Another day with a 2-home run performance as the fireworks come to an end, as Parks Harber picked up two home runs for himself in a big game for Double-A Richmond.  Meanwhile, “Tugboat” Matt Wilkinson makes his return to Triple-A, though it wasn’t a great one, while a Top 30 prospect pitcher makes a move to the bullpen for the first time…and it’s unsure whether it’s permanent.  And the organization make a surprise release of a 2025 draftee…and I have no answers.

AAA: El Paso Chihuahuas 11, Sacramento River Cats 2

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Player of the Game: RF Will Brennan: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (1)

Well, let’s stick with Will Brennan today to end out this series, hitting the team’s only home run on Sunday.  Since the start of July, Brennan has gone 10-for-21 (.476) with three doubles and a home run.  His overall slash line is .366/.406/.488, with eight walks to 15 strikeouts in 42 games.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF Turner Hill: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B (11) - Hill now has a total of 13 doubles on the season in 70 games.  In 87 games in 2025, he had 16, and had 19 doubles in 109 games in 2024.
• LF Scott Bandura: 1-4, 1 K, 1 2B (8) - Overall, Bandura has 17 doubles in 77 games between Double-A and Triple-A.
• SP Matt Wilkinson: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP - Wilkinson returned to Triple-A for the first time since June 17th, and struggled in this first game back.
• RP Joe Whitman (23): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K - For the first time this season, and the first time since his rookie season in 2023, Whitman was brought in in relief.  It will be worth noting whether Whitman stays in relief, perhaps being eyed as big league bullpen help sometime this season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• C Jesus Rodriguez (16): 0-5, 2 K, 2-2 ABS
• Blade Tidwell (9): DNP
• Carson Whisenhunt (11): DNP
• Trent Harris (20): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• RP Jason Foley: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K - Earlier Sunday, the Giants said Jason Foley and Keaton Winn could be back early this week, but today Foley couldn’t get an out, in his 17th rehab game.  Overall in his rehab, he has an 8.04 ERA.

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Carson Seymour: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 2 WP
• 1B Dayson Croes: 2-4
• Player Name: Stats

AA: Harrisburg Senators 6, Richmond Flying Squirrels 5

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Player of the Game: 3B Parks Harber (13): 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (11)

The July heatup for Parks Harber continued as he had his second 2-home run day of the season, getting him into double-digit home runs.  He has three home runs over the past two days, which is more home runs than he had in all of June (2).  This gives Harber 18 doubles, one triple, and 11 home runs in 60 games, for a slash line of .289/.380/.517.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• SS Maui Ahuna (18): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 3B (3) - After hitting just .135/.238/.216 in June, Ahuna’s overall batting line is .209/.296/.346.
• CF Bo Davidson (6): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (13) - Davidson now has 13 steals in 15 attempts.  Last season, he had a season-high 19 steals in 25 attempts in 114 games.
• C Ty Hanchey: 2-4, 1 RBI - In three games in July, Hanchey is now 4-for-12 (.333).

Top Prospect Lines:

• Yunior Marte (25): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Charlie McDaniel: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 WP
• 1B Sabin Ceballos: 1-4, 1 RBI
• Player Name: Stats

High-A: Vancouver Canadians 5, Eugene Emeralds 3

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Player of the Game: RF Jakob Christian: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR (6)

Jakob Christian had Eugene’s one biggest hit, notching his first home run since June 10th.  In four games he’s played so far in July, Christian is 5-for-15 (.333) with two doubles and a home run.  But overall, he’s slashing .250/.369/.459, with 13 doubles and six home runs.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF Dakota Jordan (5): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B (2) - Jordan’s run continues, with five multi-hit games in his last seven.  He’s now hitting .285 with a .341 OBP and a .505 SLG.
• 3B Jose Ramos: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K - Ramos is now 2-for-6 in his first two games this season at High-A.

Top Prospect Lines:

• 2B Jhonny Level (3): 0-4, 1 K, 1 CS (3) 
• SS Gavin Kilen (4): 0-4, 1 K
• LF Carlos Gutierrez (14): 1-4, 2 K
• RP Gerelmi Maldonado (29): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• Jacob Bresnahan (7): DNP
• Trevor Cohen (8): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (15): DNP
• Jancel Villarroel (22): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Cade Vernon: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Low-A: San Jose Giants 7, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2

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Player of the Game: RP Sam Bower: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

Taking the piggyback start, Sam Bower had his second straight scoreless outing, allowing only the two baserunners by hits.  He has lowered his ERA from 5.67 to 4.62 over the two outings.  He has struck out 12 without walking anyone across those two outings.  Overall, he now has 52 strikeouts to 16 walks in 48.2 innings over 19 appearances, only four of which have been starts.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 2B Isaiah Barkett: 3-5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 2B (20), 1 3B (2) - Barkett was just a home run short of a cycle, but he raised his batting line to .321/.397/.455.
• SS Lorenzo Meola (17): 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR (8) - Meola has two of his home runs in his last four games.  His slugging percentage has risen from .380 at the end of June to .403.
• LF Oliver Tejada: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1) - Tejada got just his second hit in 14 San Jose at-bats.  Overall this is his second home run in 28 games including the ACL.

Top Prospect Lines:

• DH Lisbel Diaz (30): 0-5, 3 K - We will see if Diaz returns to Eugene for Tuesday.
• Keyner Martinez (10): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• SP Keaton Winn: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K - Winn made his second rehab appearance, one inning of each.

Other Notable Lines:

• RF Jose Astudillo: 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B (9) - Astudillo’s hitting streak reached 18 games.
• 3B Dario Reynoso: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 2B (19)
• 1B Jeremiah Jenkins: 1-4, 1 2B (16)
• RP Evan Gray: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

ACL & DSL: Scheduled Day Off

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Argenis Cayama (12) - 7-Day IL - Placed on IL on 6/5/26

Josh Bostick (21) - Full Season

Roster Note

An interesting note: the Giants released San Jose LHP Braydon Risley today.  The 21-year old Risley was the Giants 19th round pick out of Grayson Junior College in Texas.  Risley was having a fine season, with a 4.80 ERA with 64 strikeouts to 17 walks in 60.0 innings.  He was the California League Pitcher of the Month in May, and got an unusually large bonus for the 19th round, getting $100,000, when most players in that range get about $10,000 in a signing bonus.  There was no given reason for this release.  Risley has had a very difficult month-plus, posting a 10.00 ERA in June, and he last pitched on Friday, giving up three runs in 4.1 innings, his best start since May, in which he tied his season-high in strikeouts with seven.

