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For various reasons, I haven’t been able to do a Minor League Baseball roundup in a while, but hopefully we can get things back on track starting today. So here’s everything that happened for the San Francisco Giants affiliates between Friday and Monday. I’ll try to speed run it so we don’t end up with 5,000 words!

Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL)

All listed positions in the roundup are the position played in that particular game.

News

Not sure what happened to AAA Sacramento LHP Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson, but today he was listed as being sent to the ACL for a rehab assignment. Also heading to the ACL for a rehab assignment is LHP Hayden Wynja, whom we haven’t seen since 2024.

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In exciting news, High-A Eugene middle infielder Gavin Kilen (No. 7 CPL) was named Player of the Week in the Northwest League.

AAA Sacramento (43-35)

Friday: Sacramento River Cats beat the Las Vegas Aviators 13-6 [box score]
Saturday: Sacramento River Cats lost to the Las Vegas Aviators 1-0 [box score]
Sunday: Sacramento River Cats lost to the Las Vegas Aviators 6-2 [box score]

Not the most interesting weekend for a Sacramento team that has been leaking oil for a little while, but at least for the right reasons: many of their top players from earlier in the season are in the Majors!

It was a better weekend for the pitchers than for the hitters, most notably the starters. The best start began to RHP Blade Tidwell (No. 9 CPL), who took the mound on Saturday and had a phenomenal showing, striking out 7 batters in 6 innings, while allowing just 3 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run. Unfortunately, due to the team’s anemic offense, Tidwell was saddled with the loss, as he is still in search of his first win this year.

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It hasn’t been the smoothest season for Tidwell, who has just a 4.86 ERA and a 4.68 FIP with Sacramento (though his numbers in the Majors are better, albeit in a small sample). The biggest issue has been walks, as he’s allowed 4.7 per 9 innings, so it was great seeing him stay in the strike zone in this game. 1 walk in 6 innings is a tonic after his last outing, when he walked 7 in just 4.2 frames.

RHP Carson Seymour pitched on Friday following an opener, and he had a strong game, tossing 4.1 shutout innings with 3 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. It’s been a strange and not very encouraging season for the 27-year old, whose strikeouts have really fallen off (7.8 per 9 innings), yet through it all he’s managed to have a very tide 3.75 ERA (albeit with a 4.53 FIP).

LHP Seth Lonsway was Sunday’s starter, and while he wasn’t the sharpest, he was effective, allowing just 1 run in 4 innings with 0 walks … though he allowed 6 hits and struck out just 2. Lonsway, a 27-year old taken in the 6th round in 2021, has fluctuated between pitching roles this year, filling in wherever Sacramento needs him. He has just a 4.86 ERA and a 5.27 FIP with Sacramento, and has only struck out 23 batters in 37 innings … but there’s a lot of value in being in AAA able to fill in wherever.

As for the bullpen, RHP Jason Foley pitched a scoreless inning as he continues his rehab, though he gave up a hit and plunked a batter, and didn’t strike out any. Foley has been up-and-down during his rehab stint, including having it hit the pause button due to some soreness. It wouldn’t shock me if he ends up being traded before ever making his Giants debut.

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RHP Trent Harris (No. 29 CPL) had another great showing on Sunday, retiring all 4 batters he faced, with a strikeout. It was a very tough start to the year for the 27-year old UDFA, but he’s been exceptional as of late: Harris has had 13 scoreless appearances in his last 14 outings, and hasn’t allowed a run in 7.1 June innings.

Tough performances for a trio of arms who could be in the San Francisco bullpen later this year: RHP Gregory Santos, in his first game back with Sacramento following an injury, gave up 6 baserunners and 3 runs in just 0.2 innings; LHP Juan Sánchez (No. 41 CPL) allowed 3 hits and 2 runs in an inning of work; and RHP Spencer Bivens gave up 2 hits, 2 walks, 3 runs, and 2 earned runs in only 1.2 innings.

On offense, almost everything occurred on Friday, as the River Cats had just 10 hits, 9 of which were singles, over the course of Saturday and Sunday. The best weekend belonged to second baseman Nate Furman (No. 39 CPL), who continues to push towards an MLB debut. Furman was the biggest bright spot in the lineup, as he went 3-10 with a home run, 4 walks, 2 stolen bases, and 2 strikeouts. The 24-year old lefty is now up to a .780 OPS and a 109 wRC+ in his debut AAA season (after just 22 games in AA), and has a tiny 12.8% strikeout rate and 12 stolen bases in 16 attempts. There’s certainly a good chance he winds up in the Majors later this year if and when the Giants trade Luis Arráez.

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