[Mick]

Can't dump both Doval and Hicks. I'd keep Hicks and pencil him in as the closer. . . .

DFA them all, G will know his own.

[Mick]

Can't dump both Doval and Hicks. I'd keep Hicks and pencil him in as the closer. . . .

DFA them all, G will know his own.

[Giants]

I would guess at this point that we might see little action by Zaidi.  I’m still hoping Ta. Rogers, Conforto and Estrada are sent packing. However, someone has to blink to make that happen.

[Giants]

I would guess at this point that we might see little action by Zaidi.  I’m still hoping Ta. Rogers, Conforto and Estrada are sent packing. However, someone has to blink to make that happen.

[triangle2]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

[triangle2]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

[Giants]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific! Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

[Giants]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific! Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

[cardcrimson]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

[cardcrimson]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

[Mick]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Pure salary dump... Soler never translated last year's 36 HRs (32 of which would have been HRs at Oracle) to 30+ at Oracle. Although he's at 116 OPS+, above his career OPS+ of 113, and he's always been a strong second half player...and he's not all that far off of last year's pace:

2023: .250/.341/.512/.853
2024: .240/.330/.419/.749

He's usually .900+ WAR in the last two months of the season, so he probably would have got there, more by doubles and triples than HRs, of course. And Luke Jackson and his 5.40 ERA needed to go. Both were expensive for what they brought to the table.

Matzek's done with his 9.90 ERA. Ceballos played a year at Oregon, did well, has played in high A this year, nothing to write home about: .259/.353/.354/.707. Makes decent contact, but projects as a 1B. For 6'3", 225 lbs. shows doubles power not HR power. Stranger things have happened, I guess...

[Mick]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Pure salary dump... Soler never translated last year's 36 HRs (32 of which would have been HRs at Oracle) to 30+ at Oracle. Although he's at 116 OPS+, above his career OPS+ of 113, and he's always been a strong second half player...and he's not all that far off of last year's pace:

2023: .250/.341/.512/.853
2024: .240/.330/.419/.749

He's usually .900+ WAR in the last two months of the season, so he probably would have got there, more by doubles and triples than HRs, of course. And Luke Jackson and his 5.40 ERA needed to go. Both were expensive for what they brought to the table.

Matzek's done with his 9.90 ERA. Ceballos played a year at Oregon, did well, has played in high A this year, nothing to write home about: .259/.353/.354/.707. Makes decent contact, but projects as a 1B. For 6'3", 225 lbs. shows doubles power not HR power. Stranger things have happened, I guess...

[Giants]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update: It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

[Giants]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update: It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

[Mick]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

That's the best news, as far as I'm concerned. There's 8-10 Giants on the current roster that I wouldn't mind seeing depart...

[Mick]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

That's the best news, as far as I'm concerned. There's 8-10 Giants on the current roster that I wouldn't mind seeing depart...

[cardcrimson]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

Giants need hitting. Seemingly, Soler's bat was coming alive. Unless they have a solid replacement coming in via trade, I'm puzzled. Luciano is hitting under .250 for the River Cats. Doubt he'll be the needed bat.

[cardcrimson]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

Giants need hitting. Seemingly, Soler's bat was coming alive. Unless they have a solid replacement coming in via trade, I'm puzzled. Luciano is hitting under .250 for the River Cats. Doubt he'll be the needed bat.

[BobK]

Agree card crimson and more super dumb trade. Tells the players we give up on the season. Solar was hitting the Giants need hitting duh

[BobK]

Agree card crimson and more super dumb trade. Tells the players we give up on the season. Solar was hitting the Giants need hitting duh

[Mick]

Soler's OPS since May 31 was .856. He crushed it in June and July. Still Luciano's OPS in May was .986. I know he's doing OK in Sacto, but he might bring something interesting to the table.

[Mick]

Soler's OPS since May 31 was .856. He crushed it in June and July. Still Luciano's OPS in May was .986. I know he's doing OK in Sacto, but he might bring something interesting to the table.

