Hot off the heels of my Much Ado About Molina post, the Giants have traded Bengie Molina to the Rangers for RHP Chris Ray and a PTBNL. Slim details from SFGiants.com: The Rangers acquired Giants catcher Bengie Molina on Wednesday in a trade that sends reliever Chris Ray and a player to be named later to San Francisco, a baseball… Read more →
I’ve always contended that the Giants are a team that, when losing, are going to look really, really, bad. Maybe even worse than they actually are. The Giants style is as follows: Hope that the offense can scrap together enough runs to support the stellar pitching. When the pitching takes the night off, we’re going to have to rely on… Read more →
Your ‘Wednesday Graph’ is coming early this week. I decided to make a gigantic team plate approach graph — using the 9 players on the team with the most plate appearances. Red circles are swings, green circles are non-swings. (Click to view the extra-large version. Large version is a little clearer.) Players are listed in no particular order. Quick thoughts… Read more →
The Giants have confirmed that top pitching prospect Madison Bumgarner will make his 1st start of the 2010 season tonight against the Boston Red Sox. Why am I so nervous? Well, mostly because Bumgarner is getting a pretty tough assignment in the Red Sox. This year the Sox have been pretty tough on lefties — against LHP they rank (#1)… Read more →
Andres Torres, career minor league journeyman reborn in 2010, has been a major part of the Giants offense — and defense — this season. One of the reasons that Torres has been so valuable to the G’s this year has been his plate approach. Torres has an excellent BB% of 13.9% at the moment — league average tends to be… Read more →
I’ve said it a few times on this site but, I really like Joe Martinez. When you survey the Giants minor league system and the arms that reside in it, Martinez isn’t likely to be at the top of your list. He doesn’t throw particularly hard and at 27-years-old he’s most likely fully developed as a pitcher — no “he… Read more →
One of the fun things about keeping a blog is that it allows you to look back and check in on your feelings from days, months, and years past. One of the most surprising topics this year when it comes to the Giants has been Aubrey Huff’s blistering start. Back in January when the Giants signed Huff, I summed up… Read more →
As Pablo Sandoval continues to struggle this season — currently hitting a wOBA of .326 — it seems that everyone is in search for an answer. Two major things stick out to me: (1) His power, as determined by ISO — which remember, league average is around .150 — has plummeted. Pablo’s 2010 ISO of .145 is about 80 points… Read more →
Go gently, my sweet prince. According to CSN Bay Area, the Giants have sent OF John Bowker to AAA Fresno. The Giants, as usual, don’t seem to have the patience to let young hitters just play for an extended period of time. After being proclaimed the starting right fielder, John Bowker played for most of the month of April. He… Read more →
This one speaks for itself. A graph of fastball velocity by appearance from our favorite flame-throwing closer.