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— I think we all expect Brandon Crawford to struggle with hitting. I know that I’ve been pretty pessimistic on Crawford’s abilities on offense. But I think something that gets lost in the Crawford-Theriot discussion is how strong Crawford should be on defense at his position. On the other side of things, Theriot is . . . → Read More: Infographic: Defensive Differences A recurring topic this offseason has been the Giants’ search for a qualified shortstop, whether it be a permanent solution or a stop-gap player. We’ve written a lot of posts on the Giants and their problems with short. In 2011 we saw the collapse of Miguel Tejada’s career; and, we also probably saw the collapse . . . → Read More: Visually comparing free agent shortstops So the Giants are interested in super-low-OBP, pretty good glove, terrible hitter, Alex Gonzalez. That, in and of itself, isn’t overly surprising or shocking. However, checking out Alex Gonzalez’s Baseball-Reference page led me to this: Alex Gonzalez’s most similar player is … Alex Gonzalez. . . . → Read More: Alex Gonzalez is Inception The deals that have already been made: * Willie Bloomquist: two years, $3.8M, signed with Arizona Diamondbacks * Mark Ellis: two years, $8.75M, signed with Los Angeles Dodgers * Jamey Carroll: two years, $6.75M, signed with Minnesota Twins Jose Reyes and Jimmy Rollins are obviously still the top free agents to get if you need . . . → Read More: The middle infield market is going insane In 2011, Giants’ shortstops combined for a slash-line of .210/.265/.299, or a wRC+ of 62. That wRC+ score ties them with the Reds for the second-to-worst score in the majors. Braves’ shortstops were a single percentage point (61) worse than the Giants and Reds. As defined by the bold dashed line, the league average . . . → Read More: Saturday Infographic: We need better shortstop(s) Enrique Rojas, of ESPN Deportes, is reporting (tweeting) that the Giants have inked Miguel Tejada to a 1-year deal worth $6.5 million. At first blush it seems like a lot of money to pay for Miguel Tejada. Tejada is coming off a 1.3 WAR (FanGraphs) season that was split between the Baltimore Orioles and San . . . → Read More: Giants Add Miguel Tejada |
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