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Anybody Want To Talk Giants 2021? 

Post#1 » by shazam_guy » Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:07 pm

Just curious. I know this particular forum has been dead for a while. The only recent post appears to have been meant for the Warriors board instead. But I'm a Giants fan and would love to talk some baseball, so if anybody's out there, feel free to rep the SFG a bit.
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Re: Anybody Want To Talk Giants 2021? 

Post#2 » by Stanford » Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:53 pm

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Re: Anybody Want To Talk Giants 2021? 

Post#3 » by wco81 » Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:23 pm

The case for the 3 NL West teams to be buyers at the deadline. Giants are the only team in position to avoid luxury taxes while acquiring significant players.

They are similar in farm system prospects but Zaidi apparently said they won't trade high-level prospects for rentals or short-term help.

However, the difference could be a one-game win-or-lose WC game or winning the division.

The other factor is, key players are free agents -- Gausman, DeSclafani and both Crawford and Belt -- so there's no guarantee that they will be in this position again next year or the next few years.

So here are some possible targets, though it would cost the team a lot to acquire some of them:

Because the Giants don't necessarily need another top-of-the-rotation arm to complement Gausman and DeSclafani, this is one area where they might actually get what they want without having to sacrifice significant prospect or payroll capital.
But if they do want to go for broke, there are aces out there for the taking.

Atop the list of those likely to be moved is Texas Rangers All-Star Kyle Gibson, who ought to be well within even the Giants' most extreme price range. Though they're less likely to get traded, San Francisco could also potentially afford underrated Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez, Atlanta veteran Charlie Morton, Minnesota Twins ace Jose Berrios and even Max Scherzer, the Washington Nationals' three-time Cy Young Award winner.
Yet as Will Smith reminded the Giants with his walk-off home run on Tuesday, the club's biggest need is actually in a bullpen that lacks a true closer. That's where they might have a shot at Pittsburgh Pirates righty Richard Rodriguez or, even better, Chicago Cubs eight-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel.

On the position player side, the Giants don't necessarily need to add to the core they already have. Yet they might do it anyway because A) they might not want to take anything for granted with the health of Crawford, Belt, Longoria and other 30-somethings like Buster Posey and Donovan Solano and B) because more is always better.

Which is to say that there may be something to a report from Craig Mish of the Miami Herald that the Giants are a team to watch in the sweepstakes for Marlins center fielder Starling Marte. They're even a potential fit for Rangers slugger Joey Gallo, who would equip their lineup with even more power and Gold Glove-winning defense in right field.

Any one of these players would put the Giants that much closer to capping their surprising season in style. Accordingly, any combination of them would practically put that outcome within reach.


https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10008271-forget-the-dodgers-giants-are-the-most-interesting-buyers-of-2021-mlb-trade-deadline

BTW, the article lists Giants' odds to win the division and WS at less than 10% according to FanGraphs.
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Re: Anybody Want To Talk Giants 2021? 

Post#4 » by Warriorfan » Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:44 pm

Giants best record in baseball but dodgers are awfully good and all playoffs may have to go through NL West for wildcard and the next round since team with beat record may from West as well.
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Re: Anybody Want To Talk Giants 2021? 

Post#5 » by wco81 » Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:00 pm

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