tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post7185592647693962027..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Giants pitcher WARM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-15932660474918216232020-02-04T07:49:49.294-08:002020-02-04T07:49:49.294-08:00Sure, but he wanted to be somewhere else.
Giants ...Sure, but he wanted to be somewhere else.<br /><br />Giants pick up Brandon Guyer, a versatile RH outfielder who gets on base but not much pop. He has a big platoon split and kills lefties. His claim to fame is leading the AL in HBP two seasons in a row with 24 and 31 in '15 and '16.<br /><br />In '16 he was traded to the Indians from the Rays and he picked up 8 HBP in a 38-game span (96 PA). That's one HBP every 12 plate appearances! That's some mad skills, brah!<br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-4341796673743221082020-02-03T22:19:54.472-08:002020-02-03T22:19:54.472-08:00they would be a lot more stable this year if they ...they would be a lot more stable this year if they still had Bumgarner. nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-18299761493797848112020-02-02T19:35:14.721-08:002020-02-02T19:35:14.721-08:00Well D-Rod for sure, and Suarez too, but Holland (...Well D-Rod for sure, and Suarez too, but Holland (vet) as well. It wasn't just the youngsters. Pomeranz got a bunch of starts as well before they jettisoned him.<br /><br />Gausman, a healthy Cueto, maybe they can be a little more stable this year. Tyler Anderson might be a bounceback candidate. Beede is still intriguing. I suspect Shaun Anderson is in for the ride of his life. Opener, spot starter, closer, you-name-it.<br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-84696162289923537012020-02-02T16:49:02.708-08:002020-02-02T16:49:02.708-08:00Back at the end of November, I posted about the pi...Back at the end of November, I posted about the pitching staff using WAR from Baseball Reference. Had we gotten equivalent WAR from our young staff rather than a regression, and those numbers translated into actual wins, the Giants would have been a .500 team.Zonoreply@blogger.com