San Francisco Giants - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)
 
   
 
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        2020 3 29 31   2023 4 79 83                         Decade  
        2021 1 107 55                                   Click  
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  Titles: Top Giants Players of the Twenty Teens  
  2021 - Won Division; NLDS Lost to LA  
    Pitchers:  
  BallPark: Logan Webb (13.85) -   30  
  AT&T Park   Camilo Doval (4.03) -  19  
    Kevin Gausman (6.57) -   15  
  Team Name:  Anthony DeSclafani (3.7) -  12  
  Giants Carlos Rodon (5.42) -  11  
    Alex Wood (3.7) -  11  
  Owner:   Alex Cobb (5.3) -  9  
  CEO of SF Baseball Associates Larry Baer (2020) Jake McGee (0.2) -  8  
    Tyler Rogers (5.36) -   7  
  President of Baseball Operations:  Johnny Cueto (0.95) -   5  
  Farhan Zaidi (President) Sean Manaea (0.3) -  4  
  Pete Putila (GM) Jakob Junis (2.39) -   3  
  Taylor Rogers (0.5) -  2  
  Managers:     
  Gabe Kapler (2020-2023) Catchers:  
  Kai Correa (2023) Buster Posey (3.46) -  11  
    Patrick Bailey (0.8) - 5  
  No Hitters:   Blake Sabol (0.2) - 3  
    Joey Bart (0.13) -    2  
       
  Hall of Famers: First Basemen:  
  None Wilmer Flores (6.27) -   21  
    Brandon Belt (5.01) -    16  
  Rookie of the Year      
  None Second Baseman:  
  Thairo Estrada (2.3) -  9  
  MVP  Donovan Solano (2.61) -   7  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  Cy Young Brandon Crawford (6.7) -    23  
  None    
    Third Base:  
  Notable Events: LaMonte Wade (3.83) -  11  
  Darin Ruf (2.97) -    9  
  2020 - San Francisco suffers their fourth losing season in a row. Prior to that, JD Davis (1.71) -  8  
  early in the previous decade, the Giants had had a lot of success, winning three Evan Longoria (3.06) -   8  
  World Series (in even numbered years 2010, 2012, 2014). They were sort of odd    
  titles as the Jints seemed to overachieve to win each of those titles. Anyway, at  Outfield:  
  this point, all of that is a distant memory. Mike Yastrzemski (9.32) -   26  
    Joc Pederson (1.87) -  13  
  □   Since 2012, Larry Baer had been the lead owner of a consortium that has Austin Slater (4.22) -   13  
  owned the Giants since 1992. San Francisco was not a deep pockets team  Luis Gonzalez (0.23) -  6  
  during all of those years, but held their own pretty well due to the excellent  Alex Dickerson (0.67) -    4  
  management of GM Brian Sabean. After Sabean stepped down in 2014, the  Michael Conforto (0.7) - 3  
  the Giants fortunes on the field slid down right with him.    
       
  □  Farhan Zaidi has been President of Baseball Operations since 2019, He had Notable Events:  
  previously been an executive in the successful Oakland A's and Los Angeles    
  Dodgers organizations, so he has worked both on a shoestring and with an  2024 - Conventional wisdom says time to re-tool. However, the Giants are   
  abundance of resources. It's closer to the shoestring in San Francisco. going for it. They got rid of starters DeSclafani, Stripling, Cobb and Manea.  
  It's unfair to expect Farhan to match Sabean's successes in San Francisco.  And they now have a potential excellent starting rotation. Logan Webb has  
  However, the expectation is that the Giants will be a lot better than they have ace potential. Kyle Harrison is a primo prospect. And Free Agent addition  
  shown since Sabean left.  Blake Snell gives the Giants a potentially formidable Big-3. Robbie Ray  
  was picked up from Seattle. He is recovering from TJ surgery and should  
  □ Gabe Kapler is San Francisco's manager. He took over from the highly respected be ready by mid season. Losing Tristan Beck to an aneurism was a blow,   
  Bruce Bochy in '20. Time will tell if Kapler can make a difference. but he may also be back by mid season. Closer Camilo Doval is solid,   
    he had 39 saves last year and the Rogers boys, Tyler and Taylor provide  
  □ 2021 - The Giants go nuts. They come out of nowhere to win a whopping 107 some solid bullpen depth.  
  games to nose out an exceptional Dodgers team that had won the Division the  Zaidi is also retooling the offense.  Pederson, Davis and Crawford were  
  previous eight seasons and won 106 in '21. The Dodgers would get revenge on let go to free agency. In their place are free agent OF Jung Hoo Lee, an   
  San Francisco in the playoffs, beating the Jints in the NLDS. on base machine from South Korea; young SS prospect Marco Luciano;  
    veteran 3B Matt Chapman and veteran DH Jorge Soler. Also, veteran   
  □ 2021 - San Francisco with virtually the same team has one of those magical SS Nick Ahmed was picked up from Arizona in case Luciano is not ready.  
  once in a lifetime type seasons. They  had scored 5 runs per game in '20 and, with The newcomers join a solid group: C Patrick Bailey; 1B Lamonte Wade;  
  essentially the same lineup, score 5 runs a game again. 2B Thairo Estrada; OF Michael Conforto and OF Mike Yastrzemski.  
  However, the pitching staff, which gave up an ugly 5 runs per game in '30, cut that All in all, if all goes well, the Giants may be in a position to contend for  
  down to an outstanding 3.6 runs per game in '21. And that was all the difference.  a wild card. Beating out the Dodgers for the Division seems hopeless.  
  Kevin Gausman and Logan Webb upped their games considerably and     
  newcomers Alex Wood, Anthony DeSclafani and Jake McGee all had big years.    
  On top of that, the rest of the staff (Jarliin Garcia, Jose Alvarez, Tyler Rogers,    
  and Zack Litell) also pitched quite well.    
     
