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Giants acquire Matt Beaty, leave Bryce Johnson and Sean Hjelle off the Opening-Day roster
The Giants announced their Opening-Day roster today, and it included a few surprises. For one, they acquired OF/1B Matt Beaty from the Kansas City Royals for cash. Beaty holds a career line of .249/.320/.405 (95 wRC+) slash line in the bigs and hold around a 107 wRC+ vs. righties. Beaty bats from the left side, […]
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17 for 17; The Giants’ Streak of Opening Day Left Fielders Continues
The left field position has always been a curious one. For some teams, it was a place where their managers would put a good defender, hoping to get a leg up defensively. Other teams would use left field to hide a player who might provide value offensively but not so much defensively, and some teams […]
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Three Things Rockies Fans Can Be Excited For In 2023
Hey, Rockies fans! Spring Training in Arizona is complete, and Opening Day is almost here. The team might not have an enjoyable season in 2023, but there are a few things to be excited about as we head into the regular season. 1. Promising Young Talent The Rockies have some great young players who will […]
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NL Postseason Awards; Best Bets
First pitch is less than 48 hours away! The National League had some great races for awards last year, and 2023 looks to be more of the same. Like the AL piece we posted yesterday, we are not predicting the winner but determining which bets offer the best value and most entertainment. NL Rookie of […]
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Don’t Give Up on Patrick Bailey Just Yet
If you’ve read up much on the San Francisco Giants’ prospects, you’ve probably heard about the Giants’ recent struggles drafting first-round picks. The last Giants first-round pick to accumulate over six bWAR was Zack Wheeler, drafted in 2009 and then traded to the Mets. The Giants’ last first-round draft pick to collect over nine bWAR […]
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Get To Know the Diamondbacks’ Farm System
Each MLB team has its own minor league baseball system to develop their prospects. This includes a complex league team at the rookie level, a Low-A team, a High-A team, a Double-A team, and a Triple-A team. Each of those teams plays a full season, with teams at the Triple-A and Double-A levels playing 138 […]
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The Giants Will Have a Trio of Young Players on Their Opening Day Roster
Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi made an appearance on the NBC Sports broadcast during the Giants’ loss to the Guardians last night, and he talked about four young players that have been performing well in camp. Blake Sabol was a Rule-5 draft pick who was selected by the Reds and then immediately traded […]
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Padres Name Blake Snell as the Opening Day Starter
The San Diego Padres have officially named left-handed pitcher Blake Snell as the team’s opening-day starter. The Padres will open up the season at Petco Park in San Diego as the friars host the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, March 30th. Last season for the San Diego Padres’ Blake Snell had an extremely promising season. After […]
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2023: The Year of the Oblique Injury
About a week ago, I was listening to my daily dose of the Just Baseball podcast, which you can find all their information on their website here. During one of their episodes, they prompted a question about Oblique Injuries and that there seemed to be more of them during this year’s spring training. Aram Leighton […]
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Hillsboro Hops Set to Build New Ballpark
The Hillsboro Hops, the High-A affiliate for the Diamondbacks, are set to build a new ballpark to meet the new standards set by MLB when they realigned the minor leagues. In a press conference, Hops President and General Manager K.L. Wombacher said that when they signed the new professional development league contract with MLB in […]
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