SF Giants season in review: Ranking the team's starting pitchers / In this story: San Francisco GiantsLast week, we started our review of the SF Giants 2022 season by looking at their frustrating offense. Today, we'll go from the bitter failures at the plate to the sweet success of the...
SF Giants pitching prospect John Michael Bertrand throws a pitch during his tenure at Notre Dame. (2022) / Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports San Jose Giants pitchers: Carson Whisenhunt, William Kempner, Liam Simon, Esmerlin Vinicio, Nomar Medina, Jack Choate, Manuel Mercedes, John Be...
Top of the food chain, I didn't get to relish in this in 2003. Pitchers looking great, hitting picking up again, defense is stellar, relievers look excellent, we have crazy depth, we just Belt back. But we're going into the playoffs hot just like the World Series years....
Dec. 16: Giants viewed as possible favorite to sign Burnes In the wake of Max Fried's reported eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees, Corbin Burnes is now in a tier of his own when it comes to free-agent starting pitchers. There are multiple clubs trying to woo the frontl...
Speaking of how to evaluate starting pitchers … Sep 21, 2024 · 0:57 Jacob deGrom fans five across three innings Tier 7: What if they win that third Cy Young? 29. Blake Snell (24.5 WAR) – or Jacob deGrom (43 WAR) Even within the context of today’s lower expectations for innings...
Bam Bam is the future; Bam Bam is the past. Just as the Giants are the future and the Giants are the past. Baseball is globalizing. It thrives in many places. The United States has yet to win a World Baseball Classic, and the last Baseball World Cup was won by the D...
SF Giants pitcher Sean Hjelle throws a pitch. (2022) / Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Sean Hjelle Spring stats: 4 G, 12 IP, 11 H, 1.50 ERA, 4.2% BB, 29.2% K A former second-round pick, Sean Hjelle was always a well-regarded pitching prospect, but struggled...
SF Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws a pitch against the Rockies. (2022) / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Starting pitchers: Logan Webb, Alex Cobb, Sean Manaea, Anthony DeSclafani, Alex Wood, Ross Stripling Who would have guessed that all six of the Giants veteran starters, several of whom hav...
In the eighth, it was Betts’ turn to get in on the action with a bases-loaded double. All nine Dodgers starters were able to reach base safely at least once, and the Dodgers have now scored 23 runs since last allowing one. “You’re facing the best pitchers in the game [in the ...
The Baby Bull was an 11-time All-Star who won NL Rookie of the Year honors with the 1958 Giants, and both the NL MVP Award and a World Series ring with the 1967 Cardinals. He’s still a Giants legend, with his statue standing outside Oracle Park today. Cepeda remains revered in the...