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 →
Opening Day in the minors is April 4 and for us at Bay City Ball, that means we’re running around crazy learning all we can about the four full-season affiliates in the Giants system. This week is a big one at our humble blog, with a preview piece on each team’s roster as well as the lowdown on Tuesday’s San… Read more →
All stats are from the period between December 17 to 22. It’s the final weeks of the winter leagues. The Dominican League ended Saturday, so all the notes from the DR will have the players’ final statistical lines. The Venezuelan and Puerto Rican leagues end December 30. Here is the final Dominican Leagues report for 2012. Name Position League Team… Read more →
All stats are from the period between December 9 and 16. The Giants signed a few minor league free agents in the last month or so and a few of them have turned up in the winter leagues. Also, I found Gregor Blanco playing in the Venezuelan league so he’s been added to the updates. Let’s get started with the… Read more →
All stats are from the period between December 3 and 8. This week’s update includes World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval’s winter debut, Hector Sanchez being off the chain, few precious details about the guys in the lesser known Colombian and Nicaraguan leagues, and a neat little note about an upcoming All-Star Game. Let’s get into it with notes from the… Read more →
All stats are from the period between November 25 through December 2. With the Arizona Fall League over, it’s all about the Caribbean Leagues (and the Australian Baseball League, I guess). A few new and old faces have turned up for the Giants in the Dominican and Venezuelan Leagues and I was finally able to get some intel on the… Read more →
All stats are from the period between November 11 and 24. The Arizona Fall League ended last week and a few other Giants, new and established, joined the fray in the Caribbean leagues. The AFL section includes a final wrap of the stats for each player. In the Dominican League, a pair of minor league journeymen got their start in… Read more →
All stats are from the period between November 4 and 10. Trying a new format for the Winter Leagues Digest, plus peep the additional reporting on the Puerto Rican League, the Nicaraguan League, and notes about the Colombian League. As always, let’s start with the Dominican League. Name Position League Team 2012 club Acquired Edward Concepcion RHP DWL Cibao San… Read more →
All stats are from the period between October 24 and November 3. Last week, something sorta big happened. Please forgive the long layoff between these posts. The magnitude of a Giants World Series sweep delayed us, but only a bit. Let’s get started with what the Giants are doing in the Dominican League. Name Position League Team 2012 club Acquired… Read more →
Surprising news, but then again, not mind-blowingly surprising. The AP reports: Villalona sued the Giants for $5 million in damages, alleging the team kept him on the inactive list even though he had been cleared of homicide charges. He said in a statement to The Associated Press that he plans to return to baseball and meet all the terms of… Read more →