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Austin Slater released (at his request) from his minor league contract with Detroit.  He is now a free agent.

He was struggling a bit. 10 strikeouts in 30 ABs, but five walks. Line of .267/.389/.467/.856. Great OBP, very good OPS.

Late Night LaMonte Wade was also released by the White Sox.

White Sox also released Ryan Borucki, left handed reliever, 0.00 ERA, six games (one start), six innings pitched, only allowed three runs, struck out EIGHT, WHIP of 0.67. Borucki was on a minor league deal/spring invite, white sox told him he wouldn't make opening day roster. White Sox are average this spring, ranked 15th among teams in ERA, but 19th in WHIP. last year, they were 26th in WHIP. Borucki looks a little bit like Bumgarner, lefty who throws from a low three-quarters arm slot. Sliders, sinkers and splitters. I suspect Giants will elevate Erik Miller into Tyler Rogers' old role, and Borucki and Matt Gage become the situational lefties.

Speaking of, Tyler Rogers has a 3.86 ERA in seven innings. 7 strikeouts, no walks, 1.14 WHIP, .286 BAA.

Both the Rogers trade as well as the Doval trade were great deals for SF.  I think Tidwell and Rodriguez were great acquisitions.

Couldn't agree more.

Just for grins, I assembled the 240 position players likely to start in the field for the 30 MLB teams, and compiled their WAR by their 2025 totals. I did this because the Athletic's Jim Bowden ranked all 30 MLB's starting field lineups for 2026, and ranked the Giants #18. Here's the total of each team's starting eight based upon their 2025 WAR, per FanBase: 

NYY — 31.4
SEA — 25.4
CHC — 25.0
SFG — 24.3
LAD — 23.8
NYM — 23.7
MIL — 23.0
SDP — 22.2
ARI — 22.1
BOS — 20.4
ATL — 20.3
PHI — 20.2
TOR — 18.3
KCR — 17.4
TEX — 17.2
ATH — 15.4
DET — 15.2
CLE — 14.9
BAL — 14.0
MIN — 14.0
HOU — 13.9
PIT — 12.6
CIN — 12.4
MIA — 11.4
TBR — 10.3
STL — 9.7
WSN — 8.1
LAA — 7.3
COL — 4.9
CHW — 4.0

This feels like 2021. 94 wins...

Pitching, especially the bullpen is 
SF ‘s Achilles heel.

I’m afraid that 94 is a fever dream.  However. I would love to award you the gold medal in October.

I don't disagree. And I ran the same calculation for pitching staffs, and the Giants only finished 23rd, 14th among starting staffs and close to last on relief pitching. The good news is that if there are upside surprises, they're more likely to come from relief pitching than anywhere else.

I'm going to stick with the 94 win guesstimate. This feels like 2021, and 94 wins would have tied them for the 3rd best overall record in 2025 beating the Dodgers by a game. The new manager will work wonders. Fielding will get much better. Lots of pitchers in a contract season. One of the best starting eights in MLB, and who knows about Eldridge?

[Mick]

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Austin Slater released (at his request) from his minor league contract with Detroit.  He is now a free agent.

He was struggling a bit. 10 strikeouts in 30 ABs, but five walks. Line of .267/.389/.467/.856. Great OBP, very good OPS.

Late Night LaMonte Wade was also released by the White Sox.

White Sox also released Ryan Borucki, left handed reliever, 0.00 ERA, six games (one start), six innings pitched, only allowed three runs, struck out EIGHT, WHIP of 0.67. Borucki was on a minor league deal/spring invite, white sox told him he wouldn't make opening day roster. White Sox are average this spring, ranked 15th among teams in ERA, but 19th in WHIP. last year, they were 26th in WHIP. Borucki looks a little bit like Bumgarner, lefty who throws from a low three-quarters arm slot. Sliders, sinkers and splitters. I suspect Giants will elevate Erik Miller into Tyler Rogers' old role, and Borucki and Matt Gage become the situational lefties.

Speaking of, Tyler Rogers has a 3.86 ERA in seven innings. 7 strikeouts, no walks, 1.14 WHIP, .286 BAA.

Both the Rogers trade as well as the Doval trade were great deals for SF.  I think Tidwell and Rodriguez were great acquisitions.

Couldn't agree more.

Just for grins, I assembled the 240 position players likely to start in the field for the 30 MLB teams, and compiled their WAR by their 2025 totals. I did this because the Athletic's Jim Bowden ranked all 30 MLB's starting field lineups for 2026, and ranked the Giants #18. Here's the total of each team's starting eight based upon their 2025 WAR, per FanBase: 

NYY — 31.4
SEA — 25.4
CHC — 25.0
SFG — 24.3
LAD — 23.8
NYM — 23.7
MIL — 23.0
SDP — 22.2
ARI — 22.1
BOS — 20.4
ATL — 20.3
PHI — 20.2
TOR — 18.3
KCR — 17.4
TEX — 17.2
ATH — 15.4
DET — 15.2
CLE — 14.9
BAL — 14.0
MIN — 14.0
HOU — 13.9
PIT — 12.6
CIN — 12.4
MIA — 11.4
TBR — 10.3
STL — 9.7
WSN — 8.1
LAA — 7.3
COL — 4.9
CHW — 4.0

This feels like 2021. 94 wins...

Pitching, especially the bullpen is 
SF ‘s Achilles heel.

I’m afraid that 94 is a fever dream.  However. I would love to award you the gold medal in October.

I don't disagree. And I ran the same calculation for pitching staffs, and the Giants only finished 23rd, 14th among starting staffs and close to last on relief pitching. The good news is that if there are upside surprises, they're more likely to come from relief pitching than anywhere else.

I'm going to stick with the 94 win guesstimate. This feels like 2021, and 94 wins would have tied them for the 3rd best overall record in 2025 beating the Dodgers by a game. The new manager will work wonders. Fielding will get much better. Lots of pitchers in a contract season. One of the best starting eights in MLB, and who knows about Eldridge?