The Giants ACL team is more than just its two big name shortstops, as outfielder Oliver Tejada had his breakout day.  The short outfielder is repeating the ACL but is starting to look like he’ll finish this season in San Jose and moving on with his career.  Meanwhile, Luis and Josuar return to action (but don’t do anything), and we get a 10 strikeout game from Marlon Franco in the DSL!

AAA though Low-A: Scheduled Day Off

ACL: ACL Giants 5, ACL Royals 1

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Player of the Game: LF Oliver Tejada: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (9), 1 3B (2), 1 HR (1)

Oliver Tejada is 9-for-17 (.529) over his last five games with three doubles, two triples, and his first home run of the ACL season.  His batting line is now up to .309/.382/.544, pushing his average over .300 since the first week of the ACL year, and a season high 1.237 OPS.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Josuar Gonzalez (1): 0-3 - Gonzalez played just five innings as his rehab continues.
• 3B Luis Hernández (2): 0-4, 1 K, 1 SB (4)
• 2B Yulian Barreto (28): 2-4, 1 K
• Alberto Laroche (19): DNP
• Carlos De La Rosa (26): DNP
• Leandro Rodriguez (27): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• SP Gregory Santos: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K - Santos had his second rehab appearance.
• C Adrian Sugastey: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR (1) - Through 3 rehabe games, Sugastey is 3-for-8 with the home run being his only extra-base hit.

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Marlon Franco: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 1 K
• RP Samir Chires: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• RP Melvin Pineda: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

DSL Orange: DSL Cubs Red 4, DSL Giants Orange 0 (7 Innings)

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Notable Lines:

• C Fernando Pena: 1-2, 1 BB
• 3B Yeison Oviedo: 1-3

DSL Black: DSL Angels 6, DSL Giants Black 5

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Notable Lines:

• CF Djean Macares: 2-4, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 2B (5), 1 3B (1)
• LF Franco Willias: 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (1), 2 SB (7)
• 2B Alexander Camacaro: 2-4, 1 2B (4), 1 SB (6)

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Argenis Cayama (12) - 7-Day IL - Placed on IL on 6/5/26

Josh Bostick (21) - Full Season

We only got three games on this Sunday thanks to rain, but the Flying Squirrels refused to quit in the face of rain on the East Coast, and Charlie Szykowny was a big part of that, with a home run and a double, while the recently promoted Jean Carlos Sio continued to hit as his 2-run homer tied the game.  Meanwhile, Lisbel Diaz and Walker Martin hit back-to-back home runs in Eugene.  And Sacramento falls behind in the playoff race as they stand still due to weather.

AAA: Game Cancelled

We are one week out of the end of the first half of the season for Triple-A, and with today’s cancellation, the Sacramento River Cats fell to second place in the playoff chase as the Las Vegas Aviators took a half-game lead.  With 6 games left, Sacramento will travel to Oklahoma City, who is in third place, two games behind the Cats.  Meanwhile, Las Vegas will take on the last place Round Rock Express at home in the final stretch.  The Cats will need to win one more game than Las Vegas to have all four Giants farm teams win their first half titles and lock in for the playoffs.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels 5, Harrisburg Senators 4 (10 Innings)

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Player of the Game: 3B Charlie Szykowny: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (16), 1 HR (9)

After a rain-affected game in Virginia, Charlie Szykowny is almost on the verge of double-digit home runs after another strong game.  A couple of days after hitting two home runs in one game, Szykowny has four home runs in June.  Szykowny now has a slash line of .281/.346/.502 after 57 games, with 16 doubles, three triples, and nine home runs.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• LF Jean Carlos Sio: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR (3) - Sio continues to do well in Double-A, with his 2-run home run tying today’s game.  All three of his Double-A home runs have come in his last five games, out of a total of 11 at the level.
• RP Tyler Vogel: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K - Vogel struck out three of the five batters he faced, and now has 33 strikeouts to 19 walks in 25.2 innings.
• 2B Diego Velasquez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB (11) - Velasquez has a batting line of .257/.354/.371 on the season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• CF Bo Davidson (6): 1-5, 1 RBI, 3 K
• RF Parks Harber (13): 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K
• SS Maui Ahuna (18): 1-4, 3 K, 1 HBP
• Yunior Marte (25): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Cesar Perdomo: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
• RP Dale Stanavich: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• 1B Sabin Ceballos: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HBP

High-A: Spokane Indians 4, Eugene Emeralds 2

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Player of the Game: LF Lisbel Diaz (30): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR (9)

Lisbel Diaz got his second home run in the last four games, though his previous home run before these was back on May 23rd.  Diaz now has eight doubles and nine home runs in 44 games in High-A Eugene since coming back from injury.  He’s slashing .234/.272/.443.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 3B Walker Martin: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR (8) - Martin’s home run was back-to-back with Diaz’s, giving him his eighth of the season.
• CF Dakota Jordan (5): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 2B (15) - Jordan is 13-for-46 (.283) in June, with just two walks to 13 strikeouts.
• RF Jakob Christian: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 2B (8) - After hitting .228 in May, Christian is back to hitting .321 in June, with two doubles and two home runs in nine games.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Jhonny Level (3): 0-4, 1 K 
• 2B Gavin Kilen (4): 0-4, 3 K
• SP Jacob Bresnahan (7): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
• RP Gerelmi Maldonado (29): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Trevor Cohen (8): DNP
• Carlos Gutierrez (14): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (15): DNP
• Jancel Villarroel (22): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• C Daniel Rogers: 1-4, 1 K, 1 2B (1)

Low-A: Stockton Ports 7, San Jose Giants 1

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Player of the Game: 2B Dario Reynoso: 2-4, 1 K, 1 2B (13)

