POSTGAME NOTES: “I do think we drifted mentally, and that shouldn’t happen.” | Giants Extra

San Francisco Giants No.6 prospect Heath Hembree

Great, now Bochy is talking like he's Dr. Phil!!

I guess you don't want to bring Hembree up too early and mess with his delicate psyche, but let's face it. If he has a delicate psyche, he's never going to amount to much as a closer.

A "solid three-pitch mix" sounds more like a prerequisite for a starting pitcher than a reliever.

I prefer my closer's scouting report to read more like "dominating one-pitch mix that he will throw at any time, any location and get outs. No fears. No doubts, No prisoners taken. Here it is. Hit it if you can." O.K. two pitches tops.

Times a wasting boys. Let's see if this dog can hunt.

from Giants Extra:
POSTGAME NOTES: “I do think we drifted mentally, and that shouldn’t happen.” | Giants Extra:

— From everything I’m hearing, sounds like Heath Hembree will be here next month. Hembree has a 1.50 ERA in July and August and is said to finally have a solid three-pitch mix working. He has always had the big fastball, but the slider and changeup have come a long way. Speaking of minor league pitchers, this is good work from the Giant Potential blog. Mejia is part of a very, very deep rotation in San Jose.

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from Giants Potential Blog:
http://jim.biola.edu/~connerp/wordpress/fresno-notes-late-june-2013/#more-1392

According to the all-knowing Chris Kutz, Hembree has been struggling with a new pitch he’s implementing: a slider. Up until this year, Hembree has been mostly a fastball/changeup guy, but Hembree and pitching coach Pat Rice have been working a slider to add to the hard-throwing righty’s repertoire

As you may be able to tell from the above video, Hembree’s fastball is electric, and Kutz says it’s improved in velocity since 2012, sitting in the mid-90s and reaching 98. Though Chukchansi Park’s radar gun was (and is always) very spotty that night, all the guys in the press box vouched that based on reports from the entire season, Hembree was throwing anywhere from 93 to 97 last Friday.

But the slider is definitely a work in progress, and Kutz says it has accounted for some of Hembree’s worst outings, including a June 17 shellacking. Hembree went to the mound against the Salt Lake Bees to work on his slider, and threw far more of that breaking pitch than he’d ever thrown in what Kutz says was an attempt to see how it worked in a game situation.

Scout.com: Why Fresno Is Off To A Hot Start

Roger Kieschnick and Heath Hembree are hot out of the gate for the Giants at AAA Fresno. I'm sure the organization would have preferred to keep Hembree down most if not all of this year. The Brian Wilson injury may speed up his developmental schedule. Hembree has future closer written all over him.

Kiescnick seems like a younger version of Schierholtz, perhaps with more pop. Schierholtz is off to a 3-9-.286 start after 20 games, giving him a pretty good 24 HR 72 RBI pace for the year.


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Scout.com: Why Fresno Is Off To A Hot Start:

"Leading the way offensively for the Grizzlies has been right fielder Roger Kieschnick, a first-timer at triple-A. He leads Fresno with five home runs, three triples and is second on the team with eight doubles.

His .357 batting average is third on the team. His .702 slugging percent is second on the team, and his eight walks are tied for second on the team."

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Out of the bullpen, closer Heath Hembree has shown why many people in the organization are excited about his future. He has recorded three saves this season in seven appearances. He has posted a 2.57 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. Opponents are also batting only .185 against him.


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The List of Untouchables expanded

Let's not include either of these guys in any trade discussions either. They are now officially added to The Slav's List of Untouchables, since Brian Sabean seems to have a top secret list.

So for now the list includes: Brandon Belt, Zach Wheeler, Gary Brown, Eric Surkamp and Heath Hembree.

Keith Law identified Heath Hembree as a sleeper prospect and I can see why. Looks like straight cheddar, so he will have to develop a secondary pitch. But Hembree has future closer written all over him.

Hembree is a 6-4, 210 RHP Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coastal Carolina. Hembree was recently elevated to AA so we shall see soon enough if he has what it takes to make an impact, if not late this year, certainly by 2012.

Heath Hembree K's the side against the Ports on May 21, 2011


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Surkamp is a 6-4,190 LHP Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 6th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Carolina State. Surkamp is 8-3 with a 2.00 ERA with AA Richmond. He is described as a finesse lefty who rarely cracks 90MPH on the fastball, but just gets guys out. His K-Rate is very high for someone who doesn't crack 90.

Giants LHP Eric Surkamp warming up on the mound