Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Who is the 2nd-best prospect on the Giants farm? The fix is in! In a clear bout of election interference, the community has named Bryce Eldridge as the top prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization. I’m joking, of course. Well, not about Eldridge being named the top prospect in the organization. In our very first … [Read more...] about Community Prospect List No. 2
Weekend BP: Giants hire Randy Winn as VP of Player Development
Photo by Michael DeHoog /Sports Imagery/Getty Images The band is really getting back together. For those hoping that the switch from Farhan Zaidi to Buster Posey would result in the San Francisco Giants tapping into a few more traditional hires, well ... congratulations. Wish granted. No, the Giants are not quite turning Michael Morse’s old vision into a reality, … [Read more...] about Weekend BP: Giants hire Randy Winn as VP of Player Development
Kinds of Dumbness
Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Don’t overthink it, Giants. He’s literally Juan Soto. As someone who knows the San Francisco Giants have no chance of signing Juan Soto and who, just 11 months ago, advocated for the franchise to tank for a couple of years, I recognize how inconsistent — irrational, even — I’m about to sound. It would be really, really, … [Read more...] about Kinds of Dumbness
Yas to Yaz!
D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images An emotional appeal I have very few marketable skills. A literature degree paired with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing has left me shockingly skint. In this brave new world of A.I. generated content, all my eggs are in one shrinking basket. But there is one thing that separates me from the finance bro bloggers brought to you by … [Read more...] about Yas to Yaz!
Community Prospect List No. 1
Photo by MLB via Getty Images Who is the top prospect on the Giants farm? On Monday, we began a time-honored McCovey Chronicles tradition: another Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, which will see us rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. You can read the introduction to this year’s CPL, and get a refresher on the rules, here. … [Read more...] about Community Prospect List No. 1