Photo by Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images The Dodgers are champions, but that’s so last year. You might not know this, but the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series. We all knew it was coming eventually, but we all thought maybe it wouldn’t happen this year. But on the bright side, that silly stupid season is now over. And now we can move onto … [Read more...] about Weekend BP: Onto the offseason
New trade makes Jorge Soler signing look even worse
Jorge Soler, showing off his famous mobility and speed. | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves traded the former SF Giants’ DH to the Los Angeles Angels once it was legally permissible on Thursday. The visitors’ locker toom at Yankee Stadium was still soaked in champagne and Dodger sweat when the Atlanta Braves kicked off baseball’s offseason by … [Read more...] about New trade makes Jorge Soler signing look even worse
Player review: Spencer Bivens
Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The feel-good story of the year. 2024 stats: 27 G (2 GS), 48.2 IP, 3.14 ERA, 123 ERA+, 1.192 WHIP, 8.7 H/9, 6.8 K/9, 2.0 BB/9 In 2024, Spencer Bivens threw this sinker in a Major League baseball game. The fact that the pitch ever took flight tickles the soul, warms the cockles of the coldest of hearts. The pitch’s flight carried the arc of … [Read more...] about Player review: Spencer Bivens
Oddsmakers give SF Giants 50-to-1 odds to win 2025 World Series
This is the same face Bob Melvin made when he found out the Giants’ longshot World Series odds. | Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images According to ESPN BET, the Dodgers are the favorites to repeat as champions. The Giants are tied for 19th-best odds. After winning 98 games and ruthlessly vanquishing the New York Yankees in the World Series, the … [Read more...] about Oddsmakers give SF Giants 50-to-1 odds to win 2025 World Series
The incredible value of low expectations
Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Managing expectations is a pretty relevant skill, even when you’re a fan of an exceedingly wealthy team like the San Francisco Giants. Rather than offer up a “Of course the Giants aren’t going to get Juan Soto” post (see previous entries in this series here, here, and here), I want to talk about the silver lining in the San Francisco Giants … [Read more...] about The incredible value of low expectations