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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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What’s the Matter With RBI?

Back on May 9, Grant Brisbee over at McCovey Chronicles wrote a piece about the fabulous numbers the Giants’ hitters were putting up and the huge totals they were on a pace for. Brisbee admitted, “On-pace stats are useless. But … Continue reading

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The Young, Struggling First Baseman Isn’t Struggling Anymore

If you follow the Giants every day, you know about the weird relationship between Brandon Belt and a vocal subset of Giant fans. For them, Belt is the problem. Take this Facebook comment from when the official San Francisco Giants … Continue reading

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Spring Training Stats Tell Us Almost Nothing

Last night I was poking around at baseball-reference.com, looking at Brandon Belt, for whom I hold a lot of hope.  I guess they’ve been there for a while, but it was on his page that I first noticed 2013 spring-training … Continue reading

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