Quietly, Dario Reynoso has put together a 13-game hitting streak.  He’s 20-for-51 (.392) during it, with four doubles and three home runs, but also just four walks to 18 strikeouts.  His overall numbers have him up to a .319 average with a .432 OBP and a .560 slugging percentage.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 1B Jeremiah Jenkins: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (12) - Jenkins now has five doubles in his last four games, as he’s gone 5-for-14 (.357).
• DH Jose Astudillo: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B (4), 1 HBP - On the season through 26 games, Astudillo is slashing .315/.374/.483, with four doubles, a triple, and three home runs.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Lorenzo Meola (17): 0-4, 3 K
• Keyner Martinez (10): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• C Rod Barajas Jr.: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (7)

ACL & DSL: Scheduled Day Off

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Argenis Cayama (12) - 7-Day IL - Placed on IL on 6/5/26

Josh Bostick (21) - Full Season

Cesar Perdomo generally isn’t on Top Prospect lists, without the kind of raw stuff that you usually see get ranking numbers, but Perdomo has been a consistent performer until tonight…when he absolutely had a career performance, with seven shutout innings and an easy career-high in 13 strikeouts.  Meanwhile, Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson bounces back in his second Triple-A start, and Keyner Martinez has now had two excellent starts in June for San Jose!

AAA: Sacramento River Cats 5, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 4

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Player of the Game: SP Matt Wilkinson: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 HBP

After a disappointing first Triple-A start, Matt Wilkinson bounced back with a dominating start, striking out a season-high nine while allowing only four baserunners.  The game now gives him a total of 60 strikeouts to 18 walks in 49.2 innings combined across three teams in Double-A and Triple-A.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• DH Will Brennan: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K - Brennan has four multi-hit games in his last four starts, although he has a 0-for-1 pinch hit appearance mixed in.  His Triple-A average has gone from .330 to .364 in that run.
• C Drew Cavanaugh: 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2-2 ABS - Cavanaugh’s great Triple-A run continues, with a line of .373/.473/.693.
• 2B Nate Furman: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 2B (12) - Furman has five doubles in seven game in June.

Top Prospect Lines:

• 3B Jesus Rodriguez (16): 0-4, 1 K
• RP Trent Harris (20): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• Blade Tidwell (9): DNP
• Carson Whisenhunt (11): DNP
• Joe Whitman (23): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• CF Jared Oliva: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K - This was Oliva’s eighth rehab game, as his line in Sacramento is .276/.290/.379.

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Michael Fulmer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RP Ryan Walker: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• LF Scott Bandura: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 SF

AA: Harrisburg Senators 1, Richmond Flying Squirrels 0

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Player of the Game: SP Cesar Perdomo: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K

This was a star-making performance by Cesar Perdomo, striking out a career-high 13 in his season-longest outing of 7.0 innings, allowing only one hit.  In his 5-year career, the 24-year old Perdomo has only reached double-digit strikeouts once before, notching ten in 2024.  He now has a 3.35 ERA across 11 appearances in Double-A Richmond, with 68 strikeouts to 18 walks in 53.2 innings.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF Bo Davidson (6): 2-4 - No home run for Davidson today, breaking his streak, but he’s still 12-for-30 (.400) with a 7-game hitting streak in June, with one double and five home runs.
• RF Jack Payton: 2-3, 1 CS (1) - Payton is hitting .200 in 29 games since his promotion to Double-A.
• RP Jack Choate: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP - Choate only allowed a pair of hit batters, but gave up the unearned run that was the only one in the game.

Top Prospect Lines:

• LF Parks Harber (13): 0-4, 1 K
• SS Maui Ahuna (18): 0-4, 1 K
• Yunior Marte (25): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Ben Peterson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• 1B Sabin Ceballos: 1-4, 3 K

High-A: Eugene Emeralds 6, Spokane Indians 5

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Player of the Game: CF Dakota Jordan (5): 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 3 K, 1 HR (8)

Dakota Jordan launched out an opposite field home run for his eighth of the season, his first homer since the second of June.  Jordan is hitting .276 with 13 doubles and eight home runs for a .447 slugging percentage.  But he also has 75 strikeouts in 245 PA, a 30.6% rate, compared to a 9.8% walk rate (24 walks).

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 2B Gavin Kilen: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B (16) - For the first time this season, Gavin Kilen played second base, letting Level play shortstop.
• SS Jhonny Level (3): 1-4, 1 2B (4), 1 HBP - Level played his first game at shortstop in High-A, and has four straight games with a double.
• RF Trevor Cohen (8):: 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (20) - Cohen is hitting .293 with a .808 OPS

Top Prospect Lines:

• SP Jacob Bresnahan (7): 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• DH Carlos Gutierrez (14): 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS (1)
• C Jancel Villarroel (22): 2-4, 2 R, 1 K
• LF Lisbel Diaz (30): 1-4, 1 RBI
• Luis De La Torre (15): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (29): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Liam Simon: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 WP, 1 HBP
• RP Ubert Mejias: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• 3B Zander Darby: 2-4, 1 R, 2 K

Low-A: San Jose Giants 7, Stockton Ports 1

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Player of the Game: SP Keyner Martinez (10): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

It was another strong start for Keyner Martinez, who for the second straight game allowed only one unearned run, and nothing earned, striking out eight this time.  To start June in two stars, he has struck out 17 in 9.0 innings while walking only three.  His season ERA is down to 4.57

Other Players to Spotlight:

• C Rod Barajas Jr.: 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR (5) - Barajas had his first home run since tax day, April 15th, and his first multi-hit game since May 19th.
• RP Trey Seeley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K - Seeley made his Low-A debut by striking out the side.  The 23-year old 14th round pick had a 7.0 ERA in seven games in the ACL (9.0 IP) with 11 strikeouts to four walks.
• RF Cam Maldonado: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 3B (3) - On the year, Maldonado has six doubles, three triples, and nine home runs, and is slugging .500.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Lorenzo Meola (17): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• Argenis Cayama (12): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• DH Jeremiah Jenkins: 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (8)
• 2B Isaiah Barkett: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B (12)
• 3B Dario Reynoso: 2-3, 1 R, 1 K, 3 SB (9), 1 HBP
• RP Mauricio Estrella: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

ACL: ACL Athletics 12, ACL Giants 2 (7 Innings)

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Player of the Game: 2B Jose Ramos: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K

Through six games this season, Jose Ramos is 6-for-20 (.300), with two walks to six strikeouts On the year.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Luis Hernández (2): 1-3, 1 CS (1), 1 E (6)
• DH Yulian Barreto (28): 0-0, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 2 HBP
• Josuar Gonzalez (1): DNP
• Alberto Laroche (19): DNP
• Carlos De La Rosa (26): DNP
• Leandro Rodriguez (27): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• RP Ryan Slater: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP - This was Slater’s second rehab appearance, his first runs allowed, but he hasn’t allowed any earned ones yet.

