As we near the start of the season, it’s looking more and more like noted hacker, Hector Sanchez, might not be ready to play baseball. From John Shea’s twitter: Hector Sanchez (shoulder) shut down til Tuesday, after which he could get extra swings in minor-league games. #SFGiants — John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) March 15, 2013 Sanchez has been dealing with… Read more →
After fooling around this morning with some pitch data numbers (PitchF/X), I tweeted the following: Madison Bumgarner threw 1,250 sliders in 2012, most among all SP. — Admiral Gaudin (@baycityball) March 9, 2013 Immediately after tweeting, I got into some pretty good discussions with Eno Sarris and Anna (@SFBleacherGirl), among others, on the topic of Bumgarner’s future health and if… Read more →
After last night’s game – and the Sandoval 0-5 that came with it – I’ve heard many fans voice an opinion that’s becoming more and more prevalent: What do we do with Pablo Sandoval? In 88 games this year, Sandoval is batting an above-average slash-line of .280/.333/.429. If you go with OPS+, he’s about 17 percent better than league average;… Read more →
If it ain’t broke, don’t fracture it. So, this happened – Pablo Sandoval hurt his other hamate bone and will now go on the disabled list for an extended period of time. It’s worth noting that he missed 41 games and six weeks of baseball last season recovering from a broken hamate bone on his right hand; this time it’s… Read more →
Here’s the deal: I really have enjoyed watching Freddy Sanchez play as a Giant. That might sound a tad bit weird, but it’s true. Freddy Sanchez has been, for the most part, what I like to term a “Good Giant”. He seems like a likeable guy, he’s been a decent player for the Giants, and he was on the field… Read more →
The theme for 2011 continues — the Giants have had terrible luck staying healthy. It seems very likely that the team will call up LHP Erik Surkamp from Double-A Richmond to fill Sanchez’s rotation spot. That’s the silver lining — if you can find it — in this whole debacle. I’ve always been a fan of Sanchez, but he’s struggled… Read more →
First, go read what Chris had to say about the Freddy Sanchez injury — Seriously, baseball gods, you’re going to wipe out “Fred-dy, Fred-dy, Fred-dy” now? This includes what impact, if any, the to-be-signed Bill Hall can have on the Giants’ roster and “offense.” The fact that we was dropped by the Astros, of all teams, doesn’t bode well. At… Read more →
The year of the injury continued for the Giants in last night’s 3-2 win over the Reds. Freddy Sanchez was removed from the game in the 5th inning when he dove for a Brandon Phillips’ grounder and came up in pain. Right now, the team is calling Sanchez’s injury a ‘dislocated shoulder’ but the severity of the injury is unknown… Read more →
Losing Buster Posey stung. It stung a lot. But the moment Pablo Sandoval joins the San Francisco Giants’ lineup, that loss will start to sting just a little less. When Sandoval went down, on April 29, he’d only played in 24 games. And yet, he’d already racked up 1.6 Wins Above Replacement according to baseball-reference (bWAR) and 1.7 WAR… Read more →
… it pours: The good news is that the X-rays were negative. The other good news is that the Giants will be rolling these bad boys out next Orange Friday! We have to try to lighten the mood a little bit after a game like today, don’t we? Please don’t miss Chris’ take on the game: Nightmare game produces nightmare… Read more →