Let's for the sake of this discussion ignore the fact that FZ proclaimed back when the ol' hot stove fired up that one of his priorities was finding a RH OF bat, and we'll ignore that two of those potential RH OF bat targets, Kris Bryant and Seiya Suzuki signed with other teams within the last 24 hours or that Freddie Freeman just signed with the Dodgers. Let's just take a look at the Joc Pederson deal.
Joc Pederson OF. DOB: 4/21/1992. B- L, T-L. 6'1", 220 lbs. 1 yr/$6 M.
2021: .238/310/.422, 18 HR, 0.6 fWAR, 481 PA.
2022(ZIPS): .240/.318/..466, 23 HR, 1.4 fWAR, 468 PA.
As I have pointed out in previous posts, yes, the Giants already had 3 LH hitting OF's but I also pointed out there is room for an upgrade in that group thus opening the door to a possible LH hitting OF as an upgrade(it's pretty tough to see how the Giants carry 4 LH hitting OF's on the active roster). So, let's take a look:
YtY:
2021: .224/.311/.457, 25 HR, 2.2 fWAR, 532 PA.
2022(ZIPS): .242/.320/.459, 22HR, 1.9 fWAR, 520 PA.
Steven Duggar:
2021: .257/.330/.437, 8 HR, 7 SB, 2.1 fWAR, 297 PA.
2022(ZIPS): .243/.310/.387, 8 HR, 10 SB, 1.2 fWAR, 390 PA.
Lamonte Wade Jr:
2021: .253/.326/.482, 18 HR, 6 SB, 1.6 fWAR, 381 PA.
2022(ZIPS): .242/.326/.442, 17 HR, 6 SB, 1.0 fWAR, 436 PA.
I just have one question: Which of these LH hitting OF's already on the team is Joc Pederson a clear upgrade over?
Personally, though I don't like this move, I feel that he's an upgrade over Wade (who I feel will crash to earth this season). Yaz needs to get that average up and the strikeouts down. Perhaps they're counting on Ramos being on the team this year, sooner rather than later. If this is the case, Joc is an adequate fill in until Ramos arrives.
ReplyDeleteEven if you go by projections rather than last year's production, the degree of upgrade is marginal at best.
DeleteAt this point would it make sense to go after Nick Castellanos? Fangraphs crowdsource says you would have to pay $64 million for 4 years. You would be buying your Right handed DH for 4 years. Lots of moving pieces to try and figure out, but sheesh, the Dodgers just added Freddie Freeman.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes! That Castellanos would make a lot of sense but with the DH, I would be OK with Jorge Soler or Tommy Pham too. That might make the Pederson signing more palatable. I just hope they aren't done with signing or trading for hitters.
DeleteWow...how thoroughly disappointing for the Giants to do nothing, again. Losing Buster, and then watching all the big names slip away, Freedman to the Dodgers...FZ better respond to that.
ReplyDeleteI'm just so bummed. Sezuki would have been SO much fun in the Bay, Bryant fine. But leaving like $80mil once again sitting around on the table while a great FA class just goes everywhere else, I just can't even.
How disappointing. These last 48 hours made me sad.
I couldn't agree with you more. What a colossal disappointed Farhan's offseason has been. The G's reportedly are about $80M under the luxury tax threshold and refuse to spend money. Unless they plan on drastically dropping ticket prices and food/drink prices at the ballpark this just screams of the Giants being cheap. And please don't use the "big contracts don't ever work out" argument. If you want to win a championship, you have to spend to get championship quality players. You don't find a roster full of those folks by dumpster diving. Once again Giants ownership is flipping the bird to its fanbase...........
DeleteThanks, Doc, for validating my "why?" response to the Pederson signing. It doesn't make much sense unless FZ has another move in mind.
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