A total of 11 players patrolled the slightly shortened Triples Alley in 2020, which when you figure there were only 60 games in the season is.....well, a lot! YtY was the runaway leader in RF innings with about half of the total. He is the likely full time starter for 2021, while others like Hunter Pence and Jaylin Davis most likely will not be back. RF Depth Chart:
1. Mike Yastrzemski DOB: 8/23/1990. B-L, T-L. 5'11", 180 lbs. .297/.400/.568, 14 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 225 PA.
2. Austin Slater DOB: 12/13/1992. B-R, T-R. 6'2", 197lbs. .282/.408/.506, 2 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 104 PA(Arbitration Eligble).
Others: Joey Rickard(Arbitration Eligible), Luis Alexander Basabe, Daniel Robertson(Arbitration Eligible), Darin Ruf(Arbitration Eligible), Steven Duggar, Joe McCarthy, Jaylin Davis.
Minor Leagues: Sandro Fabian, Franklin Labour, Harrison Freed, George Bell, Bryan Hernandez.
It's possible the Giants only carry 4 OF's on a 26-man roster. If that is the case, those 4 will probably be Alex Dickerson, Mauricio Dubon, YtY and Austin Slater with Daniel Robertson swinging between the IF and OF. I thought I read somewhere that Darin Ruf is a FA, but it seems he is arbitration eligible, which increases the likelihood he will be a 5'th OF which would leave Robertson on the bubble to fight it out with the almost mythical LH infielder for the final positional roster spot.
Again, the Giants RF of the future probably comes out of the pool of elite OF prospects, Heliot Ramos, Hunter Bishop, Luis Matos, Alexander Canario and Jairo Pomares, but none of them are listed as RF in their minor league roster lines.
Don't we kinda feel the outfield is going to sort itself out with the players on roster, the high leverage prospects, and FZ's churn? Don't have to squint really hard.
ReplyDeleteCatching is stable with Posey back for at least a year and two high picks plus "this-is-his year" Garcia.
Probably the relief corps is there with a few more fillers and Moronta back. There were some meltdowns last year but there was also, perhaps, misuse.
The IF maybe needs the illusive LH backup, but if Longo and the Brandons have a little left in the tank, 2021 is not hurting. Improvements can always be made on the edges.
So what's the rotation?
Cueto and Webb do remain
Then pray for 3 days of rain?
How could 2020 get worse? Well the *odgers could win the series...
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