Crick IS a major-leaguer, and looked like a quite promising one. But I am relieved that we paid no more than KC and Reynolds for a year of McCutchen. One wonders whether McC will go to a corner OF position, so as to let Duggar platoon with Hernandez and/or Slater in CF; whether the Giants have room under the CBT to observe prudence and still acquire more bullpen help (to replace Crick) or OF help (to preclude having to rely on rookies and/or Hernandez in CF). In any case, I don’t think that skeptics can legitimately accuse Evans & Co. of thumb-twiddling this off-season.
Crick IS a major-leaguer, and looked like a quite promising one. But I am relieved that we paid no more than KC and Reynolds for a year of McCutchen. One wonders whether McC will go to a corner OF position, so as to let Duggar platoon with Hernandez and/or Slater in CF; and whether the Giants have room under the CBT to observe prudence and still acquire more bullpen help (to replace Crick) or OF help (to preclude having to rely on rookies and/or Hernandez in CF). In any case, I don’t think that skeptics can legitimately accuse Evans & Co. of thumb-twiddling this off-season.
I will miss Crick as well, I think the Pirates got a nice haul for one guy. But the important thing is not who we will miss, but who we got. McCutchen of course is a marvelous talent and it would be wonderful to see him shine in San Francisco--let's hope he does. Age is that one thing you can't be sure of--how fast do guys decline when they reach their peak? This is a one-year deal and it seems with the Longoria trade that the organization is in a win-now mode, expend resources to beef up the existing team, don't tear it apart. Count on the guys you've invested in already (Posey, MadBum, Cueto, Samardzija, Melancon, BCraw, Belt, Pence) to deliver quality major-league efforts. They kept the guys they wanted to keep (Shaw, Ramos, Beede), and that's good.
I wonder if Cutch can still deliver in CF. The metrics are 'meh' on him these days, but you never know with these guys, they are pretty savvy, and he may have something to prove as well. And maybe the Giants get someone to be a late-inning defensive wizard out there and they can give him a break and keep his legs fresh. It's weird getting two guys who were MVP-caliber not long ago. Either one of them could put some long stretches of superstar work together. Certainly they improve the team immediately and plug in some big holes.
Both major acquisitions are very streaky, and when cold each can be disappointing, but when these guys get hot, they can carry a team for a week or two. Now we have a few of these guys including Posey. Pence and Sandoval are much better hitters when they play regularly. Both have odd swings, and need to play to have their timing. When either comes back from lack of playing time it seems to take them a while to get back their timing. The team seems much better now. At 31, how bad can McCutcheon be in centerfield? Please enlighten me on why he is so terrible in center, especially when we had Span. Span was actually not that bad of a hitter, but his mediocre field coverage, and his total and absolute lack of a throwing arm, was costing the giants in the field.
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You beat me to it. I just saw the story. Apparently Kyle Crick is one of the pieces.
Bryan Reynolds is the other. No SFG major-leaguers involved as far as I know.
Crick IS a major-leaguer, and looked like a quite promising one. But I am relieved that we paid no more than KC and Reynolds for a year of McCutchen. One wonders whether McC will go to a corner OF position, so as to let Duggar platoon with Hernandez and/or Slater in CF; whether the Giants have room under the CBT to observe prudence and still acquire more bullpen help (to replace Crick) or OF help (to preclude having to rely on rookies and/or Hernandez in CF). In any case, I don’t think that skeptics can legitimately accuse Evans & Co. of thumb-twiddling this off-season.
Crick IS a major-leaguer, and looked like a quite promising one. But I am relieved that we paid no more than KC and Reynolds for a year of McCutchen. One wonders whether McC will go to a corner OF position, so as to let Duggar platoon with Hernandez and/or Slater in CF; and whether the Giants have room under the CBT to observe prudence and still acquire more bullpen help (to replace Crick) or OF help (to preclude having to rely on rookies and/or Hernandez in CF). In any case, I don’t think that skeptics can legitimately accuse Evans & Co. of thumb-twiddling this off-season.
I seem to be repetitious in my old age. Sorry.
No worries.
I will miss Crick as well, I think the Pirates got a nice haul for one guy. But the important thing is not who we will miss, but who we got. McCutchen of course is a marvelous talent and it would be wonderful to see him shine in San Francisco--let's hope he does. Age is that one thing you can't be sure of--how fast do guys decline when they reach their peak? This is a one-year deal and it seems with the Longoria trade that the organization is in a win-now mode, expend resources to beef up the existing team, don't tear it apart. Count on the guys you've invested in already (Posey, MadBum, Cueto, Samardzija, Melancon, BCraw, Belt, Pence) to deliver quality major-league efforts. They kept the guys they wanted to keep (Shaw, Ramos, Beede), and that's good.
I wonder if Cutch can still deliver in CF. The metrics are 'meh' on him these days, but you never know with these guys, they are pretty savvy, and he may have something to prove as well. And maybe the Giants get someone to be a late-inning defensive wizard out there and they can give him a break and keep his legs fresh. It's weird getting two guys who were MVP-caliber not long ago. Either one of them could put some long stretches of superstar work together. Certainly they improve the team immediately and plug in some big holes.
Welcome aboard, Andrew!
Both major acquisitions are very streaky, and when cold each can be disappointing, but when these guys get hot, they can carry a team for a week or two. Now we have a few of these guys including Posey. Pence and Sandoval are much better hitters when they play regularly. Both have odd swings, and need to play to have their timing. When either comes back from lack of playing time it seems to take them a while to get back their timing. The team seems much better now. At 31, how bad can McCutcheon be in centerfield? Please enlighten me on why he is so terrible in center, especially when we had Span. Span was actually not that bad of a hitter, but his mediocre field coverage, and his total and absolute lack of a throwing arm, was costing the giants in the field.
Sign Dyson for CF, play Cutch & Pence in the corners, and Evans has done what looked impossible by fixing 3B, the OF, and lineup.
All without giving up their most valued prospects.
Everything depends on pitching as usual, but this is once again a solid team on both sides of the ball.
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