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Should Angel Pagan Come Back In 2013?
Angel Pagan led the NL in Triples with 15 in 2012 amongst his 61 Extra Base Hits and 95 Runs. This year he had scored 30 runs in 46 Games played despite a .262/.314/.688 3 Slash. The team was 25 – 21 with him in the lineup – and now have gone 31 – 51 since.
With the Giants so far out of the playoff picture this year, many may ask why Angel Pagan coming back makes sense. Why risk a guy getting reinjured? Why not give him more rest to come back 100% next season?
While these are legitimate questions, it only makes sense that Angel Pagan returns this September to play with the Giants.
Angel Pagan is a long term asset for the Giants. He is just one year into his four year deal, and will be counted in the next few years to help the team compete for another World Series title.
Buster Posey Can’t Do It Alone
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Wednesday, July.24/2013
Between his incredible performance in 2010 that led the Giants to the World Series title, and led him to the 2010 Rookie of the Year award, and his MVP-worthy performance in 2012 that gave the Giants their 2nd championship in 3 years, it seems that whenever the Giants have Posey on the field, they have a fighting chance. The only time before this season the team struggled was in 2011- after Posey was smashed in a home plate collision. But he need helps this campaign.
By Jon Schifferle ( Giants Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
It would not take someone very long to find a time that Buster Posey has made a tremendous contribution to the San Francisco Giants. It seems that ever since his callup in 2010, Posey has been able to provide exactly what the Giants have needed.
His entrance into the MLB has coincided with 2 World Series in the 2 full seasons he has played, however this year is not looking as promising. The pitching has been suspect – and the offense has been anemic and hurt.
The team enters play today 6 Games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, while the lead is in single digits, they must start the charge now, considering Los Angeles has won 22 of their last 27 games.
The Giants conclude a series at home versus the Reds tonight, before the Cubs come to town. After that, the Defending Champions hit Philadelphia and Tampa on the road in a 6 game span.
They still have 6 games versus Arizona, and 7 versus the LA Dodgers the rest of the year, it is imperative this club wins the majority of these head to head matchups.
How the Giants Can Improve Their Roster + Deal With Injuries To Vogelsong + Pagan
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Wednesday, July.03/2013
Johnny Monell has been a great contributor to the Fresno Grizzlies this season, and deserves consideration for a roster spot.
The Giants did not have a great month of June, but I don’t have to tell you that. In fact, it was the worst winning percentage for the team in a month since July 2008, according to Andrew Baggarly.
This does not put the Giants out of contention, though, and the team still plans on competing this season.
With that in mind, the club does not have very much depth in their farm system, and likely do not want to give up the little potential that they have their, so the best way to boost the lineup would be through callups.
Why Isn’t Heath Hembree In The Giants Bullpen?
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Follow @mlbreportsFriday, May.31/ 2013
Heath Hembree is easily the most talked-about reliever in the Giants farm system.
By Jon Schifferle ( Giants Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
With all of the changes to the bullpen and rotation recently, mostly stemming from the current issues in the rotation, many Giants fans are left to wonder why Heath Hembree has not come up and pitched in a late inning role.
The Giants Best Options to Replace Ryan Vogelsong
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Follow @mlbreportsTuesday, May.21/ 2013
Ryan Vogelsong has been struggling this season, but finally looked good again in his last start.
By Jon Schifferle ( Giants Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
Ryan Vogelsong was having his best start of the season, and finally looked like his old self.
And then he fractured his pitching hand.
While many could look at this situation and see a few options to replace him like Chad Gaudin, who has been great out of the bullpen as a long reliever and has experience starting, and Chris Heston who led AA in ERA last season, the clear option that I see is Michael Kickham.
Giants Farm System Update
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Follow @mlbreportsFriday April. 18, 2013
The Augusta Greenjackets are the official low-A team for the San Francisco Giants.
By Jon Schifferle ( Giants Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
It seems that we are probably far enough into the season to start looking at the farm system and start making some assumptions about players at their new levels. While it is definitely too early to make big judgments on players, it is always fun to speculate, isn’t it?
For this article, I will take a look at players at Low-A Augusta, and will look at the other teams later on. I won’t go over every single player, or else this series of articles could be 20 pages long. For now I will just take on top prospects and potential breakout candidates. Let’s take a look into the Giants Low A team to start:
Joan Gregorio Highlights:
Is Tim Lincecum As Bad As We All Think?
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Follow @mlbreportsThursday April.18, 2013
Lincecum had a better 2nd half in 2012 – with a 7-5 record and a 3.83 ERA. It was still a little too late to bestow Bochy with faith as the teams 1st or 2nd best starter heading into the 2012 playoffs. Lincecum pitched well out of the Bullpen in the World Series run. While he is still 1 – 0 on the year, the former 2 time NL Cy Young Winner has yielded a National League high 12 Walks – while sporting a 5.63 ERA in 3 Games Started and 16 innings Pitched. His WHIP is also a bloated 1.563. These numbers are far above his Career ERA of 3.34 and his WHIP of 1.235. He may be better off to pitch out of the Bullpen.
By Jon Schifferle ( Giants Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
Is Tim Lincecum as Bad as we all Think?
This most simple answer is no he isn’t. While his 5.63 ERA through his first few starts this season aren’t exactly inspiring, there are some definite things that we can take away from his starts.
