We are back to chronicle another month of baseball for the 2019 San Francisco Giants. If you want to catch up on the season so far, click the links below:
Spring Training 2019
Opening Day 2019
April 2019
May Results
MLB
After a 3-5 start to the month, the Giants were able to sweep the Reds to bring their record to 6-5 for May. The series finale on May 12th was capped by a walk-off single by Pablo Sandoval for a 5-4 victory and series sweep.
The Giants ended the month with a 12-15 record, this was an improvement over the previous month – but still not great. The Giants are now 21-36 on the season and 15.5 games back of the Dodgers in the N.L. West. As far as records go, the Giants are now the 3rd worst team in all of baseball – ahead of the Orioles and the Tigers.
AAA
The River Cats struggled this month – producing a 10-20 record in April. They have fallen to dead last in the PCL Pacific North Division – 3 games behind the Rainiers.
AA
The Flying Squirrels were 15-14 through the month of April – bringing them to a 30-23 record on the season. They currently sit in second the the EL Western Division – 1 game back of the Eerie Seawolves.
Hot and Cold
MLB
Hot
| Name | Pos. | Stats |
| Josh Bell | 1B | .311 AVG, 12 HR, 34 RBI* |
*Season stats
Josh Bell is a solid player and he is having a great season so far. I need to make sure that I can keep him happy so he is willing to stick around for this rebuild. As long as I can keep his morale up we should be good for a few years. Bell is making a case to be my only All-Star this season.
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Cold
| Name | Pos. | Stats |
| Williams Jerez | RP | 8.13 ERA, 21 BB, 27.2 IP* |
*Season stats
Williams Jerez was designated for assignment after another poor month.
AAA
Hot
| Name | Pos. | Stats |
| Sean Hjelle | SP | 3.09 ERA, 28 K, 32 IP |
| Heliot Ramos | CF | .294 AVG, 85 AB, 10 RBI |
After a terrible first month to the year, Sean Hjelle was able to bounce back with a solid May. Heliot Ramos is starting to heat up as well, which is what I expect from one of the top prospects in the organization.
Cold
| Name | Pos. | Stats |
| Jake Wong | SP | 4.60 ERA, 14 BB, 31.1 IP |
| Ryder Jones | 3B | .158 AVG, 57 AB |
Jake Wong looked very below average on the mound in May. I was hopeful that he would be able to pitch for the Giants by the end of the season – but now I am not so sure. Ryder Jones struggled at the plate and may be destined to be a career minor-leaguer.
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AA
Hot
| Name | Pos. | Stats |
| Ray Black | RP | 3.38 ERA, 9K, 8 IP |
Ray Black has been talked about as a top prospect for the Giants for a long time – and at 28 years old he is finally starting to perform.
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Cold
| Name | Pos. | Stats |
| Seth Elledge | CP | 5.95 ERA, 16.2 IP |
Not much to say here – this was a bad month for Seth Elledge from the bullpen.
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Roster Moves/Injuries
- Ronnie Jebavy (AAA) sprained his ACL and missed two weeks.
- Logan Wyatt (AA) pulled his hamstring and missed a few weeks.
- Dereck Rodriguez returned from the Injured List on May 30th. James Shields was struggling on the mound – with a 1-8 record and 5.64 ERA. I decided to check the market and see what kind of return I could get for him before releasing him. Nobody seemed interested, so I designated Shields for assignment.
- Travis Bergen was called up from AAA to take the spot of Williams Jerez, who was also designated for assignment.
- Conner Menez was sent up to AAA after posting a 1.77 ERA in 40.2 IP at AA.
- Jackson Rutledge was sent up to AA.
Prospects
As we enter the month of June, things have changed in the Top 50 Prospects list. Here is where things stand:
Some players within the organization found themselves at new spots on the MLB Top 50 Prospects list. Here is where I would rank the prospects within our system after a month of baseball:
| Org. Rank | MLB Rank | Player | Age | Pos. | Pot. | Ovr. | Level |
| #1 | #9 | Royce Lewis | 19 | SS | A | 66 | AAA |
| #2 | #35 | Joey Bart | 22 | C | A | 66 | AAA |
| #3 | #40 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | 22 | 3B | A | 68 | AAA |
| #4 | #41 | Alexander Palma | 22 | RF | A | 65 | AAA |
| #5 | NR | Heliot Ramos | 19 | CF | A | 63 | AAA |
| #6 | NR | Hunter Bishop | 20 | CF | A | 61 | AA |
| #7 | NR | Logan Davidson | 21 | SS | B | 64 | AAA |
| #8 | NR | Shea Langeliers | 21 | C | B | 66 | AA |
| #9 | NR | Trevor Stephan | 22 | SP | B | 62 | AA |
| #10 | NR | Jake Wong | 22 | SP | B | 66 | AAA |
Coming Up
I will breakdown all of the prospects that the Giants are looking at in the 2019 First Year Player Draft.
– Buzz