Other Notable Lines:

• CF Luis Frias: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 E (3)
• RF Rayner Arias: 1-3, 1 K

DSL Orange: DSL Giants Orange 8, DSL Mariners 7

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Notable Lines:

• 3B Albert Jimenez: 2-4, 1 R, 5 RBI, 1 HR (5), 1 SF - 3 Home Runs in 5 games for Jimenez
• SS Yeison Oviedo: 3-5, 2 K, 2 2B (3)
• RF Yoxander Benitez: 3-4, 3 R, 1 BB

DSL Black: DSL Giants Black 15, DSL Red Sox Blue 5 (7 Innings)

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Notable Lines:

• LF Franco Willias: 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1), 1 SB (2)
• 3B Boris Saduy: 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR (1)
• C Diego Alambarrio: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 2B (2)
• CF Djean Macares: 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B (3)
• DH Keiberg Camacaro: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B (4), 2 SB (6)

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Josh Bostick (21) - Full Season

For the first time this season…all seven Giants minor league teams are in action on one day!  But we’ve got a lot to talk about…Dakota Jordan and Bo Davidson both had big games with home runs as they are both fighting to turn around from slumps.  And meanwhile, Dario Reynoso hits two home runs for San Jose.  In addition, there were a lot more roster moves today, including three ranked prospects on the move…and speaking of the rankings, MLB Pipeline re-ranked their Top 30 Giants prospects with two graduations, so the numbers in our Notes are redone as well.

Full Roster Moves

So, after yesterday’s post, we did indeed have more roster moves, though notably centering around Double-A but no others.  So, including the unannounced moves from yesterday, here are the moves, including two more ranked prospects!

Now in AAA Sacramento

LHP Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson - ⬆️ from AA Richmond

LHP Joe Whitman (24) - ⬆️ from AA Richmond

Now in AA Richmond

RHP Yunior Marte (26) - ⬆️ from High-A Eugene

LHP Charlie McDaniel - ⬆️ from High-A Eugene

UT Jean Carlos Sio - ⬆️ from High-A Eugene (and he’s here to play outfield)

C Onil Perez - ⬆️ from High-A Eugene

RHP Ryan Vanderhei - ⬆️ from High-A Eugene

Now in High-A Eugene

SS Jhonny Level (4) - ⬆️ from Low-A San Jose

Injuries

C Adrian Sugastey (AA) - Place on 7-Day IL

Notably Missing:

Gavin Kilen - With Jhonny Level moving up from San Jose, there was a thought that Kilen might be getting a push to Double-A.  But with a May slump, he did not get the push.  We’ll see how playing time goes, but in Game 1 of them being teammates, the priority went to Gavin Kilen, who stayed at shortstop while Level went to second base

MLB Pipeline Rankings Update:

MLB Pipeline has graduated two Giants off the list.  Trevor McDonald (formerly #16) and Daniel Susac (formerly #21) are both officially off the list.  That’s made room for two new players…and those players are Jonah Cox, who slips into the #25 spot, and Yunior Marte, who becomes number 26!  What that means is there’s also a cascading effect on every prospect through Luis De La Torre (formerly #17) through Joe Whitman (formerly #26) to move up at least one and sometimes two spots.

Since I use the MLB Pipeline rankings for these Daily Minors Quick Notes (since the scouting reports are public), you’ll see those updated numbers next to the various prospects’ names going forward!  A really big update is also on the horizon, once #1 prospect Bryce Eldridge graduates off the list!

AAA: Tacoma Rainiers 6, Sacramento River Cats 1

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Player of the Game: C Jesus Rodriguez (17): 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B (6), 1 SF, 2-3 ABS

Jesus Rodriguez had a successful return to Triple-A after a solid first major league stint of 14 games in the Majors for the majority of May.  He finished the stint slashing .231/.302/.385 in the bigs.  It’s just a first run, he’s got more work to do in his development.  His Triple-A slash line sits at .333/.403/.451 after 25 games at Sacramento this season.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• SP Blade Tidwell (10): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP - A solid start at best for Tidwell, giving up a lot of hits and not getting many strikeouts, but two runs in five innings isn’t a bad overall result  His ERA is 6.12 in seven Triple-A games.
• DH Nate Furman: 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B (1), 1 CS (3) - Nate Furman got his first triple in his 51st game, matching his total from 36 games last season.  HIs slash line sits at .281/.382/.406.
• RP Ryan Walker: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K - Walker had three strikeouts.  He hadn’t gotten any strikeouts over his previous two outings of an inning each, though both were scoreless.  He has a 1.42 ERA in six games (6.1 IP) since returning to Triple-A.

Top Prospect Lines:

• Carson Whisenhunt (12): DNP
• Trent Harris (21): DNP
• Joe Whitman (24): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• RF Jared Oliva: 0-3 - This was Oliva’s third rehab game, he’s 3-for-8 over those games with two doubles.
• RP Jason Foley: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR - Foley has gotten through eight rehab games, seven at Triple-A.  He has a 3.24 ERA overall.
• RP Reiver Sanmartin: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K - Sanmartin also has gotten through eight rehab games, six in Triple-A, but his ERA overall is 9.00.

