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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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Constructing a Team of Players Who Have Been Both White Sox and Giants

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Charles Johnson

Before the inception of interleague play, the Giants’ experience playing the Chicago White Sox in any games of importance was when the Sox beat the Giants in the 1917 World Series. Tonight the Giants start a two-game regular-season series against … Continue reading →

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The Draft Picks Lost When Signing Free Agents

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Charles Johnson

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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What’s the Matter With RBI?

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Charles Johnson

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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Giants’ Greatest Hitting Trios

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Charles Johnson

When Josh Hamilton was signed by the Los Angeles Angels this off-season, many expected the teaming of Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Hamilton in the same lineup to create an opportunity for them to put up historic numbers and become … Continue reading →

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