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Wednesday BP: 2025 Spring Training reporting dates have been announced!
Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Giants pitchers and catchers will be reporting for duty in just a few short weeks in Scottsdale, AZ. Good morning, baseball fans! We’ve got some exciting (your mileage may vary on the definition of exciting) dates to put in your calendar if you’ve been itching for some San Francisco Giants Spring Training action. We … [Read more...] about Wednesday BP: 2025 Spring Training reporting dates have been announced!
“High Upside” Making Youth Movement Exciting
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images You hear a lot these days about “high floors” and “high ceilings” and “low floors”. I haven’t heard so much about it since I took that real estate license course run by midgets for giants and basketball players. (If you’re wondering, my license was revoked after a scandal involving a giraffe, a dwarf, and a … [Read more...] about “High Upside” Making Youth Movement Exciting
Elephant Rumblings: Wilson makes Top 10 shortstops prospect list
Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images MLB news roundup Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation! A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson is widely regarded as the team’s No. 1 prospect, with top nods from both our AN community and MLB Pipeline. Now Wilson has also garnered a spot on the Pipeline’s Top Ten Shortstop Prospects list. Jim Callis at MLB.com provided a rundown on the list, detailing the … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Wilson makes Top 10 shortstops prospect list
Carlos Beltrán narrowly misses Hall of Fame induction
Next time, Forever Giant. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released their Hall of Fame ballots on Tuesday, deciding the fates of the Class of 2025. And there will be no San Francisco Giants headed to Cooperstown this year. Just three players were elected to the Hall: outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, starting pitcher CC Sabathia, and reliever Billy Wagner. Some [redacted] … [Read more...] about Carlos Beltrán narrowly misses Hall of Fame induction