We’re back with the breakdown of the Giants picks from Rounds 11-20 of the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft. This list combines the rest of Day 2 and the first rounds from Day 3. Rounds 21-30 are coming at you on Saturday and we wrap it up with rounds 31-40 on Sunday. Here’s the table for the picks covered… Read more →
Hey, everyone. Thanks for sticking with us for Draft coverage. The next 39 picks will come at you in a four-part segment and run through the rest of the week. Today is Rounds 2-10. Here’s a quick table for you to consult for the Giants’ draftees from Rounds 2-10. Round pick number Player name school position 1 20 Chris Stratton… Read more →
The San Francisco Giants selected Mississippi State right-hander Chris Stratton with the 20th overall pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Now that I’ve successfully replicated Bud Selig’s wooden performance as Draft emcee, I’ll talk to you about this Stratton character. He’s a junior power pitcher with strong command and four pitches, although he has a few… Read more →
I, the other Chris, have been notoriously absent this season. Once again, school is killing me. The good news is I have a link to the brief piece I did on Joe Panik over at MiLB.com: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120501&content_id=30117986&vkey=news_l110&fext=.jsp&sid=l110 The better news is I have begun interviews with key Giants prospects in San Jose and will be posting them regularly over here starting… Read more →
Andy Skeels returns to San Jose to manage the Advanced-A Giants for 2012, where he’s leading a group of talented young players and helping some of the top prospects in the Giants system reach their potential. Skeels talked to me about the lineup and rotation and spoke specifically about many of the kids on this squad, like Joe Panik, Andrew… Read more →
Usually I am loath to cover the Fresno Grizzlies. I won’t lie, people. Fresno hasn’t had a good team since I’ve started covering the San Francisco Giants system. There have been prospects there (Buster Posey, Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner) to write about, but they are fleeting. This year, we have a pretty good group of guys in the central valley…. Read more →
Usually it’s the San Jose Giants that get all the prospects. This year, the Class A Augusta GreenJackets have the highest number of guys to watch for the future of the San Francisco Giants. I’m really excited about six of the 15 pitchers on the roster. Kelby Tomlinson is the standout prospect in the infield and Chuckie Jones is the… Read more →
Here at Bay City Ball we (the other Chris and I) will bring you roster breakdowns for each of the San Francisco Giants full season minor league affiliates. Today it’s the Advanced-A San Jose Giants. Overall the club has a solid potential lineup, rotation, and bullpen. Of course the big names here are Andrew Susac and Joe Panik, as evidenced… Read more →
The San Jose Giants put on their annual season preview event yesterday and unveiled a wealth of new information, services, and products available to fans for the upcoming year. New president and CEO Daniel Orum introduced the new features of the ballpark, like four 50″ flat screen TVs on the concourse, to air San Francisco and San Jose Giants games,… Read more →
I hope everyone had a glorious Thanksgiving. Here in the Dominican Republic, we do not celebrate the holiday. I went out for Italian food on Thursday instead. For that I am thankful, and I am thankful for the new labor agreement hammered out between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association. These sneaky mothers got the deal done and… Read more →