2026 San Francisco Giants Season Thread

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by Niners99:
Offensive ability is far more important than defense. Thats why you don't see anyone trading guys like Francisco Lindor for Andrelton Simmons.

Now that is a comparison. Luciano is not in the same universe as Francisco Lindor, a multi-time AS/SS/GG Winner, Lindor is infinitely better in all aspects.

Defense being less important .... At shortstop, I would argue that is not the case. At minimum, they are equal. But I think defense is more important for SS, albeit, they are still both important.

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
the whole SS discussion now is dumb because the team decided 99 was correct when they made that transaction. Clearly.

Its almost as if they signed a guy at Schmitt's main position for a lot of money . Meanwhile, Luciano has no one blocking him yet the great 34 year old Nick Ahmed, who's not even on the 40 man, is about to overtake him.

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

Originally posted by Garce:

Originally posted by billbird2111:

Originally posted by Garce:
Ban Ohtani
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39768770/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-interpreter-fired-theft

The Los Angeles Dodgers interpreter for Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday afternoon after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events.

Here is another story from the LA Times.

Question is: Is Ohtani's "interpreter" taking the fall, or was he placing bets on behalf of Shohei?

The whole thing stinks to high heaven

Don't expect any consequences that's the cash cow team and cash cow player

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
MLB could suspend him for half the season or even the whole season if they find he's guilty of gambling. All it does is take away the Dodgers DH since he can't pitch this season anyway. Let him spend the year rehabbing that arm.

Originally posted by billbird2111:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
MLB could suspend him for half the season or even the whole season if they find he's guilty of gambling. All it does is take away the Dodgers DH since he can't pitch this season anyway. Let him spend the year rehabbing that arm.

If he's caught gambling on baseball, he will probably get the Pete Rose sentence.

Originally posted by Garce:
Didn't ohtani have an opt out clause if his interpreter got fired?

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Garce:
Didn't ohtani have an opt out clause if his interpreter got fired?

No, its only if Andrew Friedman or Mark Walter leave the organization.

Originally posted by boast:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Garce:
Didn't ohtani have an opt out clause if his interpreter got fired?

No, its only if Andrew Friedman or Mark Walter leave the organization.

J.P. Hoonstra of Dodger Nation mentions that Ohtani's clauses stipulate that the team must provide an interpreter for the player, but that it does not specify that Mizuhara must necessarily fill that role, meaning there is no option to opt out of the contract.