Today was the last day of the regular season for Single-A, but at least one Giants affiliate has the playoffs coming. San Jose will go into it with a little momentum after a big win with some players on a roll, but also potentially just lost the team’s 5th round pick to injury. But on the good news in High-A, 1st round pick James Tibbs III finished hot in Eugene.
AAA: Sacramento 7, Salt Lake Bees 5
Player of the Game: C Blake Sabol: 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR (10), 2 K
Blake Sabol picked up his 10th home run with Sacramento, and it was his 11th overall, including his one in Double-A Richmond, and 11 games without a home run in the Majors. Sabol has a batting line of .241/.336/.381 in Triple-A.
Other Players to Spotlight:
- SS Christian Koss: 3-5, 1 R, 1 E (6) – Koss finished August in a big slump, but is now 9-for-22 (.409) with two double and a home run in six games in September, raising his average back from .256 to .281 in that span.
- 3B-2B Will Wilson: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B (2) – Wilson also is having a solid September, going 8-for-21 (.381) in five games, after hitting .159 in August.
- LF-RF Brett Auerbach: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K – Auerbach has quietly been doing well in Sacramento, and is now hitting .305/.381/.483 at the level.
- RP Kolton Ingram: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K – Despite overwhelming today, Ingram has just 18 strikeouts to 11 walks in 21.1 innings.
Top Prospect Lines:
- RF Wade Meckler: 0-4
- SP Trevor McDonald: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
Other Notable Lines:
- CF Hunter Bishop: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
- 1B-3B David Villar: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
AA: Akron 10, Richmond 3
Player of the Game: 3B Andrew Kachel: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (2)
Andrew Kachel got his second Double-A home run in 14 Richmond games, with his first coming back on August 18th. He has a total of four home runs in 68 total games.
Other Players to Spotlight:
- 2B Jimmy Glowenke: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B (15), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (8) – Glowenke has drawn five walks in his last four games, with two strikeouts. Overall, he has 30 walks to 83 strikeouts in 101 games.
- RF Victor Bericoto: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 2B (22), 2 K – In six games in September, Bericoto is 9-for-26 (.346) with five doubles and two home runs.
- C Zach Morgan: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B (3) – Morgan has a .212/.268/.348 batting line through 19 games in Richmond.
Top Prospect Lines:
- 1B Bryce Eldridge: 0-3, 1 BB
- SS Diego Velasquez: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Other Notable Lines:
- LF Matt Higgins: 1-4, 2 K
High-A: Vancouver 8, Eugene 4
Player of the Game: RF James Tibbs III: 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (2), 1 K
Well, after a terrible run to finish the season in High-A, the Giants 1st round pick James Tibbs III finished on a high note (and on the interstate), getting three hits to get above .100. Both his home runs came in the last five games of a 17-game stint there.
Other Players to Spotlight:
- 3B Sabin Ceballos: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (7), 1 BB, 1 K – Ceballos has three home runs in his final five games, and hit .295/.364/.549 for the Emeralds after the trade.
- SS Aeverson Arteaga: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K – The pair of walks gives Arteaga 12 walks to 26 strikeouts in 21 games.
Top Prospect Lines:
- C Luke Shliger: 0-4, 2 K
Other Notable Lines:
- 2B Thomas Gavello: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (9)
Low-A: San Jose 11, Fresno 5
Player of the Game: 1B Jeremiah Jenkins: 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (3), 1 3B (1), 1 BB
The Giants 14th round pick Jeremiah Jenkins will head to the playoffs with some momentum after a big day, and three multi-hit games in the last four. He’s finishing the regular season with 11 games, with a .295/.367/.545 batting line.
Other Players to Spotlight:
- LF Jakob Christian: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (1), 1 K, 1 HBP – Jakob Christian hit his first pro home run, in his 9th pro game. But he got hit in his right hand or wrist and was lifted. His status for the playoffs remains unknown.
- SS Walker Martin: 1-5, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR (2), 2 K, 1 E (13) – Martin hit his 8th home run overall this season, and finishes his run in San Jose hitting .202.
- RF Lisbel Diaz: 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B (12) – Since August 6th, over 26 games, Diaz is 42-for-118 (.356) with six doubles, three triples, and four home runs.
- DH Bo Davidson: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 3B (7), 1 BB, 1 K – The pair of triples give him seven, and he finishes the regular season in San Jose with 12 doubles, seven triples, and nine home runs in 53 games, while hitting .328.
Top Prospect Lines:
- None
Other Notable Lines:
- C Drew Cavanaugh: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 PB
- RP Brayan Palencia: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Team Notes:
The San Jose Giants will face the Modesto Nuts in a Best of 3 Divisional Playoff Series. Game 1 will be on Tuesday, hosted by San Jose, and Game 2 will be on Thursday in Modesto, with a deciding Game 3 in Modesto on Friday if needed.
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So I have a question for the group. If I’m a young promising prospect like Eldridge, what does my offseason look like? Do I take time off? Play ball in other leagues? What about players like Luciano or Matos?