***SF Giants 2009 Season Thread (88-74)***

Tomorrow is the start of 17 games played in a row
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[h2]Ryan Sadowski to start Sunday[/h2]
Posted by Andrew Baggarly on June 27th, 2009 at 2:14 pm | Categorized as Uncategorized

The Giants will purchase the contract of right-hander Ryan Sadowski, who will start Sunday's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers. It'll be Sadowski's major league debut.

The club will temporarily clear a space on the 25-man roster by placing infielder Rich Aurilia on the bereavement list. Aurilia had planned to leave the club after Sunday's game to attend services for his father, who died last week. He'll take leave a day earlier than planned.

Still no word on a corresponding 40-man move. We probably won't have that until tomorrow.

The Giants had been the last team in the majors to use just five starting pitchers; the Brewers were the only other member of that club before they called up a rookie to start Thursday.

Sadowski replaces Jonathan Sanchez, who apparently didn't make enough progress to satisfy club officials. Sanchez is in the bullpen as of now. Manager Bruce Bochy said there was some discussion of optioning Sanchez to Triple-A Fresno, but they feel it'd be better to stay with the big club, work on the side with pitching coach Dave Righetti and try to develop command of his slider and split. Sadowski's stay, and Sanchez's bullpen assignment, will be for an undetermined length of time, Bochy said.

Sadowski was a curious choice because he hasn't pitched in the big leagues, he hasn't been invited to a major league camp and he isn't considered a prospect. He's a 26-year-old who has spent six years in the minor leagues after the Giants took him in the 12th round of the 2003 draft out of the University of Florida. He didn't pitch in 2006 because of an arm injury.

Sadowski had fairly ordinary numbers in 13 starts at Fresno: 5-2 with a 4.11 ERA, 32 walks and 59 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings. But manager Dan Rohn and pitching coach Pat Rice lobbied hard for him.

He throws fastball, slider, changeup.

"It happens with a lot of pitchers," said Bochy, mentioning former teammate LaMarr Hoyt as an example. "They have to spend more time in the minor leagues, and with the time they spend there, they learn how to pitch. They develop. That's what we think is happening with Sadowski now."

Bochy said there was zero talk about promoting one of their top prospects at Double-A Connecticut, Tm Alderson or Madison Bumgarner. Alderson would've been rested to start.

Bochy considered pitching Tim Lincecum on regular rest Sunday, but the staff decided he could benefit from the extra day. Lincecum has thrown 9-8-9 innings over his past three starts. He'll go Monday in St. Louis with an extra day.
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^I just feel like people are arguing just to be arguing in that thread. Either that or people are just making assumptions and have never seen him play.
 
I think there's a bit of that in there. My comment wasn't a jab at all, just an honest question. Make no mistake about it, i'm a fan of the bigkid. Hell, he's doing @@@% I wish I could be doing rightnow seeing we're the same age. I'm in the stands while people are debating his talent orlack thereof.

He needs to get some of that weight down and I don't see why he can't turn into a pain in my %+% for years to come
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I don't think the people in that thread that are criticizing Sandoval's defense realize he was converted from a catcher. He's still learning theposition.
 
You guys know threads like that tend to end up that way. Plus - from a national standpoint - we were supposed to be absolute garbage at the beginning of theyear, so I don't expect anyone to respect any of the players on this team except Lincecum and maybe Cain.
 
Why is Bochy pitching to Fielder?

IMO Uribe cost them the game. Horrible base running, and that game ending double play ball he couldn't come up with.

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I knew they were gonna lose this game after they got tied up but for it to end like this %*#+*!@ is ridiculous
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Just saw they lost on ESPN's Baseball Tonight. Had to stop watchingearlier because the game had a bad feeling.
 
Originally Posted by FRANCHISE 55

It just blows my @%$%++% mind that Bochy would let one of the Major League leaders in RBIs beat them.
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Wilson shouldn't have even been that far into the order. Fielder was what, the seventh or so batter Wilson faced and only got two outs. I doagree it was stupid to pitch to Fielder though, didn't make any sense since McGehee was next and much less of a threat.

Uribe should be playing SS because Downs has been fine at second and I think Renteria needs to "rest" more. And I'm surprised nobody is mad atBengie or where Bochy keeps putting him in the order. He's barely producing and he still gets cleanup? When the hell will Pablo get to hit there whenBengie is in the lineup?

I was reading SI and some dude said the Giants should try and add Dunn. What would that take? I'm not big enough on baseball where I'd understandtrades in the MLB. I'd rather try and get Dunn instead of Holiday if the Giants could. I know the Nats are the worst so I'm guessing it wouldn'ttake much.

GL to Sadowski tomorrow.
 
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