[lex24]

Just six days after being promoted to Sacramento...

Whoever took the under in the "When will Luciano make his MLB debut?" question, wins...

https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2023/7...g-prospect

 Exciting news.  Giants have thrown out their caution relating to bringing the players through the ranks. They’ve been aggressive this year.

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Deadline is always interesting. Both for what the expectations are at the time of the moves and what actually happens. In thinking about past deadlines, here are some of the most impactful from a Giants perspective.

1. 1993. Braves acquire McGriff from Pads for who cares what. I don’t know if I can remember any other deadline hitter going nuts the way McGriff did in 93. Braves don’t beat the Giants that year without that deal. Still ticks me off.

2.  1987. Mitchell Dravecky and Lefferts for Mark Grant, Mark Davis and Keith Comstock.  Best July deal in Giants history. Al Rosen has never got the credit he deserves.  He and Roger are a big reason franchise is still in SF.

2. 1997. “White Flag” trade. Giants get Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin, and Roberto Hernandez from the White Sox. Three established, major-league pitchers. White Sox were still somewhat in the race. Hence the “white flag” moniker. But it actually turned out to be a pretty good deal for both teams. The trio helped the Giants get to the playoffs. And the White Sox picked up Keith Fowkes and Bobby Howry Both of whom has solid careers, especially Fowkes. Thing is, even that return comes with an asterisk. Because the key from the White Sox perspective was an infielder by the name of Mike Caruso. He was the top prospect in that deal. Never made it.


3. 2001. Jason Schmidt and John VanderWall for Armando Rios and Vogey. This one turned out to be a steal. Made even better by the fact they got Vogey back for his best years. 

4. 2010. Javier Lopez for John Bowker and Joe Martinez. Drew a big yawn.Turned out to be major. Also in 2010 Giants pick up Cody Ross on a post deadline waiver deal. Allegedly to block the Padres from picking him up. Doesn’t do much during the regular season, but of course had a tremendous NLCS.

5. 2012. The Dodgers makes a “blockbuster”  deal. Picking up, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford. Pundits go nuts, all but handing the NL Crown to the Dodgers. Meanwhile, Giants trade Charlie Culbertson for Marco Scutaro. Drawing a collective yawn. And, of course, Scutaro ends up being the true blockbuster. They had already picked up Pence for Schierholtz. And Hunter had a good run with the Giants. But he did almost nothing in 2012, besides his inspirational leader ship. Although that turned out to be big. Still, he didn’t produce at a level anywhere near what the Giants were hoping and expecting that year. 

6. Beltran for Wheeler. Sometimes you win ( Jason Schmidt) sometimes you lose. A trade that in hindsight has been heavily criticized, but made perfect sense at the time. Giants were loaded with young pitching, led the division, and couldn’t hit a lick. Beltran was a borderline Hall of Fame player, switch hitter, and established run producer. He gets hurt, the Giants tank, and the rest is history. 

So, after the deadline trades are made, and the pundits do their analysis, we will see what actually happens on the field. It’s often quite different than predicted. But it’s one heck of an interesting time of the year for baseball. And for the Giants.

[lex24]

Just six days after being promoted to Sacramento...

Whoever took the under in the "When will Luciano make his MLB debut?" question, wins...

https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2023/7...g-prospect

 Exciting news.  Giants have thrown out their caution relating to bringing the players through the ranks. They’ve been aggressive this year.

---

Deadline is always interesting. Both for what the expectations are at the time of the moves and what actually happens. In thinking about past deadlines, here are some of the most impactful from a Giants perspective.

1. 1993. Braves acquire McGriff from Pads for who cares what. I don’t know if I can remember any other deadline hitter going nuts the way McGriff did in 93. Braves don’t beat the Giants that year without that deal. Still ticks me off.

2.  1987. Mitchell Dravecky and Lefferts for Mark Grant, Mark Davis and Keith Comstock.  Best July deal in Giants history. Al Rosen has never got the credit he deserves.  He and Roger are a big reason franchise is still in SF.

2. 1997. “White Flag” trade. Giants get Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin, and Roberto Hernandez from the White Sox. Three established, major-league pitchers. White Sox were still somewhat in the race. Hence the “white flag” moniker. But it actually turned out to be a pretty good deal for both teams. The trio helped the Giants get to the playoffs. And the White Sox picked up Keith Fowkes and Bobby Howry Both of whom has solid careers, especially Fowkes. Thing is, even that return comes with an asterisk. Because the key from the White Sox perspective was an infielder by the name of Mike Caruso. He was the top prospect in that deal. Never made it.


3. 2001. Jason Schmidt and John VanderWall for Armando Rios and Vogey. This one turned out to be a steal. Made even better by the fact they got Vogey back for his best years. 

4. 2010. Javier Lopez for John Bowker and Joe Martinez. Drew a big yawn.Turned out to be major. Also in 2010 Giants pick up Cody Ross on a post deadline waiver deal. Allegedly to block the Padres from picking him up. Doesn’t do much during the regular season, but of course had a tremendous NLCS.

5. 2012. The Dodgers makes a “blockbuster”  deal. Picking up, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford. Pundits go nuts, all but handing the NL Crown to the Dodgers. Meanwhile, Giants trade Charlie Culbertson for Marco Scutaro. Drawing a collective yawn. And, of course, Scutaro ends up being the true blockbuster. They had already picked up Pence for Schierholtz. And Hunter had a good run with the Giants. But he did almost nothing in 2012, besides his inspirational leader ship. Although that turned out to be big. Still, he didn’t produce at a level anywhere near what the Giants were hoping and expecting that year. 

6. Beltran for Wheeler. Sometimes you win ( Jason Schmidt) sometimes you lose. A trade that in hindsight has been heavily criticized, but made perfect sense at the time. Giants were loaded with young pitching, led the division, and couldn’t hit a lick. Beltran was a borderline Hall of Fame player, switch hitter, and established run producer. He gets hurt, the Giants tank, and the rest is history. 

So, after the deadline trades are made, and the pundits do their analysis, we will see what actually happens on the field. It’s often quite different than predicted. But it’s one heck of an interesting time of the year for baseball. And for the Giants.