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L.A. Angels’ Catcher Jackson Williams Acquired By Giants

By Ryan W Krol

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Williams Returning To His Original Organization

The Angels have traded one of their backup catchers Jackson Williams to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.

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A former first round pick by the Giants, Williams was pushed down on the Halos depth chart behind the dish when they acquired catching prospect Carlos Perez from the Astros, and then traded for backup catcher Drew Butera from the Dodgers.

While having his best season at Triple-A in 2014, hitting .256/.353/.368 with four home runs, Williams was called up to the Big Leagues by the Colorado Rockies. It was only a cup of coffee that lasted 16 plate appearances. Then, last fall Williams came to the Halos in a waiver claim.

Prior to last season, Jackson Williams had spent his entire professional career with the Giants organization.

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    • Halo Hits

    • Closer Huston Street threw the gauntlet at the media yesterday, declaring that he will not reveal anymore details about his extension talks with reporters until he has something tangible to report. Street is acting as his own agent while negotiation an extension.
    • Roberto Baldoquin is turning a lot of heads at camp already. The young Cuban infielder is showing maturity beyond his years, and General Jerry Dipoto even hinted at the possibility of Baldoquin being with the team by the end of 2015.
    • For those who have not seen Baldoquin’s statistics, he had a .254 / .340 / .324 slash line in Cuba. This would project Baldoquin to be a very patient hitter without a whole lot of power. The key, however, is the gap between his batting average and his on-base percentage. If that translates to the Big Leagues, Baldoquin will certainly bring ample on-base ability to an already dangerous Halos lineup when he’s ready. Because of this, home runs will likely be of no concern. As of right now, 2016 is his projected timeline.
    • Manager Mike Scioscia had nothing but great things to say about young pitching prospect Sean Newcomb. Scioscia was very confident in Newcomb’s ability and is certain he will figure it out in his final stages of development at the minor league level.

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    On the Mend

    • Starting pitcher C.J. Wilson was scratched from his second straight start today due to an illness. Last week Wilson missed his start after tweaking his left knee. The lefty should be ready for his next start.
    • Pitcher Hector Santiago was hit by a line drive in yesterday’s contest against the Texas Rangers. There was no damage, aside from a bruise. Santiago will be right back at it again, and will make his next scheduled appearance.
    • Garrett Richards is getting closer and closer to returning to the Halos starting rotation. He is throwing well, with full force, and is scheduled for a simulated game this week. The next step, if successful, will be to stretch his pitch count out to where he can throw at least one inning in his first appearance in spring play.
    • Street finally returned after nearly a week long illness kept him hiding in his hotel room. He was roughed up a bit in his first outing, but still looked fine as far as his mechanics and delivery were concerned. He should be fine to continue pitching as scheduled.
    • Set up man Joe Smith also returned from leg stiffness, and threw twelve strikes. Smith, no stranger to dominance, felt good right out of the gate, and told reporters he was ready to get it going for Opening Day.
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