Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images This is a very obvious idea, but it’s an important one to reiterate as the San Francisco Giants prepare for the offseason. Remember when the San Francisco Giants signed Barry Zito to that immediately disastrous long-term deal and it wound up working out? Does it only matter because it did? The A’s paid Zito $18.24 million across 7 seasons … [Read more...] about The value of the long-term deal
Giants AFL Week 2 recap
Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images A little Giants baseball to soothe the soul. If you need a break from the painful reality that the San Francisco Giants are not playing late-October baseball and the Los Angeles Dodgers are, well ... I can’t really give that to you. No one can, sadly. Better luck next year. But I can, at least, give you a minor … [Read more...] about Giants AFL Week 2 recap
Click to open your invitation to the Haters’ Ball
Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images It’s the Yankees versus the Dodgers in the World Series. Bah humbug! Here are five players who deserve most of your scorn. If you’re a fan of the San Francisco Giants, the healthiest way to approach this Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Yankees World Series matchup is to ignore it. Both the event itself and the context … [Read more...] about Click to open your invitation to the Haters’ Ball
Mon/Tues BP: The World Series is set
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images And you’re not gonna like it! The field for the 2024 World Series is officially set, and folks, I have some bad news to share: the San Francisco Giants aren’t in it. But wait, it gets worse! The teams that are in it are the two teams you probably were hoping would not be in it. Isn’t that just delightful. Yes, the Los … [Read more...] about Mon/Tues BP: The World Series is set
Player Review: Nick Ahmed
David Richard-Imagn Images Nick Ahmed came and went, but in a way, the Giants are still reeling from his brief tenure. 2024 stats: 52 G, 172 PA, .232/ .278/ .303/ .581, 65 wRC+, 0.3 fWAR; 4 OAA, 3 FRV at SS Nick Ahmed’s greatest asset to the 2024 San Francisco Giants was who he was not. Nick Ahmed was not Brandon Crawford. He was not Marco Luciano. The reason we are … [Read more...] about Player Review: Nick Ahmed