Down on the Farm - 5/31/22

Pete Crow-Armstrong gets promoted to A+, Royce Lewis lands on the IL, Kody Clemens gets the call, Giants’ prospect Alexander Suarez (A) hits two homers

Only nine games in the minor leagues yesterday, but there were still some notable performances…

Player of the Day

Alexander Suarez (20), CF - SF (A) - 2-4, 2 HR, K

Giants’ prospect Alexander Suarez went 2-4 yesterday with two homers, one of which the broadcast crew said went an estimated 452 feet. Although it’s been a rough start to the season for Suarez (.171/.263/.293, 51 wRC+), he put together a nice day at the plate yesterday. This is Suarez’s first full season above rookie ball, and so far he’s shown both his plus tools and underdeveloped approach. Across 95 plate appearance this season he’s sporting a strikeout rate of 36% with a walk rate of just 6%. That clearly didn’t faze Suarez yesterday, who made sure to show the fans how to get above-average height on the bat flip when you hit a dinger…