Here\u2019s what stood out over the weekend matchup between the San Jose Giants and the Ontario Tower Buzzers.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez\u2019s Short Show<\/p>\n
It may not have been fireworks night at Excite Ballpark, but there were plenty of fireworks on the field. Fans didn\u2019t have to wait long to see why Josuar Gonzalez is the organization\u2019s top prospect and one of the most exciting players in Minor League Baseball.<\/p>\n
In his first at-bat in affiliated baseball, he ripped a 109-mph single into right field, showcasing a strong hit tool and some advanced pop for an 18-year-old. It didn\u2019t end there. He went on to steal second a few pitches later, but he was gunned at third trying to take an extra bag on a passed ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the aggressive move not working, it was a perfect example of what San Francisco has been missing for years. A toolsy, athletic speedster who causes chaos all over the field.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, his debut was cut short when he felt discomfort in his lower half during his third at-bat. He exited the game without much discussion, but, thankfully for Giants fans, it was merely precautionary and he is expected to return to San Jose\u2019s lineup within the next week.<\/p>\n
Hernandez\u2019s Advanced Professionalism Shines<\/p>\n
While it may not have been as exciting a debut as Gonzalez\u2019s, Luis Hernandez \u2014 the organization\u2019s third ranked prospect \u2014 showed exactly what makes him so exciting. The middle infielder displayed an impressively mature approach for a 17-year-old who skipped the DSL entirely.<\/p>\n
He clearly has a plan in the batter\u2019s box and rarely deviates from it. It may have taken until his last at-bat of the weekend to secure his first hit \u2014 a double into the left-center gap \u2014 but he worked a handful of walks and never looked overpowered. <\/p>\n
Hernandez was tested early on the defensive side, fielding a late square bunt in the first inning of his affiliated baseball debut. He later made the play of the weekend, ranging into foul territory before unleashing a throw across the diamond that resembled a young Manny Machado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what stood out over the weekend matchup between the San Jose Giants and the Ontario Tower Buzzers.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89],"class_list":["post-416457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}