By Chris Quick on February 5, 2009
I don’t know about you, but I think I’m officially tried of hearing about Manny Ramirez and the Giants. It’s been one of the hotter topics of late on the Internet and Giants websites. We’ve even talked a little about what Manny would bring to the Giants here on BCB. There’s been a lot of [...]
Posted in General Baseball, Giants | Tagged fans expectations, fred lewis, is it time for baseball yet?, left field, manny being manny, manny ramirez, media expectations, rambling
By Chris Quick on February 2, 2009
It’s no news to any observer that this year’s free agent market is down for players not named C.C. Sabathia or Mark Teixeira. A perfect example is Bobby Abreu. In 2008, Abreu hit: .296/.371/.471 with 20 HRs and 39 2Bs for the New York Yankees. Abreu wasn’t the same hitter he was with the Phillies [...]
Posted in Giants, Plots | Tagged 2009 team, bobby abreu, CHONE, fred lewis, left field, manny ramirez
By Chris Quick on January 5, 2009
Is about +1.8-2 wins in 2009. In our 2009 team projections we learned that, as of now, the Giants are projected as an 82-83 win team. If Brian Sabean did decide to bring in Manny Ramirez to play left field — note, that I’m not saying he will because I doubt it will happen — [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged adam dunn, fred lewis, free agent, manny ramirez, pat burrell, WAR, wins above replacement