  2022 - C Buster Posey, 33, retires. Has a good shot at making the Hall of Fame    
  Joey Bart, 25, takes his place    
     
  2022 - The team's top starter Kevin Gausman, 30, leaves to the Blue Jays    
  as a free agent.    
     
    2022 - The magic over, San Francisco gives up a hundred more runs than in '21    
  and scores a hundred less runs than in '21. And voila, you've got mediocrity     
  at 81-81. The starting lineup gets old and the pitching staff returns to earth.  
     
  2023 - 1B Brandon Belt, 34, a twelve year career veteran with the Giants with an     
  .812 OPS, leaves for Toronto as a free agent. LaMonte Wade takes his place.     
     
  2023 - LHP Carlos Rodon, 29, leaves to the Yankees as a Free Agent    
     
  2023 - The Giants were a mediocre 81-81 team in '22 just a year removed from a    
  107 win season. That 107 was a mirage. They had a team full of players    
  who are in their prime, or a little past, and are decent players, but not     
  close to being stars. San Francisco slipped a bit further going 79-83 in '23.     
       
  Offense:    
  □ C Patrick Bailey, 24, '20 1st round pick, 7 48 .233    
  □ 1B LaMonte Wade, 29, '21 Trade with Twins, 17 45 .256    
   □ 2B Thairo Estrada, 27, '21 Trade with Yankees, 14 49 .271    
   □ SS Brandon Crawford, 36, '08 4th round pick, 7 38 .194    
   □ 3B JD Davis, 30, '22 Trade with Mets, 18 69 .248    
  □ OF Mike Yastrzemski, 32,  '19 Trade with Baltimore, 15 43 .233     
   □ OF Mitch Haniger, 32, '23 Trade with Seattle, 6 28 .209    
   □ OF Michael Conforto, 30, '23 FA from Mets, 15 58 .239    
   □ OF Joc Pederson, 31, '22 FA from Braves, 15 51 .235   
  □ IF Wilmer Flores, 31, '20 FA from Arizona, 23 60 .284     
   □ IF Blake Sabol, 25, '23 Trade from Reds, 23 60 .284    
   □ CF Luis Matos, 21, '18 IFA, 2 14 .250    
       
   Pitching:    
   □ RHP Logan Webb, 26,  '14 draft 4th round pick, 11-13 3.25    
  □ RHP Alex Cobb, 35,  '22 FA from Anaheim, 7-7 3.87     
   □ LHP Sean Manaea, 31, '23 FA from San Diego, 7-6 4.44    
   □ LHP Alex Wood, 32, '21 FA from Dodgers, 5-5 4.33    
   □  RHP Anthony DeSclafani, 33, '21 FA from Reds, 4-8 4.88     
  □ RHP Tyler Rogers 32, '13 draft 10th Round pick, 4-5 3.04     
   □ LHP Taylor Rogers, 32,  '23 FA from Milwaukee, 6-4 3.83    
   □ RHP Ryan Walker 27, '18 31st Round pick, 5-3 3.23    
   □ RHP Jakob Junis 30, '22 FA from KC, 4-3 3.87    
  □ RHP Tristan Beck 27, '18 Trade from Atlanta, 35-3 3.92     
   □ Closer Camilo Doval, 25, '16 IFA, 6-6 2.93 39 saves