In his start against Colorado, his line of 6 IP, 4H, 6ER, 4BB, 7 SO, 1 HR is nothing to get excited about, but he did do a really good job of recovering form the bad inning to make it 6 Innings.
Another thing to look at was his line without that bad second inning, which to remind everyone, had a pretty costly error in it. 5IP, 2H, ER, BB, 6K’s. Now that looks a lot more like the old Tim Lincecum, doesn’t it?
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What Buster Posey’s New Contract Means For The Giants
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Follow @mlbreportsWednesday April.3, 2013
I don’t know that there is a single Giants fan that didn’t want this to happen. Buster Posey has done about as much as any player could possibly do for a city in his few years with the Giants, and I think we’re all glad that he has the opportunity to retire as a career Giant. While this signing on the surface looks like every other major extension, a player does something better than most and rightfully now gets paid handsomely for it. This signing brings a few interesting implications along with it.
By Jon Schifferle ( Giants Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
5 Points About Posey’s Contract:
1.The Giants are ready to compete for a long time.
Through the extensions of Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, and Buster Posey, the Giants have shown that they are ready to keep this core, build around it, and compete every year with it.
When franchises are starting to let their stars go, or even trading away their stars for younger players with little experience but lots of potential, it is generally the first sign of a rebuilding club.
This is not always true, sometimes the players are forced out, or they have fallen out of favor with the team, and then are traded, but generally it is the start of a bad pattern that eventually causes the team to end up looking like the Cubs or the Astros.
The Giants clearly feel that they won’t need to take this path to be competitive in the future, and that they can refuel their farm system without trades or extra draft picks.
Buster Posey Highlights from 2012 – Mature Lyrics so Parental Guidance is advised:
Why Felix Hernandez Is So Important To Seattle
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Follow @mlbreportsMonday March.11, 2013
Felix Hernandez has finished in the top 4 for AL CY Young Voting – including taking home the Award in 2010. He is 59 – 40 in the last 4 years,
By Jon Schifferle ( Mariners Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
Although many Mariners fans are already very excited about the Felix Hernandez deal (as they should be), there are a few reasons that some may not see. There are very few true aces in the MLB right now, but the Seattle #1 pitcher is definitely one of them. This signing of the former AL Cy Young Award Winner was paramount to the teams long-term stability.
This could have definitely proved detrimental to the franchise for ever signing a Free Agent again if they lost #34. Having said this, if Hernandez goes down for significant portion of this contract term do to injury – it would obliterate the organization at a $25 MIL per year clip. The future of the next decade is firmly held with the big man
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Franklin Gutierrez: The Forgotten CF In Seattle
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Follow @mlbreportsWednesday March.06, 2013
Noted more for his defense, (as his 2010 GG Award attests to) Gutierrez had some offensive punch before injuries started piled up. He has missed 192 games over the last two seasons. He has had a promising start to the 2013Spring Training – clubbing 3 HRs and 7 RBI in just 15 AB. The Mariners would gladly take his best offensive year again (2009) – where he hit for a 3 Slash Line of .283/.339/.764, with 18 HRs, 70 RBI and 16 SB. His injuries have helped pave the way for Michael Saunders to become an everyday OF for the franchise.
By Jon Schifferle ( Mariners Correspondent – visit his own personal website here.) Follow @jonschifferle
Can Franklin Gutierrez be effective again?
Gutierrez, a once promising Outfielder for the Mariners, has struggled to stay on the field for the last two seasons, leaving him somewhat forgotten by many fans. Sadly, I’m not sure that Gutierrez can be the player he was in 2009 again, not only because of injury history, but because it is an unrealistic expectation for him as a player.
The main thing that jumps out at me was his Batting Average. Although you could blame it on recent injuries, his highest BA while playing at least 90 games was .245. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that he cannot be a good regular for the Mariners. An incredible Outfielder, he could be a Gold Glove winner that could hold his own at the plate. The question is – will he be able to stay on the field?
Franklin Gutierrez Highlights 2012 – Mature Lyrics so Parental Guidance is advised:
Todd Helton Should Be Retiring After This Year – But With His Head Held High!
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Follow @mlbreportsWednesday February.27, 2013
Helton is still the active Leader in the MLB – with a Career OBP of .419. He was the beneficiary of the Pre – Humidor days of Coors Field, however he does have a .289/.384/.864 3 Slash Line on the Road. His Coors Field 3 Slash Line is .350/.447/1.060. He also has been a great defender – having won 3 Gold Gloves the early part of the 2000’s. His best year was in 2000 – where he hit for a Slash Line of .372/.463/1.162 with 42 HRs, 59 2B and 147 RBI. He flirted with .400 well into Aug.
By Jon Schifferle ( Rockies Correspondent – visit his own personal website here . Follow him on twitter here Follow @jonschifferle
Todd Helton, the Rockies first round draft choice in 1995, has been a staple in the Rockies lineup ever since his first full season in 1998. A batting champion, 5 time All-Star, 3 time Gold Glove winner, and the holder of many Rockies team records, plus he should be the first player to ever have his number retired by the Rockies after he retires. The question is, when should he retire?
Helton is clearly ending his career in the near future. His 2012 numbers were definitely not where they need to be, especially considering the boost that he gets from playing in Coors Field for half of his games (he hit a dismal .208 on the road last season). You could blame his struggles last season on his injuries, but even then you have to ask yourself if he will be able to recover, and if the injuries permanently damage his ability to play the game.
Todd Helton 2011 Highlight Mix –
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