Other Notable Lines:

• CF Scott Bandura: 1-4, 1 K

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels 8, Erie SeaWolves 7

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Player of the Game: CF Bo Davidson (7) : 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (7), 1 HR (7), 1 E (3)

Bo Davidson has been on a bigtime slump through the end of May, going 2-for-28 (.071) though eight games at the end of May, and generally hasn’t been the same since a week-long injury break from May 14-20th.  Hopefully this game, with his second and third extra-base hits since that injury, is a sign that he’s going to start turning his season around.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• LF Parks Harber (14): 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR (7), 1 BB, 1 K - Harber’s got a 6-game hitting streak going, but got his first home run since back on May 20th.  He’s hitting .323 with a .967 OPS
• DH Charlie Szykowny: 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR (6) - As Richmond goes through a transition, Szykowny has a big opportunity to step up and be a huge part of this team going forward.  He had 21 home runs in 124 games in Eugene last season.
• SP Yunior Marte (26): 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K - Marte came right into Double-A and made his debut immediately.  He had a 3.74 ERA in 9 games at High-A, with 41 strikeouts to 19 walks in 43.1 innings.
• RF Jean Carlos Sio: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K - Also making his Double-A debut was Sio, playing the outfield after being exclusively infield in 15 defensive High-A games.  He hit .310/.385/.552 in Eugene in 16 games after a late start due to a spring injury.

Top Prospect Lines:

• Maui Ahuna (19): 0-4, 3 K, 2 E (7)

Other Notable Lines:

• 3B Dayson Croes: 2-4, 2 R
• RP Ben Peterson: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• RP Will Bednar: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Sabin Ceballos: 1-4, 1 K
• 2B Diego Velasquez: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

High-A: Everett AquaSox 8, Eugene Emeralds 5

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Player of the Game: CF Dakota Jordan (6): 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B (12), 1 HR (7)

Since May 3rd, Dakota Jordan’s power had disappeared, as he’d hit just three doubles over 21 games, where he went 7-for-94 (.074), but hopefully this game will allow for Jordan to have the kind of turnaround he needs.  On the season, he’s got a slash line of .281/.352/.453 with 12 doubles and seven home runs in 49 games.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 2B Jhonny Level (4): 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS (1) - Welcome to High-A, Jhonny Level!  He goes to second base
• C Jancel Villarroel (23): 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (2), 1 HBP - Villaroel has two doubles and four home runs in 20 games.
• SS Gavin Kilen (5): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB - Through 47 games, Kilen has a line of .286/.352/.429 with 20 walks to 30 strikeouts.

Top Prospect Lines:

• RF Trevor Cohen (9): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (16)
• DH Carlos Gutierrez (15): 0-4, 2 K
• LF Lisbel Diaz (30): 0-4, 2 K - Diaz is back in Eugene from the ACL, now that the Emeralds are back in Eugene from Canada.
• Jacob Bresnahan (8): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (16): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (29): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Hunter Dryden: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
• 1B Zander Darby: 1-4, 1 K

Low-A: San Jose Giants 7, Inland Empire 66ers 4

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Player of the Game: 3B Dario Reynoso: 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (8), 2 E (6)

Is it Dario Reynoso’s turn to have a breakout run for San Jose?  Reynoso’s 2-home run game comes on the heels of him hitting a home run in his last game on Sunday, upping his total to eight on the year in 40 games.  Last season, in 68 games, he had 10 home runs (all ten came in 53 ACL games, he didn’t have any in 15 Low-A games.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• SP Keyner Martinez (11): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K - Martinez had arguable his best game of the season, after allowing 11 runs over his last three starts, lowering his ERA to 5.20.
• RF Cam Maldonado: 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (9), 1 E (1) - After Maldonado spent almost all of May without a home run until May 30th, he now has two in his last three games.  He’s hitting .299 with a .807 OPS.
• 1B Hayden Jatczak: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR (7) - Over the last six games, Jatczak is 9-for-22 (.409) with two doubles and a home run.  He’s hitting .311 on the year.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Lorenzo Meola (18): 1-4, 1 K, 1 E (8) - Meola was drafted with the scouting that he was an excellent defensive shortstop, and now he’ll get an extended amount of time back at that position.
• Argenis Cayama (13): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Cooper McGrath: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• C Rod Barajas Jr.: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• LF Damian Bravo: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K

ACL: ACL Padres 9, ACL Giants 2 (7 Innings)

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Player of the Game: SS Luis Hernández (3): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 3B (3)

It was a bit of a quiet game for the ACL Giants, so I’ll highlight the biggest single hit, which of course came off the bat of Luis Hernandez.  He has three triples, which have all come in his last nine games played.  His batting line on the season is .310/.378/.655 through 22 games played this season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• RP Carlos De La Rosa (27): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 H, 1 HR
• 3B Yulian Barreto (28): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K
• Josuar Gonzalez (2): DNP
• Alberto Laroche (20): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• SP Matt Dunaway: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K - This is the 27-year old Dunaway’s first appearance of the year.  Dunaway was signed out of a 3+ year indy career in 2025 by the Giants, and appeared in Eugene in eight games with a 1.84 ERA in 14.2 innings.

Other Notable Lines:

• DH Rayner Arias: 2-3
• RF Oliver Tejada: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B (6)

DSL Orange: DSL Giants Orange 9, DSL Arizona Black 8 (7 Innings)

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Notable Lines:

• RF Yoxander Benitez: 4-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SB (1)
• LF Angelo Ugueto: 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 3B (1)
• 2B Yeison Oviedo: 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B (1)
• CF Jose Valdez: 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 2B (2), 1 SB (1)
• DH Brandon Vasquez: 2-3, 2 R
• SP Iverson Paulino: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR

DSL Black: DSL Giants Black 6, DSL Blue Jays Red 0 (7 Innings)

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Notable Lines:

• LF Franco Willias: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 3B (1)
• SP Santiago Guerrero: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP
• 1B Boris Sarduy: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB (1) 1 CS (1)
• RF Vinicius Dos Santos: 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP
• DH Diego Villegas: 0-0, 1 R, 4 BB, 1 SB (1)

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Josh Bostick (22) - Full Season

The first thing you might be asking for first, we have no updates on Josuar Gonzalez, but he did not play today after coming out of Saturday’s game with a leg injury running out a triple.  But even without half of the dynamic duo, Luis Hernandez had three hits to lead the ACL team to a win.  Plus, some reading (and maybe discussion) about minor league baseball.

