Hi. It’s me, the offense from last season. All hitters on the Giants with at least 100 plate appearances. The vertical dashed-line indicates a league average .330 wOBA hitter. It’s still not a pretty sight to look at/think about. I’m going to be really ticked when the Giants eventually release Fred Lewis. Other free thoughts, the mid-season pick-ups of Garko… Read more →
There’s a good chance the Giants could use the FA market this offseason to upgrade at first base. The good news for the Giants is that the 1B market is cram-packed with options. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a first baseman looking for work. The market is full of guys like: Carlos Delgado, Nick Johnson, Russell Branyan,… Read more →
Short answer: No. Long answer: I’ve seen a lot of talk recently about Buster Posey and his AFL performance. If you didn’t know, Posey is hitting .230/.338/.361 in 61 at-bats. Most of the discussion seems to center around his current batting line and how it either represents that Posey isn’t ready for full-time MLB play or that it means that… Read more →
There’s not much left for Buster Posey to prove in the minor leagues. In 2009, the young catcher put up a .433 wOBA in San Jose in 80 games, was promoted to Fresno, and put up a .390 wOBA in 35 games. If a slash-line is more your thing, Buster has a career .327/.421/.538 minor league line. He’s the best… Read more →
Phillies decline $5.5M option on Pedro Feliz. The 34-year-old spent his first eight years in the big leagues with the Giants and his last two with the Phillies, compiling a .254 batting average with 135 home runs and a .964 fielding percentage at the hot corner. Feliz made $8.5 million his previous two seasons in Philadelphia, which took the $500,000… Read more →
It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to sit down at my PC and find the time (and energy) to write something about the Giants. Me and my wife have decided to take the plunge and enter the world of home ownership (also known colloquially as “debt”). This will be our first time buying a house and the process has… Read more →
According to a post on MLBTR, the Giants could be in the running to sign 16-year-old Dominican prospect Wagner Mateo. ESPN.com’s Jorge Arangure reports (via Twitter) that the Giants may be on the verge of signing 16-year-old Dominican prospect Wagner Mateo. A deal could be finalized “within [the] next couple of weeks.” If you’ll remember, Mateo was one of the… Read more →
How many times this past season did Aaron Rowand swing at a slider and miss completely? Thanks to the magic (and nerdery) of PitchF/X we can answer that question. In 2009, Rowand swung at, and missed, the slider 63 separate times. Seems more than that, doesn’t it? For most of the season, the slider seemed to give Rowand a good… Read more →
Brian Sabean says stuff: “What we learned this year is the most important thing is the final score, winning the game, and Bruce and his staff established that mindset,” Sabean said. “I can’t think of a series we were intimidated. … It was a learning-curve year and we know what our failings are, what we need to improve. We’re going… Read more →
The Giants were terrible on offense this past season. There are a few free agents who are pretty good hitters. Therefore: Every bipedal human being that can pick up a baseball bat and swing it a few times will be linked to the Giants this upcoming offseason. Nameless Yahoo MLB rumor-monger says: The San Francisco Giants want to add a… Read more →