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Three stats to track over the next few weeks
It’s still early enough that looking at numbers probably falls outside the zone of fan interest. Even that pesky win-loss record isn’t supposed to matter as we wade into the season’s waters. But there are some areas of performance that are still worth keeping an eye on, if only to assuage or confirm our fears. […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, April 8: Bryce Eldridge gets on the board
Wednesday was a good day. For the second day in a row, the San Francisco Giants and their four Minor League Baseball A-ball affiliates all won their games. That’s a whole lot of winning, so let’s talk about it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup […]
Giants Reacts Survey: What part of the roster is to blame?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Giants fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It hasn’t been the start to the season that the San Francisco Giants wanted. And unfortunately, […]
Thursday BP: Vintage Giants Vids
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are off today, before heading to the East Coast to take on the Baltimore Orioles tomorrow. I wanted to try something new this season. I thought we could do something fun for off-days and watch some vintage Giants games of seasons past. I will try to take […]
Giants shut out Phillies again to take series
Things were very different in 2013. Barry Zito was completing a wildly successful eight-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. America was falling in love with a prehistoric family called The Croods and an up-and-coming rapper from the Pacific Northwest named Macklemore. Anthony Weiner was running for mayor and Toronto mayor Rob Ford (R.I.P.) was […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, April 7: 4 games, 4 wins
I don’t know about you, but I sure am happy that Minor League Baseball is back. It’s probably easier to be excited about the Minors since the San Francisco Giants aren’t worth being excited about, but it’s also just great having so much baseball around, and optimism in the air. All four of the Giants […]
4/8 Gamethread: Giants vs. Phillies
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this series against the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters today’s game with a 7.00 ERA, 5.04 FIP, with nine strikeouts to three walks in nine innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ […]
Wednesday BP: Giants to follow AI trend at Oracle Park
Good morning, baseball fans! Earlier this week, the San Francisco Giants announced that they would be working with ElevenLabs, an AI research and product company, in an upcoming multi-year partnership at Oracle Park. ElevenLabs will become the presenting sponsor of Oracle Park’s Championship Suite. They will also “deploy AI voice and audio technology throughout the […]
Robbie Ray rights the ship as Giants shut out Phillies
On Monday, the San Francisco Giants lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, and I crafted an entire maybe-I’m-thinking-about-this-too-much narrative to go with it. In my recap, I mentioned the sloppiness and (in)attention to detail that has plagued the Giants through this cold, hard, long two-week season, and how they appeared to rid themselves of it […]
4/7 Gamethread: Giants vs. Phillies
The San Francisco Giants continue their series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.38 ERA, 4.39 FIP with 11 strikeouts to three walks in 10.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 7-2 win […]
Tuesday BP: Watch the Giants Mini Golf classic!
Good morning, baseball fans! Last week, the San Francisco Giants social media team shared a YouTube video about the Giants Mini Golf Classic, featuring Bryce Eldridge, Drew Gilbert, Christian Koss, Grant McCray and Blade Tidwell! I thought we could take a look at that while we wait for tonight’s game. So settle in, get your […]
Giants blow lead, lose 6-4 to Phillies
If you’re wondering why the San Francisco Giants have won just three of their first eight games, well, the answer is very simple: they’re playing remarkably sloppy and dispirited baseball. If you’re wondering why they’re playing remarkably sloppy and dispirited baseball, well … that answer is not so simple. The search for that answer keeps […]
4/6 Gamethread: Giants vs. Phillies
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants is righty Adrian Houser, who makes his second start with the organization. His first start was solid, as he gave up three runs to the San Diego Padres in 5.1 innings, but […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, April 3-5: Gavin Kilen leads an epic weekend
Fair warning: this is going to be a very long roundup. It was the first weekend of Minor League Baseball, and for the first time in many, many months, the San Francisco Giants had four affiliates in action. There’s a lot to get to. So let’s get to it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles […]
Giants-Phillies Series Preview: Elite Expectations
It seems like it’s been three consecutive years now where the Phillies’ season has ended in disappointment and the prevailing feeling in the moment is that the team needs to shake up some of its roster to be successful going forward. The team has sort of stubbornly refused to do that year in and year […]
The other times the Giants have started 3-7
It’s only 10 games, people! That’s just 6.2% of the season! The San Francisco Giants’ 3-7 start, then, shouldn’t be cause for a complete fandom meltdown. Seriously! Okay… honestly. Okay… maybe. Look, it’s not great. It’s reflective of all the downside risks that were apparent when the team was cobbled together in the offseason. But […]
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 take a look at what’s on deck for this week! First up, the Giants welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to town for a three-game series starting tonight. After that, they will head east to start a road trip with a three-game […]
4/5 Gamethread: Giants vs. Mets
The San Francisco Giants started their four-game series against the New York Mets in exciting fashion. Then it turned downhill very, very quickly, with two ugly losses. Now, on Easter Sunday, the Giants will look to get back in the win column, and earn a series split. Taking the mound for San Francisco is their […]
Are the Giants playing for 2nd or 3rd place in the NL West?
This past Wednesday, Brady posted the latest SB Nation Reacts poll question of which of their non-Dodgers NL West Division rivals are the bigger threat this season, and now we have that result. What are the motivations for this poll response? It’s an important question. Do they see the Diamondbacks as a likely second place […]
Sunday BP: Highlight of the week
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s another Sunday of San Francisco Giants baseball, which means it’s time to hear your favorite highlights of the week! I’ve given Willy Adames a ton of love this week, so I think I’m going to go with Jung Hoo Lee’s 2-RBI double from Tuesday’s 9-3 win over the San Diego […]
Very bad!
Did you think Friday was tough? Well, let me introduce you to Saturday — it was so much worse! Bad defense, no offense, frustrated pitching. Sound familiar? Believe it or not, there was a point at the beginning of the Giants’ 9-0 loss to the Mets when things were actually going pretty swell. Landen Roupp […]
4/4 Gamethread: Giants vs. Mets
After a very good series opener on Thursday, and a very bad follow-up on Friday, the San Francisco Giants will look to take the lead in their four-game set with the New York Mets this evening. Taking the mound for the Giants is right-hander Landen Roupp, who will look to reprise his phenomenal season debut […]
Trés Mahle!
Translation: Very bad, Trevor Mahle. Not good. Real dice-y right from the jump. First inning — uh oh. Mahle has two cards tucked up his sleeve — a split-finger and four-seam fastball — and in his second start as a Giant, he couldn’t figure out a way to effectively sneak them out of his hand. […]
Saturday BP: Player of the Week
Good morning, baseball fans! We’ve officially had our first full week of San Francisco Giants baseball this season, so it’s time to pick our Player of the Week! I think it will come as no surprise that my pick for this week is none other than Willy Adames! Sure, the majority of his numbers for […]
4/3 Gamethread: Giants vs. Mets
The San Francisco Giants continue their four-game series against the New York Mets tonight at Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who finished the 2025 season with a 2.18 ERA, 3.37 FIP, with 66 strikeouts to 29 walks in 86.2 innings pitched. His first start this season was […]
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