Joey Bart C/DH PIT Sun 9/6/20 12:51 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart is not in Sunday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Bart started the first two games of the team's weekend series and has come alive with the bat of late, collecting eight hits in his last 17 at-bats. However, he'll retreat to the bench for the finale, with Chadwick Tromp taking over behind the plate and batting ninth.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Sun 9/6/20 11:11 AM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's win over Arizona.
EDGE Analysis
Bart legged out the first triple of his MLB career and has been on fire this month, hitting in all four of his September appearances and posting a .471 average in that stretch. Small sample size applies here, but this is quite an improvement compared to the .161 average he posted in 10 August games.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Wed 9/2/20 9:33 AM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in Tuesday's 23-5 win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Bart also reached base a fourth time when he was hit by a pitch. After recording exactly one hit in each of his first four MLB games, Bart had fallen into a 1-for-19 slump before breaking out Tuesday along with a number of teammates, as San Francisco's 27 hits were the most by an NL team since 1999.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Sun 8/30/20 2:05 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bart started the past six games and will receive a day off while mired in a 1-for-18 slump. Chadwick Tromp will catch Johnny Cueto in the series finale for the Giants.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Sat 8/22/20 4:59 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart will head to the bench Saturday after starting in back-to-back games following his Thursday promotion, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bart will head to the bench after going 2-for-7 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI in his first two starts. Chadwick Tromp will get the nod behind the plate in favor of Bart on Saturday.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Thu 8/20/20 1:06 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
The Giants called up Bart from their alternate training site ahead of Thursday's game against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 first-year player draft and one of the top catching prospects in all of baseball, Bart will make the jump to the majors with less than 100 plate appearances of Double-A experience under his belt. Despite his lack of high-level experience, the 23-year-old should prove to be an immediate upgrade over the Giants' current backstop tandem of Chadwick Tromp (.521 OPS) and Tyler Heineman (.503 OPS). Expect Bart to immediately settle into an everyday role behind the dish with San Francisco, and the Giants could look to keep his bat in the lineup by deploying him as a designated hitter on his non-catching days. Bart slashed .284/.343/.542 with 29 home runs in 130 games over his two seasons in the minors.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Thu 7/30/20 5:36 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart has been taking grounders at first base at the alternate training site and could be called up Friday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Since the threshold for accruing service time has passed for this season, Bart wouldn't accrue a year of service if he's called up this weekend. The Giants have said in the past that they want Bart to learn another defensive versatility before joining the major-league roster, and he's been able to work at first base with the club in West Sacramento. With no minor-league games this season, the 23-year-old's presence on the 30-man roster could allow him to continue developing in live games during the 2020 season.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Fri 7/10/20 9:36 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Manager Gabe Kapler said Friday that Bart is unlikely to serve as the Giants' primary catcher to begin the 2020 season, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bart was unlikely to make the Opening Day roster heading into summer camp, but the Giants' catcher position opened up Friday after Buster Posey announced that he is opting out of the 2020 season. However, both Kapler and general manager Farhan Zaidi said that they feel as though Bart still has some development left and isn't a likely candidate to replace Posey. Tyler Heineman and Rob Brantly are the most likely to spend time as the team's starting catcher this year.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Mon 6/22/20 10:41 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart will be in major-league camp once play resumes but likely isn't a candidate for the Opening Day roster, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bart was reassigned to minor-league camp in March before the season was suspended, but he'll now get a chance to gain more experience against higher-level talent before the regular season gets underway. The catcher appeared in just 22 games at the Double-A level in 2019, but he hit .280/.329/.503 with 17 home runs and 49 RBI over 80 total games in the minors last year. It's unclear what level the 23-year-old will be assigned to once the season begins.
Joey Bart C/DH PIT Tue 3/10/20 2:46 PM
Joey Bart
C/DH PIT
Bart was reassigned to minor-league camp Tuesday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bart was in big-league camp to start the spring but was never under serious consideration for an Opening Day roster spot. The 23-year-old may be the catcher of the future for the Giants, but that future won't be coming just yet as he's played only 22 games at the Double-A level. His destination to start the season has yet to be announced.