2025 San Francisco Giants Season Thread

Barry is 61, time flys man, I miss him so much. I didn't realize how spoiled I was to be watching him at his peak

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Bad luck for the kid.

Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong could be knocked out of the bullpen race as he heads for tests on his sore right elbow (via @PavlovicNBCS)https://t.co/zdMF0T8RAU

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) March 13, 2026

Grade 2 forearm ucl sprain which usually signals tommy john, too bad he was really disappointing last year and needed a strong season this year.

Originally posted by JMC52:
Barry is 61, time flys man, I miss him so much. I didn't realize how spoiled I was to be watching him at his peak

He can probably still hit. Last year they made a big deal out of Raleigh getting more HRs before the all star game than Bonds. That was largely because Bonds was hitting HRs at such a high pace they virtually stopped throwing him strikes the last few games before the all star game. Once he reached 38 he walked 22 times and only hit 2 HRs between then and the break. If they had pitched to him in 2001 he might have hit 80 or even 90 HRs that season.

Originally posted by FaTaL:
Grade 2 forearm ucl sprain which usually signals tommy john, too bad he was really disappointing last year and needed a strong season this year.

He is likely going to be out until mid-2027. Unreal.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by FaTaL:
Grade 2 forearm ucl sprain which usually signals tommy john, too bad he was really disappointing last year and needed a strong season this year.

He is likely going to be out until mid-2027. Unreal.

Do they have a power station nearby too?

Cool, though some online are actually mad Panik is being included.

Bad news thursday

Birdsong is getting tommy john surgery and Eldridge got sent down to triple a

Ugh so annoying man. Eldridge needs to be up.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Ugh so annoying man. Eldridge needs to be up.

I hope they dont jerk this kid around like they did others.

Originally posted by Rubberneck36:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Ugh so annoying man. Eldridge needs to be up.

I hope they dont jerk this kid around like they did others.

He hasn't been hitting well this spring. When he makes contact the ball is rocketing off the bat but he's striking out about 38% of his PAs. Nearly 49% of his ABs. That's just too high. With his size and hitting style he'll always be a high SO guy but he needs to get down to around 28% or less where other big HR htters are. With his power he can afford to cut down a little on his swing and still hit the ball out of the park. Sometimes it takes big guys a little longer. He'll get there.

He's still young and hasn't had a lot of PAs at the minor league level. No college ball either. I just looked up Aaron Judge's stats and he spent 4 seasons in the minors. Over 1300 PAs and 689 at AAA. He was 24 when he finally made it to the majors. There's just no need to rush Bryce. He's only had 320 PAs at AAA and some of those were spent after coming off an injury. Let him continue to get at bats in the minors while playing first base and DH. His fielding has improved a lot so he's on track. Don't derail him.

I know fans are anxious to see him in the big leagues (so am I) but I don't want to see him start in the majors and then get sent down after 3 weeks. Then brought up if he starts hitting and then sent down agian when he struggles. We've seen that scenario so many times. Let him play every day. Not 2 days in the lineup and then one day off. If he can stay healthy he might be able to get his swing in a groove. To maximize his usefullness he'll need to provide consistent power at the ML level. He's not going to make the bigs because of his defense, base running or ability to hit for average.

Originally posted by JMC52:
Barry is 61, time flys man, I miss him so much. I didn't realize how spoiled I was to be watching him at his peak

Stoked that he's finally getting welcomed back finally. Slowly but surely, just like A Rod. I saw Bonds is gonna be in the booth for our opener on Netflix or something

Stupid electrical substation

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Stupid electrical substation

Giants say Harrison Bader has a tight left hamstring and is day to day.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 20, 2026

Does anyone on the SF sports teams stretch?

Originally posted by SFGiant49ers:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Stupid electrical substation

Giants say Harrison Bader has a tight left hamstring and is day to day.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) March 20, 2026

Does anyone on the SF sports teams stretch?

ay yo

It's hard to remember the last time a Giants or 49er team started the season without someone on the injury list. If they did they probably lost someone the first week.