Hello, baseball. I see you over there. Hiding behind the clothes dryer. Making little whooping noises. The Giants have recently — over the past month or so — made a bunch of little itty-bitty moves that I’ve yet to comment on. This being the slowest time of the year for baseball news, I figured that I would round up a… Read more →
When Barry Zito went down with a foot injury on April 17th against the Arizona Diamondbacks many wondered how the Giants would replace his steady, if not grossly overpaid, production. Mentioning Barry Zito’s name will likely draw a wide range of responses from fans, but the fact remains that Zito, at his core, is essentially a league average starting pitcher… Read more →
This is the post you’ve all been waiting for. Please, hold your excitement because I’m about to use PFX to look at Ryan Sadowski’s first major league start. Madison Bumgarner and Tim Alderson he’s not, but let’s check out what the 26-year-old was throwing in his first major league win. The Stuff Pitch # mph pfx_x pfx_z spin_dir FA (Fastball)… Read more →
From Chris Haft’s MLBlog: The move cements Jonathan Sanchez’s demotion to the bullpen. Sanchez, 2-8 with a 5.54 ERA, has lost four consecutive games and, in the minds of Giants officials, simply wasn’t demonstrating much improvement. I would be surprised if Sadowski makes more than 1-2 starts with the Giants. The 26-year-old right-hander has had a pretty marginal minor league… Read more →