tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post4174138443353076835..comments2024-03-28T18:36:42.757-07:00Comments on When the Giants Come to Town...: Hot Stove Update: Giants Sign A Player and the Mariners Make Another TradeDrBGiantsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574563470247927739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-63810650001256695982015-11-17T19:41:24.022-08:002015-11-17T19:41:24.022-08:00I don't know about that "poor." Mor...I don't know about that "poor." Morse and Blanks each have a total of 3.6 fWAR in their MLB careers, but Morse has had about three times as many plate appearances as Blanks. Blanks's injuries have kept him from playing anything like as much as Morse every year, though when he has played he's a good bit more productive.campanarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-84919986822486862342015-11-17T15:33:23.040-08:002015-11-17T15:33:23.040-08:00Poor man's Michael Morse?Poor man's Michael Morse?Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613311407885995548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-41714702654548866882015-11-17T13:57:43.728-08:002015-11-17T13:57:43.728-08:00Maybe Blanks is backup insurance for Belt if his c...Maybe Blanks is backup insurance for Belt if his concussion symptoms continue? <br />Wonder if Giants are thinking about Parker playing 1B (if Belt can't go or is hurt)? <br />That's often a natural transition although it's usually older players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-42394542523118051722015-11-17T08:52:07.437-08:002015-11-17T08:52:07.437-08:00On the Blanks signing, I fully agree with you Dr. ...On the Blanks signing, I fully agree with you Dr. B. Ideally, he can be a right-handed power bat off of the bench and a fill in OF/1B. At worst, we wasted a minor league salary. Given how many injuries we saw last year, depth is a good thing.<br />I saw Blanks a few times here in Reno. In 2014, I saw him hit an easy swing opposite field line drive home run that cleared the stadium by a country mile. Admitted, the ball flies in Reno, but it was among the longest home runs I've ever seen anywhere.pygalgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423302866723206260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-81974108734997942222015-11-17T07:03:38.307-08:002015-11-17T07:03:38.307-08:00Would Greinke want to go back? I don't remembe...Would Greinke want to go back? I don't remember how his tenure was there. He asked to be traded, but that was because he "wasn't motivated to play for a rebuilding team."Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538789257255927719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-44652304521323393182015-11-17T00:39:02.910-08:002015-11-17T00:39:02.910-08:00I had heard whispers of that, about LA not resigni...I had heard whispers of that, about LA not resigning Greinke, but just assumed it was smoke until this bit of news. That would certainly be justification for the Giants to exceed the threshold again, if Dodgers are cutting back. Could he return to the Royals? Glass is a billionaire and if ever was a time to go all in, it is to repeat. <br /><br />Plus, perhaps this is signs of their cable deal about to be renegotiated, Shankbone has written a lot of how badly that is turning out, how few people are signing up. Perhaps fiscal reality is coming to LA for the next few seasons?obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.com