By Chris Quick on January 19, 2010
I don’t think I like this. Off-the-cuff-thoughts: I’m not sure how much the 2010 team has improved. Sanchez will be better than the group of second basemen that the Giants ran out in 2009, but he’s an injury risk in a playergroup that’s tended to age poorly. Mark DeRosa in LF nets the Giants zero [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged bengie molina, catchers, free agent, what the heck
By Chris Quick on November 9, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged bengie molina, buster posey, catchers, gregg zaun
By Chris Quick on October 5, 2009
Sitting in the shadow of the Appalachian Mountains this weekend a fleeting thought struck me. I wonder how the Giants are doing right now? It was a brief, inconsequential thought about the team as they played their last few days of regular season baseball. Over the past weekend I celebrated my first wedding anniversary with [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged 1954 Giants, 2009 team, catchers, pitchers, tim lincecum
