tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post4389381163773405724..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2018 Giants: Big Mac Attack is Backobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-27429164446585546462018-04-26T08:45:36.495-07:002018-04-26T08:45:36.495-07:00I'm fairly certain too, but Parker can't p...I'm fairly certain too, but Parker can't play CF like Gorkys, and in any case, I view Gorkys (and now Blanco) as placeholders on the roster, so keeping Parker around would have just made him a placeholder as well, as Duggar and now Williamson look like they hold places in the majors this season. DFA Parker now or DFA him later, either way, he would have been off as we have Pence, AJax and McCutchen, plus Mac now, and presumably Duggar if he continues hitting into May, after slow 3 game start, in his last 13 games, .327/.407/.404/.811, though very high .447 BABIP, as he's striking out a LOT. Though even here, he's better in his last 9 games, .333/.442/.444/.886, with better contact, though still high BABIP (maybe he's figured out AAA?)<br /><br />He fell through waivers because no team wanted to add him to their 25-man roster in order to claim him, as he had no options. The Giants at that point had Shaw, Duggar, Williamson, AND Slater, and thus no space for Parker in AAA, and kinly allowed him to pursue a deal and opportunity with another team. Yeah, a rebuilding team will likely give him a chance, especially if there is a need for an OF in AAA for them. <br /><br />Yeah, Span had a fluke game where he drove in a lot of runs, and it's not too surprising, he's a good hitter, but his problem is that he's not a CF anymore, he cost the team nearly 3 wins just from his bad defense last season, per advanced fielding stats (vast majority of players don't even affect their team's results by more than 1 win/loss either way, to show how much of an outlier Span is defensively).<br /><br />Can't blame a new batting coach for how badly a team swings and misses, especially since when he came on he said that he liked the Giants approach and would not be changing much. Also, I have to wonder how much of an impact he could have had in spring because he was dealing with the life and death issue of fighting cancer, taking the full regiment of chemotherapy to fight it. I would give him a break here.<br /><br />I've read that teams are attacking the Giants with more off-speed and breaking pitches that they have had trouble with in the past. Also, when the offense starts slow, hands start to grip, heads start to swing early, other bad practices. It's been only 3+ weeks, lots of SSS situations making for a murky soup of stats, I would be more worried if everyone is still like this at the end of May.<br /><br />The sky is not falling (that we know of yet...). I'm more worried about Williamson being out of the lineup more than just yesterday's game than I am about the strikeouts and walks, those are a matter of approach and we have mostly the same team, and so experience will out, generally. obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-75308466776292842532018-04-26T08:24:22.872-07:002018-04-26T08:24:22.872-07:00Nice article on Mac's changes in batting mecha...Nice article on Mac's changes in batting mechanics on Fangraphs: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mac-williamson-might-just-save-the-giants/obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-28178609451307991122018-04-21T21:49:12.689-07:002018-04-21T21:49:12.689-07:00I am fairly sure that Jarrett Parker over the cour...I am fairly sure that Jarrett Parker over the course of a season would be a much more productive hitter/player than Gorkys Hernandez. It is not that I do not like Gorky's, it is just as a matter of productivity I see Parker as more productive. With that in mind I am surprised that he went through waivers, but I noticed he is not back with the giants triple A, but is a free agent. A team like the Marlins should give him a chance, or maybe Tampa. Anyone notice that leadoff hitter, Span, has more RBI than any player on the giants so far this year? Giants, with a new hitting coach are striking out a lot more, and swinging at a lot more bad pitches. They are also taking less walks. I remember a few years ago, the giants were striking out very infrequently as a team, and walking a lot. Seems now, that there is a reversal of that trend, and that is not good. nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-69087702176023526392018-04-21T10:54:10.297-07:002018-04-21T10:54:10.297-07:00Mac had a nice first game back!
Getting some ru...Mac had a nice first game back! <br /><br />Getting some runs helps the hitters grip their bats a little looser for the game, and not be so tight. <br />Assuming that they can keep it up, they will get looser and looser, and it'll be out of their heads and subconscious soon enough.<br /><br />A series win on the road would be a nice start.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-31001277045496558752018-04-21T06:13:52.818-07:002018-04-21T06:13:52.818-07:00cheerleaders Sandoval and Pence
If they can'...<i><b>cheerleaders</b> Sandoval and Pence</i> <br /><br />If they can't play baseball, would prefer long hair, long legs, and short skirts.<br /> <br />YMMV, but one down - one to go.<br /><br />Elnoreply@blogger.com