Logan Webb worked 2 dominant innings as the Giants continued to show off their organizational pitching and made the most of 4 hits for their fourth spring training win in a row. Key Lines:
Lineup: Jung Hoo Lee CF, Jared Oliva RF, Patrick Bailey C and Jake Holton DH had a hit each with Holton and Bailey hitting doubles. Oliva had his second stolen base of the spring. Bailey, Holton and Grant McCray drove in runs with sac flies.
Logan Webb RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. Midseason form!
Landon Roupp RHP, Matt Gage LHP, Ryan Walker RHP, Keaton Winn RHP, Michael Fulmer RHP and Braxton Roxby RHP threw a scoreless inning each.
The Giants continued to score runs by putting the ball in play.
The ABS challenge system my prove to make Patrick Bailey even more valuable as a defensive catcher if he continues to get overturned calls in key situations. We have a new defensive stat to follow which means it will have to be incorporated into WAR calculations.
The Giants play another road game tomorrow agains the Brewers where Adrian Houser RHP will make his first spring start.
Sorry, please explain how the ABS system can help a catchers value by overturned calls. Doesn't an overturn call help the batter?
ReplyDeleteCatchers can challenge and convert a ball into a strike.
DeletePitchers can, too, but they shouldn't because they are fairly far from the home plate to make decisions of an inch this way or that.
DeleteSF Giants and LA Spenders, currently both undefeated at 4-0, play Friday on MLB at 12:05.
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I really worry about Webb and the WBC. Crunching numbers through AI I have been told that the average increase in ERA in season after WBC is .58 with reduced innings. Numerous examples of fatigue and injuries cropping up. I really wish Webb had let that cup pass him by.
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DeleteThese are humans and they're seeking great life experiences too, but selfishly he's our #1 dude overall...and pitchers gain a far more negative impact from early stress innings then hitters do! I'd rather he get his kicks in October!
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we have only hit one HR in spring so far. I think it might be a direct reflection of Tony V’s leadership and direction he wants this team to go. This is how a manager can affect the actual results on the field by changing the mentality in the clubhouse to hitting more doubles over HR’s.
ReplyDeleteHomers are great but they can kill rally’s and your BA if that’s all you are trying to do each at bat. Not gonna change Devers and maybe not even Adames and Chappie but if Tony can get the rest of the team to have a gap to gap mentality instead of HR approach, the benefit to the team will be tremendous.
It worked in Milwaukee and Toronto last year and I think it could be the new trend in baseball. Especially with teams that are loaded up with young players who are more likely to listen if they want to stay in the lineup. If Tony can get Bailey, Lee, Ramos, and the bench guys to take this approach with them to the plate each time then he may be able to eliminate one out from the lineup each time through. One less out each time through would create essentially another inning for the offense each game. Two doubles in a row is better than a HR because with the doubles you still got the run but also still have a rally going that inning.
There definitely seems to be a trend across baseball away from the Earl Weaver/Moneyball formula of playing for 3-run homers. There are reasons to believe a contact approach works better in Oracle Park. It's a narrative to watch with interest how it works out.
DeleteTwo doubles in a row is better than one home run but two home runs in a row is better than two doubles. Just saying. Goes both ways here.
DeleteHitting in baseball is not like giving an order to a short order cook. Things like situation, park effect, pitcher, which batter is up, and runners on base should dictate the situation more than relying solely on the three outcomes
DeleteI do want to remind everyone that the Giants also were the 2025 Cactus League champions, and even started the season out of the gate quite hot in 2025. However, in the end the projections largely ended up being correct. Nevertheless, I still hope the projections are wrong!
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