(12-29-2022, 12:35 PM)OutsiderFan Wrote: OK, rank these guys in order of how good you think they are. I'd say WAR, but that might throw some people into a tizzy. The Top 2-3 players should be All-Star/ROY caliber. So not only list them in order, put an "H" for honors next to their name for each Giants player in this list of 25 you think can make All-Star team, win ROY, Silver Slugger, or a Gold Glove.I took a look at the best year of the last three years of these players. I think that the Giants will really succeed, and everyone will perform at the top level. Given that:
1. Crawford, Conforto and Haniger bounce back and have All-Star years at SS and two OF spots.
2. Logan Webb and Anthony DeSclefani as #1 and #2 starting pitchers.
3. Thairo Estrada and Joc Pederson need and will step up to the plate, literally and figuratively, at 2B and DH.
4. Austin Slater, my guy, will step up in the field and at the plate. Yaz bounces back, too. They will platoon the last outfield spot and PH.
5. Sean Manaea will have a great comeback year as the #3 starter.
6. Camilo Duval will close and do very well. Tyler and Taylor Rogers as setup men will have a very good year.
7. JD Davis at 3B and Wilmer Flores at 1B will be solid, but not spectacular.
8. Ross Stripling as #4 starter and Alex Cobb as #5 starter, also need to be solid, not spectacular.
9. David Villar and Late Night LaMonte will be the key backups, right behind Davis and Flores.
10. Joey Bart, the James Wiseman of the Giants, will have a quiet year at catcher. Maybe Bailey catches fire.
11. Brebbia and Alexander will do very well, I think. Alex Wood, Jakob Junis in long relief. Wynns and Sabol, the Ryan Rollins and Patrick Baldwin of the Giants, will close it out.
If Schmitt arrives, he'll be either #4 or #12. Nothing in between.
(12-29-2022, 12:35 PM)OutsiderFan Wrote: Curious to know what y'all think about the talent level of these 26 Giants players.
Excellent article summarizing Giants and the rest of their needs, from the Athletic:
What the Giants still need this offseason — A position-by-position look - The Athletic
Basically, none of the current Giants players fall into the 1st or 2nd or 5th quintile. They ALL fall into the 3rd and 4th quintile, the very definition of mediocre. So...basically, to win the 87+ games that I think will happen, the FA's and a few starters will have to have significant bounceback or career years.
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