For the first time in about a week, I got to sit down and actually watch a Lincecum start from beginning to finish. At first glance, Lincecum’s line from last night against the Padres — 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO — looks pretty darned good. In fact, Lincecum is on something of a… Read more →
Welcome to the first edition of the 2013 Minor League Mailbag! This is a returning weekly feature every Thursday here on Bay City Ball. All stats quoted in the responses are current as of Tuesday. Please submit your questions for next week’s Minor League Mailbag. Remember you can submit questions in the comments section of this post, via email (chelmrtz… Read more →
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Here we are, not even in the month of May, and Belt-induced Panic™ is in the air. The narrative on Brandon Belt at this point is well established: he’s good, he sucks, he’s good again, he sucks, he’s good, he had a great spring, and now he sucks again. This yo-yo effect on Belt’s talents is exhausting, and I can’t… Read more →
Hey everyone. Next Thursday Bay City Ball will present the first Minor League Mailbag of the 2013 season. This will be a weekly feature through the conclusion of the minor league seasons which stretch into September, including playoffs. What the heck is that, you ask? It’s where I, the other Chris, answer your questions about Giants prospects. Any topic within… Read more →
I was unable to get with manager Andy Skeels for the interview I had planned Thursday night, so I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and focus on watching the key prospects in the game for an in-depth early season scouting report to fill the void for Bay City Ball readers. Keep in mind that this is only one… Read more →
The Giants ended up winning a (terrible) baseball game today against the Cubs. The game featured another frustrating Lincecum start (are there any other at this point?), a heroic ninth inning, two-out solo homer by Hunter Pence to dramatically tie things up, and maybe one of the worst days I’ve ever seen for a catcher in major league baseball. The… Read more →
In life, some people like oranges. And some people enjoy the taste of apples. Everyone has their preference of things — food, clothing, cars, sports teams, whatever. Everyone has preferences. This, oddly enough, extends to pitchers hitting. Some are for it and some against it. Me, personally, I’m for it. I’m not here to tell you which preference is right…. Read more →
The final roster preview piece is here. The Class-A Augusta GreenJackets are a young team and most of the guys on the 2013 squad played in Salem-Keizer a year ago. The pitching staff looks solid with Chris Stratton and Martin Agosta and the outfield is an intriguing group with Rafael Rodriguez, Jesus Galindo, and Chuckie Jones. Unfortunately the GreenJackets season… Read more →
There’s something to see at every level of the San Francisco Giants minor league system this spring. It’s nice to see the system balanced in such a way, where there are prospects to watch on every team. In Richmond, there’s Andrew Susac, Joe Panik, Adam Duvall, and Jarrett Parker as the names I’m excited about. Let’s get started with the… Read more →