In a game where Westbrook is the only vet playing, the Kings still manage to only find 6 minutes for their lottery pick that might not get his 4th year club option picked up this summer
other RHP SW*
Here's Tidwell's MLB SW comp'd to the other MLB sweepers (min 50 thrown) that were sub-avg in both VAA/HAA.
Most of the other group are guys with low release points who throw their SW hard. Tidwell is in closer company to Pérez/Montas, whose SW were lower usage in larger arsenals & performed poorly
Tbh there's a very real concern that Tidwell's sweeper ends up playing below his specs bc of below-average VAA and HAA. His regular slider might be the superior offering
Luis Arraez, playing for Team Venezuela, had five 95+ MPH EV balls in his WBC game today. He’s done that two other times in his career: 6/16/24 and 7/4/22.
Also... we're two weeks into Spring now and Fulmer is still barely cracking 90 MPH
Comparison between Fulmer's FF/SI velo from last Spring to this Spring:
Gerelmi Maldonado throws hard. Giants left him unprotected from the R5 draft over the offseason, but he could be on the reliever fast track soon enough:
Up to and including this HR, Chapman had 14 BBE this Spring. 8 of them have been harder than 100 MPH.
I do think it’s extremely relative that the split between Tatis pre/post positive PES test is *also* the split between Tatis having two healthy shoulders and Tatis having a shoulder get torn to shreds
Deja vu
The average return to play from a grade 2 hamstring strain is around a month, but it can linger longer. Plus Peguero hasn't had much of an opportunity to build up in Spring. Could become a 60-day IL candidate down the road.
🤖 Susan Slusser
Along with Sanmartin injury, Joel Peguero reinjured his hamstring. He has a grade 2 strain which probably takes him out of the running for the Opening Day roster. The Giants’ wide open bullpen search is expanding maybe even further; Erik Miller likely back next week though.
At what point do Kings fans start hoping for the third pick, if only to save themselves from the embarrassment of taking Dybantsa with the #1
Remember when the fanbase threw a fit because the Kings waived Isaac Jones to bring in Precious
Watson was taken 8th in the MLB portion
R5 picks taken from Giants org so far this Spring
Spencer Miles: 3 G/4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Ryan Watson: 4 G/3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 3 K
I'd probably prefer to roster Koss to Jerar but Jerar's out of options sooo
...also a nice reminder that the Giants having a great Spring record when they're throwing a bunch of MLB arms vs AA/AAA hitters doesn't mean a whole lot
(not that getting crushed by a collection of superstars means a lot either)
Carrying a guy with a 45 hit, 40 power, 30 glove because they can't let go of prospect status he hasn't held in five years >>>
Would be hilariously on brand for this front office to demote Eldridge for a week so that they can carry Matos long enough to DFA him like they did Bart
I would go Susac, Schmitt, Gilbert, Encarnacion
Eldridge would’ve had to had a DEFCON 1 level disaster Spring to not make the team, and by this point I think we can pretty safely assume that’s not a concern
No bat speed data in most of the stadiums
Also his MLB bat speed is only off of 16 BBE and is frankly less important than the fact that posted elite EVs in his age group for several years
also goes without saying that 55 in-zone pitches isn't enough to draw a significant conclusion rather to keep looking for the trend
Bryce Eldridge has seen by far the most pitches of any Giants hitters (99 vs Koss's 75 at #2), and he's only whiffed on 9 of those pitches so far. He's running a 45.5% swing%, and z-con is 86.1%
Caveats: 56% of his pitches are zoned, 2025 reg szn 50%, average QoO has been ~AA level
Mahle vs LHB (2025): .227 wOBA, 23.2% K%, 6.6% BB%
vs LHB (career): .306 wOBA, 25.2% K%, 10.4% BB%
vs RHB (2025): .295 wOBA, 15.9% K%, 9.7% BB%
vs RHB (career): .320 wOBA, 23.1% K%, 6.6% BB%
The upside is pretty simple: get the breaker back.
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Looks like Mahle is back to throwing the sweeper. Showed 2"/8" today.
Bericoto isn't an uninteresting dude. Makes lots of contact, hits the ball hard. Hit 27 HR in 2023 but hasn't come close to repeating that before or after. 1B with RF utility and chase issues. Did repeat AA twice but still just 24. Should be in Sac now. Is he better than Jerar?
Bagley being productive at a later point in his career than Ayton is an incredibly funny outcome
