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How Many Good Giants Were Good Prospects?
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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Tagged Andres Torres, Angel Pagan, Aubrey Huff, Barry Bonds, Bill Mueller, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, David Bell, Ellis Burks, Felix Rodriguez, Hunter Pence, J.T. Snow, Jason Schmidt, Jeff Kent, John Burkett, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Cruz, Juan Uribe, Livan Hernandez, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Melky Cabrera, Moises Alou, Noah Lowry, Pablo Sandoval, prospects, Randy Winn, Ray Durham, Reggie Sanders, Rich Aurilia, Robb Nen, Russ Ortiz, Ryan Vogelsong, Shawn Estes, Stan Javier, Tim Lincecum
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The Greatest Giants Hitters
So, I did this sort of meaningless baseball thing — not for the first time and not for the last. Here’s what I did: I looked at the Giants position players who were Baseball Reference Wins Above Replacement leaders for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Dark, Art Devlin, Art Fletcher, Barry Bonds, Bill Terry, Bobby Bonds, Bobby Thomson, Buck Ewing, Buster Posey, Chili Davis, Chris Speier, Darrell Evans, Dick Bartell, Frankie Frisch, George Burns, George Davis, George Van Haltren, hitters, hitting, Jack Clark, Jeff Kent, Johnny Mize, Larry Dyle, Matt Williams, Mel Ott, Mike Tiernan, Orlando Cepeda, Pablo Sandoval, Randy Winn, Robby Thompson, Roger Bresnahan, Roger Connor, Ross Youngs, Travis Jackson, WAR, Will Clark, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
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The Giants’ Most Lopsided Teams, Part 1
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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Tagged 1914 Giants, 1924 Giants, 1944 Giants, 1947 Giants, 1962 Giants, 1963 Giants, 1995 Giants, 1996 Giants, 2000 Giants, 2010 Giants, 2012 Giants, 2012 World Series, Allen Watson, Barry Bonds, Barry Zito, Bill Voiselle, Billy O'Dell, Chuck Hiller, Cliff Melton, Ellis Burks, Felipe Alou, Felix Rodriguez, Glenallen Hill, Jack Sanford, Jeff Kent, Jose Bautista, Jose Pagan, Juan Marichal, Kirk Rueter, Leo Durocher, Livan Hernandez, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Gardner, Mark Leiter, Mark Portugal, Matt Cain, Matt Williams, Orlando Cepeda, Osvaldo Fernandez, Robb Nen, Rod Beck, Rogers Hornsby, Ryan Vogelsong, Shawn Estes, Terry Mulholland, Tim Lincecum, Trevor Wilson, Willam VanLandingham, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
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Which Pirates Hit the Giants?
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had many great hitters, including Honus Wagner, Kiki Cuyler, Ralph Kiner, Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell. Which Pirate, however, with at least 100 at-bats against the Giants, has done the best batting against them since 1914? … Continue reading →
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The Draft Picks Lost When Signing Free Agents
Last week, we looked at the best of the players the Giants drafted with picks gained as compensation for the loss of free agents. Today we look at the flip side of that — draft picks the Giants lost when … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aaron Rowand, amateur draft, Armando Benitez, Barry Bonds, Barry Zito, Brett Butler, Bud Black, J.T. Snow, Jeremy Affeldt, Matt Morris, Michael Tucker, Mike Matheny, Ray Durham, Willie McGee
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