These are just my opinions. I cannot promise that I will be perfect, but I can promise that I will seek to understand and illuminate whatever moves that the Giants make (my obsession and compulsion). I will share my love of baseball and my passion for the Giants. And I will try to teach, best that I can. Often, I tackle the prevailing mood among Giants fans and see if that is a correct stance, good or bad.
In a SF Chronicle article on Bryce Eldridge, it was noted that his family has a group chat named “Dude Rakes”, and I have been meaning to do some research on him and how he compares with recent great hitting prospects.
The 2025 Giants Opening Day Roster is out, and there were some surprises:
This season this will be an abbreviated version of my Big Six prospects. I’ll be mostly doing it from memory plus a bit of player research.
With Spring Training coming soon, I thought I would touch on a topic that will occupy the minds of some Giants fans: Mike Yastrzemski.
A frequent complaint that I saw all through the 2024 season was complaints about playing, and even rostering, Mike Yastrzemski. Many today still think little of him and his accomplishments as a Giants player. In this post, I thought I would discuss what I know about WAR's foundations, and what that means about players like Yaz who produce 1.5-2.5 WAR per season.
As reported by various sources, future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander signed with the Giants for one year, $15M. There are a couple of good analyses on why he might be a good signing:
