd), SwS% (2nd)
Seth Lonsway: ERA (9th), BB (6th), K% (8th), Opp Avg (6th), LD% (6th), GB% (1st)
Matt Mikulski: K% (9th), BB% (9th), K-BB% (9th), FB% (5th), SwS% (8th)
Manuel Mercedes: BB (T-3rd)
Tyler Myrick: Saves (T-8th)
Hunter Dula: Saves (T-6th)
Jose Cruz: Saves (T-8th)
TRANSACTIONS
INF Hayden Cantrelle placed on 7-day IL
RHP Spencer Bivens placed on 7-day IL
LHP Scott Alexander re-assigned to Sacramento
LHP Esmerlin Vinicio re-assigned to ACL Giants Black
Arizona Complex League
Giants Black: 28-14, 1st Place (0.5 ahead) +79 Run Differential
Giants Orange: 10-33, 6th Place (18.5 GB), -68 Run Differential
Still mystified by the difference in these two results.
SORTABLE TABLES: HITTERS PITCHERS
ACL LEAGUE LEADERS
Anthony Rodriguez: HR (T-6th), SO (4th)
P.J. Hilson: SLG (5th), OPS (8th), HR (T-6th), 2b (4th), 3b (T-3rd), Runs (2nd), SB (T-4th), ISO (5th), FB% (7th)
Onil Perez: 3b (T-7th)
Elian Rayo: BB (3rd), SO (5th), BB% (7th), FB% (9th)
Derwin Laya: GB% (1st)
Tyler Forner: LD% (6th)
Irvin Murr III: LD% (10th)
Diego Velasquez: K% (8th), GB% (7th), SwS% (3rd)
Mikell Manzano: FIP (6th), IP (3rd), SO (1st), K% (2nd), K-BB% (2nd), GB% (9th), SwS% (6th)
Roberto Monegro: FIP (5th), SO (10th), K% (5th), BB% (6th), K-BB% (3rd), LD% (5th), FB% (3rd), SwS% (1st)
Nomar Medina: ERA (1st), FIP (1st), IP (2nd), SO (4th), K% (6th), BB% (7th), K-BB% (4th), WHIP (7th), SwS% (8th)
Miguel Mora: FIP (2nd), IP (7th), SO (3rd), K% (3rd), K-BB% (5th), Opp Avg (T-9th), GB% (8th)
Willian Suarez: SO (6th)
Rolfi Jimenez: LD% (7th), GB% (10th), FB% (10th)
Wilkelma Castillo: Saves (T-6th)
Still amuses me that this is the level where they’re piling up the innings!
TRANSACTIONS
RHP Kanoa Pagan placed on Restricted List
C Cesar Gonzalez reassigned to ACL Giants Black
SS Marco Luciano sent on rehab assignment to ACL Giants Black
INF Gustavo Cardozo placed on Injured - Full Season list
INF Yeiver Torrealba placed on 60-day Injured List
RHP Trevor Hildenberger sent on rehab assignment to ACL Giants Black
RHP Freddery Paulino released
RHP Rafael Martinez released
OK Kwan Adkins released
INF Jean Peña released
LHP Haydn King released
RHP Cristian Acosta released
LHP Esmerlin Vinicio re-assigned from San Jose
C Zach Morgan assigned to ACL Giants Orange
C Nomar Diaz assigned to ACL Giants Orange
LHP John Bertrand assigned to ACL Giants Black.
Ugh, the dreaded “Injured - Full Season” list — and yet more releases! Bad time of year. Pagan was suspended 50 games for a positive test result for amphetamine. In better news, the draft class is beginning to show up.
Dominican Summer League
Giants Black, 17-30, 9th Place (14.5 GB), -72 Run Differential
Giants Orange, 19-26, 8th Place (11.5 GB), -27 Run Differential
SORTABLE TABLES: HITTERS PITCHERS
There are two pitchers on this table, Jan Caraballo and Junior Flores, who have pitched some innings for both Giants DSL teams. Only their stats on their majority roster are shown here.