AAA through Low-A: Scheduled Day Off

ACL: ACL Giants 3, ACL D-backs 2

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Player of the Game: SS Luis Hernández (3): 3-4

The 17-year old star prospect kept it going, though with all singles in this game, breaking two straight hitless games over which he went 0-for-9.  This is his fourth game this season out of 17 with at least three hits.  This leaves his batting line at .328/.395/.642, with seven doubles, one triple, and four home runs.

Top Prospect Lines:

• 2B Yulian Barreto (28): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K - Barreto made his first appearance in a game since back on May 15th.  He has a slash line of .343/.410/.343, and yes, he does not have an extra-base hit yet in ten games played.
• Josuar Gonzalez (2): DNP - No appearance for Gonzalez, who left Saturday’s game with an apparent injury.  I have not gotten any updates yet.
• Alberto Laroche (22): DNP
• Carlos De La Rosa (27): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• C Santiago Camacho: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (2)
• 1B Carlos Concepcion: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (3)
• 3B Anthony Marquez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (4), 1 CS (2)
• SP Leandro Rodriguez: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 Balks
• RP Brayan Narvaez: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Josh Bostick (24) - Full Season

Reading Material

Jake Mintz of Yahoo Sports wrote an article inspired by the recent ACL Giants domination of the ACL Dodgers in a 29-2 game, writing about how this is a symptom of a major problem with the ACL that could lead to bigger changes in the minors.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/what-a-29-2-score-says-about-the-state-of-low-level-minor-league-baseball--and-why-mlb-fans-should-care-222056306.html

It’s not a bad article.  The summary is that the ACL is almost exclusively made up of Dominican players, with not enough pitchers to be able to compete, partially due to new lower minor league roster limits, and partially due to injuries with everyone trying to throw harder.  It says that international hitters are losing the most due to a lack of opportunities against pitchers who can’t throw it over the plate and shorter or cancelled games due to not having enough pitchers to throw games.

It finishes with a conclusion that MLB is considering cutting another level from the minors when the current minor league CBA ends after 2027, letting college do more development work for the Majors.

Here are my quick responses:

• I have absolutely heard that baseball wants to cut another level of the minors, although I do not think it will happen until after 2030 due to the current affiliation agreements and their time frames, although the groundwork for it could be laid in the next MLB CBA as well as the MiLB CBA.  But some are saying that the unions aren’t going to give the owners what they want.
• Letting college baseball develop players is a cost-cutting move that won’t make MLB any better, between differences like college bats being metal to reduced schedules not helping with building strength or stamina really won’t help young players get better than the current system.
• International Players would be further hurt by such a move, both hitters and pitchers, with how young they sign compare to draftees, leaving them to spend more time basically just playing at one level before having to jump to a new Single-A.
• An International Draft could affect this a lot, and will be a hot topic (again) in CBA negotiations, though overshadowed by the cap talk.
• This article should have addressed how the 2024 decision to move the ACL/FCL Leagues to a May-to-July schedule meant that same-year draftees no longer can be a part of the league, which has also had a big effect on the quality of play at the level.  Before that, the league ran from Late June through August.
  • Part of the reason for this was tied to the 2021 move of the MLB draft from early June to the All-Star Break in July.  This was requested since the old draft happened before the college World Series (or other playoffs), leading to the potential of injury post-draft and postseason distractions for college teams and players.  To that end, Mid-July makes more sense for the draft.

A few other other things…these don’t come from the article, but come from my expectations on the topic of the potential of Minor League Baseball cutting one of the Single-A levels:

• MLB wants to do this in tandem with expansion.  That way, instead of cutting 30 minor league teams, they would “only” be cutting 24, since each expansion team would need a team at the three remaining minor league levels (six in total).
• I’ve been hearing for a long time MLB wants to straight up get rid of either the California League or the Northwest League, replacing one or both with an “Arizona State League” played in the spring complexes (like the current Low-A Florida State League), but with new stadiums being built or significant investments in stadiums in both leagues, that seems impossible.
  • Right now, I believe it will be more likely for the 6-team NWL and 8-team CAL to be merged, with a few teams cut from each, leaving extreme “North” and “South” divisions made up of each former league.  Related to this, Fresno will get a chance to return to Triple-A with the “expansion” for the new western team.
• One thing Giants fans will want to keep an eye on: It’s very possible/likely that the Washington Nationals will make a serious push in 2030 to affiliate with Richmond for their Triple-A team, after the success launch of Richmond’s new stadium.  Richmond-to-San Francisco is the furthest distance between a Big League team and a farm team, due to the 2021 reshuffle putting a focus on farm teams being closer to the big league teams.  The Giants and Richmond have the relationship due to three big context points:
  • There are no west coast Double-A league.  The furthest west is the Texas League (the others are the Eastern League and South League).  Due to this, there’s no truly local Double-A farm clubs for California teams.
  • The Giants have been affiliated with Squirrels owner Lou DiBella since 2003, when the Giants left the Texas League and affiliated with the Norwich Navigators in Double-A.  That team later renamed themselves the Connecticut Defenders, and moved to Richmond in 2010.  Both the Giants and DiBella’s Squirrels lobbied MLB to let the relationship continue despite trying to get teams local.
  • While the Nationals spent a *long* look at affiliating with Richmond in 2021, and reports are that if they said they wanted that relationship, MLB would’ve made it happen, the Nationals decided they didn’t want the poor facilities of The Diamond.  Instead, they affiliated with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in northwestern New York state.  Even aside from the Richmond possibility, they are one of the most likely teams to be looking for a new Triple-A affiliate.

Sorry to hit with the bad news.  Josuar Gonzalez opened today’s ACL game with a triple, but reportedly pulled up lame and was immediately removed from the game.  Bad news indeed.  Another injury, though seemingly much less serious was Christian Koss getting hit by a pitch and coming out of his game a few innings later.  But there were good things, like Drew Cavanaugh’s 3-hit day, or Jonah Cox collecting 80% of Richmond’s hits in a win, and a grand slam in Eugene for Lisbel Diaz!

(Sorry for the late post!)

