Sabean Now Available

Just saw on Twitter that Brian Sabean was let go by the Yankees.

Your 2026 Giants: 40-Man Roster Reduction

With so many players on the 60-Day IL, the Giants have a huge job of reducing the 56 players they currently have to reduce to 40, after the end of the World Series.  This post will go through the current players on the roster, and see who the Giants might select for the final 40-man of 2026, before the Rule 5 draft (depending on the lockout).

Your 2026 Giants: Bryce Eldridge Breakout Season

I've been providing an analysis of Bryce Eldridge's progress this season.  This is the final post covering his season, which has been a marvelous breakout season.  The seasonal highlights include (from Baseball Refrence and Fangraphs):

• 2.1 bWAR/1.8fWAR
• .269/.364/.461/.825
• 50 runs and 57 RBI
• 23 doubles and 17 HR
• 59 walks vs 119 strikeouts in 448 PA/386 AB in 107 games
• 131 wRC+

Per Grant Brisbee of The Athletic, when a 21 YO player walks at least 50 times and hits at least 15 homers, many of them became very good baseball players.  Of course, each player is individual, but players who have accomplished a lot at such a young age tends to get even better with MLB experience.  

Think Will the Thrill, who only hit 11 homers in his first season (old man at age 22), and 35 homers in his second.  He wasn’t on the list, but these were:  Mays, Mantle, Williams, Kaline, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Mike Trout, Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, Ronald Acuna Jr, Giancarlo Stanton.  It’s not a full list, but a very impressive list, though there were still many who were not as good, who were not as well known.  Will Bryce be among the greats or the also rans?  Will be interesting to watch, lots of memories either way.