DSL LEAGUE LEADERS
Estanlin Cassiani: Avg (3rd), Hits (6th), GB% (2nd)
Juan Perez: GB% (8th)
Ricardo Estrada: IP (7th), LD% (5th) FB% (9th)
Mauricio Estrella: IP (1st), BB% (9th), LD% (4th), FB% (8th)
Luis Bermudez: ERA (6th), Opp Avg (4th), WHIP (3rd), BABIP (4th), LD% (6th), GB% (3rd)
Jorge Martinez: IP (4th), SO (7th), K% (6th), GB% (T-10th)
Ismael Mota: IP (3rd), SO (4th), K% (5th), Opp Avg (10th)
Luis Yepez: Saves (T-7th)
TRANSACTIONS
SS Ryan Reckley transferred from 7-day IL to 60-day IL
C Bryan Ferrer placed on 60-day IL
LHP Cesar Perdomo placed on 60-day IL
OF Eliam Sandoval placed on 60-day IL
OF Moises de la Rosa placed on 60-day IL
RHP Moises Gonzalez assigned to DSL Giants Orange from DSL Giants Black
LHP Daniel Espinoza assigned to DSL Giants Orange from DSL Giants Black
Bad news on the injury front, as several 60-day moves guarantee we won’t be seeing several of the more exciting players on the DSL rosters for the rest of the year, unfortunately.
Rookie League Games
ACL Giants Black beat ACL Dbacks Black, 14-5
PJ Hilson had a four-hit night including a home run and Thomas Gavello homered and drove in four runs in his professional debut. Gavello was one of three members bc of the Giants’ 2022 draft to debut in the game (OF Wade Meckler from Oregon State and Tanner O’Tremba from UArizona also debuted in the game).
ACL Giants Orange beat ACL Rockies, 5-1 (8 inn)
UDFA Matt Higgins tripled in two runs in a two-hit pro debut of his own. 16th round pick Andrew Kachel out of Fresno State also debuted.
DSL Giants Black lost to DSL Angels, 11-5
DSL Orange won @ DSL Twins, 9-2
Let’s just sort of ignore Team Black getting boat-raced again to focus on many excellent things happening in Team Orange’s 20th win of the year. The Bonus Babies showed up! Juan Perez tanked his second home run of his career — a three-run shot that turned it into a heh-heh-heh-HEH LAUGHER! That was not only Perez’ second home run, it was his second extra-base hit in 125 AB!
And that came after Erick Arosemena had opened the scoring with an RBI double and Dennys Riera had ripped a double to score two runs and followed it up with an RBI single. Arosemena also walked twice and stole his 3rd base of the season, showing a bit of his toolsy nature.
There was other fun, too. Estanlin Cassiani had two more hits and a walk, pushing his average up to .382 and his OBP to a robust .430! It’s hard to make the average go up when you’re in such high rent district. Cassiani has a six-game hitting streak, during which he’s gone 10 for 26 and his average has risen just one measly point in that time! On the other hand, Jhosward Camacho’s 4 for 6 effort yesterday saw his average leap 27 points at a single bound. Camacho actually has a seven-game hitting streak, going 13 for 31. That streak has raised his average 61 points!
Tonight’s Scheduled Starters:
Sacramento (TBD) @ Salt Lake (Daniel), 5:35 pm, MiLBTV
Richmond (Jensen) @ Portland (TBD), 3:00 pm, MiLBTV
Eugene (TBD) vs. Vancouver (TBD), 6:35 pm, MiLBTV
San Jose (McDonald) vs. Stockton (TBD), 6:30 pm, MiLBTV
ACL Giants Black (TBD) @ ACL Rockies (TBD), 6:00 pm, No Video
ACL Giants Orange (TBD) vs. ACL D’backs Red (TBD), 6:00 pm, No Video
DSL Giants Black (TBD) @ DSL Rockies (TBD), 8:00 am, No Video
DSL Giants Orange (TBD) vs. DSL Tigers2 (TBD), 8:00 am, No Video
See you in Pacific Coast time!
Week 17 Stats Review
Nice to see that Hunter Bishop has a legitimate shot at a 20/20 season, in addition to the speed power accomplishments of McCray and Brown.
It's actually "cover thine eyes".