Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images “Failure” seems too obvious. Can we thinking of something better? The San Francisco Giants didn’t accomplish their offseason goal of squeaking in as the third Wild Card and for the 5th time in 6 seasons we will be looking back and wondering how it will all be remembered. 2019 was pretty obvious: Bye Bye Bochy. 2020 was all about … [Read more...] about Writing the 2024 season’s epitaph
Three of the most valuable curveballs in the NL will be on display this weekend
Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images A very cool development with this year’s pitching staff will be on display for the final three games of the season. While researching Hayden Birdsong’s Statcast figures to test a hypothesis that he’d be better served switching from a four-seam fastball to a sinker (more on that later), I stumbled across a happy … [Read more...] about Three of the most valuable curveballs in the NL will be on display this weekend
Giants revert to the mean
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images They were bound to lose again eventually. At some point during the San Francisco Giants 11-0 demolition of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, I fired off a tweet asking an innocent enough question: if the Giants re-signed all of their free agents this offseason, made no other moves, and ran it back with the exact same roster, how … [Read more...] about Giants revert to the mean
9/25 Gamethread: Giants @ Diamondbacks
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Mason Black vs. Zac Gallen The San Francisco Giants conclude their final road series of the year against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Mason Black, who enters tonight’s game with a 5.88 ERA, 5.36 FIP, with 28 strikeouts to 10 walks in 33.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the … [Read more...] about 9/25 Gamethread: Giants @ Diamondbacks
For Schmitt’s sake
Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Marco Luciano’s handling by the Giants has been weird, but it can at least be partly explained by Casey Schmitt’s recent hot streak It’s hard to make sense of the San Francisco Giants’ treatment of Marco Luciano. The top prospect was touted as the club’s next shortstop right before they signed another shortstop just in case. They traded away … [Read more...] about For Schmitt’s sake