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PITCHER OF THE WEEK – MATT BOWER, LANCASTER

Posted on May 17, 2016 by | Comments Off on PITCHER OF THE WEEK – MATT BOWER, LANCASTER

Matt Bower went five strong innings against Lake Elsinore to earn Cal League Pitcher of the Week honors. Bower allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out 10 over five shutout innings. It was the lefty’s first start at Lancaster after coming up from Quad Cities.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JONAH ARENADO, SJ GIANTS

Posted on May 17, 2016 by | Comments Off on OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JONAH ARENADO, SJ GIANTS

Arenado drilled three homers and slashed .346/.393/.846 over last week to be named Cal League Offensive Player of the Week. The Giants’ 3B also scored eight runs and drove in six. After hitting nine homers in 134 lo-A games last season, Arenado already has six a month into this year.

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ORTIZ SHINES FOR HIGH DESERT WITH 6IP, 1H

Posted on May 15, 2016 by | Comments Off on ORTIZ SHINES FOR HIGH DESERT WITH 6IP, 1H
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The High Desert Mavericks rode the arm of Luis Ortiz and a 14-hit attack to pound out a 9-1 victory over the Visalia Rawhide on Saturday night. The home Rawhide hurt their own cause with a season-high six errors as well.

The visiting Mavericks broke open a 1-1 contest with a string of deuces in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, then put up two more runs in the ninth.

Ortiz, the Rangers’ #4 prospect in Baseball America’s rankings, allowed just one hit over six innings, a solo homer to Colin Bray in the third inning. The right-hander threw 59 pitches with 41 of them strikes while striking out five against 0 walks.

The Mavericks (24-12) have taken the first two games of the four-game set in Visalia and remained a game back of first-place Rancho Cucamonga (25-11) in the South division. The Rawhide (23-12) saw their lead in the North trimmed to two games as the San Jose Giants knocked off Modesto.

SCOREBOARD

MODESTO – 7
SAN JOSE – 11

LAKE ELSINORE – 1
LANCASTER 5

HIGH DESERT – 9
VISALIA – 1

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 5
INLAND EMPIRE – 3

STOCKTON – 6
BAKERSFIELD – 9

 

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MODESTO’S HOWARD SILENCES GIANTS

Posted on May 14, 2016 by | Comments Off on MODESTO’S HOWARD SILENCES GIANTS
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The Modesto Nuts scored three late runs to make a Sam Howard masterpiece stand up for a 5-2 win Friday  night in San Jose. The lefty Howard (2-1) went seven strong innings, allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out 10 against no walks to notch his second win of the season and give the Nuts a series-opening victory.

Modesto got on the board in the first with an RBI single by Ronnie Jebavy, only to see San Jose come back to tie it up in the bottom of the second. The Giants went ahead in the bottom of the fourth when 3B Jonah Arenado left the yard for the fifth time this season.

Single runs in the fifth and seventh innings put the visitors back on top and Howard was back in position the get the win for his strong effort. A two-run rally in the eighth saw SS Luis Jean double in two runs for all the insurance the Nuts would need, providing the final margin at 5-2.

Howard is on the fringe of the Colorado Rockies’ prospect list, sitting at #24 by MLB.com and #25 by Baseball America. His first pro season in 2014 had some pretty big rough spots but the Georgia Southern alum had a solid second-half in low-A Asheville last year. He’s alternated good and bad starts with Modesto over his last few outings, but Friday night’s effort was clearly his best of the season, and the first one in which he has finished the seventh inning.

 

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SAN JOSE, STOCKTON INK PDC EXTENSIONS

Posted on April 10, 2016 by | Comments Off on SAN JOSE, STOCKTON INK PDC EXTENSIONS

downloadThe Stockton Ports and San Jose Giants will continue to be affiliated with their big-league organizations through the 2020 season as both clubs announced Player Development Contract extensions.

On April 4th, San Jose agreed to an extension with the San Francisco Giants, continuing a relationship that dates back to 1988.

StocktonStockton did the same yesterday, extending their agreement with the Oakland A’s. The Ports have been an A’s affiliate since 2005.

Many of the Cal League teams are in the final years of their PDCs, as can be seen on BallparkDigest.com’s Affiliate Dance 2016 page. The stickiest situation is probably High Desert, which is embroiled in a dispute with the city of Adelanto.  the city is attempting to have the Mavericks evicted from Stater Bros. Stadium, but the legal process has been stalled at this point.

There is a lot to the High Desert/Adelanto story and you can follow it at the Victorville Daily Press local sports section HERE.

No such drama in Stockton and San Jose. Those harmonious situations are set to go to the next decade.

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NAVA TAKES HELM OF 2016 SJ GIANTS

Posted on December 16, 2015 by | Comments Off on NAVA TAKES HELM OF 2016 SJ GIANTS

downloadThe San Jose Giants have a new field boss for 2016, as former hitting coach  Lipso Nava has been announced as the new manager. Also returning from 2015 are Pitching Coach Mike Couchee and Athletic Trainer Garrett Havig.

New to the staff will be Hitting Coach Todd Linden and Strength and Condidtioning Coach Andy King.

