Category Archives: Minor Monday

Minor Wednesday: 5/4 — Heston vs Blackburn, Chris Shaw Belting his way to Richmond, Top Prospects 11-15

Happy Wednesday!  Not just any Wednesday, but Minor Wednesday—r/SFGiants’ look into the players who might be Giants one day. This week, the Giants minor league affiliates took another step forward, at least in a very general way—improving their overall winning … Continue reading

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Minor Monday 4/26: New Week, New Features, Top Prospects 6-10

Happy Tuesday – we’ve got another Minor Monday for you, r/SFGiants’s weekly round up of the players who may be on your TV one day. Last week, the Giants minor league affiliates combined for a winning percentage of .333, so … Continue reading

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4/25 Player of the Game

POTG: Jairo Garcia Santiago ‘Cardiac’ Casilla. 4 out save with 3K for career save #100 /u/falloutranger 4/25 Postgame Thread

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Minor Monday 4/19 — A look at Top 5 prospects, featured game, and some local insight from Richmond

Welcome back to Week 2 of Minor Monday!  Once again displaced until Tuesday, this writer now wishes he had more creativity for titling projects. As of this writing, the Giants minor league affiliates have played a total of 45 games, … Continue reading

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Minor Monday: 4/12 — A shortened week, so let’s look at three exciting games!

Welcome to our first installment of this new weekly series! If you would like to stay current on Giants minor league affiliates, then look for this column every Monday—usually posted in the mornings.  Yes, I know today is a Tuesday!

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Better Know the Farm: Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA)

The next time you’re taking a lovely Greyhound trip around the East Coast, make sure to get off at Richmond and catch a game — The Diamond (stadium) is right across the street and has better food than that terrible … Continue reading

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Better Know the Farm: San Jose Giants (A-Advanced)

The San Jose Giants are now in their 22nd season affiliated with the San Francisco Giants. This makes the affiliation the longest currently enjoyed by a team in the California League.  However, as far back as 1962, they’ve been part … Continue reading

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Better Know the Farm: Sacramento River Cats (AAA)

The River Cats, as a baseball franchise, has existed since 1978 and has been operated by, in order: the Athletics, Brewers, Pirates, White Sox, Angels, A’s (again), and finally the current-day Giants.  But not all teams have called the beautiful … Continue reading

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Better Know the Farm: Augusta GreenJackets (Low-A)

The GreenJackets have existed as a farm team with different affiliations since 1980, playing in the cool Lake Olmstead Stadium since 1995 and, ten years later, joining the Giants.  As a Giants affiliate, they’ve won two championships, the last in … Continue reading

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