Roger Munter @rog61 Twitter profile

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Roger Munter

3 years

I’ve heard the word “empathy” associated with Buster so many times today. Is it any wonder his signature move was a hug?

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

it’s almost impossible to explain to people what an enormous breath of fresh air Will Clark breathed into Giants org the moment he came to it. Turned a tired and sour place everybody wanted to leave into something special. One of the truly pivotal people in #SFGameUp history

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 years

It’s amazing to me that Rob Manfred and @MLB have spent theee years talking about trying to connect w young audiences and @PitchingNinja has just done it. Nothing Manfred’s talked about has a fraction of a percent of the impact Rob is having on a daily basis to market & grow game

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

Carson Whisenhunt, making his Triple-A debut today, has retired 9 of first 10 batters with 6 K. He has 12 whiffs on 19 swings, including 7 of 7 on the changeup!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

I hear Bryce Eldridge hit a walk off Grand Slam in minor league camp last night. Really heating up as Break Camp day approaches. Sky high offensive potential

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Catching depth chart for Giants looks like it's going to be Bart in SF, Genoves in Sac, Auerbach in Richmond, Bailey in Eugene and Sugastey in San Jose and I have to say, I'm not sure there's another organization in MLB who can truly match that 5-level combo.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

10 months

Over his last 100 PA, Marco Luciano is slashing .317/.430/.610 with 6 HR and a 17% walk rate. That seems good!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

When I say that Casey Schmitt is the best defensive player in the Giants' system, I'm talking about stuff like this!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

This screen grab of my favorite Roger Angell quote sites on my desktop at all times. I open it whenever I feel the need for some inspiration.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Bryce Eldridge with his second double of the game. Serious oppo power

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

That closes the book on Kyle Harrison's 2022. Across two levels, 113 IP, 34 ER (2.71 ERA), 186 K. 39.8% K rate. 14.8 K9

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Hope Ruf wins a World Series! Go beat the Dodgers Darin!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

The Giants have the best record in baseball and nearly 60 wins at the break. That’s good!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Which is worse exactly, the whatever rhe hell went on with the Giants that caused them to back out of a deal they absolutely had to make, or the total lack of accountability they’ve shown to Public w two days of silence since then? Both hint at an underlying issue in org culture

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Bryce Eldridge showing off "stoopid power" with two off-field doubles (one off the wall one bounced over) 104 and 108 mph. Crazy potential

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Belt’s two HR tonight means Giants now have 48 HRs from 1b this year, the most in SF history passing the 47 they hit in McCoveys MVP season of ‘69

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

Casey Schmitt with the ridiculous hotshot play out at shortstop.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

#SFGiants 3rd round pick from last year, Mason Black, had a very loud outing today, striking out 6 of 8 batters he faced, throwing a very easy 96-98 and hard biting slider. Finished it off winning tough battle against Cubs #11 prospect James Triantos on a slider

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

The true meaning of getting Cained

Ryan M. Spaeder

@theaceofspaeder

7 years

#SFGiants Matt Cain has 112 non-win quality starts in his career. He is 0-38 with a 2.39 ERA and a 1.086 WHIP in those starts.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Hello from Papago, where Bryce Eldridge is lining hard hits and filling up my view finder

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Matos has also drilled a double and a very loud out lines to CF. Marco Luciano just crushed a Homer DEEP to left!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Kyle Harrison named Pitcher of the Week for the PCL! Over two starts vs OKC, Harrison had 14 K, 4 BB, 1 H, and 0 R in 7.2 IP

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Here’s the Matos home run from today

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Heliot Ramos takes a fb out to RF for HR in 1st AB of year with Sacramento

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 years

Solid bit of fanning.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Marco Luciano finished AFL on an up note, with 7 hits over his final 17 AB including a monster HR and a lot of hard contact. Nice way to end a tremendous year!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Luis Matos starting the season 3 for 3 with a HR seems like a good sign of things to come. 103 mph off the bat

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

After striking out three times on opening night, Marco Luciano has reached base in six of his last seven PA.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

