© Sergio Estrada | 2023 Jul 31 OAKLAND, Calif. — Casey Schmitt’s first taste of the big leagues was an uninterrupted, three-month stretch of relatively consistent playing time. His introductory stint ended Saturday night in Oakland, when he packed his bags in the Coliseum visitor’s clubhouse and got optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. Schmitt, 24, hit .205 with a .258 on-base percentage in 68 games with the Giants. He cracked two homers and drove in 25 runs while bouncing around three infield positions. He experienced ups and downs, often learning the hard way how to cope with failure at the big-league level. The Giants optioned him to Sacramento and recalled newly acquired utility player Mark Mathias because they think the latter can provide more competitive at-bats at the moment and think Schmitt can better develop with more regular playing time with the River Cats. “I believe that his player development is really important,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Sunday. “And you can see how (Brandon Crawford) is taking control of his at-bats right now. Playing really good baseball, needs to be out there against righties obviously. You could see a scenario unfolding where Casey just wasn’t getting consistent at-bats. What I
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Why Giants sent Casey Schmitt down – KNBR
