Eephus
Footballguy
2,000,000,000 - estimated value of the Giants according to Forbes with estimated 2014 revenues of $387M and income of $68.4M. That's an incredible turnaround for an organization that was on its deathbed as recently as 1992.
99,000,000 - estimated difference between the Dodgers and Giants 2015 payrolls.
18,000,000 - dollars remaining on Tim Lincecum's contract. Anything from him this year will be a bonus. Fortunately his career decline has coincided with the team's success.
470 - career games caught by Buster Posey. Bochy has been good about spotting him at 1B to keep his bat in the lineup and preserve his body. That's much harder to do if Brandon Belt is healthy and productive.
324 - number of games Hunter Pence played in 2013-14 (out of 324). The string will be broken on opening day--he'll miss the first month of the season and the team will be hard pressed to replace his bat.
270 - innings pitched by Madison Bumgarner in 2014. He's a horse though.
90 1/3 - innings pitched by Matt Cain in 2014. He's been impressive this spring although he's acknowledged some elbow discomfort. He's a horse though.
73 - number of regular season games for Joe Panik. He seems like the high floor, low ceiling guy the Giants drafted in the 1st round in 2011. Panik and Brandon Crawford are a solid DP combination with much more value in real-life than in fantasy.
31 - number of 2014 GIDPs for new 3B Casey McGehee. The Giants have such low roster turnover that the new guy gets a lot of attention. His GB/FB ratios aren't outrageous so I'm hoping he won't lead the league in DPs this year. But if he does, I have him covered in Gobbler.
9 - total number of 2014 HRs hit by the starting OF of Angel Pagan, Gregor Blanco and Norichika Aoki. Knock it down to 6 if Pagan's back keeps him out and he's replaced by Justin Maxwell.
3 - championships in 5 years. They've never been a juggernaut but have been just good enough to make the expanded playoffs and efficient once they get there. 3 and 5 are both odd numbers. We like even numbers better.
2 - number of people in the organization that Pablo Sandoval will miss. The interview was a public service if it helps people with panda hats get over him. When he waddles off the field for the last time, I'm pretty sure the Giants will have gotten his best years from Sandoval.
0 - number of negative posts I'm going to make about Brian Sabean this year. He's surrounded himself with smart people and appears willing to listen to them when appropriate. I miss some of the hot stove fun that comes with a bunch of new arrivals but it's not as much fun as celebrating championships.
99,000,000 - estimated difference between the Dodgers and Giants 2015 payrolls.
18,000,000 - dollars remaining on Tim Lincecum's contract. Anything from him this year will be a bonus. Fortunately his career decline has coincided with the team's success.
470 - career games caught by Buster Posey. Bochy has been good about spotting him at 1B to keep his bat in the lineup and preserve his body. That's much harder to do if Brandon Belt is healthy and productive.
324 - number of games Hunter Pence played in 2013-14 (out of 324). The string will be broken on opening day--he'll miss the first month of the season and the team will be hard pressed to replace his bat.
270 - innings pitched by Madison Bumgarner in 2014. He's a horse though.
90 1/3 - innings pitched by Matt Cain in 2014. He's been impressive this spring although he's acknowledged some elbow discomfort. He's a horse though.
73 - number of regular season games for Joe Panik. He seems like the high floor, low ceiling guy the Giants drafted in the 1st round in 2011. Panik and Brandon Crawford are a solid DP combination with much more value in real-life than in fantasy.
31 - number of 2014 GIDPs for new 3B Casey McGehee. The Giants have such low roster turnover that the new guy gets a lot of attention. His GB/FB ratios aren't outrageous so I'm hoping he won't lead the league in DPs this year. But if he does, I have him covered in Gobbler.
9 - total number of 2014 HRs hit by the starting OF of Angel Pagan, Gregor Blanco and Norichika Aoki. Knock it down to 6 if Pagan's back keeps him out and he's replaced by Justin Maxwell.
3 - championships in 5 years. They've never been a juggernaut but have been just good enough to make the expanded playoffs and efficient once they get there. 3 and 5 are both odd numbers. We like even numbers better.
2 - number of people in the organization that Pablo Sandoval will miss. The interview was a public service if it helps people with panda hats get over him. When he waddles off the field for the last time, I'm pretty sure the Giants will have gotten his best years from Sandoval.
0 - number of negative posts I'm going to make about Brian Sabean this year. He's surrounded himself with smart people and appears willing to listen to them when appropriate. I miss some of the hot stove fun that comes with a bunch of new arrivals but it's not as much fun as celebrating championships.