[Giants]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

Giants need hitting. Seemingly, Soler's bat was coming alive. Unless they have a solid replacement coming in via trade, I'm puzzled. Luciano is hitting under .250 for the River Cats. Doubt he'll be the needed bat.

Soler was a major bust.  Luciano is the future.  I am more excited about the Giants today than at any point in the recent past.  Finally, Zaidi is thinking about the future with a roster full of young talent rather than the present with a roster full of broken down vets well past their sell by date. 

I still have grave doubts about Zaidi but I must give him credit for trading Soler with no salary retained.

UPDATE: Cobb is on his way to Cleveland thus opening the door for Birdsong. Another great move!

[Giants]

MLB.com is reporting Soler and Luke Jackson to Atlanta. No information available yet on what the Giants are getting in return.

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

Giants need hitting. Seemingly, Soler's bat was coming alive. Unless they have a solid replacement coming in via trade, I'm puzzled. Luciano is hitting under .250 for the River Cats. Doubt he'll be the needed bat.

Soler was a major bust.  Luciano is the future.  I am more excited about the Giants today than at any point in the recent past.  Finally, Zaidi is thinking about the future with a roster full of young talent rather than the present with a roster full of broken down vets well past their sell by date. 

I still have grave doubts about Zaidi but I must give him credit for trading Soler with no salary retained.

UPDATE: Cobb is on his way to Cleveland thus opening the door for Birdsong. Another great move!

[cardcrimson]

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

Giants need hitting. Seemingly, Soler's bat was coming alive. Unless they have a solid replacement coming in via trade, I'm puzzled. Luciano is hitting under .250 for the River Cats. Doubt he'll be the needed bat.

Soler was a major bust.  Luciano is the future.  I am more excited about the Giants today than at any point in the recent past.  Finally, Zaidi is thinking about the future with a roster full of young talent rather than the present with a roster full of broken down vets well past their sell by date. 

I still have grave doubts about Zaidi but I must give him credit for trading Soler with no salary retained.

UPDATE:  Cobb is on his way to Cleveland thus opening the door for Birdsong.  Another great move!

Among players with more than a handful of appearances, Soler was second in OPS in June behind Ramos and second in July behind Yaz. The Giants need a bat, and they had one.

Gotta wonder about the Cobb trade, as well. I thought he was part of the calvary. . . .

[cardcrimson]

Terrific!  Sabin Ceballos and Tyler Matzek are headed to SF.

Sarcasm? Ceballos is the Braves 17th ranked prospect and Matzek is on the 60 day IL. Looks like Farhan is selling, and selling on the cheap. . . .

Nope.  I thought it was a great deal.  Dumping a couple guys who aren’t in the team’s plans for next season along with getting significant salary relief in 2025 (they have to get under the CBT limit, otherwise the penalties start to pile up) was exactly what SF should be doing at the trading deadline.  I am hoping for more trades today.

Update:  It appears Luciano may be returning from Sacramento to be the DH as well as play in the field.

Giants need hitting. Seemingly, Soler's bat was coming alive. Unless they have a solid replacement coming in via trade, I'm puzzled. Luciano is hitting under .250 for the River Cats. Doubt he'll be the needed bat.

Soler was a major bust.  Luciano is the future.  I am more excited about the Giants today than at any point in the recent past.  Finally, Zaidi is thinking about the future with a roster full of young talent rather than the present with a roster full of broken down vets well past their sell by date. 

I still have grave doubts about Zaidi but I must give him credit for trading Soler with no salary retained.

UPDATE:  Cobb is on his way to Cleveland thus opening the door for Birdsong.  Another great move!

Among players with more than a handful of appearances, Soler was second in OPS in June behind Ramos and second in July behind Yaz. The Giants need a bat, and they had one.

Gotta wonder about the Cobb trade, as well. I thought he was part of the calvary. . . .

[Goose]

Gotta wonder about the Cobb trade, as well. I thought he was part of the calvary. . . .