Nava served as hitting coach for San Jose from 2013-2015. The Giants had an overall record of 72-68 in 2015 and landed a wildcard playoff berth after a red-hot second half of 42-28. Series wins over Stockton and Visalia put the Giants in the finals, where they lost to Rancho Cucamonga.

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BAKERSFIELD ANNOUNCES 2016 COACHING STAFF

Posted on December 16, 2015 by | Comments Off on BAKERSFIELD ANNOUNCES 2016 COACHING STAFF

f1b6a883-8f83-43b5-9b55-19a1f19c2f7cFour members of the Bakersfield Blaze 2015 coaching staff will return for 2016, with a new pitching coach coming aboard. Field Manager Eddie Menchaca, Hitting Coach Max Venable will be back in their 2015 capacities, as will Athletic Trainer Geoff Swanson and Performance Specialist Andy Lyon.

New to the staff for 2016 is Pitching Coach Ethan Katz.

Read the full announcement from the Blaze HERE.

The Blaze had a rough first-half last season, finishing at the bottom of the North division at 26-44. But the second half saw a .500 mark at 35-35, winning seven of its last 10 games and ending on a five-game winning streak.

 

 

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ALTAVILLA THROWS 7 STRONG INNINGS, LOPES DRIVES IN 2 AS BLAZE TOP NUTS 3-2

Posted on July 3, 2015 by | Comments Off on ALTAVILLA THROWS 7 STRONG INNINGS, LOPES DRIVES IN 2 AS BLAZE TOP NUTS 3-2

BlazeRHP Dan Altavilla threw seven scoreless innings Thursday night, stiking out eight, as the Bakersfield Blaze earned a 3-2 win over the first-place Modesto Nuts by a score of 3-2 at John Thurman Field. 2B Tim Lopes singled in a pair of runs in the top of the third to give the Blaze a lead it would never relinquish.

Altavilla (3-6) is the Seattle Mariners’ #16 prospect per MLB.com (#19 by BaseballAmerica), and had his second strong, seven-inning outing in his last three starts. Lopes has gone 11-for-29 over his last seven games.

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FUTURES GAME ROSTERS ANNOUNCED

Posted on June 29, 2015 by | Comments Off on FUTURES GAME ROSTERS ANNOUNCED

Inland Empire LHP Sean Newcomb, San Jose RHP Keury Mella and Modesto OF Raimel Tapia have been selected to participate in the Futures Game on July 12 in Cincinnati. Part of the major league baseball All-Star festivities, the Futures Games features some of the best minor league talent in a USA-vs.-World contest.

In addition to these current Cal Leaguers, there are many familiar names from the last couple of years including Matt Olson (STK ’14), Kyle Waldrop (BAK ’13, ’14) and Socrates Brito (VIS ’14). C Kyle Farmer, recently promoted to AA Tulsa from Rancho Cucamonga, and RHP Edwin Diaz, who started with Bakersfield and got promoted to AA Jackson, are also on the rosters.

Full rosters are included in this MiLB.com story by Sam Dykstra:

GIOLITO, SCHWARBER LEAD FUTURES GAME ROSTERS

 

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TRANSACTIONS

Posted on June 25, 2015 by | Comments Off on TRANSACTIONS

There have been a lot of moves made leading up to and through the All-Star break, with Visalia seeing some heavy movement on their dominant first-half roster. With the second half starting tonight, here are the moves by team going back to last weekend:

PLAYER FROM TO
OF Burt Reynolds AA Jackson Bakersfield
RHP Aaron Brooks loA Clinton Bakersfield
LHP Nick Valenza Bakersfield lo A Clinton
RHP Akeem Bostick loA Quad Cities Lancaster
OF Brett Phillips Lancaster AA Corpus Christi
C Ruben Castro GCL Astros Lancaster
RHP Daniel Gibson Visalia AA Mobile
INF Raul Navarro Visalia AA Mobile
OF Stewart Ijames Visalia AA Mobile
RHP John Omahen Visalia AA Mobile
RHP Zack Godley Visalia AA Mobile
RHP Ryan Doran Visalia lo A Kane County
RHP RJ Hively AA Mobile Visalia
OF Mitch Haniger AA Mobile Visalia
RHP Brandon Sinnery AA Mobile Visalia
LHP Steve Hathaway loA Kane County Visalia
INF Ryan Gebhardt loA Kane County Visalia
Ryan Gorton Stockton AZL A’s
LHP Omar Duran Stockton AA Midland
OF Daniel Carbonell AA Richmond San Jose
RHP Derek Law AA Richmond San Jose
C Geno Escalante San Jose AZL Giants
RHP Jharel Cotton Rancho Cucamonga AA Tulsa
Brandon Dixon AA Tulsa Rancho Cucamonga
C Miguel Del Castillo lo A Fort Wayne Lake Elsinore
C Adolfo Reina Lake Elsinore AA San Antonio
RHP Joe Church Lake Elsinore AZL Padres
RHP Garrett Nuss loA Burlington Inland Empire
RHP Eric Alonzo Inland Empire loA Burlington
RHP Jefri Hernandez High Desert AA Frisco

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