It’s been a common, if not overused, refrain this offseason: the Giants overpaid for relief pitching. Early on, before the market really started to develop, the Giants picked up Jeremy Affeldt’s $5M option for 2012 without hesitation, and then turned around and signed a LOOGY, Javier Lopez, to a two-year, $8.5M deal. Both deals were, . . . → Read More: Did the Giants overreact to the reliever market?
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Here’s a quick — and potentially frustrating — post. #bbpBox_152030940149972992 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_152030940149972992 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }Yankees have agreed to minor league deal with former Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima, will get spring invite. first report by Hochi ShinbunDecember 28, 2011 10:19 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite@DavidWaldsteinDavid Waldstein Hideki Okajima career versus left-handed . . . → Read More: LOOGY money It’s sort of funny, you know. I thought the Giants ought to go after a first baseman that had been highly productive in the past after winning the World Series in 2010, rather than re-signing Aubrey Huff, who was likely to decline and cost more. You know, someone like Carlos Pena. Or Lance Berkman. Someone . . . → Read More: Cardinals, in an effort to score runs, sign Beltran Before we get down to the nitty-gritty of this week’s post, I want to extend my best wishes to Wilson Ramos’ family and the Washington Nationals organization. I was so happy to hear he’d been found safe and has returned to his family. I hope all our players in winter leagues around the world stay . . . → Read More: Winter Leagues Digest: November 6-13  Leave a comment  General Baseball, Giants, Minors  Alberth Martinez, Alex Burg, andres torres, Austin Fleet, brandon belt, brandon crawford, brett pill, Cameron Lamb, Christian Diaz, Daryl Maday, David Quinowski, Ebert Fernandez, Edwin Escobar, Ehire Andrianza, Felix Romero, Francisco Peguero, gary brown, Gaspar Santiago, hector correa, hector sanchez, javier lopez, Jean Delgado, Jean Machi, Joe Panik, Johnny Monell, Jose Flores, juan carlos perez, justin christian, max ramirez, Nelder Gonzalez, osiris matos, pablo sandoval, Renzo Freite, Seth Rosin, Stephen Harrold, Tyler Graham, Ydwin Villegas We have almost a full plate of winter league baseball at our disposal. Every league I have committed to covering here has begun, except for the Colombian League. Team Renteria updated the league page, saying that Play Ball! is scheduled for November 18. None of the rosters have been updated yet, but now we know . . . → Read More: Winter Leagues Digest: October 30-November 5 3 comments Giants, Minors Alberth Martinez, Alex Burg, andres torres, Austin Fleet, brandon belt, brandon crawford, brett pill, Cameron Lamb, Christian Diaz, Darryl Maday, David Quinowski, Ebert Fernandez, Edwin Escobar, Ehire Andrianza, Felix Romero, Francisco Peguero, gary brown, Gaspar Santiago, hector correa, hector sanchez, javier lopez, Jean Delgado, Jean Machi, Joe Panik, Johnny Monell, jonathan sanchez, Jose Flores, juan carlos perez, max ramirez, Nelder Gonzalez, osiris matos, pablo sandoval, Renzo Freite, Seth Rosin, Stephen Harrold, Tyler Graham, Ydwin Villegas Don’t get me wrong, I like both Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez, but for a team with an assumed tight budget, I can’t say I totally love this deal. SFGiants.com: The Giants retained their left-handed bullpen complement and thus addressed one of the biggest issues facing them this offseason Sunday by signing Javier Lopez to . . . → Read More: Giants spend $9M on two left-handed relievers for 2012 Consider the bullpen of the Giants my latest fascination. Why? Because the Giants’ bullpen has been great this season, right? I wrote about it yesterday, here. (That post has since been updated at the end.) Except, I think it’s possible that it’s been a bit more than just great. It’s been spectacular. In fact, it almost . . . → Read More: A brilliant bullpen in the Bay The San Francisco Giants’ ‘pen is pretty good. Actually, it’s excellent. They have the second best ERA in in the National League at 2.86 (behind the Padres at 2.85). They have the second best FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) at 3.13 (behind the Braves at 3.06). They also lead major league bullpens with a 52.6 percent ground . . . → Read More: Bruce Bochy’s bullpen Why is Cain still pitching? Lopez throwing to RHBs? Chris Stewart!? Oh, Bruce Bochy. How you push my buttons. Look, I think I’ve entered a point in my life where I’ll relax and accept most managerial moves during a game. Unless a manager is pinch-hitting for his best hitter in the early stages of . . . → Read More: My visual reaction to Bruce Bochy’s game management Alternate title: please stop letting Javier Lopez face right-handed batters. I feel like I’ve been beating the ‘don’t let Lopez pitch to RHBs’ drum for awhile now, but once again, Bruce Bochy left Javier Lopez in to face too many righties. The result was this… J Lopez relieved S Romo. L Berkman grounded out . . . → Read More: Nightmare game produces nightmare results for Giants |
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