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How Many Good Giants Were Good Prospects?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Charles Johnson

Usually one sees this the other way around — how many good prospects became good players? It’s the foundation of any good prospect analysis, and indeed what we see is that higher-ranked prospects usually perform better in the majors than … Continue reading →

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The Giants’ Most Lopsided Teams, Part 2

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Charles Johnson

Last week, we looked at the most “lopsided” Giants teams where the difference between the team oWAR, that is, the portion of WAR generated by the offense, and the pWAR, that is, the portion of WAR generated by the pitchers, … Continue reading →

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The Giants’ Most Lopsided Teams, Part 1

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Charles Johnson

In 2012, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim powered their way to 89 wins primarily on the strength of their offense. Mike Trout led the Halos’ effort with an amazing 8.6 offensive WAR (or “oWAR,” which is WAR without consideration … Continue reading →

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The Declining Workload of Starting Pitchers

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Charles Johnson

In 1903, New York Giant Joe McGinnity pitched 434 innings. Last season, Madison Bumgarner led the Giants in innings pitched, throwing 201 1/3 innings. This is the second-lowest total ever from a Giant team-leader in a non-strike season. (Matt Cain … Continue reading →

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Matt Cain Is Not Your 2014 Opening Day Starter

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Charles Johnson

Madison Bumgarner is the Opening Day starter for the 2014 San Francisco Giants. This makes sense because he was their best starting pitcher last season and probably is still so at this moment. But as a fan, I can’t help … Continue reading →

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