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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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Saying Goodbye to Candlestick

This past Sunday, the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer played Atletico Madrid in a friendly at Candlestick Park. The match was billed as the last sporting event to take place in the old stadium before it is torn … Continue reading

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The Five Best Draft Picks Gained by Losing a Free Agent

When Pedro Martinez left the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, the Red Sox got an extra pick in the next June amateur draft. When Albert Pujols signed with the Angels, the Cardinals got a compensatory draft pick, too. … Continue reading

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Baseball America Has Released Full Archive of Top-10 Giants Prospects

Each year, Baseball America publishes a list of each team’s top-10 prospects. They’ve had the list going back to 1998 on their website, but they’ve actually been doing rankings since 1983. I discovered just recently that they’ve published the full … Continue reading

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Most Recent Home-Grown Giants

In the days before the Giants signed Mike Morse, I was thinking about just how long it had been since the team had developed its own really good left fielder. By “developed,” I mean drafted, or signed as an international … Continue reading

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