Running all the way to August 3
Giants 10, Blue Jays 1
Heliot Ramos is trying out for somebody.
Monday night it was for the Giants, and he looked as good as ever. The box score says two homers and a triple. I say three homers with a 🤪 emoji in the footnotes (for Little League home run, obviously).
He was the catalyst in a blowout win that didn’t count for much in the standings, but certainly did in the mind of Buster Posey.
Ramos presents an interesting case as the trade deadline draws near.
He’s under team control for three more seasons. Posey showed last year he’s unafraid to trade players like that if he can get major league-ready talent in return. And if you’re new here, the Giants need as much pitching as they can get.
In Ramos’s place the Giants have Drew Gilbert, Victor Bericoto, and Jonah Cox—at least until Bo Davidson arrives.
It’s not a perfect situation, but nothing about the Giants’ roster is. They need to build the next winning core, and while Ramos was all of it Monday night, I suspect he won’t be for long.
Up next: Trevor McDonald (3-6, 4.42 ERA) starts for the Giants, who welcomed old friend Tyler Rogers with a tribute video. For as much as I like to joke about the Wall of Fame, I was dismayed to realize Rogers isn’t eligible for it. He never made an All Star team (never mind his 1.39 ERA at the break last year). Maybe he’ll come back to the Giants and win three World Series instead.