With the bad news on the Eugene stadium and TBD on Sacramento's situation the next few years, can you comment a bit more on the good news of Richmond's new stadium? Do you know what would be the main benefits for the club? Besides having a brand-new stadium of course, but were there other points of issue this addresses?
Two Matos questions, take your pick of both or either or neither!
1) It looks to me like he has a slightly different set up in his hands, are you picking up anything in his swing that looks different to last year, or am I imagining things.
2) His MLB batted ball profile is fascinating and I wonder if you think it will last. Decent average exit velo, solid launch angle, below average top end exit velo. But he just never strikes out, and also rarely walks. This looks like the best case, or close to it, version of Matos and its fun to watch. Sustainable?
What’s up with Tyler Fitzgerald? He got picked off at second and cost the giants potentially a win against LA and he was sent down shortly after. I’d imagine that that’s not exactly why he was sent down. But the timing is suspicious considering he was doing well in the bigs by and large. At minimum, he seems like a better and more versatile option than the waiver claim of McKenna.
It has been so great watching the younger players coming up and making cases for themselves as major leaguers! Also really surprising. Collectively, the group wasn’t banging on the door until injuries made their promotions necessary, correct?
Can you explain how we should think about prospects minor league numbers as being (or not being) predictive of how they will perform in the majors when given a chance?
Happy Memorial Day Roger. As with most of us, I’m thrilled with how the young guys are playing. I would love to learn a little bit more about Jerar Encarción, the 26-year-old we just plucked from the Mexican league. Do you see him getting a shot at the major league club this year?
My question regards UCL injuries to pitchers, what laypeople call Tommy John surgery. For a while it seemed as though every year a promising Giants MiLB system pitcher sustained this injury and lost one year-plus in his development. Lately it seems like this trend has reversed, as we've not heard about many of our pitchers sustaining this injury. Have the Giants developed a protocol that has reversed this trend, or maybe the industry? The Giants selected Reggie Crawford as their #1 pick in 2022 even though he had recently had TJ surgery. It appears he might be ready to help in the MLB bullpen this year, just two years after TJ. Interested in your thoughts on this.
Feels like the Giants are trying out a bunch of (their upper-level) guys at SS. We have already seen Luciano, Schmitt, Fitzgerald, and Wisely. Could you rank-order them based on just their defensive ability at short?
And in terms of hitting, at least at the moment, I'd rank them Luciano > Wisely = Fitzgerald > Schmitt. Would you agree?
I believe strongly the Giants need an all star every day home grown player to compete for rings. I think we should trade snell, hicks, Conforto, plus lots of $$ to a team like the Orioles for Coby Mayo & Dylan Beavers for example. Or Philadelphia for Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford. Hicks has a TON of value and we can easily sign another solid pitcher next year. With our young staff this could be a super fast rebuild but then truly sustainable for next 5-10 years w a balanced team of home grown guys. Your thoughts here?
You had a great analysis earlier in May about the best fastballs in the system. How about the best secondary pitches? Also, is a secondary by nature a non-fastball or could it be a different type of fastball than a pitcher’s primary offering?
With the bad news on the Eugene stadium and TBD on Sacramento's situation the next few years, can you comment a bit more on the good news of Richmond's new stadium? Do you know what would be the main benefits for the club? Besides having a brand-new stadium of course, but were there other points of issue this addresses?
Thanks!
Two Matos questions, take your pick of both or either or neither!
1) It looks to me like he has a slightly different set up in his hands, are you picking up anything in his swing that looks different to last year, or am I imagining things.
2) His MLB batted ball profile is fascinating and I wonder if you think it will last. Decent average exit velo, solid launch angle, below average top end exit velo. But he just never strikes out, and also rarely walks. This looks like the best case, or close to it, version of Matos and its fun to watch. Sustainable?
What’s up with Tyler Fitzgerald? He got picked off at second and cost the giants potentially a win against LA and he was sent down shortly after. I’d imagine that that’s not exactly why he was sent down. But the timing is suspicious considering he was doing well in the bigs by and large. At minimum, he seems like a better and more versatile option than the waiver claim of McKenna.
IS there any way to keep Matos, Ramos Luciano & Wisely on the roster when the vets come back?
It has been so great watching the younger players coming up and making cases for themselves as major leaguers! Also really surprising. Collectively, the group wasn’t banging on the door until injuries made their promotions necessary, correct?
Can you explain how we should think about prospects minor league numbers as being (or not being) predictive of how they will perform in the majors when given a chance?
I am not complaining to be clear!
I don't know how to look at or what to make of minor league stats either. Great question.
Happy Memorial Day Roger. As with most of us, I’m thrilled with how the young guys are playing. I would love to learn a little bit more about Jerar Encarción, the 26-year-old we just plucked from the Mexican league. Do you see him getting a shot at the major league club this year?
My question regards UCL injuries to pitchers, what laypeople call Tommy John surgery. For a while it seemed as though every year a promising Giants MiLB system pitcher sustained this injury and lost one year-plus in his development. Lately it seems like this trend has reversed, as we've not heard about many of our pitchers sustaining this injury. Have the Giants developed a protocol that has reversed this trend, or maybe the industry? The Giants selected Reggie Crawford as their #1 pick in 2022 even though he had recently had TJ surgery. It appears he might be ready to help in the MLB bullpen this year, just two years after TJ. Interested in your thoughts on this.
Feels like the Giants are trying out a bunch of (their upper-level) guys at SS. We have already seen Luciano, Schmitt, Fitzgerald, and Wisely. Could you rank-order them based on just their defensive ability at short?
And in terms of hitting, at least at the moment, I'd rank them Luciano > Wisely = Fitzgerald > Schmitt. Would you agree?
Thanks!
I believe strongly the Giants need an all star every day home grown player to compete for rings. I think we should trade snell, hicks, Conforto, plus lots of $$ to a team like the Orioles for Coby Mayo & Dylan Beavers for example. Or Philadelphia for Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford. Hicks has a TON of value and we can easily sign another solid pitcher next year. With our young staff this could be a super fast rebuild but then truly sustainable for next 5-10 years w a balanced team of home grown guys. Your thoughts here?
You had a great analysis earlier in May about the best fastballs in the system. How about the best secondary pitches? Also, is a secondary by nature a non-fastball or could it be a different type of fastball than a pitcher’s primary offering?