4 years

Giants should def jump in right this second and agree to take all of Price’s contract and make Boston attach something good.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Marco Luciano doubled and homered last night -- both to the opposite field. Not everybody blasts balls 110 mph oppo!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

7 months

I hear Farhan was in Japan last night watching Yamamoto pitch. Early bird!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

7 months

I kinda like the Wotus idea. One thing about Wo, he’s very plugged in with Giants minor league talent. Very good development guy

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Rayner Arias, not just an exciting hitter!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Actively making it harder for people to care about your organization is a very strange business strategy. There are an awful lot of incredible people in this org, behind the scenes and in front, people of passion, talent and dedication. But something feels unmoored at the top

Susan Slusser

@susanslusser

2 months

Giants and longtime Oracle Park PA announcer Renel Brooks-Moon part ways via @sfchronicle

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Marco Luciano....welcome back to Richmond!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 months

@susanslusser Is this the new “the ball hasn’t changed?”

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Yeah, no reason to chase after that one (that's Marco Luciano's 5th)

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Kyle Harrisons' fastball generated a lunatic 65% whiff rate last night! Half of his 61 pitches were either called or swinging strikes. In 3 starts vs OKC Dodgers, he's allowed one hit, while striking out 24. That's pretty good!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Here’s a happy sight: Marco Luciano got in a couple game ABs in todays Double A game at Giants minor league camp.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

7 months

I have 3 v important things to say about Bob Melvin. 1) Roger Craig thought so highly of Melvin's baseball acumen that one of the first things he did after becoming Giants manager was insist the club acquire Melvin from Detroit. Direct connection to the Humm Baby himself? Good!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Heliot Ramos just out there doing Heliot-stuff again tonight. #tanked

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Roger Munter

@rog61

11 months

Marco Luciano getting his double header started right. First he lined a double into corner off of big leaguer Mychael Givens and now he blasts a 432’ HR way out to batters eye in CF.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Luis Matos takes the second pitch thrown by Dbacks #10 prospect Brandon Pfaadt out to left for HR

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Kai-Wei Teng breezed through ridiculously quick 2 innings yesterday at Papago in just 15 pitches, w only 2 out of strike zone. K's 2

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Giants love Ryan Reckley. Switch hitting SS. + athlete, + speed, + bat, + defender, great makeup, worker, great attitude on and off the field. Special kid

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Roger Munter

@rog61

11 months

Back in 2021, a scout said something about Luis Matos that I've always remembered. Without naming the big leaguer he comped Matos to, he said, He's the kind of guy that fans of other teams will think, oh yeah that guy's good, and fans of his team will say, he's our best player

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

If this is really going to be end for VERY GOOD GIANT Brandon Belt makes it that much sadder that he took that damned shot off the thumb last Sept and didn't get one more ride in the post-season. Way he was hitting down stretch, hard to believe he wouldn't have changed outcome 😢

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Box score just says 0-1 and Marco Luciano's reaction said to me he didn't think he got it, but this was 115 mph off the bat and about 406' into a cross-wind. If that's a "miss-hit" all batters should be so lucky.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 years

Heliot Ramos showing some very impressive power for teenager. Ramos now has 4 HRs and also 10 BB to just 11 K on year. Showing real improvements.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

That's great! Now bring back Renel!

John Shea

@JohnSheaHey

1 month

Some breaking news: Giants reverse course after fans’ tile outrage, scratch digital kiosk plan; yes, @SFGiants fans were heard: via @sfchronicle

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

The unforced errors are really piling up on the business side of the shop.

Peter Hartlaub

@peterhartlaub

1 month

“The Giants sent emails to fans who purchased walkway tiles across McCovey Cove … to inform them that their decades-old messages now will be seen digitally at a kiosk.” Seriously, WTF is going on with the @SFGiants right now? Scoop from @JohnSheaHey ⬇️

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Have you ever seen an easier swing produce a ball bouncing off the wall 370 feet away?

