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Has Casey Schmitt arrived?
Casey Schmitt is an anomaly. A player better known for his defense who has been decoupled from defense because the Giants just so happen to have players slightly better than him at his main positions but also because of his bat? On a team that famously cannot hit? How is this possible? A fluke of […]
Thursday BP: Oracle Park removes popular/controversial concession package
Good morning, baseball fans! According to reporting from Gabe Fernandez of SFGate, the San Francisco Giants have removed a food item that was both popular and controversial from availability at Oracle Park. The Giants were among a handful of teams who had released a “9-9-9 challenge” concession package earlier this season. The challenge is essentially […]
Tyler Fitzgerald primed for career revival with Dodgers
Tyler Fitzgerald had one glorious five-week stretch for the San Francisco Giants in 2024 where he hit 13 home runs in 26 games. He fell off so badly that the Giants traded last season’s primary second baseman to the Toronto Blue Jays in early April. But now Fitzgerald is ready to revive his career with […]
Giants vs. Phillies postponed, with a Thursday doubleheader scheduled
The San Francisco Giants game on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies has officially been postponed, and will be made up on Thursday with a split doubleheader. About half an hour before the game was scheduled to start, it was announced that it will not happen at all, as a large storm is hitting the east […]
4/29 Gamethread: Giants @ Phillies
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Logan Webb, who enters today’s game with a 4.86 ERA, 3.32 FIP, with 32 strikeouts to 13 walks in 37 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 3-0 loss […]
What insult do you think the Giants use to describe walks?
The San Francisco Giants are on pace to end the month of April with either the fewest walks over the team’s first 30 games in 125 years or 108 years. Only twice have the Giants started a season with 65 or fewer in games 1-30: 1901 (60 BB) & 1918 (65 BB). After last night’s […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, April 28: Carson Whisenhunt shows off the changeup
There were just three games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Tuesday, as those teams kicked off their next six-game series. High-A Eugene, as happens from time to time (including next week) had a scheduling conflict at their University of Oregon stadium, and have a doubleheader on Saturday to make up […]
Giants add RHP Gregory Santos, option Blade Tidwell
The last vestiges of the Eduardo Nunez trade from 2017 exist in the form of reliever Gregory Santos, whom the Boston Red Sox signed as an amateur free agent allllll the way back in 2015. It wouldn’t be until 2021 that he’d make his major league debut with the San Francisco Giants and after 5.2 […]
Wednesday’s game between the Giants and Phillies pushed up 30 minutes
The San Francisco Giants are facing the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, in the second game of their three-game series. The hope is that the second game will go better than the first one did. We’ll have to wait to see if that’s the case, but one thing’s for certain: the game is coming a little […]
Wednesday BP: Watch Brandon Belt in the booth
Good morning, baseball fans! On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants honored Brandon Belt with an on-field celebration, which we watched in yesterday’s BP post. The ceremony honored the contributions and personality of our favorite baby giraffe. Further showcasing that personality, Belt took to the broadcast booth during the game to sit in with Mike Krukow […]
Jesús Luzardo is the answer in Phillies shutout win
The struggling Philadelphia Phillies got a masterful start from Jesús Luzardo Tuesday night. He held the San Francisco Giants to two baserunners and three total bases in seven innings of work, striking out eight including a hat trick of Matt Chapman. The only thing he didn’t go was close, leaving with a five-run lead after […]
Phillies fire manager ahead of SF Giants series
After four straight trips to the playoffs, including a World Series appearance in 2022, the 9-19 Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson Tuesday morning. The move was made for a number of reasons but we can safely conclude that the timing of the firing was inspired by abject fear of facing a red-hot San Francisco […]
4/28 Gamethread: Giants @ Phillies
The San Francisco Giants head east today to begin a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters today’s game with a 5.26 ERA, 5.78 FIP, with 26 strikeouts to 14 walks in 25.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 3-0 […]
Will Luis Arraez hit a home run this season?
Let’s start with the important part of this story: Luis Arraez is having a great season right now. Do all the people who never doubted the front office’s commitment to signing a singles hitter who hadn’t played second base in some time to play second base want to serve crow to those of us who […]
Bullpen report: The one neat trick that makes it look great
Last season, I revived the wonderful groug’s Bullpen Trust Power Ranking bit to… mixed results. This year, I thought I’d try something different and simply review it every month. It’s not yet the end of April, but it’s been over a month since the season started, so now is a great time to check in. […]
Giants-Phillies Series Preview: It could be worse!
Just three weeks ago, the Giants hosted the Philadelphia Phillies in a series I figured was over before it started. As you’ll recall, the Giants sent the Phillies away from Oracle Park in grand style: back to back shutouts. It didn’t exactly send Philadelphia into a tailspin, but after entering the series in San Francisco […]
Tuesday BP: Watch Brandon Belt’s celebration ceremony
Good morning, baseball fans! On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants held a ceremony to honor their former first baseman/All Star/Captain/Baby Giraffe, Brandon Belt. Belt played for the Giants for 12 years and was a part of two of the three World Series Championship teams. During that time, he was somehow both severely underrated and a […]
Which team would you rather have going forward?
Hey, 13-15… that’s… not so bad, right? The past decade or so of Giants Baseball has — except for that one time — basically conditioned us to expect and embrace mediocrity and here we are, paired again with a familiar friend. That’s actually preferrable to the vibes — nay, the objective reality — that followed […]
Giants Minor League Baseball weekend roundup, April 24-26: Jacob Bresnahan returns, Yunior Marte dominates
It’s another Monday off day for the San Francisco Giants, and another mega recap of a busy weekend for the Minor League Baseball affiliates. Let’s jump into the action for the four teams that are in-season. Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the position […]
Monday BP: What’s on deck for this week?
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s a new week of San Francisco Giants baseball, so let’s see what’s on deck. The Giants continue their recent trend of having a day off today, before they hit the road again and head for the East Coast. First up will be a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies, before […]
4/26 Gamethread: Giants vs. Marlins
It’s series finale time, and it’s day baseball for the second day in a row as the San Francisco Giants battle the Miami Marlins for the third time. It’s Landen Roupp day for the Giants, as burly righty makes his sixth start of the season. Roupp has been the Giants best pitcher this year, and […]
Sunday BP: Highlight of the Week
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball is coming to a close today, which means it’s time for us to share our favorite highlights of the week! I think this week’s winner is pretty obvious. Patrick Bailey, hitter of walk-off grand slams against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025, got the […]
Frown turned upside down
Casey Schmitt was not pleased with the way the series against Miami was going, as shown by this image below from the 2nd inning of Saturday’s game. Note the expression: the dark shadows under his eyes, his slack-jaw and mouth ajar. Note his posture: the shoulders slumped, his arms thrown over the dugout railing for […]
4/25 Gamethread: Giants vs. Marlins
It’s time for the second game of the series between the San Francisco Giants and the Miami Marlins, and we’re all hoping it goes better than the first one. The Giants are sending veteran lefty Robbie Ray to the mound for his sixth start of the year. The 2021 American League Cy Young Award winner […]
Double trouble
Doubles are cool. This was the major realization I came to half asleep on my couch after the Marlins offense recorded their third lead-off double in as many innings off of Giants starter Adrian Houser. In my groggy state, I continued to muse. Is it better to hit a lead-off double than a lead-off home […]
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