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Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images A bizarre infield injury ended Longoria’s 2021 offensive renaissance. Evan Longoria’s season ended on June 5th when he and Brandon Crawford collided while attempting to field a routine ground ball to the true shortstop position. Unfortunately, with a runner on first and a lefty pull hitter up, the infield was shifted to the first … [Read more...] about Evan Longoria and “The Collision”

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images I will not apologize for that headline. Our next player on our alphabetical list of San Francisco Giants player reviews is left-handed pitcher Sammy Long. 2021 review 12 games, 40.2 innings, 5.53 ERA, 4.23 FIP, 38 strikeouts, 15 walks, -0.4 rWAR, +0.2 fWAR Every team has a player or five who look better than their stats indicate. I’m … [Read more...] about Sammy, Long reliever

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It’s time to start another list! Well, it’s time for one of my favorite McCovey Chronicles traditions: the Community Prospect List, in which we come together as one, setting aside our differences on things such as cake vs. pie, and hotdog-as-sandwich vs. hotdog-as-not-sandwich, and rank the best prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. The timing is morbidly … [Read more...] about 2022 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List introduction and nominees

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Thompson did an Instagram live stream on Friday wearing a Captain Belt hat and it was the best thing on the internet this weekend. Good morning, baseball fans! I wouldn’t call Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson a San Francisco Giants fan, per se. But he is a noted fan of sports, from baseball to Olympic … [Read more...] about Monday BP: Klay Thompson is the Giants’ best hype man

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images There sure are a lot of them. Next up on our alphabetical countdown of San Francisco Giants player reviews is right-handed pitcher Zack Littell. 2021 review 63 games, 61.2 innings, 2.92 ERA, 3.87 FIP, 1.135 WHIP, 63 strikeouts, 24 walks, 1.0 rWAR, 0.3 fWAR Zack Littell was a bearded reliever for the Giants. I understand if you … [Read more...] about Zack Littell, another bearded middle reliever

The Giants are bringing back their first round pick from 1994. Due to MLB’s lockout, the San Francisco Giants are not allowed to make moves impacting the 40-man roster. But they can make moves regarding the people who will be working with the 40-man roster, so in that sense they’re still allowed to impact it. On Friday, Fansided’s Robert Murray reported that the Giants had … [Read more...] about Weekend BP: Jacob Cruz hired as assistant hitting coordinator

The Giants are bringing back their first round pick from 1994. Due to MLB’s lockout, the San Francisco Giants are not allowed to make moves impacting the 40-man roster. But they can make moves regarding the people who will be working with the 40-man roster, so in that sense they’re still allowed to impact it. On Friday, Fansided’s Robert Murray reported that the Giants had … [Read more...] about Weekend BP: Jacob Cruz hired as assistant hitting coordinator

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Ahh, glorious middle relievers. The next player on our 2021 San Francisco Giants season reviews is right-handed reliever Dominic Leone. 2021 review 57 games, 53.2 innings, 1.51 ERA, 3.08 FIP, 1.099 WHIP, 50 strikeouts, 22 walks, 1.8 rWAR, 0.9 fWAR Poor middle relievers. They get called upon so frequently, but praised so sparingly. … [Read more...] about Getting through the lockout by reminiscing about Dominic Leone