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Giantsfan4life
Giantsfan4life

There could still be a move after the All-Star break. But Sabes seems to have concluded: a) Juan Uribe can be our every-day 2B b) Ishikawa will hit enough against RH to platoon with c) Richie d) Schierholtz can be an everyday RF, moving e) Lewis to 4th OF status g) Bengie can bat clean-up for a playoff contender h) And our pitching is good enough that we're fine. All these decisions are questionable; none indefensible. Well, Bengie batting clean up is indefensible. There are still moves that could and should be made: Posey to AAA, along with Brock Bond, Scott Barnes up to AA, maybe Chris Dominguez to Salem-Keizer. But the moves that strike me as obvious, like bringing up Bowker and making him the everyday LF, or bringing up Guzman and making him the platoon 1B, or releasing Rich Aurelia, don't seem to be in the works. The Freddie Sanchez trade might be okay, but I have to think the Pirates are asking way too much. I would, if I were them.

Paulie R.
Paulie R.

That red line is just a bad joke.

marcello
marcello

Yeah, at this point I really only read BP for Goldstein, the power rankings, and the occasional article that catches my eye. All the talent has left that place and they're left with hardly anyone with a clue about sabermetrics and actual baseball analysis.

baetown415
baetown415

Oh Christina, still not even giving defense more than just a glance (she's not much of a Mark Ellis fan either). "....I won’t be around to write about Jermaine Dye when the Giants eventually trade for him." You're a bad person Chris D:

Eckelberry
Eckelberry

God this infield is bad. Below average at every position except 3b. And paying for the privelege of below average perfomance at ss and c.

Giantsfan4life
Giantsfan4life

Love these charts; great job. Nice visual showing just how hard it seems to have been for us to fill certain positions, the legacy of a moribund minor league system, or dysfunctional drafting strategy, or both. Love to see what this looks out five years from now--it'd be a good way to track the post-John Barr era. Here's Christina Kahrl on our first base situation: "Consider Travis Ishikawa—he was never a top prospect, and I think it's safe to say he isn't one of the 30 best first basemen in baseball. But he's also got a funny history for fitful starts and stops. Since sinking to his seasonal low point on May 24, he's been on a small tear, bopping at a .310/.355/.621 clip since. That's almost all against right-handed pitching, and it's a puny sample, but it's an interesting suggestion that first base might not be the position the Giants have to fix in a lineup that certainly does need bolstering. (Whether Brian Sabean elects to haul in a better right-handed complement to Ishikawa's a different proposition, however; get the right guy to change first base into a job-sharing assignment, and Ishikawa might shine down the stretch.)" So the most recent roster moves: Aurelia's back, Uribe's the starting 2B, we sent Downs Down, and are apparently going without a utility infielder. It's possible the FO thinks Aurelia can still play SS, and can be our utility guy. He can't, and mustn't be; I can't imagine that we're going to continue to carry 13 pitchers, and have to think other moves are contemplated. But it's fairly obvious that the Giants' commitment to Rich Aurelia, misguided though most fans find it, is absolute. If that's so, then about the only role which makes sense for Richie is to be the RH half of a 1B platoon. Possibly, with him and Ishi, we might have 1B covered. Maybe. Sort of.

zetsuboushita
zetsuboushita

The 1B line reminds me of that kid in school that doesn't do so well and tries REALLY hard on one test and gets a pretty ok score and then just says, "Fuck it. Too much work," and gives up.