San Francisco Giants - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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Top Giants Players of the Twenty Teens

2010 - Won Division, Won NLDS (Braves), Won NLCS (Phillies), Won WS (Texas)

2012 - Won Division, Won NLDS (Reds), Won NLCS (Cards), Won WS (Detroit)

Pitchers:

2014 - WC, WC-Play-in (Pitts) Won NLDS (Wash), Won NLCS (Cards), Won WS (KC)

Madison Bumgarner (32.13) - 85

2016 - WC, Won WC-Play-in (Mets), Lost NLDS (Cubs)

Tim Lincecum (4.17) - 39

Santiago Casilla (8.38) - 35

BallPark:

Matt Cain (9.81) - 33

AT&T Park (Was previously Pac Bell Park)

Ryan Vogelsong (3.28) - 23

Brian Wilson (3.1) - 23

Team Name:

Johnny Cueto (8.62) - 21

Giants

Sergio Romo (8.17) - 19

Jeff Samardzija (7.6) - 25

Owner:

Barry Zito (1.94) - 13

Same Consortium that has owned Giants since 1992

Will Smith (3.45) - 13

CEO of Consortium Bill Neuhan (2010-2011)

Tim Hudson (1.74) - 8

CEO of Consortium Larry Baer (2012-2019)

Catchers:

General Manager:

Buster Posey (42.29) - 108

Brian Sabean (2010-2014)

Bobby Evans (2015-2018)

First Basemen:

Farhan Zaidi (2019)

Brandon Belt (23.51) - 59

Aubrey Huff (5.61) - 17

Managers:

Bruce Bochy

Second Baseman:

Joe Panik (6.2) - 14

No Hitters:

2012 - Matt Cain

ShortStop:

2013 - Tim Lincecum

Brandon Crawford (23.44) - 65

2014 - Tim Lincecum

Marco Scutaro (4.04) - 7

2015 - Chris Heston

Third Base:

Hall of Famers:

Pablo Sandoval (16.65) - 43

None

Evan Longoria (4.38) - 11

Matt Duffy (6.24) - 7

Rookie of the Year

Buster Posey (2010)

Outfield:

Angel Pagan (5.69) - 35

MVP

Hunter Pence (10.25) - 30

Buster Posey (2012)

Gregor Blanco (5.61) - 21

Andres Torres (6.04) - 21

Cy Young

Melky Cabrera (4.82) - 11

Tim Lincecum (2010)

Kevin Pillar (1.29) - 10

Mike Yastrzemski (2.75) - 9

Notable Events:

Andrew McCutcheon (1.95) - 9

2010 - The Giants enter the Twenty Teens not having made the playoffs

Notable Events:

the previous six seasons. However, they are definitely on the come as they

finished 2009 with an 88-74 mark and have a core of young studs on the

2014 - 2B Joe Panik, 23, is a rookie,

roster. All of the losing in the Oughts gave GM Brian Sabean a lot of high

he was a first round pick in the 2011 draft.

draft picks and he used them to perfection. Another reason for optimism

coming into the decade was that the Giant ship was in capable hands

2014 - Hard hitting outfielder-first baseman Mike Morse

with not only GM Sabean aboard but also field manager Bruce Bochy who

is signed as a bargain basement free agent from the Orioles.

is as good as it gets. San Francisco is about to embark on one of the more

unusual and remarkable decades in baseball history.

2014 - Righty Tim Hudson, 38. is obtained from Atlanta as a

They spend most of the decade as a well above average team during the

reasonably priced free agent. He, in essence, replaces

regular season who make it to the playoffs every even numbered year

another ex A's ace, Barry Zito, in the rotation.

(2010, 2012, 2014, 2016). The odd numbered years, not so good,

Altho' Hudson is far from a stud, he adds a reliable arm to

altho they are still over .500 in 2011 and 2015.

stabilize the rotation.

It's very unusual for a team to win a title, drop out of the playoffs,

and then bounce back to make it to the playoffs the following year.

2014 - RHP Jake Peavy, 34, is picked up in a trade deadline deal

The Giants not only performed that feat three times, but two of those

with the Red Sox. Jake is a big factor in the Giants push to the

times they bouncedback to become champs - unheard of.

World Series as he goes 6-2 2.17 down the stretch

The interesting thing is that they performed this roller coaster ride

throughout the decade with pretty much the same cast of characters

2014 - San Francisco sneaks into the post season as a wild card after

who all seemed to rise and fall together as a group.

picking up twelve games in the standings from 2013. Of course,

We saw a similar roller coaster affect one time before with Pirates of the late

they go on to win the World Series.

Fifties and early Sixties altho' they only won one title. That team also had a

The hitting was slightly better in 2014 with Morse accounting

very stable roster that went up and down together over a period of years.

for the uptick in production.

You have to think that there was some sort of a group intensity / complacency

It was the pitching, however, that was the real difference maker as

thing going on with both groups of players.

the Giants give up seventy seven less runs than 2013. Peavy and

Hudson are the major reasons for the improved performance on

2010 - The young core on the 2010 roster coming into the decade.

the mound.

□ C - Buster Posey, 23, 5th overall pick in 2008 draft,

Perennial all star for the Giants

2015 - Brian Sabean is bumped up to VP.

□ 3B - Pablo Sandoval, 23, 2003 IFA, leaves as a FA in 2015

Bobby Evans takes over as GM

□ RHP - Matt Cain, 25, First round pick in 2001 draft,

loses his effectiveness in 2013

2015 - You can pretty much ditto the 2014 season run performance-wise.

□ RHP Tim Lincecum, 26, 10th overall pick in 2006 draft,

The Giants lose only four games in the standings, but that's enough to

loses his effectiveness in 2012

keep them out of the post season.