AAA: Sacramento River Cats 6, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 0

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Player of the Game: C Drew Cavanaugh: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (6)

With the two doubles today, Drew Cavanaugh now has six doubles in eight Triple-A games, after he had seven doubles in 22 Double-A games.  He also has two home runs, and three walks to five strikeouts.  His slash line is .400/.472/.800 so far with Sacramento this season.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• SS Christian Koss: 0-0, 1 HBP - INJURY - Koss was hit in the hand by a pitch in the first inning.  However, he stayed in the game until the middle of the 4th before he was lifted for a pinch hitter, so hopefully the cause for him being lifted isn’t too serious.
• 1B-3B Buddy Kennedy: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR (6) - Five of Kennedy’s six home runs have come in May, though he’s 23-for-73 (.315) in the month, under his season average of .331.
• LF Turner Hill: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 SB (7) - Hill has steals in his last three games played, as he has eight total in 34 games this season.  He had 20 in 87 games last season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• Blade Tidwell (10): DNP
• Carson Whisenhunt (12): DNP
• Trent Harris (23): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• RP Jason Foley: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K - Foley has yet to be scored upon in four Triple-A outings, giving up four hits and no walks (and one hit batter) in 4.2 innings, with three strikeouts.

Other Notable Lines:

• RF Scott Bandura: 1-4, 2 R, 1 K
• 2B Nate Furman: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 2B (5)
• RP Ryan Walker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels 5, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1

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Player of the Game: RF Jonah Cox: 4-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SB (24), 1 CS (7)

Four more singles, and Jonah Cox upped his batting average from .400 to .417 through 39 games, and his on-base percentage up to .471.  His 3-steal day does a good job on helping his steal total in May (now up to nine in 14 attempts) keep up with April (15 in 17 attempts).  And his four hits made up 80% of the team’s hits on the night.  Cox has a 1.154 OPS on the season.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• RP Will Bednar: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K - Bednar posted season highs in innings and strikeouts.  In Richmond, he has 20 strikeouts to 10 walks in 15.1 innings….
• 2B Zane Zielinski: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (1) - Zielinski got his first Double-A double in six games, after having six in 25 games at High-A.

Top Prospect Lines:

• CF Bo Davidson (7): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• LF Parks Harber (14): 0-2, 3 BB, 1 K
• SS Maui Ahuna (20): 0-4, 4 K
• Joe Whitman (26): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Logan Martin: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
• RP Brad Depperman: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP

High-A: Eugene Emeralds 9, Hillsboro Hops 8

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Player of the Game: RF Lisbel Diaz (30): 2-4, 1 R, 5 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (6), 1 HR (7), 1 E (1)

Lisbel Diaz may have gotten a little help on it, but it was still a grand slam over the wall for his 7th home run for the season to help keep Eugene in this game early on.  Diaz is 17-for-63 in May so far with five doubles and three home runs, giving him an overall batting line of .252/.301/.472.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• SS Gavin Kilen (5): 3-5, 2 R, 1 K - Since May 3rd, Kilen is 25-for-60 (.417) with four doubles and two home runs.
• 3B Walker Martin: 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 2B (4) - With the pair of walks, Martin now has 17 walks to 46 strikeouts in 36 games.
• LF Carlos Gutierrez (15): 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (11), 1 E (3) - Gutierrez is hitting .296 in May after having only a .229 batting average after April.

Top Prospect Lines:

• CF Dakota Jordan (6): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (9)
• DH Trevor Cohen (9): 0-5
• C Jancel Villarroel (25): 1-5, 2 K
• Jacob Bresnahan (8): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (17): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (29): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 2B Jean Carlos Sio: 2-4, 2 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
• RP Liam Simon: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

Low-A: Stockton Ports 4, San Jose Giants 3

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Player of the Game: 1B Jeremiah Jenkins: 2-4, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B (7)

This makes it three straight games with two hits, raising his average from .242 to .272 over that span, as he’s gone 6-for-12 (.500) with three doubles and a home run, which has raised his slugging percentage from .407 to .476 in that short span.  He’s also got an on-base percentage of .387.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• DH Isaiah Barkett: 2-5, 1 K, 1 2B (8) - Barkett has three straight multi-hit games, and four in his last five games.  Going 11-for-21 (.524) in that span with a double, his average is now .358.
• CF Andy Polanco: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (5), 2 SB (17) - Polanco now has four steals in the last three games, giving him 17 in 32 games.  Last season in the ACL, he had 22 in 47 games.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Jhonny Level (4): 0-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF 
• 2B Lorenzo Meola (19): 0-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
• Keyner Martinez (11): DNP
• Argenis Cayama (13): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 3B Dario Reynoso: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (5)
• SP Ricardo Estrada: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K

ACL: ACL Giants 7, ACL Cubs 5

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Player of the Game: SP Alexander Fuentes: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K

Fuentes has struck out exactly six batters in each of his last three starts, but the previous two were 4.0 innings.  This was his first shutout start, lowering his ERA to 3.86.  The 21-year old pitcher is in his second season at the ACL.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Josuar Gonzalez (2): 1-1, 1 3B - INJURY - Josuar Gonzalez hit a triple to lead off the game, but the box score says “Injury Delay” and he was lifted for a pinch runner.  No further news was available, although an unconfirmed report indicated he pulled up grabbing his leg between second and third.  Gonzalez has been recovering from a spring hamstring injury, and been relatively limited for the first couple of weeks of the season.
• 3B-SS Luis Hernández (3): 0-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (3)
• Alberto Laroche (22): DNP
• Carlos De La Rosa (27): DNP
• Yulian Barreto (28): DNP

 

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• 2B Dayson Croes: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB (2), 1 HBP

Other Notable Lines:

• PR-3B Yosneiker Rivas: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (1)
• C Yohendry Sanchez: 2-3, 1 BB
• CF Luis Frias: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 2B (2)

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Josh Bostick (24) - Full Season

It’s Rookie Monday, which for now is just one game (June will bring about the Dominican Summer League).  Taking the show today was the rehabbing Dayson Croes, who was off to a very good start in Double-A Richmond before a leg injury, and played his second game of rehab, getting two hits with a double.  Meanwhile the team won in extra innings (in the 8th), while Josuar Gonzalez and Luis Hernandez each picked up a double. 