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

What’s most amazing about the Kid driven run Giants are on is how little upper minors experience these guys have. Sabol, Schmitt, Bailey and Wisely have played a collective 92 games in Triple A — an avg of just 23 gms! They live collectively played just 345 gms ABOVE A BALL!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Wade Meckler rips third hit of night in AA debut. He has more games this year with three hits (7) than with no hits (6)

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Roger Munter

@rog61

9 months

No matter what happens today, issue over rest of yr for Giants is veteran bats need to perform up to track record. Conforto, Yaz, Joc, Craw, Haniger when he returns. There have been a lot of slumping vets last 2 mo. need to pick it up. Even Thairo last mo b4 injury was in slump

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Cole Waites, owner of perhaps the best fastball in the Giants' system, has been promoted to Triple A Sacramento

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Roger Munter

@rog61

10 months

Does sort of feel like this is setting up for Giants to grab Walker Martin with 2nd pick, a connection that was widely rumored for their 1st round pick. Getting him in 2nd would be pretty nifty trick.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 years

Joey Bart really feeling it down the stretch this year. Doubled and tripled so far today. Really ripping balls

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Keep coming back to 1 thing: simply impossible to believe an 8-yr old injury was such a surprising turn of events for an org that employs, as its 2nd most important Baseball Ops decision maker, a man who spent 7 of those 8 yrs with player in position to have full medical insight

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Roger Munter

@rog61

11 months

Quite a dinger weekend so far in #SFGiants farm: Will Wilson Homers 4x in 4 AB Luis Matos homer 3x in 4 days Marco Luciano has 1st multi-homer game in 2 yrs Reggie Crawford hits 1st HR of yr Rayner Arias HRs 2x in 3 games

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 years

Heliot Ramos showing off the arm in his first game back

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Giants prospects Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey were each awarded Rawlings’ Gold Glove Awards for minor league baseball. Schmitt, who ended year in Triple A might arguably be the best position player prospect in the system at this point. Certainly he’s the closest of top group

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Luciano’s second Slam in about a week!

MLB Pipeline

@MLBPipeline

2 years

Marco Luciano knew it. The @SFGiants ' No. 1 prospect CLOBBERS a grand slam for the @EugeneEmeralds .

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

Ramos has now taken three AB against LHP so far this year and he's hit two HR. Seems pretty good!

Giant Prospective

@giantprospectiv

1 month

Heliot Ramos got the green light and hit an absolute TANK. 110 mph off the bat and 424 foot later, the River Cats now lead 3-1.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Nice day for Patrick Bailey yesterday in Triple A game, banging two balls into gaps along with a hard out

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

A very bad day in my childhood!

⚾ J. Daniel ⚾

@JDaniel2033

3 years

10/25/73 The #SFGiants trade Willie McCovey to the #Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell. Stretch takes a young OF named Dave Winfield under his wing.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

24 days

Early season observation on the Giants: I love watching Matt Chapman throw the ball.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Worth remembering what Giants farm system looked like not that many years ago. Honestly, they've come a long way.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Congratulations to David Villar who has been named the MVP of the PCL for 2022! Total dominance!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 years

Jaylin Davis goes deep for first time in Giants org. 3 run shot. 4 for 5 as a Giant! Nice start

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

You do NOT want to go up there to Marco Luciano!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

11 months

Giants top international signing this year, Rayner Arias picked up his first professional hit and first professional home run today in the DSL. And just for fun, their second highest signee, Yosneiker Rivas ALSO went deep for his first professional home run. Good day!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

11 months

Geez Wade Meckler is the truth. Four more hits tonight. Is Meckler really Luis Arraez? Discuss!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Honor Buster by putting him in the starting lineup!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

11 months

People keep asking me about the Giants' system "turnaround" and I keep responding that this is and was a mistaken narrative in both directions (last year's supposed back step and this season's supposed turnaround). What's been the secret to this year's prospect explosion? Time

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

What's better than one Marco Luciano homer? TWO Marco Luciano homers, of course!

Sam Dykstra

@SamDykstraMiLB

3 years

Make that TWO HOMERS today for Marco Luciano in his first two at-bats. Another loud crack of the bat, another blast to left field. Top #SFGiants prospect is locked in.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

5 months

Really sad to hear that @DannyEmerman was part of KNBR's layoffs yesterday as well. I don't obviously get to listen to the channel that much, but Danny's beat reporting on Giants was outstanding and he sees clearly a star in the making.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Here we go!