□ LHP - Madison Bumgarner, 20, 10th overall pick in 2007 draft,

Perennial all star for the Giants

2016 - GM Brian Sabean kept the same group of relievers in house

□ Closer - Brian Wilson, 28, 24th round pick in 2003 draft,

for much of the decade. A very unusual thing to do, but a huge

injuries stop his career in 2012

factor in San Francisco's success throughout the decade.

□ Reliever - Sergio Romo, 27, 28th round pick in 2005 draft.

Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, Javier Lopez. Jeremy Affeldt

Leaves as FA in 2017

and George Kontos gave the Giants reliable relief for a long time.

□ Reliever - Santiago Casilla, 29, FA from A's in 2010 -

Affeldt is the first one of the group to go in 2016 (by GM Evans).

Leaves as FA back to A's in 2017

□ Reliever - Javier Lopez, 32, Trade from Pirates in 2010, retires in 2017

2016 - OF Denard Span, 32, is signed as a FA from Washington

□ Reliever - Jeremy Affeldt, 31, FA from Reds 2009, retires in 2016

2016 - RHP Jeff Samardzija, 31 is signed from the White Sox as

2010 - The Giants win the World Series with a core that will be instrumental.

a free agent. This was a major splash taken by the Giants in the

in future success during the decade. They had it all, great starting pitching:

free agent market. The last big signing by San Francisco was

Cain; Lincecum; Barry Zito; Bumgarner,

Barry Zito in 2007 and that one scared away the Jints from

great relief pitching: Wilson; Romo; Casilla,

doing it again for nine long years. Samardzija had

and some solid hitting led by rookies Posey and Sandoval.

unquestionably good stuff, but was very inconsistent.

There were also several veterans who were instrumental in the '10 title who

Not the kind of guy a small market club usually

wouldn't be contributers to the subsequent championships:

would break the bank for.

1B Aubrey Huff; SS Juan Uribe; OF Pat Burrell; RHP Jonathan Sanchez

2016 - RHP Johnny Cueto, 30, is signed from KC as a free agent.

2011 - SS Brandon Crawford, 24, is a rookie.

This was the second major FA splash the San Francisco took in

He was a fourth round pick in 2008 draft

a week. Cueto had an up and down career, but when he was up,

he was very up.

2011 - 1B Brandon Belt, 23, is a rookie.

He was a fifth round pick in 2009 draft

2016 - The Giants sneak into the wild card gaining three games

in the standings with FA signing Cueto having a huge year,

2011 - RHP Ryan Vogelsong, 33, is signed as a bargain basement FA.

going 18-5.

He last pitched in the majors with the Pirates in 2006. Altho' far from a

Once Frisco got into the post season, who would have bet against

stud, he is a big time innings eater who stabilizes the rotation for

them seeing what they did in '10, '12 and '14?.

much of the decade.

It almost seemed a foregone conclustion at the time that the

Jints would go all the way.

2011 - San Francisco drops twelve games in the standings to under .500

Alas, the bubble finally bursts as the Giants lose in the NLDS to

as the hitting fails. An injury to catcher Buster Posey was a major factor.

. the Cubs.

1B Aubrey Huff gets old. FA SS Juan Uribe bolts to the Dodgers.

2017 - On cue, the Roller Coaster heads back down.

2012 Middle Reliver George Kontos, 27, is picked up in a deal with

San Francisco drops 23 games to 64-98.

the Yankees. George will be a mainstay in the San Francisco pen until

They score76 runs less and they give up 145 more than in 2016.

waived to the Pirates in late 2017

2018 - The Giants decide to give it one more shot.

2012 - The weak hitting outfield was a major reason why the Giants fell

After all, its an even numbered year.

backward in 2011 as it was unable to compensate for the decline due to

They are hoping for bounceback seasons from some of their

the Posey, Huff and Uribe issues.

injured aces such as Johnny Cueto and Madison Bumgarner.

GM Brian Sabean rebuilds the OF without breaking the bank:

Therefore, the Giants take steps to try to beef up their offense to

□ OF Gregor Blanco, 28 is signed as a cheap free agent from KC

support the hoped for resurgent pitching without breaking the bank:

□ OF Melky Cabrera, 27, is obtained from KC for Jonathan Sanchez

□ 3B Evan Longoria, 32, from TB for Denard Span and three youngsters

□ CF Angel Pagan, 30, is acquired in a trade with the Mets

□ CF Austin Jackson, 31, FA from Cleveland

□ OF Hunter Pence, 29, is obtained in a mid season trade deadline deal

□ OF Andrew McCutchen, 31, from Pittsburgh for two youngsters

from the Phillies. He essentially replaces Melky Cabrera who got busted

for steroid use in August after hitting.346 and making the All Star Team -

2018 - It's an even year, that means that the Giants will be making a

Cabrera was suspended for the rest of the season

run at the World Series, doesn't it?

No, it doesn't.

2012 - With Posey back from injury and with a revamped outfield,

The veteran acquisitions pull San Francisco back from the abyss a

the Giants hitting regains it's mojo, scoring close to a run a game more

bit, but the run is over as they finish twelve games under .500.

than in 2011. That and the emergence of young lefty Madison Bumgarner

Time for a reboot.

and the rejuvenation of veteran lefty Barry Zito leads to San Francisco

gaining fourteen games in the standings to win the Division and go

2019 - Farhan Zaidi, formerly with the A's and Dodgers, is the new GM

on to another World Championship

2019 - A fascinating, mostly successful, decade comes to a close on a

2013 - The Jints drop eighteen games in the standings to well below .500.

down note as the Giants win only 77, with runs differential indicating

It's the same group of guys, but pretty much everybody's performance

an even worse 71 wins. Not only are they not very good, they're old.

falls off from the title year.

Time to rebuild.