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2026 San Francisco Giants Season Thread
Mar 3, 2024 at 8:35 AM
- CatchMaster80
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Chapman at least gives them a solid glove at 3rd. They really needed that . He's a .240 hitter but hits 20+ HRs every year. Good signing.
Mar 3, 2024 at 11:22 AM
- LottDMontanaO
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Zaidi on adding a starter: "We have talked all offseason and been very consistent that our plan was to continue to graduate some of our young pitchers we're really high on, particularly in the rotation ... the plan all along has been to give our young pitchers opportunities."
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 3, 2024
Mar 3, 2024 at 12:13 PM
- Niners99
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Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:
Really Farhan??!!Zaidi on adding a starter: "We have talked all offseason and been very consistent that our plan was to continue to graduate some of our young pitchers we're really high on, particularly in the rotation ... the plan all along has been to give our young pitchers opportunities."
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 3, 2024
If he's in a staring contest with Snell he's not going to say "We're really trying to sign a pitcher right now."
Just a few days back he said he didn't see any more significant moves in the future, and they just signed Chapman.
Mar 3, 2024 at 12:32 PM
- LottDMontanaO
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Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:
Really Farhan??!!Zaidi on adding a starter: "We have talked all offseason and been very consistent that our plan was to continue to graduate some of our young pitchers we're really high on, particularly in the rotation ... the plan all along has been to give our young pitchers opportunities."
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 3, 2024
If he's in a staring contest with Snell he's not going to say "We're really trying to sign a pitcher right now."
Just a few days back he said he didn't see any more significant moves in the future, and they just signed Chapman.
Of course I don't expect him to play his hand in public. At the same time, I wouldn't be shocked at all if what he said here is exactly what he means, what happens. And that would be disappointing IMO going into the season with this very uncertain starting rotation, injured starters, etc.
Mar 3, 2024 at 1:21 PM
- TonyStarks
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Will Clark took on two Cardinals
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Mar 3, 2024 at 3:14 PM
- FaTaL
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Originally posted by Niners99:
If he's in a staring contest with Snell he's not going to say "We're really trying to sign a pitcher right now."
Just a few days back he said he didn't see any more significant moves in the future, and they just signed Chapman.
His job is to lie, he's just not very good at it.
there's nobody else to fire, it's his tree and he's sitting in it.
[ Edited by FaTaL on Mar 3, 2024 at 3:15 PM ]
Mar 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM
- tl57
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Originally posted by FaTaL:Interesting thought. If patched up pitching rotation infused by unproven youngsters collapses and the revamped lineup can't pick up the slack like winning 10-8 games on the regular basis, the Giants may wind up exactly where they did in two preceding years. Whose ass should be and will be on the line if none of the trumped-up signings and supposedly on paper good overall offseason meant nothing.
His job is to lie, he's just not very good at it.
there's nobody else to fire, it's his tree and he's sitting in it.
Mar 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM
- 49erFaithful6
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Chap getting right to work 😤 pic.twitter.com/P60EXyoIsG
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) March 3, 2024
Mar 4, 2024 at 6:21 AM
- Murphys1
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Hopefully Boras was throwing him plenty of BP and ground balls in that month he was waiting...
Mar 4, 2024 at 8:10 AM
- CatchMaster80
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I'm happy hey got Chapman because he really improves the defense at 3rd. Unfortunately, it takes at bats away from Flores who was their best hitter last season by for. I suppose he'll be platooned now at first base.
Mar 4, 2024 at 8:36 AM
- Rubberneck36
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Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I'm happy hey got Chapman because he really improves the defense at 3rd. Unfortunately, it takes at bats away from Flores who was their best hitter last season by for. I suppose he'll be platooned now at first base.
I think you'll see Flores and JD Davis rotate through 1B more. They are playing Davis there today. I also think Flores will DH when Soler gets a day off.
The tough part is if they don't cut Panda and they don't trade JD Davis, you will see a rotation of
Davis, Wade, Flores, Panda at 1B. Panda likely doesn't make the team but still. I have never been a fan of having a rotation of position players. Flores is the only guy I have seen on the team that can succeed without regular ABs. (outside Slater PHing)
Mar 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
- CatchMaster80
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Flores was the only player on the team with more than 20 HRs last year. His average was .284 (Estrada was 2nd at .271). Nobody else was over .250. He should be the right handed alternative to Wade at first. Trade Davis if they can.
Mar 4, 2024 at 9:38 AM
- SteveWallacesHelmet
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Originally posted by tl57:
Originally posted by FaTaL:Interesting thought. If patched up pitching rotation infused by unproven youngsters collapses and the revamped lineup can't pick up the slack like winning 10-8 games on the regular basis, the Giants may wind up exactly where they did in two preceding years. Whose ass should be and will be on the line if none of the trumped-up signings and supposedly on paper good overall offseason meant nothing.
His job is to lie, he's just not very good at it.
there's nobody else to fire, it's his tree and he's sitting in it.
LOL. This lineup wont be scoring 10 runs on a regular basis.
Mar 4, 2024 at 9:42 AM
- SteveWallacesHelmet
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Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I'm happy hey got Chapman because he really improves the defense at 3rd. Unfortunately, it takes at bats away from Flores who was their best hitter last season by for. I suppose he'll be platooned now at first base.
I think you'll see Flores and JD Davis rotate through 1B more. They are playing Davis there today. I also think Flores will DH when Soler gets a day off.
The tough part is if they don't cut Panda and they don't trade JD Davis, you will see a rotation of
Davis, Wade, Flores, Panda at 1B. Panda likely doesn't make the team but still. I have never been a fan of having a rotation of position players. Flores is the only guy I have seen on the team that can succeed without regular ABs. (outside Slater PHing)
Flores needs to be in the lineup 80% of the time. If that means Wade needs to be a full time reserve, so be it. I also think Davis will be traded. There simply isnt room for him on this team since we have a full time DH in Soler and Chapman at 3rd....which is a bummer because for 3 months he was the best hitter on our team last year.
[ Edited by SteveWallacesHelmet on Mar 4, 2024 at 9:42 AM ]
Mar 4, 2024 at 10:14 AM
- tl57
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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
LOL. This lineup wont be scoring 10 runs on a regular basis.
Of course they won't. Not even close. That was a sarcastic answer to the patched up pitching, per Zaidi infused by totally unproven youngsters, with a good chance this plan may fail.