It occurred to me yesterday that I haven’t seen much of Aaron Rowand lately. Yup. That’s what happens when your wOBA is .282. Rowand will be making $12M per year over the next two seasons. I wholeheartedly give Bochy credit for realizing that there are much better CF options on the team in Andres Torres and Cody Ross. Ross is… Read more →
All Giants rookie starters since 1910 (min. of 100 IP, 60% IP as starters) ranked by ERA+ Rk Player ERA+ WAR SO/9 IP Year Age 1 Jeff Tesreau 173 5.0 4.41 243.0 1912 24 2 Al Demaree 142 4.0 3.43 199.2 1913 28 3 Carl Hubbell 139 2.1 2.69 124.0 1928 25 4 Christy Mathewson 138 7.5 5.92 336.0 1901… Read more →
There’s nothing like a 10-9 loss at Coors Field to make you revaluate why you’re staying up to 11:30 PM to watch a heart-crushing game of baseball. Oh, what’s that? That’s Troy Tulowitzk hitting a game-winning single into LF — just outside the reach of our portly SS — that’s then hilariously fielded by defensive specialist Pat Burrell. It’s harsh to criticize… Read more →
I’ll let the picture do the talking.
I think it’s something that we can all agree on — Buster Posey is having an incredible year on offense. The young catcher is currently hitting a cool slash-line of .325/.374/.517/. The advanced metrics also tell a story. His .381 wOBA is outstanding and his +18.5 batting runs above average is terrific. In other words, he can hit. One of… Read more →
As fellow Giants blogger Grant of McCovey Chronicles reminds us, there’s a good reason why the Giants held onto Jonathan Sanchez and never sold low on his upside. His start last night against the Dodgers — 7 innings, 2 earned runs (1 earned), 12 strikeouts, 0 walks — was simply brilliant. Sanchez has pitched a career high 176.2 innings this… Read more →
Question: You’re the general manager of a major league baseball team making a push for its first playoff appearance in 7 years. Among your rag tag group of players, you’ve got a very talented — and quite young — left-handed pitcher who’s been a blessing since he stepped into the rotation. The problem is this: Your Very Talented Pitcher has… Read more →
This doesn’t bode well for the Giants’ playoff chances. From Henry Schulman’s twitter: Torres out 10 days to 2 weeks with appendicitis. Having surgery now. Torres has been in a bit of a slump recently and this could explain why. I can’t imagine it feels very comfortable playing baseball while your appendix hurts. This means that Aaron Rowand — oh… Read more →
(Apologies for the recent downtime. Sometimes Real Life ™ has a habit of sucking up all your time.) The Giants currently sit just 1 game out of first place in the National League West. Today the team will wrap up it’s 4 game series against the Padres, and if they can win, will be tied for 1st place in the… Read more →
There’s been no question that it’s been a tough month for Tim Lincecum. Over his past 8 starts the right-hander has put up a line of: 45 innings, 56 hits, 31 earned runs, 19 walks, and 43 strikeouts. Over that period of time, Lincecum’s BABIP was particularly elevated (.366 compared to .308 career) and hitters hit a combined .306/.379/.503 against… Read more →