He was, but I suspect Birdsong got into the battle ahead of him and did well. Having six starters was one too many, especially if one of these isn't/may not be ready to pitch at a high level immediately. I am guessing the Giants don't think Cobb will be healthy enough/conditioned enough to help them in the short term. He may be great sometime in September, but the Giants need to pile up wins now or it won't matter.

[Goose]

Gotta wonder about the Cobb trade, as well. I thought he was part of the calvary. . . .

He was, but I suspect Birdsong got into the battle ahead of him and did well. Having six starters was one too many, especially if one of these isn't/may not be ready to pitch at a high level immediately. I am guessing the Giants don't think Cobb will be healthy enough/conditioned enough to help them in the short term. He may be great sometime in September, but the Giants need to pile up wins now or it won't matter.

[cardcrimson]

I am guessing the Giants don't think Cobb will be healthy enough/conditioned enough to help them in the short term. He may be great sometime in September, but the Giants need to pile up wins now or it won't matter.

And trading Cobb now helps that how? The Giants got a pitching prospect in return.

[cardcrimson]

I am guessing the Giants don't think Cobb will be healthy enough/conditioned enough to help them in the short term. He may be great sometime in September, but the Giants need to pile up wins now or it won't matter.

And trading Cobb now helps that how? The Giants got a pitching prospect in return.

[qwerty49]

Well I guess we’ll see how good those trades turn out. 

Hindsight is wonderful, right?

How would you guys rank the all-time SF clunker trades?

My two unfavorites go back a ways:

Cepeda for Sadecki
Clark for Murcer

[qwerty49]

Well I guess we’ll see how good those trades turn out. 

Hindsight is wonderful, right?

How would you guys rank the all-time SF clunker trades?

My two unfavorites go back a ways:

Cepeda for Sadecki
Clark for Murcer

[Giants]

Overall, a good day. Dumping some vets, opening up space for some young guys and slashing salary to put themselves in a better position in 2025.  all good.  Well done, Zaidi. 

Plus a local guy, Mark Canha, comes home on an expiring contract.

[Giants]

Overall, a good day. Dumping some vets, opening up space for some young guys and slashing salary to put themselves in a better position in 2025.  all good.  Well done, Zaidi. 

Plus a local guy, Mark Canha, comes home on an expiring contract.

[BobK]

Bobby Bonds for Bobby Mercer. 2nd worse
Worse George Foster for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert

[BobK]

Bobby Bonds for Bobby Mercer. 2nd worse
Worse George Foster for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert

[cardcrimson]

Another Farhan special.

Canha is hitting .231 with seven home runs, 42 walks and 79 strikeouts across 93 games in 2024, his 10th MLB season. His .350 on-base percentage is the lowest mark of his career since 2018. - Detroit Free Press.

Don't like the moves at all. . . .

[cardcrimson]

Another Farhan special.

Canha is hitting .231 with seven home runs, 42 walks and 79 strikeouts across 93 games in 2024, his 10th MLB season. His .350 on-base percentage is the lowest mark of his career since 2018. - Detroit Free Press.

Don't like the moves at all. . . .

[Mick]

Overall, a good day. Dumping some vets, opening up space for some young guys and slashing salary to put themselves in a better position in 2025.  all good.  Well done, Zaidi. 

Plus a local guy, Mark Canha, comes home on an expiring contract.

Glad the young guys are going to get to play. I'd really like to see Luciano and Birdsong take root.

Separately, really like the Canha family. He played in our local Little League, also played at Bellarmine and Cal.

Mark's not having a great year, but he replicates what Soler was doing. Has a strong eye, OBP of .337 this year, .348 career. Gets HBP a lot (11 this year), still has pretty good wheels as a 35 year old. 1B, DH, corner outfield, PH.

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Gotta wonder about the Cobb trade, as well. I thought he was part of the calvary. . . .

I think Cobb had another setback....

