GIFs: Oh, God (this is what happens when baseball is so far away)
Weirdness after the jump.
Very Important Spring Training Opinions, Part II
Last guy on the bench is one of the few battles — along with last reliever in the bullpen and 5th outfielder — that will be decided this spring. Ryan Theriot, who for some reason is trying to find starting work, is unlikely to return to the Giants. (My GIF collection is sad.) The Giants have brought in several players… Read more →
Godspeed, ye wobbly-armed rogue
Today the Giants traded third baseman Conor Gillaspie to the White Sox for pitching prospect Jeff Soptic. Giants traded Conor Gillaspie to White Sox for minor league pitcher Jeff Soptic. — Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) February 22, 2013 I always looked at Gillaspie’s career numbers in the minors with a sense of intrigue. He clearly wasn’t a great hitter, but he… Read more →
Very Important Spring Training Opinions, Part I
I’m conflicted about spring training. On one hand, baseball is back and that’s just fantastic. On the other, reading about Gregor Blanco hitting ropes during batting practice might just be the lowest form of baseball news out there. On the evolutionary scale, in which an important news item is a fully evolved life form, reports on Gregor Blanco’s hitting —… Read more →
Bay City Ball’s 2013 Top Prospect List, #5-1
Finally, we’ve come to the conclusion of our 2013 prospect list. It’s clear that while the Giants’ system is a middle-to-back system in the big scheme of baseball, this top five contains a lot of interesting prospects. The Giants are definitely rich in pitching arms at the moment; this final segment contains three pitchers making the cut. Let’s take a… Read more →
Romo reaches two-year deal with Giants
Hank Schulman: Romo earned $1.575 million last year. He submitted an arbitration request of $4.5 million for this year, while the team offered $2.675. That’s a fairly big divide in these sorts of cases. I’d guess his salary for this year will be somewhere at the midpoint, maybe $3.5 million, with a $5 million-plus salary in 2014. I imagine he’ll… Read more →
Bay City Ball’s 2013 Top Prospect List, #10-6
You can read our first segment, #15-11, right here. In today’s post, we dig a little deeper into the system and examine spots #10 through #6. Subtitle: Pitchers and pitchers and pitchers and I hope you like pitchers. Let’s jump right in: — 10. Martin Agosta, RP, 22 years old in 2013 Chris Quick: Agosta, picked up by the Giants… Read more →
Grading the Giants’ offseason
Earlier this morning, David Schoenfield, ESPN’s Sweetspot blog overlord, handed out grades on the Giants’ offseason. Dave looked at two areas — position players and pitchers — graded both, and then assigned a final overall grade. You can read the full post here, but the takeaway is this: Overall Grade – B+ If Lincecum bounces back from his subpar 2012,… Read more →