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Today, Rory Paap was up for the Giants ESPN Power Ranking blurb. Rory wrote: The swap of Jonathan Sanchez (62 ERA+) for Melky Cabrera (155 OPS+) is looking pretty good right about now. With Pablo Sandoval out, though, the Melkman is working without a wing man. Let me go ahead and get this out of . . . → Read More: Melky Cabrera’s fast start We’ve played seven games. It’s still very early in the season. Here are some statistics: Angel Pagan’s wRC+ of two — two! — is pretty impressive. In 29 plate appearances, Pagan has just three hits — two doubles and a single. Both Pablo Sandoval and Melky Cabrera have already accrued 0.5 fWAR. That rate, over . . . → Read More: “SSS” is for small sample sizes Short answer: Yes. Almost always. I’m not breaking any ground when I make the statement that “players that have 200 (or more) hits in a season are (generally) good hitters”. It really seems like one of those statements that doesn’t need to be made, or proclaimed from the mountain tops. However, there is a reasoning . . . → Read More: Is a 200 hit season the hallmark of a good hitter? The next in my patented line of the why-god-am-I-doing-this series of Melky .gifs, I present to you a celebratory .gif that honors Melky Cabrera’s recent one-year, six million dollar deal with the San Francisco Giants baseball club. I demand you give me satisfaction, forthright! (This is what happens when I stop sleeping and drink . . . → Read More: I give you, Rich Melky [.gif] The Giants have made quite a few deals today — Melky Cabrera, Nate Schierholtz, Santiago Casilla have all signed deals — as the team works it’s way through the arbitration process. The most exciting deal today, by far, is the three year deal that Pablo Sandoval has agreed to. From the Giants twitter feed: #bbpBox_159430001450696704 . . . → Read More: Pablo Sandoval agrees to three-year deal At first glance, the similarities between Andres Torres and Angel Pagan are striking; both are switch-hitters; both have primarily played center field in their careers; and both were non-tender candidates coming off down years. Pagan really seems like a near identical version of Torres without the amazing defense. In center field, over his career, Pagan . . . → Read More: Instant reaction: Giants trade Torres, Ramirez to Mets for Angel Pagan He’s watching. Always watching. He knows all your secrets. (Can’t stop talking about Melky Cabrera; my brain must be dying.) Given the chance to let the dust settle on the Sanchez-Verdugo for Cabrera trade, I’ve shaped my thoughts into concise bullet points based on pluses and minuses. First, the pluses: Probably the best thing about Cabrera right now is his age; at 27-years-old he’s (theoretically) in his prime baseball years, and that’s always a nice . . . → Read More: The Melkman Prophecies Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in. #bbpBox_133605889037967360 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0b00b4; }#bbpBox_133605889037967360 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }#Royals acquire LHP Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo from Giants for OF Melky Cabrera.November 7, 2011 2:05 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite@RoyalsKansas City Royals I’ll have more to write on this later when I get home . . . → Read More: Giants trade for Melky Cabrera, send Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo to the Royals |
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