Brett Wisely

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, […]

San Francisco Chronicle

Giants Notes: Pitching Struggles, Debuts, The Catching Battle Heating Up, Rookies Playing Well, and More

The Giants have now played four spring games, winning two and losing two. Most of their offseason additions and holdovers from last season have made their debuts, and several players vying for an opening day spot are showing out. Pitching Struggles The Giants added two starting pitchers this offseason, deepening a rotation that already had […]

KNBR

What We’ve Learned From the Giants’ First Two Spring Games

The Giants have finished their first two spring training games, playing the Cubs on Saturday and the Reds on Sunday. Let’s look at some of the performances that have stood out. The Catching Battle All eyes will be on the Giants catching battle this spring, and Blake Sabol made a great first impression. Sabol got […]

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The Giants Have a Surprising Lack of Middle Infield Depth

Last season, the Giants ran into an awkward situation. Shortstop Thairo Estrada was hit in the head by a pitch and needed to come out of the game. The Giants had no more shortstops available, so they turned to third baseman Jason Vosler to finish the game at shortstop. After that game, there was a […]