AAA through Low-A: Scheduled Off-Day

ACL: ACL Giants 5, ACL Cubs 3 (8 Innings)

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Player of the Game: 2B Dayson Croes: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B (1), 1 SB (1)

Dayson Croes had his second rehab game in the ACL, and it was better than his 0-for-2 in the first one.  Croes had played 10 games in Double-A before his gnarly injury, where he was 15-for-44 (.341) with four doubles and one triple, with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Also, I’ll just leave this here for those who don’t know: you pronounce Dayson’s last name the same as you would “Cruz”.  He’s from Aruba, so it’s spelled in the Dutch way.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Josuar Gonzalez (2): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (4)
• 3B Luis Hernández (3): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 2B (6)
• Alberto Laroche (22): DNP
• Carlos De La Rosa (27): DNP
• Yulian Barreto (28): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• LF Oliver Tejada: 2-4, 1 K, 1 CS (1)
• RF Rayner Arias: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B (1), 1 SB (1), 1 HBP - His double was the game-icing hit in the 8th.
• DH Anthony Marquez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI - Had the tie-breaking hit in the 8th.
• RP Marlon Franco: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
• RP Trey Seeley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

A better world is possible

Two middle infielders had big days in the Giants system on Saturday.  Jean Carlos Sio just returned from injury, and got into it right away, hitting two home runs to  power a powerful Eugene team that was missing 1.5 of its biggest stars in a blowout win.  And with San Jose, Number 19 prospect Lorenzo Meola picked up a pair of home runs down in Ontario, though the game didn’t go San Jose’s way.  Meanwhile, Gavin Kilen was the .5 of Eugene’s offensive contributors, as he left the game in the 4th for unknown reasons.

AAA: Sacramento River Cats 3, Round Rock Express 2

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Player of the Game: CF Grant McCray: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR (4), 1 SB (7), 1 E (4)

Grant McCray has had a rough season, but has gone 6-for-12 (.500) with a home run, and a walk with two strikeouts over his last three games.  Overall this season, McCray’s slash line is .218/.338/.346 with five doubles and four home runs.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• SP Carson Seymour: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K - Seymour had a season-high in strikeouts, giving him 34 to 11 walks in 39.0 innings.
• C Drew Cavanaugh: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-2 ABS - Cavanaugh is 4-for-13 (.308) through his first four Triple-A games.

Top Prospect Lines:

• Blade Tidwell (10): DNP
• Carson Whisenhunt (12): DNP
• Trent Harris (23): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RF Victor Bericoto: 1-4
• LF Turner Hill: 1-4, 1 RBI

AA: Game Postponed due to Rain

The game will be attempted to be made up tomorrow, Sunday May 17th.

High-A: Eugene Emeralds 15, Tri-City Dust Devils 8

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Player of the Game: DH Jean Carlos Sio: 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR (2)

Jean Carlos Sio led the way on a big offensive day for the Emeralds with a grand slam, and picking up his first two home runs in the Northwest League this season, and giving him three overall including a home run in the ACL during his rehab.  His season high in home runs is eight, which he hit in 118 games in the 2025 season.  So far in Eugene, he’s slashing .438/.481/.875.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 2B Zander Darby: 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B (11) - Darby got his third 4-hit game of the season, giving him a .345 average to start the season.
• C Jancel Villarroel (25): 3-6, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (2) - Villaroel’s 3-hit game pushed him up to a .282 average on the season.
• 3B-SS Walker Martin: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR (5), 1 E (12) - Martin now has five home runs and three doubles in 31 games this season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Gavin Kilen (5): 2-3, 2 R - Kilen was lifted from the game in the middle of the fourth inning.  There was no obvious sign of injury, but the game was wet and rainy for the first few innings, including a 14 minute delay in the third inning.
• SP Jacob Bresnahan (8): 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, 1 HBP
• CF Trevor Cohen (9): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SF
• LF Carlos Gutierrez (15): 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RF Lisbel Diaz (30): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB
• Dakota Jordan (6): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (17): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (29): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Esmerlin Vinicio: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• 1B Jakob Christian: 0-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Low-A: Ontario Tower Buzzers 9, San Jose Giants 5

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Player of the Game: 2B Lorenzo Meola (19): 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 2 HR (3)

This was easily Lorenzo Meola’s biggest game of the season, picking up his first multi-home run game as a pro.  In 33 games this season, he’s now matched his home run total that he had in his 16-game pro debut last season.  All three of his home runs this season have come this week in Ontario.  On the year, he’s hitting .220/.314/.341, with seven doubles in addition to the home runs.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 1B Hayden Jatczak: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR (4), 1 SF - Jatczak got his first home run since April 29th.  He’s now slugging .280/.402/.455.
• 3B Jose Astudillo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 3B (1), 1 E (2) - Astudillo has back-to-back 2-hit games with extra-base hits, raising his average to .351 on the season.
• CF Cam Maldonado: 3-4 - Maldonado has back-to-back 3-hit games, raising his average from .281 to .309.

Top Prospect Lines:

• Jhonny Level (4): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B (12)
• Keyner Martinez (11): DNP
• Argenis Cayama (13): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Ricardo Estrada: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• C Rod Barajas Jr.: 1-4, 1 K
• RF Broedy Poppell: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K

ACL: ACL Giants 5, ACL Rockies 1

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Player of the Game: C Santiago Camacho: 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B (1), 1 HR (1), 1 PB (1)

19-year old Santiago Camacho is in his second season playing at the ACL, and he’s off to a good start.  In just five games so far, he’s 6-for-16 (.375) with a double, a triple, and a home run.  Last season, over 41 games, he had a slash line of .234/.295/.426 with 10 doubles, one triple, and five home runs.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Luis Hernández (3): 0-4, 2 K
• RP Carlos De La Rosa (27): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• Josuar Gonzalez (2): DNP
• Alberto Laroche (22): DNP
• Yulian Barreto (28): DNP

Rehabbing Player Lines:

• 2B Dayson Croes: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 E (1) - Croes made his first appearance since April 15th, playing five innings.  He was slashing .341/.383/.477 over his first ten games with Double-A before his injury.
• RP Reiver Sanmartin: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K - This was Sanmartin’s second rehab appearance, both one inning appearances without allowing a baserunner with one strikeout each.

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Luke Mensik: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• 1B Evan Estevez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR (2)
• RF Carlos Concepcion: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
• 3B Anthony Marquez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• DH Luis Frias: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB (2)