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Bobby Bonds for Bobby Mercer. 2nd worse
Worse George Foster for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert

Giants traded HoFer Rogers Hornsby for IF Jimmy Welsh in 1927. The next season, Welsh hit .248 and played in 38 games. Hornsby let the NL in BA (.387), OBP (.498), SLG (.632), OPS (1.130), and walks (107). 188 hits, 42 doubles 7 triples, 21 HRs, 94 RBIs. Struck out 41 times.

To get Hornsby, the Giants had traded HoFer Frankie Frisch and a pitcher named Ring. After the trade, Frisch finished 2nd in MVP balloting the next yea and again a few years later and won the MVP four years later. He also played in the first three all star games.

A double trade that just sucked.

Best trade...Giants had a dominant pitcher named Amos Rusie who had five straight seasons of 30+ wins. Rusie's arm was failing, and the Giants' owner agreed to trade him to the Reds for a 20 year old pitcher named Christy Mathewson. Rusie pitched three more games, then retired. Mathewson won 373 games and was a member of the first Hall of Fame class. Despite the fact that the New York media roasted the Giants for trading Rusie, that trade turned out pretty well...

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Another Farhan special.

Canha is hitting .231 with seven home runs, 42 walks and 79 strikeouts across 93 games in 2024, his 10th MLB season. His .350 on-base percentage is the lowest mark of his career since 2018. - Detroit Free Press.

Don't like the moves at all. . . .

Mark needs to be a platoon vs. LHP, when this year he hit .286/.400/.457 (140 wRC+), .349xwOBA, 45.3% hard hit% and 9.4% barrel. Numbers vs. RHPs are much worse.

[Mick]

Overall, a good day. Dumping some vets, opening up space for some young guys and slashing salary to put themselves in a better position in 2025.  all good.  Well done, Zaidi. 

Plus a local guy, Mark Canha, comes home on an expiring contract.

Glad the young guys are going to get to play. I'd really like to see Luciano and Birdsong take root.

Separately, really like the Canha family. He played in our local Little League, also played at Bellarmine and Cal.

Mark's not having a great year, but he replicates what Soler was doing. Has a strong eye, OBP of .337 this year, .348 career. Gets HBP a lot (11 this year), still has pretty good wheels as a 35 year old. 1B, DH, corner outfield, PH.

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Gotta wonder about the Cobb trade, as well. I thought he was part of the calvary. . . .

I think Cobb had another setback....

---

Bobby Bonds for Bobby Mercer. 2nd worse
Worse George Foster for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert

Giants traded HoFer Rogers Hornsby for IF Jimmy Welsh in 1927. The next season, Welsh hit .248 and played in 38 games. Hornsby let the NL in BA (.387), OBP (.498), SLG (.632), OPS (1.130), and walks (107). 188 hits, 42 doubles 7 triples, 21 HRs, 94 RBIs. Struck out 41 times.

To get Hornsby, the Giants had traded HoFer Frankie Frisch and a pitcher named Ring. After the trade, Frisch finished 2nd in MVP balloting the next yea and again a few years later and won the MVP four years later. He also played in the first three all star games.

A double trade that just sucked.

Best trade...Giants had a dominant pitcher named Amos Rusie who had five straight seasons of 30+ wins. Rusie's arm was failing, and the Giants' owner agreed to trade him to the Reds for a 20 year old pitcher named Christy Mathewson. Rusie pitched three more games, then retired. Mathewson won 373 games and was a member of the first Hall of Fame class. Despite the fact that the New York media roasted the Giants for trading Rusie, that trade turned out pretty well...

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Another Farhan special.

Canha is hitting .231 with seven home runs, 42 walks and 79 strikeouts across 93 games in 2024, his 10th MLB season. His .350 on-base percentage is the lowest mark of his career since 2018. - Detroit Free Press.

Don't like the moves at all. . . .

Mark needs to be a platoon vs. LHP, when this year he hit .286/.400/.457 (140 wRC+), .349xwOBA, 45.3% hard hit% and 9.4% barrel. Numbers vs. RHPs are much worse.