I don't know if anyone has had a chance to watch one of the Giants' pre-season games. Giants have split their first two games.
Couple of tidbits:
- not-sure-what-string Catcher Brett Auerbach is a fireplug (5'9") who has two triples in three ABs. He was a 40th round selection out of Alabama four years ago.
- LaMonte Wade is 2 for 2 with a double and an HR.
- The aforementioned Heliot Ramos is 1 for 2.
- Logan Webb pitched two shutout innings, striking out five of the six batters. P. S. Fun fact about Logan Webb: He led the NL in hit batsmen in 2020 with 7.
- Mauricio Llovera also looks great. Two shutout innings, no walks or hits, struck out three. Hit a batter.
- Giants have four HRs in two games (Wade, Duggar, Denoves, Mathisen). Giants pitchers have only given up one HR.
- On the other end, Grant McCray has struck out three times in three ABs and Jaylin Davis, Wilmer Flores and, Hunter Bishop have struck out twice in 2 ABs.
- Austin Slater is 0 for 2. No walks or K's.
- 30 year old fill-in pitcher Brian Brickhouse gave up six runs on three hits and three walks in an inning
- 28 year old Corey Oswalt gave up three runs in 1 2/3 innings. Has had a cup of coffee with the Mets. Doesn't miss many bats.
- Finally, perennial hopeful Tyler Beede gave up two runs on five hits in two innings. One was an HR.
To the big contract conversation, I'm of two minds. Barry Zito had 14 years in the bigs (I don't count the cup of coffee with Oakland two years after he left SF). He pitched 7 years for each team. He never had an ERA under 4.00 for the Giants and was above 5.00 three of his seven years with the Giants. His ERA was above 4.00 only once with the A's. He won a Cy Young with the A's, was a three time All Star, and led the league in wins one year and starts four years. With the Giants, he led the NL in losses one year.
He really only had one good year with the Giants, going 15-8 in 2012, his only winning season with the G's. Never had a losing season with the A's. But 2012 was amazing. The Giants won six straight elimination games in the playoffs, and Zito pitched and won the first one.
Couple of tidbits:
- not-sure-what-string Catcher Brett Auerbach is a fireplug (5'9") who has two triples in three ABs. He was a 40th round selection out of Alabama four years ago.
- LaMonte Wade is 2 for 2 with a double and an HR.
- The aforementioned Heliot Ramos is 1 for 2.
- Logan Webb pitched two shutout innings, striking out five of the six batters. P. S. Fun fact about Logan Webb: He led the NL in hit batsmen in 2020 with 7.
- Mauricio Llovera also looks great. Two shutout innings, no walks or hits, struck out three. Hit a batter.
- Giants have four HRs in two games (Wade, Duggar, Denoves, Mathisen). Giants pitchers have only given up one HR.
- On the other end, Grant McCray has struck out three times in three ABs and Jaylin Davis, Wilmer Flores and, Hunter Bishop have struck out twice in 2 ABs.
- Austin Slater is 0 for 2. No walks or K's.
- 30 year old fill-in pitcher Brian Brickhouse gave up six runs on three hits and three walks in an inning
- 28 year old Corey Oswalt gave up three runs in 1 2/3 innings. Has had a cup of coffee with the Mets. Doesn't miss many bats.
- Finally, perennial hopeful Tyler Beede gave up two runs on five hits in two innings. One was an HR.
To the big contract conversation, I'm of two minds. Barry Zito had 14 years in the bigs (I don't count the cup of coffee with Oakland two years after he left SF). He pitched 7 years for each team. He never had an ERA under 4.00 for the Giants and was above 5.00 three of his seven years with the Giants. His ERA was above 4.00 only once with the A's. He won a Cy Young with the A's, was a three time All Star, and led the league in wins one year and starts four years. With the Giants, he led the NL in losses one year.
He really only had one good year with the Giants, going 15-8 in 2012, his only winning season with the G's. Never had a losing season with the A's. But 2012 was amazing. The Giants won six straight elimination games in the playoffs, and Zito pitched and won the first one.
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