So it sounds like an automated strike zone is coming to MLB at some point, possibly even by 2026. How will that diminish the value of Patrick Bailey and his framing ability?
Assuming Sasaki would legitimately hear the Giants pitch, who are the best prospects you’d be willing to trade for more International Bonus Pool money to better entice him?
Going into next year, the Giants have three guys on the 40 who probably profile best as a left handed CF, in Lee, McCray and Meckler (unless you believe his end of season power surge was legit). Is rationalisation required/desired? Having read GPT's excellent offseason plan, none of those three are really identified as being traded to another team, so would be very interested in your thoughts. I like each of them individually, but does it make sense from a roster perpective to carry all three??
Does David Villar have a future with the Giants? His history suggests an acceptable or better level of MLB offensive production, and his defense is said to be quite good at 3B and acceptable in shorty spells at 2B. My feeling is that he has not had the continuity at the MLB level to produce up to his capabilities, but what is your take? (I see him as a potential IF "floater--a day a week at 3B, 2B, 1B, and DH.)
Also, if I can throw two at one time, how likely are Matos and Meckler to make the big club for 2025?
I've been wondering for a while about the significance of Marco Luciano's injury history. I know that the Giants yanked him around this year--in what seemed to be a battle between Zaidi and Melvin--but I'm thinking about the bigger picture that this young man literally broke his back not too long ago. I know there were always questions about his defense, but they have intensified recently, and I wonder how much of the explanation is simply that anybody with that level of back injury would have some effects on fluidity of movement for a good, long time. So there's the question: if Luciano had entered the Giants' system as an unknown international player right after the back injury, what would his performance record since that time say about his prospect status?
How valuable is a second round pick? Has anyone published data on how likely a second pick is to make it to the big leagues or last more than two years? Maybe it’s my NFL perspective, but I hate giving up draft picks, especially for one year contracts. Thank goodness Chapman is staying for six years which clearly justifies giving up a pick. But giving up a pick for a half season of Snell irks me. How should we value draft picks in MLB?
I love this question and did some work on it a few years ago. It is a bit of a small sample size since we only have 50 drafts to measure by Career WAR. That is why I gave names to show why the numbers went high in some years.
#10 picks were a real Outlier ... Bum and Timmeh helped that. Wheeler would also add more but at the time I did this he had not built up that much.
Jambo Roger, from the Giants East African HQ. I am curious how FZ’s free agent signings in 2024 are going to impact the 2025 International Free Agent money pool? I’ve heard we are likely picking up one of the biggest fish in the pond. Have you heard of any others?
What do you make of the Giants new Buster Posey era coinciding with budget cutting measures? Can the farm system thrive and produce stars if it’s seeing resources or staff headcount reduced?
Who do you think is the most likely of our young prospects to be traded this off-season? This includes guys who have already made their big league debut
As noted by GPT and mentioned in a recent fangraphs chat, some of the Giants guys in the DSL have been pretty "exciting" one name that was explicitly mentioned was Anthony Marquez I believe. Any info on the guys outthere or any new developments ?
Is it too soon to see the impacts on development of NIL in college baseball? Are guys staying longer in college or going to college instead of signing out of high school? Is competition from NIL deals going to drive up signing bonuses? Has the gap between the top college teams and the bottom minor leagues changed?
So it sounds like an automated strike zone is coming to MLB at some point, possibly even by 2026. How will that diminish the value of Patrick Bailey and his framing ability?
Assuming Sasaki would legitimately hear the Giants pitch, who are the best prospects you’d be willing to trade for more International Bonus Pool money to better entice him?
Going into next year, the Giants have three guys on the 40 who probably profile best as a left handed CF, in Lee, McCray and Meckler (unless you believe his end of season power surge was legit). Is rationalisation required/desired? Having read GPT's excellent offseason plan, none of those three are really identified as being traded to another team, so would be very interested in your thoughts. I like each of them individually, but does it make sense from a roster perpective to carry all three??
Does David Villar have a future with the Giants? His history suggests an acceptable or better level of MLB offensive production, and his defense is said to be quite good at 3B and acceptable in shorty spells at 2B. My feeling is that he has not had the continuity at the MLB level to produce up to his capabilities, but what is your take? (I see him as a potential IF "floater--a day a week at 3B, 2B, 1B, and DH.)
Also, if I can throw two at one time, how likely are Matos and Meckler to make the big club for 2025?
I've been wondering for a while about the significance of Marco Luciano's injury history. I know that the Giants yanked him around this year--in what seemed to be a battle between Zaidi and Melvin--but I'm thinking about the bigger picture that this young man literally broke his back not too long ago. I know there were always questions about his defense, but they have intensified recently, and I wonder how much of the explanation is simply that anybody with that level of back injury would have some effects on fluidity of movement for a good, long time. So there's the question: if Luciano had entered the Giants' system as an unknown international player right after the back injury, what would his performance record since that time say about his prospect status?
How valuable is a second round pick? Has anyone published data on how likely a second pick is to make it to the big leagues or last more than two years? Maybe it’s my NFL perspective, but I hate giving up draft picks, especially for one year contracts. Thank goodness Chapman is staying for six years which clearly justifies giving up a pick. But giving up a pick for a half season of Snell irks me. How should we value draft picks in MLB?
I love this question and did some work on it a few years ago. It is a bit of a small sample size since we only have 50 drafts to measure by Career WAR. That is why I gave names to show why the numbers went high in some years.
#10 picks were a real Outlier ... Bum and Timmeh helped that. Wheeler would also add more but at the time I did this he had not built up that much.
Pick # Average for 1965-2004 [career WAR numbers]
#1 – 24.5
#2 – 16.7
#3 – 14.4
#4 – 15.6 ... K. Brown, Larkin, Munson, Winfield
#5 - 13.1
#6 – 17.7 ... Grienke, Sheffield, Bonds
#7 - 9.5
#8 - 6.3
#9 - 7.4
#10 – 13.4
Roger will probably have a better source than me.
Jambo Roger, from the Giants East African HQ. I am curious how FZ’s free agent signings in 2024 are going to impact the 2025 International Free Agent money pool? I’ve heard we are likely picking up one of the biggest fish in the pond. Have you heard of any others?
What do you make of the Giants new Buster Posey era coinciding with budget cutting measures? Can the farm system thrive and produce stars if it’s seeing resources or staff headcount reduced?
Who do you think is the most likely of our young prospects to be traded this off-season? This includes guys who have already made their big league debut
As noted by GPT and mentioned in a recent fangraphs chat, some of the Giants guys in the DSL have been pretty "exciting" one name that was explicitly mentioned was Anthony Marquez I believe. Any info on the guys outthere or any new developments ?
Could you give an update on guys who are playing winter ball? Any one stands out?
Do you think it would be possible to bring Brandon Crawford in as an infield coach?
Is it too soon to see the impacts on development of NIL in college baseball? Are guys staying longer in college or going to college instead of signing out of high school? Is competition from NIL deals going to drive up signing bonuses? Has the gap between the top college teams and the bottom minor leagues changed?