2026 San Francisco Giants Season Thread

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Luis Arraez for 1 year, sneaky good signing. Finally a contact hitter

And with that, the .500 squad is complete, don't expect no more signings, dumpster diving is over

I hope Buster has a long term plan because I have no idea what the plan is right now.

I hope plan one is to build up their minor leagues and start developing more of their own talent. It's clear that they aren't going to be able to keep pace with the Dodgers when it comes to signing the best players. It won't happen overnight but it may be their only path. We sign Arraez and Bader. The Dodgers sign all star Kyle Tucker and elite closer Edwin Diaz.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I hope plan one is to build up their minor leagues and start developing more of their own talent. It's clear that they aren't going to be able to keep pace with the Dodgers when it comes to signing the best players. It won't happen overnight but it may be their only path. We sign Arraez and Bader. The Dodgers sign all star Kyle Tucker and elite closer Edwin Diaz.

I don't know about the minor league buildup and development, which does require the emphasis on that and rebuild. Well, the problem is the word "rebuild" is an absolute no-no in Giants ownership lexicon. They know they won't catch up to Dodgers by a mile but "full rebuild" PR nightmare dwarfs that. So, they'll continue to do what they did this offseason, put lipstick on the pig and pray that the team on paper plays to their full capacity and beyond as one. On paper, they are the WC contender but only if everything turns out roses. And that is what the ownership is hoping for, full contention with the "budget allowed" spruced team and get the WC spot. That would be a huge achievement and the ownership delight. The best of both worlds, controlled spending and the positive results. And if that doesn't happen, they'll rearrange the chairs and try the same again, money out, money in. Posey's hands are relatively tied beyond the owners spending line, just like everyone of his predecessors and the future followers. We wholeheartedly believe in Posey because he has substantial gravitas here, unlike Zaidi or Evans. But his financial hand is still equaling to the ownership budget with possible little leeway with his persuasion, fame and influence in SF.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by tl57:
Who cares how he gets his singles as long as he gets on base. They don't need him to hit homeruns, not all nine people in the lineup supposed to hit for power. If he consistently gets on base in front of the players who supposed to hit homeruns, I'll take him hovering around .300 over the guy like Schmitt with a little more power and .215 average. If he is horrid defensively, that is the concern, but why would they sign a horrid defensive guy. He may not be the best, but I don't think he is that horrid. What really gives me pause is how a 3 times recent batting champ with the .317 average from 2022-2024 is signing a 1 year and 12 mil deal. Am I missing something?

He doesnt get on base though. His OBP last year was .327 and not much better the year before.

His career OB% before 2025 was .372. Thats outstanding.

Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
I'm going to sit and wait to see on this one.

He's a terrible defender and they plan on him playing 2b.

His OB % is .327; Casey Schmitt is .305.

He rarely walks. He also rarely strikes out.

He does get a lot of hits and doubles. It's either get a hit or get out though.

He steals about 10 bags a year.

One year deal is crazy for a batting champion. But when you're a horrible defender and don't hit for power, teams won't want you to DH. So you either take the hits and BA and assume risk in the field (what they giants seem to have done) or you find someone else. Which is what has happened to him.

Schmitt's career OB% is .283, Arraez's career OB% is .363…

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Luis Arraez for 1 year, sneaky good signing. Finally a contact hitter

And with that, the .500 squad is complete, don't expect no more signings, dumpster diving is over

I hope Buster has a long term plan because I have no idea what the plan is right now.

I hope plan one is to build up their minor leagues and start developing more of their own talent. It's clear that they aren't going to be able to keep pace with the Dodgers when it comes to signing the best players. It won't happen overnight but it may be their only path. We sign Arraez and Bader. The Dodgers sign all star Kyle Tucker and elite closer Edwin Diaz.

They just hoping dodgers have a down year, we powered by hopes and dreams

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Luis Arraez for 1 year, sneaky good signing. Finally a contact hitter

And with that, the .500 squad is complete, don't expect no more signings, dumpster diving is over

I hope Buster has a long term plan because I have no idea what the plan is right now.

Did you think Buster was going to turn this around in one year? Jfc

Originally posted by JMC52:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Luis Arraez for 1 year, sneaky good signing. Finally a contact hitter

And with that, the .500 squad is complete, don't expect no more signings, dumpster diving is over

I hope Buster has a long term plan because I have no idea what the plan is right now.

Did you think Buster was going to turn this around in one year? Jfc

In his defense, ain't no team beating the dodgers anyways, just wait for the salary cap to happen is what teams hoping for

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by JMC52:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Luis Arraez for 1 year, sneaky good signing. Finally a contact hitter

And with that, the .500 squad is complete, don't expect no more signings, dumpster diving is over

I hope Buster has a long term plan because I have no idea what the plan is right now.

Did you think Buster was going to turn this around in one year? Jfc

In his defense, ain't no team beating the dodgers anyways, just wait for the salary cap to happen is what teams hoping for

I wonder if it will happen without a lockout by the owners. It could be a long standoff because the players aren't going to give in easily. I hate the fact that sports has become as much or more about salaries as it is about performance on the field.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
I'm going to sit and wait to see on this one.

He's a terrible defender and they plan on him playing 2b.

His OB % is .327; Casey Schmitt is .305.

He rarely walks. He also rarely strikes out.

He does get a lot of hits and doubles. It's either get a hit or get out though.

He steals about 10 bags a year.

One year deal is crazy for a batting champion. But when you're a horrible defender and don't hit for power, teams won't want you to DH. So you either take the hits and BA and assume risk in the field (what they giants seem to have done) or you find someone else. Which is what has happened to him.

Schmitt's career OB% is .283, Arraez's career OB% is .363…

Oh for sure. I'm just saying if last year was a real representation of Schmitt…

Also of note, the year where Luis actually had an above average defensive score was when he played second base.

In agree with you for $12 mil on a multiple time batting champ, I'm down. I'm going to wait and see and not overreact either way. It's not a multi year contract for a lot of money.

I haven't seen any data on arraez double play hitting into-est. wonder what that is

cuz one thing I hate more than watching giants strike out is giants gidp

Originally posted by DertyDonahue:
I haven't seen any data on arraez double play hitting into-est. wonder what that is

cuz one thing I hate more than watching giants strike out is giants gidp

Arraez had 12 GIDPs last year, his best since 2022. It would have ranked as the 3rd most on the Giants last year.

What about that one year when Casey McGehee GIDP in basically every at bat? Lol that was fun

Only 10 days until the players report for spring training. Always anxious to see what improvements individual players made in the off season. Pitchers developing a breaking pitch. Hitters making swing changes. This season we get to see a new manager as well as a couple new position players.

Me too. Despite the knowledge of this ownership financial reservations / "limitations", I feel they do (at least on paper) have the wild card contending team. So, it is not like they have to fully rely on the other contenders all collapse around them to get into the wild card spot (the division is obviously the different story). They can simply depend on themselves if they all hit and pitch based on their potential, reputation, and highest or very close to it standard they supposed to be capable off based on expectations. With the long offseason you forget about previous disappointments and get excited anew until the season stars and they disappoint you again in the middle of it, until hopefully one year they will not (2021 come on down).

Funny, the Tigers just gave Valdez 38.3M per for 3 years and right after Skubal wins 32M per unprecedented arbitration amount. 70M for 2 pitchers in Detroit? Can the Giants get in on Skubal trade with combo of players covering at least half of that contract cost (16M per), plus prospects. Or the Dodgers will come on knocking.