In a move that’s been bubbling away since Monday, the Giants have officially traded for Hunter Pence. First, what the Giants gave up in Tommy Joseph, Nate Schierholtz, and Seth Rosin. In my trade value post a few days ago, I wrote the following about Tommy Joseph: Joseph is still a young catcher – he just turned 21 – that’s… Read more →
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: Per Andrew Baggarly, the contract breaks… Read more →
In this case, the Bs being B.J. Upton and Carlos Beltran. The first thing you have to ask yourself is this: Is either of these players worth a top prospect? The point is debatable. Regardless, I think both players are going to fetch one, if moved. The latest on the Beltran front is that he may not fetch a top… Read more →
The trading deadline for major league baseball, according to this site, is next Sunday on July 31st. At this point, the Giants seem sure to do something besides trading for Jeff Keppinger. As we’ve already covered, Keppinger is a nice fill-in for second base, but the Giants need offense, and despite a nice batting average, Keppinger isn’t going to be… Read more →
I was trying to find Nate’s most recent batting slash-line*, and I got this instead: 1) That must be kind of cool for Schierholtz that he has such a great set of abs and 2) it’s also weirdly unsettling to me. Welcome to the Internet, me. *.293/.343/.464 (125 OPS+) if you were wondering.
Quick thought and then some links: after last night’s thrilling — or heart attack inducing — win over the Cardinals, one in which Nate Schierholtz had not one but two key hits, the Giants find themselves up 2-1 in a four game series against one of the better teams in the National League. Schierholtz always seems to confuse and perplex… Read more →
I make fun of Bruce Bochy a lot, but there’s no way I’d actually want his job. The Giants have enough players of similar talent that just deciding who goes on the lineup card every night must be something of a headache. Happily, I am relieved from the responsibility of having my opinions make an impact on the team. This… Read more →
I like it when the Giants win in Colorado. A couple of thoughts on tonight’s 8-1 win against the Rockies. — * Tim Linecum really pitched an excellent game. Forget the fact that he lost the no-hitter and the shutout in the 7th, he cruised for most of the night, keeping the Rockies’ hitters painfully off balance. The slider, a… Read more →
I hope you’ve got your duct tape, ball of twine, and pliers out, because it’s time to fix the Giants’ outfield defense. I think fellow blogger Rory Paap summed up it nicely in his weekend recap post: It’s too early to be too concerned about this. It really is. For one, Huff didn’t get nearly enough reps in the outfield… Read more →
When Giants fans see Cody Ross, they see a bald, smiling saint that crushes home runs off of Roy Halladay. Luckily, though, not all Giants fans are created equal. You see, about half of today’s Giants fans were yesterday’s casual baseball fan – or maybe last August’s casual baseball fan. Certainly, half is probably an exaggeration, but you get the… Read more →