[Mick]

Thanks for the Dimensions update Mick.  I expected more 

Okay, here's a little more, part 1:

1)  Bumgarner wants 5 years at $120 million.  Giants (and no one else, so far) want to pay it.  Bum may take a shorter deal with a higher average annual value.

2) Giants interviewed Yankees minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec for one of the hitting coach positions.  She would have been the first female batting coach in the major leagues.

3)  Samardzija's name is coming up in trade talks.  Cueto might be traded mid-summer.  Longoria and Belt are both on the "we're-listening" trading block, though not actively being shopped.  Longoria hit .870 OPS on the road last season.  Teams have taken notice.

4)  The former head of scouting who put together much of the 2014 world series team (drafted 7 of top 13 players), John Barr, was honored at a dinner celebrating top scouts.  He still works for the Giants, Farhan claims to respect him.

5)  New rules next season (26 man rosters, three batter minimums for pitchers and 15 day disabled lists for pitchers).  The thinking is that long relievers may have a more substantial role, which could affect Dereck Rodriguez, Andrew Suarez, Connor Menez and Larry Anderson; all of whom are capable of getting between four and nine outs as long relievers.

6)  The Giants are marketing Joey Bart to the Bay Area.  He's expected to be a mainstay soon.  Apparently, Bart is quite charismatic and very good with fans.  Giants are impressed.

7)  Sandoval really wants to return to the Giants, even after his extravaganza wedding.  he's recovering from tommy john surgery.

8) Giants took Dany Jimenez in the Rule 5 draft. In 59 innings for the Toronto Blue Jays' Double AA team, he struck out 93 batters. Here he is:
https://youtu.be/UdRsJ6gCJkQ

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Thanks for the Dimensions update Mick.  I expected more... 

Here's more part II.  The Giants are obviously amenable to trading for dead contracts as long as live young potential players come with them.  Here's some suggestions:

1)  Josh Reddick, Astros.  Owed $13 million, he's worth $3 to $5 million, based on his 1.0 WAR (exactly the as Kevin Pillar).  Zaidi already traded for him in Oakland and Los Angeles.  Astros have a few pitchers nearly ready to go to the bigs.  That would be good.

2)  Boston wants to move David Price, about as good as Bumgarner.  He's owed $96 million for three years and he's 34.  Giants could get prospects.  Bosox could add power-hitting 3B Bobby Dalbec or 25 year old OF Andrew Bentinindi (think young Josh Reddick).

3)  Padres want to move Wil Myers, owed $60 million for next three years.  Padres have LOTS of great prospects.

4)  Mets want to move Jed Lowrie, owed $10 million for one year.  Hurt all of last year.

Yankees in a similar boat.

Giants are top bidder, so far, for Nick Castellanos, Cubs big hitter.  He's hit 20+ HRs last three seasons with 27 last year.  Not a great fielder.

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Thanks for the Dimensions update Mick.  I expected more... 

More, part III:

Farhan is blowing up the Giants, with enthusiastic approval of the ownership because of:

1) Overall lack of coherent franchise goals.
2) Absence of analytic-directed player development.
3) Poor player drafting.
4) Dependency on old school scouting on both the pro and amateur levels.
5) Farm system that needed emergency defibrillation.

So he hired Kapler, and two young hitting coaches as noted elsewhere, along with 32 year old GM Scott Harris from the Cubs.  He also got Pro Scounting Director Zach Minasian from the Brewers and Amateur Scouting Director Michael Holmes from the Oakland A's.  He got Brian Bannister from the Boston Red Sox to be the Director of Pitching.

BTW, Sergio Romo is looking to land somewhere.  No kidding.

here's a look at the SF Giants outfield beyond the fences with bullpens:

https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/...sco-giants

[Mick]

Thanks for the Dimensions update Mick.  I expected more 

Okay, here's a little more, part 1:

1)  Bumgarner wants 5 years at $120 million.  Giants (and no one else, so far) want to pay it.  Bum may take a shorter deal with a higher average annual value.

2) Giants interviewed Yankees minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec for one of the hitting coach positions.  She would have been the first female batting coach in the major leagues.

3)  Samardzija's name is coming up in trade talks.  Cueto might be traded mid-summer.  Longoria and Belt are both on the "we're-listening" trading block, though not actively being shopped.  Longoria hit .870 OPS on the road last season.  Teams have taken notice.

4)  The former head of scouting who put together much of the 2014 world series team (drafted 7 of top 13 players), John Barr, was honored at a dinner celebrating top scouts.  He still works for the Giants, Farhan claims to respect him.

5)  New rules next season (26 man rosters, three batter minimums for pitchers and 15 day disabled lists for pitchers).  The thinking is that long relievers may have a more substantial role, which could affect Dereck Rodriguez, Andrew Suarez, Connor Menez and Larry Anderson; all of whom are capable of getting between four and nine outs as long relievers.

6)  The Giants are marketing Joey Bart to the Bay Area.  He's expected to be a mainstay soon.  Apparently, Bart is quite charismatic and very good with fans.  Giants are impressed.

7)  Sandoval really wants to return to the Giants, even after his extravaganza wedding.  he's recovering from tommy john surgery.

8) Giants took Dany Jimenez in the Rule 5 draft. In 59 innings for the Toronto Blue Jays' Double AA team, he struck out 93 batters. Here he is:
https://youtu.be/UdRsJ6gCJkQ

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Thanks for the Dimensions update Mick.  I expected more... 

Here's more part II.  The Giants are obviously amenable to trading for dead contracts as long as live young potential players come with them.  Here's some suggestions:

1)  Josh Reddick, Astros.  Owed $13 million, he's worth $3 to $5 million, based on his 1.0 WAR (exactly the as Kevin Pillar).  Zaidi already traded for him in Oakland and Los Angeles.  Astros have a few pitchers nearly ready to go to the bigs.  That would be good.

2)  Boston wants to move David Price, about as good as Bumgarner.  He's owed $96 million for three years and he's 34.  Giants could get prospects.  Bosox could add power-hitting 3B Bobby Dalbec or 25 year old OF Andrew Bentinindi (think young Josh Reddick).

3)  Padres want to move Wil Myers, owed $60 million for next three years.  Padres have LOTS of great prospects.

4)  Mets want to move Jed Lowrie, owed $10 million for one year.  Hurt all of last year.

Yankees in a similar boat.

Giants are top bidder, so far, for Nick Castellanos, Cubs big hitter.  He's hit 20+ HRs last three seasons with 27 last year.  Not a great fielder.

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Thanks for the Dimensions update Mick.  I expected more... 

More, part III:

Farhan is blowing up the Giants, with enthusiastic approval of the ownership because of:

1) Overall lack of coherent franchise goals.
2) Absence of analytic-directed player development.
3) Poor player drafting.
4) Dependency on old school scouting on both the pro and amateur levels.
5) Farm system that needed emergency defibrillation.

So he hired Kapler, and two young hitting coaches as noted elsewhere, along with 32 year old GM Scott Harris from the Cubs.  He also got Pro Scounting Director Zach Minasian from the Brewers and Amateur Scouting Director Michael Holmes from the Oakland A's.  He got Brian Bannister from the Boston Red Sox to be the Director of Pitching.

BTW, Sergio Romo is looking to land somewhere.  No kidding.

here's a look at the SF Giants outfield beyond the fences with bullpens:

https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/...sco-giants