tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post5493040907503308642..comments2024-03-27T21:44:24.119-07:00Comments on When the Giants Come to Town...: DrB's 2016 NL Power Rankings: #2 GiantsDrBGiantsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574563470247927739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-61542745601267868522016-03-23T06:40:20.814-07:002016-03-23T06:40:20.814-07:00The dark horse this season may be young starting G...The dark horse this season may be young starting Giants pitchers in the minors who may have breakout years and move up to help the parent team (as two or more of the current Giants starters falter) ; plus addition of a Williamson or Parker. Roy Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889062660087628998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-63861994040901375922016-02-27T14:07:26.372-08:002016-02-27T14:07:26.372-08:00Raburn has weak defensive fWAR numbers, but over h...Raburn has weak defensive fWAR numbers, but over his career they're lots better than Morse's. But he looks to me like a very weak candidate for a fifth OF and pinch-hitter, because he is drastically inconsistent year by year, half-season by half- season, overall and in his platoon splits. Last year he mashed lefties? The year before, he didn't, and two years before that, he didn't. If wildly uneven relief pitchers don't stay on rosters--100% strand rate today but yesterday, off to the races--why would a team want to put wildly uneven hitters at bat in high-leverage situations, which is much of the time when pinch hitters appear?campanarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-79701111687868569322016-02-27T12:40:05.854-08:002016-02-27T12:40:05.854-08:00I think he will be someday, but maybe not to start...I think he will be someday, but maybe not to start the season.DrBGiantsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699322384438591979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-67210317735851857032016-02-27T10:30:27.852-08:002016-02-27T10:30:27.852-08:00I wish Williamson were in left.I wish Williamson were in left.Roy Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889062660087628998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389427040394111033.post-55809183551517323952016-02-27T08:04:36.167-08:002016-02-27T08:04:36.167-08:00Good analysis, except that's what we expect of...Good analysis, except that's what we expect of you, doc!<br />Baggarly kinda threw Ryan Raburn into the mix except for (1) he wants a ML contract and (2) he's a Mike Morse level fielder. <br />IF healthy, going with 4 OFers as you mentioned as an option and letting Parker and Williamson duke it out in Sacramento has some appeal, unless one clearly wins a spot in ST a la Belt in 2011 (and that turned out so well). My favorite River Cat remains Ryan Lollis, seems to be a prototypical Giant hitter these days.<br />Speaking of ST, I have tickets to the Giants Wednesday and Thursday. Anyone gonna be there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com