Tuesday, July 08, 2014

A's beat Giants, expose glaring deficiencies for good measure


This is all you need to know about the way things have been going recently for the Giants offensively.

Giants drop opener, fall to A's 5-0 - McCovey Chronicles:

The Giants have been shutout in four of their last eight games. They were shut out four times in 2004.
'via Blog this'


Somnambulant is a good word to describe the Giants right now.  Morse HR late against the Padres was like a jolt of caffeine, but then it was right back to sleepy time for the G-men. 

The Giants offensive weaknesses were put on full display when contrasted with the A's offensive strengths. In one word, the difference is diversification. 


When the Giants hit HR's, they score runs. 

When the Giants don't hit HR's, they don't score many runs. 


They don't steal bases very much. 

They don't hit and run very much.

They don't move runners with productive outs very much. 

They don't hit very well with RISP. 


They simply don't manufacture runs very well. Part of that can be laid at the doorstep of injuries, particularly to Pagan and Scutaro.  But look at this lineup they threw out there for a big series. WITH THE DH!!! 


Thank God Belt was at .250 or there would have been six out of nine batters hitting .250 or under. You are not going to score many runs with that kind of anemic hitting in your lineup. 



from Yahoo Sports:



San Francisco

ABRHRBIHRBBKSBLOBAVG
Hunter PenceRF300001102.299
Joe Panik2B400000203.231
Brandon Belt1B400000100.250
Buster PoseyC301001000.287
Michael MorseDH401000202.271
Tyler ColvinLF400000203.223
Gregor BlancoCF400000101.225
Joaquín Árias3B302000010.183
Brandon CrawfordSS301000102.240
Totals320500210113

Batting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Panik 2
Team LOB - 7
Running
SB - J Arias (1, 2nd base off J Chavez/J Jaso)
Fielding
E - B Crawford (13, field, throw)

The Giants were hitting HR's at about a 3% rate per PA when they were winning ( before June 9th swoon ). That rate has been cut in half to about a 2.3% HR/PA rate since.  Runs per game have melted from about 4.4 RPG to 2.5 RPG during the same time frame. 

If you keep the Giants in the park, you have a very good chance of holding them under three runs. They just do not manufacture runs well at all and have dissolved into an old style American League offense that seemingly just sits back and waits for a three run homer. When they happen, it's good times. When they don't happen, life sucks. 

So the answer according to Brian seems to be to target the White Sox Viciedo (another bomber) and put everybody on the trading block, presumably including Posey, Bumgarner and the crown jewel Kyle Crick? 

And still nothing? What does that tell you? 

It's great to be a Giants fan.

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Giants Top Minor League Prospects

  • 1. Joey Bart 6-2, 215 C Power arm and a power bat, playing a premium defensive position. Good catch and throw skills.
  • 2. Heliot Ramos 6-2, 185 OF Potential high-ceiling player the Giants have been looking for. Great bat speed, early returns were impressive.
  • 3. Chris Shaw 6-3. 230 1B Lefty power bat, limited defensively to 1B, Matt Adams comp?
  • 4. Tyler Beede 6-4, 215 RHP from Vanderbilt projects as top of the rotation starter when he works out his command/control issues. When he misses, he misses by a bunch.
  • 5. Stephen Duggar 6-1, 170 CF Another toolsy, under-achieving OF in the Gary Brown mold, hoping for better results.
  • 6. Sandro Fabian 6-0, 180 OF Dominican signee from 2014, shows some pop in his bat. Below average arm and lack of speed should push him towards LF.
  • 7. Aramis Garcia 6-2, 220 C from Florida INTL projects as a good bat behind the dish with enough defensive skill to play there long-term
  • 8. Heath Quinn 6-2, 190 OF Strong hitter, makes contact with improving approach at the plate. Returns from hamate bone injury.
  • 9. Garrett Williams 6-1, 205 LHP Former Oklahoma standout, Giants prototype, low-ceiling, high-floor prospect.
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  • 11. Jacob Gonzalez 6-3, 190 3B Good pedigree, impressive bat for HS prospect.
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  • 13. C.J. Hinojosa 5-10, 175 SS Scrappy IF prospect in the mold of Kelby Tomlinson, just gets it done.
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  • 1. Bobby Witt, Jr. 6-1,185 SS Colleyville Heritage HS (TX) Oklahoma commit. Outstanding defensive SS who can hit. 6.4 speed in 60 yd. Touched 97 on mound. Son of former major leaguer. Five tool potential.
  • 2. Riley Greene 6-2, 190 OF Haggerty HS (FL) Florida commit.Best HS hitting prospect. LH bat with good eye, plate discipline and developing power.
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2019 MLB Draft - Top College Draft Prospects

  • 1. Adley Rutschman C Oregon State Plus defender with great arm. Excellent receiver plus a switch hitter with some pop in the bat.
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