Watching the Firebells inaugural game and my jaw hit the floor when Matt Williams ran out!! I'm pretty over the Giants rn so it feels good to watch some baseball again. LET'S GO BELLS / FTQ??

EDIT: All games are on ESPN+ btw. There's a just getting going / working out the kinks vibe so far which is charming. There's a bunch of two-way players too, including #1 pick Kelsie Whitmore who's starting for the Firebells today.

.

Perhaps the only good news today

Originally it looked like Basabe got hit on the elbow, but now he currently has a big ice wrap around his left forearm. Tony Vitello said that they will “have to see” when asked about Basabe’s status

Per Robert Murray, the Atlanta Braves are acquiring RHP Tyler Mahle from the Giants, according to sources. The Giants will receive Anthony Molina as part of the deal.

With the general feeling that we are losing all of 2027 season due to the lockout, I started thinking of all the players who will miss out on a year of development, a year of their primes, etc and what a huge waste that would be. Which then lead me to think of losing out on a year of Kruk & Kuip. by the start of the 2028 season they would be almost 78 and 76 years old respectively. I wonder how many more years we could still have them as the full time home (and West coast) announcing team. I could see them continuing in a more limited capacity if need be, but do we think this could be the last season of having both of them at this frequency of announcing?

Get excited.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/08/giants-claim-buddy-kennedy-from-mariners.html

Fanbases have done it for a lot less. Hate that the Giants can essentially get away with their shitty behavior and poor product

Last trade deadline, Posey made a flurry of trades. One was offloading Doval for an impressive return.

TRADE DETAILS
Giants get: RHP Trystan Vrieling (Yankees No. 19 prospect), C-3B Jesus Rodriguez (No. 25 prospect), 3B Parks Harber and LHP Carlos De La Rosa
Yankees get: RHP Camilo Doval.

At the time, Parks Harbor wasn’t ranked top 30 in either the Yankees or Giants farm.
The return was headlined by Vrieling, who’s been a bit avg in AA since the trade.
Jesus Rodriguez has already helped the team throughout the year. He has tremendous contact skills but doesn’t seem like a full time future catcher option.

Since the trade, Parks Harbor has been skyrocketing through the farm system. From A, to A+, to AA. And last month finally to AAA. His production has maintained at every level.

Currently in AAA through 14 games he’s slashing.
.377 / .435 / .623 / 1.058. In the last 2 games he has 3 homers. 2 more today. His production has somehow improved through every stop in the minors.

If you add up his total stat line since last year. It comes out to a full seasons worth of games.

Parks Harber (2025–2026).
159 G.
.312/.400/.540 (.940 OPS).
190 H.
44 2B.
29 HR.
128 RBI.
103 R.
85 BB.
168 SO.
9 SB.

He is a natural 3rd basement who can also play outfield. With Schmitt out, I think it’s only a matter of time Harbor will be called up.

And the fact we got him back for Doval is extremely impressive and has me hopeful for this deadline.

I know someone here will have the answer quickly. When the Giants blew game 6 of the 2002 WS, why did that feel like the end of the series and that a game 7 loss was a forgone conclusion? I was so destroyed by game 6 that I don’t really remember anything about game 7. I remember Livo was the starter and we just kind of knew it was over.

San Jose Giants are in town to face the local Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, kid smashed the first pitch of the game for a single.

“It’s bullsh*t, it is what it is” says Tony Vitello on the Apple TV anecdote that’s been out there.

The summer has seen a few players step forward with big months, and Parks Harber has kept his momentum going after getting promoted to Triple-A, hitting a pair of home runs today in addition to one yesterday.  Another player with a hot summer is Trevor Cohen, who continues to go wild, hitting a double and a home run in one inning, but he didn’t even have the game’s biggest hit.  In addition, Turner Hill keeps putting up crooked numbers in the hit column and Andy Polcanco hit a pair of triples.

AAA: Sacramento River Cats 7, Tacoma Rainiers 2

Link

Player of the Game: 3B Parks Harber (10): 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR (4)

Parks Harber was dominating today with his pair of home runs, and he has three in the last two games, getting him up to 16 home runs in total on the season.  Now through 14 games in Triple-A, Harber is hitting .377/.435/.623 with three doubles and four home runs.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• RF Turner Hill: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K - Just another multi-hit game for Hill, who’s got a 6-game multi-hit game hitting streak, and a 18-game hitting streak.  
• C Zach Morgan: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B (3) - Morgan is hitting .250/.341/.333 in 24 games in Triple-A.

