By Chris Quick on March 5, 2009
Release Dave Roberts. The Giants have just announced a move surprising in its timing. They have released outfielder Dave Roberts now to give him time to find a job elsewhere. The team will be on the hook for most of his $6.5 million salary in 2009. Roberts was not going to get much playing time [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged dave roberts, Outfield, yay
By Chris Quick on February 24, 2009
On one hand: Manager Bruce Bochy’s announcement Monday that Eugenio Velez will spend time in the outfield besides competing at second base intensified the scramble for reserve spots on the Opening Day roster. On the other: If Velez proves that he can handle the outfield, he might render veteran Dave Roberts expendable, since the Giants [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged bad fielding, dave roberts, eternally conflicted, eugenio velez, iron gloves
By Chris Quick on January 25, 2009
Click here to find out how terrible Dave Roberts is!
Posted in Giants, Plots, Popular | Tagged bengie molina, bUZR, dave roberts, player value graphs, randy winn, rich aurilia, wRAA
By Chris Quick on December 17, 2008
A quick post this morning on the defense from 2002-2008. Thanks to FanGraphs for making bUZR publicly available. I’ve really had a lot of fun looking through the data. I decided to use bUZR from the years 2002-2008 to find the best and worst defender on each Giants team in each year. My criteria was [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged aaron rowand, barry bonds, bUZR, dave roberts, defense, deivi cruz, marquis grissom, omar vizquel, Pedro Feliz, randy winn, UZR
By Chris Quick on July 14, 2008
The All Star break is here and that means that a little more than half the season has been played. It also means that the trading deadline of July 31st is getting closer and closer. At the break, the Giants find themselves in 3rd place in the worst division in baseball with a record of [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged dave roberts, jack taschner, randy winn, ray durham, rich aurilia, Trades, tyler walker, WBQOTW
By Chris Quick on March 31, 2008
My expectations for this year are fully tempered. I don’t need much. I know the Giants are going to be lousy and I know that they’ll struggle to win games. I’ve made my peace with this. I’m cool. As long as Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum pitch a healthy season, I’ll consider this year a [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged barry zito, brian bocock, dave roberts, dodgers, speed and defense
By Chris Quick on December 22, 2007
A lot has been made out of the Giants’ defense in the coming years as a key component to their success. It’s a good idea in theory, as the offense looks to be bad for the ’08 season and maybe beyond. Any positives gained on the defensive front will be critical to the team. As [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged aarond rowand, dave roberts, defense, omar vizquel, Pedro Feliz