SFGProspects

@SFGProspects

1 year

Reggie Crawford fanned 3 over two innings in his final rehab outing. He will join the San Jose Giants. 2 IP| 0 H| 0 R| 0 BB | 3 K

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Kyle Harrison had his best Triple A outing last night against OKC Dodgers with 8 K in 3 IP

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

This time up Ramos looking a little more patient works 2-2 count and then unloads on a fastball

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

Marco Luciano just hit a ball so hard i think it might have turned rhe Diamond on its axis when it hit the top of the CF wall

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Roger Munter

@rog61

4 months

One thing about having both Cobb and now Ray coming back later in year is it gives team latitude to give starts to guys like Beck, Winn, Black, Teng etc without asking any of them to shoulder full year’s SP load which is nice way for young depth to dovetail w competitive roster

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Giants officials said for several years they didn't understand why Webb wasn't considered Top 100 prospect. Their confidence in him has definitely been rewarded in 2021. Big strides from kid from Rocklin!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 month

Giants need to tighten up the base running a bit. This isn't a team that should be giving away outs as often as they have so far on the base paths

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Mason Black threw 5 innings at Papago today, allowing one run. He struck out two including Cubs' 2020 1st round pick Ed Howard.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Wisely’s reassignment makes it very clear that Tyler Fitzgerald really has a clear path to 26th roster spot

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Luciano definitely has been taking some forward steps dealing w breaking balls in AFL

Jacob Zweiback

@TheReelJZ

3 years

The top prospect in this year’s @MLBazFallLeague , #SFGiants SS Marco Luciano showed nice plate coverage getting to this 1-1 slider away from #Mariners Juan Then 👌 @ProspectsLive #ResilientSF

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

The melding of Giants-Mariners into one large super-franchise continues unabated.

MiLB-Transactions

@tombaseball29

1 year

#Mariners have signed 3B Jason Vosler to a minor league contract.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Really sucks that Tristan Beck is losing such a golden opportunity to yet another health issue. He's had a lot of different back issues bother him over the year which has already set him back numerous times. Really worked hard to get to this position. Just hate to see this

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@rog61

11 months

Luis Matos busted out the power stroke against Vegas starter Kyle Muller, coming within a few feet of his first multi-homer game in nearly two years. Matos has homered in back to back games, giving him 6 for the year

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Been in AZ less than three days, have seen absolute tanks from Matos, Luciano, Augastey and Arteaga and Harrison blowing 97. Pretty pretty good!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

1 year

And, of course, it also included this 111 mph rocket from Marco Luciano

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Giants 6th round pick, Seth Lonsway showing off a gorgeous 12-6 curve today in camp. Great feel for the pitch

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Roger Munter

@rog61

4 years

So for my bday this year I was informed my time writing Minor Lines for @McCoveyChron has come to an end (which I suppose IS giving the gift of time!). I’ve enjoyed all the community and conversation last few years. I’ll have to figure out if I want to keep my hand in it somehow

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

Hearing Sean Hjelle is heading up to Sacramento

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Not 100% sure but believe I'm catching sight of Marco Luciano in Richmond dugout today. Wouldn't be a surprising move considering his lost reps and Richmond's lost bodies + Eugene's early triumph. Probably not the only one up either

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Roger Munter

@rog61

3 years

I miss the days when the “home run tracker” was just Jon and Dave making stuff up

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Joe Whitman (along with most of his head) piling up whiffs on his slider yesterday. 7 K over 3 scoreless innings

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 years

Vaun Brown's .352 batting average is the highest in full season minor league baseball (there are a few guys in rookie leagues and Dominican league higher). His .635 SLG is the 4th highest among qualified hitters in full season ball. He's kind of a DUDE!

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Roger Munter

@rog61

8 months

Only time I ever saw MadBum pitch in the minors live was game in Bowie in 2009, in which he got bombed, hit a guy, started a fight and was thrown out in 2nd inn.

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Roger Munter

@rog61

2 months

Nice day for Walker Martin who’s picked up singles in his first three trips to plate today

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