Giants keep Fontenot, non-tender Keppinger and Whiteside. This his hardly news, but it’s December and real, actual, baseball news is few and far between. On this subject, the Giants made the right call: Keppinger offers zero positional flexibility and it became clear that while he hits singles, he doesn’t do much else. He also runs like his lower-half has been… Read more →
Last week, the Giants acquired Carlos Beltran for their very best pitching prospect, Zack Wheeler, and promptly went on to beat the Phillies to complete a winning series of two out of three. A few people wondered if it was time to consider the possibility that they could catch the Phillies for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They then went… Read more →
Or, an alternate title: If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably already heard this stuff. 1) Getting Jeff Keppinger was/is a solid move for the Giants. With Freddy Sanchez officially opting for surgery, it was a move that the Giants had to make with their current depth at second base. Keppinger has been moderately useful since he donned a… Read more →
Freddy Sanchez has been missed. It’s sometimes said of a player, “You have to see him every day to appreciate him.” I think this is generally true of well-rounded players such as Sanchez. He’s not the best hitting second baseman. He’s not the best fielding second baseman. But watching him for nine innings at a time is watching a player… Read more →
Here’s a couple of notes I thought worth sharing: The major league third baseman leaders, according to FanGraphs, are Alex Rodriguez (4.1 Wins Above Replacement or WAR), Kevin Youkilis (3.4 WAR), Adrian Beltre (3.5 WAR) and Pablo Sandoval (3.3 WAR). Here’s the thing, though. According to COTS, Rodriguez will make $31 million this year, Youkilis will make $12 million and… Read more →
The Giants grabbed slappy slapper Jeff Keppinger from the Houston Astros for minor league right-handed pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel. First, let’s discuss what they gave up. —- We’ve begun working on a mid-season top-15 prospect list here at Bay City Ball, and neither Stoffel or Sosa landed in my top 15. Stoffel is a 22-year-old reliever that has… Read more →