SF Giants Minor Lines 7/23/17: CJ Hinojosa collects four more hits

Thereby outhitting entire other teams.

The first five hitters in the Sacramento lineup had 1 hit — combined. The RiverCats had one of the best offensive performances of the night. Don’t believe me? Salem-Keizer managed just four hits (though three runs). Augusta scored 1 run on 6 hits. San Jose was shutout and managed just one hit.

Ugh! Time to count up our stores:

It might be time to start investigating who had the worst cumulative organizational record in baseball history. Because...

Westward no: Giants fall to 17-27 in division

Among the jarring trends that have developed as the Giants lurch through the season is their struggle to compete against their National League West brethren, which continued with Sunday's 5-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.

Giants fall to Padres, 5-2

The Giants couldn’t hit Random Padres Guy, but, really, that’s understandable.

If you’re interested in analysis about the Giants/Padres series that just concluded, start with this: The Padres are bad. This is not a point of dispute with baseball observers or even Padres fans. They’re 12 games under .500. Their adjusted OPS is 83, well below the league average. Their adjusted ERA is 89, well below the league average. The Padres are bad.

The Giants are worse.

That’s the analysis....

Cain looks to build on quality start in opener

The Pirates and Giants open a three-game series Monday night at AT&T Park. The two teams met earlier this season, with the Giants sweeping all three games on June 30 to July 2.

Giants can't get going, drop finale to Padres

Continuing to show they have the Giants' number in 2017, the San Diego Padres rode starter Dinelson Lamet to a 5-2 win against San Francisco on Sunday at AT&T Park. The Padres have won seven of their last nine games against their National League West neighbors.

Melancon throws, nearing rehab assignment

Giants closer Mark Melancon continues to make daily progress towards a return, manager Bruce Bochy said before Sunday's series finale against the Padres.

The Prospect Round-Up, 7/23/17

A look at who could replace the guys who might get traded...and the Giants new free (but not free) prospect!

Making Trades Make Sense: Who Would Replace The Traded?

Here in trade season, with the Giants as sellers, a lot of names are getting tossed around. Some are those with contracts up this season (Eduardo Nunez, Johnny Cueto*), but others are advocating trading players who are signed for more years since they would be worth more.

Considering the Giants are trying to reload for 2018...

Giants... >win??

The Giants have won 5 of their last 22 games against the Padres.

I mean... holy crap. The Giants won that game. They’re not supposed to do that. They’re awful and bad and dumb and useless and pathetic and embarrassing and over the hill and talentless and past their primes and urinal troughs and the fifth season of The West Wing and unwatchable and bad and not major league-worthy and garbage and bad.

And yet, they won. They actually beat the San Diego Padres, a team that’s Wil Myers...

Giants walk off in 12th on Hundley's single

Starting in place of All-Star catcher Buster Posey certainly comes with expectations. Nick Hundley met those -- and then some -- when he looped a single to the left-field wall Saturday, giving the Giants a 5-4 walk-off win in 12 innings. Hundley's delivery was San Francisco's fifth walk-off win of the season and second of the week.

Suarez, Calixte recalled; Okert, Hwang to Minors

The San Francisco Giants recalled right-handed pitcher Albert Suarez and infielder Orlando Calixte from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned left-hander Steven Okert and infielder Jae-Gyun Hwang to Sacramento, the club announced prior to Saturday's game against the Padres.

Sandoval signs with Giants, will start in Minors

The Giants made their reunion with third baseman Pablo Sandoval official on Saturday, announcing that they reached contractual agreement with him.

Pablo Sandoval apologizes for comments about Giants

Pablo Sandoval is back with his original organization, and he is looking to get back in the good graces of the team’s fan base. To that end, he apologized for comments he made upon joining the Boston Red Sox after the 2014 season.In a statement upon signing with the Giants, Sandoval apologized for his “insensitive and misguided” remarks about the team. Sandoval chose to sign with the Red Sox over San Francisco despite reportedly being offered similar money, and that reportedly was...

SF Giants Minor Lines 7/21/17: Jake McCasland K’s 10

Get ready for some L’s Apologies today but it appears either SBN or Google docs is having a technical issue so we’ll have no tables today. I’ll try to make up for it with my dazzling prose that makes you feel like you’re there. So in other words, SOL today. HIGHLIGHTS: Jake McCasland struck out 10 in 6IP; Ryan Kirby had three hits including two doubles and four RBI; Camilo Doval K’d 8 in 3.2 innings of relief; Sacramento lost at Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners), 4-3 in 10 inn Ryder Jones...

Michael Morse’s career might be over after concussion

Michael Morse’s playing career could be over following his concussion suffered on Memorial Day.Morse was involved in a collision with San Francisco Giants teammate Jeff Samardzija during a brawl between Hunter Strickland and Bryce Harper on May 29. Morse was concussed during the collision and has been out since then. Giants manager Bruce Bochy shared an update on Morse Friday. According to CSN Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic, Bochy said Morse is still rehabbing and there is no timetable for him...

SF Giants Minor Lines 7/21/17: Jake McCasland K’s 10

Get ready for some L’s

Apologies today but it appears either SBN or Google docs is having a technical issue so we’ll have no tables today. I’ll try to make up for it with my dazzling prose that makes you feel like you’re there. So in other words, SOL today.

HIGHLIGHTS: Jake McCasland struck out 10 in 6IP; Ryan Kirby had three hits including two doubles and four RBI; Camilo Doval K’d 8 in 3.2 innings of relief;

Sacramento lost at Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners), 4-3 in 10 inn

Ryder Jones 2...

Gillaspie's homer revives Giants' chances

Conor Gillespie picked a dramatic moment for his first home run of the season. Gillespie's towering shot to right field, which measured 384 feet by Statcast, helped the Giants cap a three-run ninth-inning rally Friday.

Giants fall in 11th after stirring rally in 9th

Matt Szczur's fourth hit, an 11th-inning single, broke a tie Friday night and propelled the San Diego Padres to a 12-9 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Giants lose, 12-9 in extra innings

The Giants have lost 16 of their last 21 games against the Padres.

The Padres tried to lose, I promise they did. Trevor Cahill was all over the place. The Giants — the Giants! — were hitting him hard. They were messing up in the field, futzing up simple rundowns. The Giants were up 4-0, and it felt like they should have been up 7-0. When they were up 6-2, it felt like they should have been up 9-2.

And when Conor Gillaspie tied the game, it felt like they should have walked off.

If the...

Focused on baseball, Nunez heating up

Amid swirling trade speculation, Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez has hit his stride, rattling off a stretch of crisp offensive production.

SF Giants trade rumors: Who would want Eduardo Nuñez?

Lots of teams, in theory. Let’s see if we can narrow them down.

Eduardo Nuñez is fast, and he can play a lot of positions. Some of them passably! He can hit for average and has gap power. Every team could use one of those players, whether on the bench of in the lineup.

See:

Among Giants players, Eduardo Nunez drawing the most attention, b/c of versatility, athleticism

He isn’t expensive, and he’s not going to require a huge...