It's an exciting day for the San Francisco Giants and their fans. After a complete dud of a game last night, the SF Giants decided to shake things up in a major way today, promoting top prospect Casey Schmitt to the major league roster. Schmitt will likely be in the lineup and playing shortstop tonight for the San Francisco Giants.
Schmitt was originally well known as a premium defensive third baseman, but he proved he could handle shortstop when he filled in for the injured Marco Luciano last season in High-A Eugene. The Giants played Schmitt at short in spring training, and this year in Triple-A he's been splitting his time between third base and shortstop, and recently started mixing in second base play as well.
Offensively, Schmitt got off to a slow start in Sacramento, but has really turned it on in recent weeks. His overall numbers since April 30 are robust, about 44% above the league average, and he has a 12.1% walk rate and strikeout rate. He looks ready for this opportunity, and the only question now is how long will he stick on the roster this time around? Is he here for good? Will he be optioned when Brandon Crawford comes off the IL? These questions remain to be answered (though Schmitt likely stays and gets plenty of playing time), but he's undoubtedly a huge part of the Giants' future plans.
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