I thought I’d mention that I’ve joined the staff off Beyond the Boxscore to occasionally post on baseball. BTB is a member of the SportsBlog Nation network. They do really good work and they’ve got some great people writing for BTB. I’m thrilled to be a part of the team. And it’ll be a good excuse for me to write… Read more →
I’m a pretty big fan of baseball uniforms. The variation, the re-designs, the failures and successes, each is interesting in it’s own way. Today, I wanted to post some of my favorite Giants uniforms. It’s a departure from the usual stat-work but I think we can all agree that the uniforms are a huge part of the thing that makes… Read more →
This past week the Houston Astros decided to non-tender Ty Wigginton rather than extend a contract to him and increase his salary through arbitration. The Chron article that I just linked to suggests that after arbitration, Wigginton would have been looking at a salary around $6M. He made $4.35M last year. Because the Astros did not tender Wigginton a contract,… Read more →
Quick Update: You may have seen this post sometime last week but I had to take it down after some of my numbers didn’t jive. I’d like to thank McCovey Chronicles for helping me correct some of the finer points of the data and getting it back online. We are going to look at Giants pitching this morning by comparing… Read more →
Baseball America has just posted the results for the Rule 5 Draft. Players Acquired: RHP Luis Perdomo (MLB Phase, drafted from Cardinals), LHP Matt Yourkin (AAA Phase, drafted from Marlins) Players Lost: OF Ben Copeland (MLB Phase, drafted by Athletics), C Elio Sarmiento (AAA Phase, drafted by Rangers), 2B Kyle Haines (AAA Phase, drafted by Phillies). The Giants picked up… Read more →
I’ve got a quick plot I wanted to share today. I’m in between a few things on the site but, if you’re a reader of this site you know I love visual aids. I’ve been thinking about how several of our hitters did last year and decided to plot them out in regards to ISO and OBP. Why did I… Read more →
Exciting news this weekend, FanGraphs is now providing UZR data — Ultimate Zone Rating — on it’s website. UZR for those who don’t know, is one of the more heralded defensive systems out there. Consider UZR another handy tool to stick in your tool belt when it comes to player analysis. UZR splits the field into “zones” — hence the… Read more →
If you watched the Giants bullpen last year, well, I feel sorry for you. No person should be forced to watch the bullpen atrocities that were Tyler Walker, Jack Taschner, Vinnie Chulk, and Brad Hennessey pitching in relief*. The good news is that Walker, Chulk, and Hennessey are no longer on the team and there’s a good chance that Taschner… Read more →
Yesterday was the deadline for clubs to offer arbitration to their free agent players. This is interesting for a couple of reasons but the most important reason is that it might help us narrow the scope of free agents that the Giants intend to pursue. Brian Sabean said earlier in the offseason that the compensation status of free agents would… Read more →
Greetings, all. I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday. My body is still drowsy from all the food I ate — I gained 5lbs in one day, awesome or gross, you decide — and I couldn’t think of any better way to mail in a post than by just sharing a few links of Giants-related news from around… Read more →