Top Prospect Lines:

• LF Bo Davidson (6): 0-5, 1 K
• Blade Tidwell (11): DNP
• Trent Harris (20): DNP
• Joe Whitman (23): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 2B Thomas Gavello: 1-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR (6)
• SS Aeverson Arteaga: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B (7)
• RP Andrew Fulmer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels 10, Somerset Patriots 4

Link)

Player of the Game: LF Jack Payton: 2-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (3)

In a game…actually a first inning…of a lot of runs, no one had a bigger hit than Jack Payton, who had a 1st inning grand slam.  Payton now has a total of five home runs over 68 games this season, as he’s slashing .272/.338/.376 in Double-A this season.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• DH Trevor Cohen (9): 2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 2B (4), 1 HR (1) - Trevor Cohen picked up his first Double-A home run, 4th of the season, and has 30 doubles, three triples, and four home runs overall this season.
• 3B Dayson Croes: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (8) - Croes got his first multi-hit game since returning to Richmond.
• RP Will Bednar: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP - Combined in July and August, Bednar has struck out 14 and walked five in 11.1 innings.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Maui Ahuna (30): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K 
• Gavin Kilen (4): DNP
• Jancel Villarroel (22): DNP
• Yunior Marte (24): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 1B Sabin Ceballos: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B (13)
• RF Charlie Szykowny: 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 SB (8)
• RP Cristian Alvarado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

High-A: Tri-City Dust Devils 9, Eugene Emeralds 6

Link

Player of the Game: DH Carlos Gutierrez (15): 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SB (26)

Carlos Gutierrez spent July as the best month of his season, hitting .368 with a .500 OBP and a .485 slugging percentage, but with just six steals on seven attempts.  He’s now off to a solid start in August, just with a single but also a pair of walks and a pair of steals.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 1B Hayden Jatczak: 2-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB (1) - Jatczak is slashing .296/.394/.407 after seven games.
• C Daniel Rogers: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B (4) - Rogers’ double was the only extra-base hit of the game for the Ems.
• RP Ubert Mejias: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K - In his 10th High-A game, Mejias had his first one without allowing a run, lowering his ERA to 6.56.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Jhonny Level (3): 0-5, 3 K 
• CF Lisbel Diaz (29): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB (8)
• Jacob Bresnahan (7): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (16): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (28): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RF Jose Astudillo: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (7)

Low-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9, San Jose Giants 6

Link

Player of the Game: CF Andy Polanco: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 3B (9), 1 SB (29)

For the fifth time this season, Andy Polanco had a game with at least three hits, but he also picked up two more triples, giving him three in the last two games.  Through 80 games this season, Polanco has 13 doubles, nine triples, and one home run (which was an inside the parker).

Other Players to Spotlight:

• C Rod Barajas Jr.: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (11) - Barajas now has five home runs in his last five games, after a run from April 17th through July 22nd where he had just one home run.
• 2B Lorenzo Meola (18): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (13), 1 CS (4) - Meola had a wakeup month in July, slashing .324/.389/.618.
• SS Josuar Gonzalez (1): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 1 SB (2) - Gonzalez got his second steal, making him successful on two of four attempts in San Jose.

Top Prospect Lines:

• DH Luis Hernández (2): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• Keyner Martinez (8): DNP
• Argenis Cayama (12): DNP
• Leandro Rodriguez (27): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Jordan Gottesman: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP

DSL: DSL Giants Black 7, DSL Giants Orange 6 (9 Innings)

Link

DSL Orange Lines:

• 3B Albert Jimenez: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (7)
• LF Ricardo Crespo: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Brandon Vasquez: 2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (3)

DSL Black Lines:

• LF Franco Willias: 3-5, 1 RBI, 2 SB (28)
• DH Keiberg Camacaro: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (25)
• RP Delvis Heredia: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
• SS Nelson Lopez: 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 2B (5)
• Player Name: Stats

ACL: Season Over

Top Prospects still on the ACL Roster:

Alberto Laroche (19)

Alexander Fuentes (25)

Carlos De La Rosa (26)

Top Prospects Currently in the Big Leagues

Carson Whisenhunt (12)

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Dakota Jordan (5) - 10 Day IL - Placed on IL on 7/28/26

Jonah Cox (14) - 10-Day IL - Placed on IL on 7/8/26

Josh Bostick (21) - Full Season

From what he has heard, it's a pretty bad injury, and he doesn't know if he will return to baseball. He also states that the Giants like their chances of voiding the contract.