***Official 2019 San Francisco Giants Thread: The Waiver Wire OF Headquarters

[PIK95]

1 minute ago, bananafish said:

Undefeated.

[Eephus]

Six Seven deluded Giants fans still believe in even-number shtick

[Eephus]

I like this Johnny Cueto

[PIK95]

Good battle going on here against the blue.  This Giants pitcher needs to trim his dreads, so I can see what his name is on his jersey.  He does the Kevin Brown rotation before he lets the ball go which is cool.

[PIK95]

2 minutes ago, Eephus said:

I like this Johnny Cueto

I was wondering who it was.

Wood got the Wood.  PG?  I didn't even realise.

Edited March 31, 2018 by PIK95

[Eephus]

8 minutes ago, PIK95 said:

Good battle going on here against the blue.  This Giants pitcher needs to trim his dreads, so I can see what his name is on his jersey.  He does the Kevin Brown rotation before he lets the ball go which is cool.

Bunny Wailer

[PIK95]

Say Hey Andy McK!  Nice grab there.

[Eephus]

score two, win two is high efficiency

[Eephus]

getting ridiculous now

[PIK95]

Cueto....WAIT!

[Eephus]

The SP injuries have been tough but the rotation hasn't been the problem.  Two of Blach, Stratton, Holland, Beede and Suarez would be a decent back end of the rotation when the others come back.  None of them have enough strikeout potential to be particularly good fantasy starters though.

Maybe yesterday's TD will jump start the offense.

[PIK95]

Those Padre retro kits are pretty horrific.  I do really miss Tony Gwynn though.

[Eephus]

4 minutes ago, PIK95 said:

Those Padre retro kits are pretty horrific.  I do really miss Tony Gwynn though.

The Padres thread is over there

[Eephus]

Joey Bart.  No pressure succeeding Buster Posey

[Eephus]

It's Bum day.

30-30 and 1.5 GB is better than I expected when Bumgarner first went down, especially with the Cueto and Samardzija injuries.

[Encyclopedia Brown]

On 6/5/2018 at 10:24 AM, Eephus said:

It's Bum day.

30-30 and 1.5 GB is better than I expected when Bumgarner first went down, especially with the Cueto and Samardzija injuries.

Not a bad weekend in Arizona. Not bad, at all. 

[Eephus]

We'll always have the three titles but this organization drives me nuts sometimes.  Their unwillingness to pick a lane at the deadline was classic Giants. 

There have been some nice things about this year's club.  Crawford and Belt have been terrific.  Dereck Rodriguez has been a pleasant surprise.  Derek Holland has been better than expected and seems like a mensch.  Duggar looks like he'll be a fixture for the next few years.  Even Pablo has contributed.  But this isn't a championship caliber team, not even close.  They're fortunate to be at .500 now and unlikely to improve much on that record. 

I think the front office realizes this too which explains why they weren't buyers.  This organization isn't dumb but they are overly conservative.  If you're not going to buy this year, then  be a seller, commit to a rebuild and stay under the CBT.  The Giants don't have lot of tradeable assets but they had some.  The fans aren't going to stop buying tickets if Tony Watson gets traded. 

[Eephus]

Harper

[Eephus]

21 hours ago, Eephus said:

Harper

Parra, Duggar and Williamson

[Bob Loblaw]

Larry Baer, what're ya doin'?

[Quint]

2 minutes ago, Bob Loblaw said:

Larry Baer, what're ya doin'?

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2019 San Francisco Giants!

[Eephus]

6 minutes ago, Bob Loblaw said:

Larry Baer, what're ya doin'?

The incident took place about four blocks from our house.  I'm there every day walking the dog.

[Eephus]

19 minutes ago, Fat Drunk and Stupid said:

What's the expected time line on Bart?  Is there one?  I assume Posey moves to 1B full time whenever it does happen.

When asked about it over the weekend, Zaidi didn't rule out a Bart debut in 2019 but I think it's still pretty unlikely he'll reach the bigs until 2020.   Posey and Belt are both signed through 2021 and neither contract is moveable.

For Bart to get a 2019 callup, (1) the Giants would have to be in contention, (2) Bart would have to shine offensively and defensively and (3) Posey or Belt would have to be hurt.  #1 is probably the tough one.

[Eephus]

The Matt Joyce era will be remembered fondly

[Eephus]

The Giants used 17 different Outfielders in 2017.   They used 11 in both 2016 and 2018.

I'm taking the over on 17 this year.

[Eephus]

Connor Joe and Michael Reed are starting in the OF today.

It's not a split squad game as far as I know.

[Eephus]

The Giants should make their search for corner OF into a reality show.

[Eephus]

Whatever the opposite of juggernaut is

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Enraged Dodgers fans made Joe Kelly the #1 Twitter topic. 

[Eephus]

1 hour ago, Encyclopedia Brown said:

Enraged Dodgers fans made Joe Kelly the #1 Twitter topic. 

Sir, this is a Giants' thread.

[Eephus]

Pillar will be the sixth 2019 OF and counting

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar

[Northern Voice]

Pillar will be fun to watch/bring a lot of value defensively in that large outfield, which he'll almost certainly give right back at the plate. 

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin

 

Edited April 11, 2019 by Eephus

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Decent comeback. 

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin 
9. Gerber

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin 
9. Gerber
10. Williamson

[Eephus]

I can't add Aaron Altherr to the OF list because he only managed one PH appearance before being DFAed

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin 
9. Gerber
10. Williamson 
11. Vogt

Yeah, that's Stephen Vogt

[Rodrigo Duterte]

Eephus, you're the smartest cat in here.  Where do you think Bumgarner ends up?  That mule could win it for a team.

[Eephus]

16 hours ago, Rodrigo Duterte said:

Eephus, you're the smartest cat in here.  Where do you think Bumgarner ends up?  That mule could win it for a team.

His no trade list makes things a bit more complicated/expensive but it's tough to say until Keuchel signs.  Hoping for nothing but the best for Bum.

I'm pretty much the only cat in the Giants thread.

Edited May 22, 2019 by Eephus

[Encyclopedia Brown]

1 hour ago, Eephus said:

His no trade list makes things a bit more complicated/expensive but it's tough to say until Keuchel signs.  Hoping for nothing but the best for Bum.

I'm pretty much the only cat in the Giants thread.

Milwaukee has Gio Gonzalez in the rotation. I would ask for Bumgarner and the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and see what the Giants would want in return. 

[Eephus]

41 minutes ago, Encyclopedia Brown said:

Milwaukee has Gio Gonzalez in the rotation. I would ask for Bumgarner and the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and see what the Giants would want in return. 

The Brewers are on his no trade list but I'm sure that's negotiable.

Minnesota is an interesting possible destination that's not on the list.  Too bad he wouldn't get to hit.

 

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin 
9. Gerber
10. Williamson 
11. Vogt
12. Yastrzemski

[Eephus]

Mike Yastrzemski has been cromulent as a platoon OF.  He's a 28 year old rookie with very limited upside but he and Tyler Austin have been an improvement in LF.  The bar isn't set very high.

[Encyclopedia Brown]

On 6/3/2019 at 2:38 PM, Eephus said:

Mike Yastrzemski has been cromulent as a platoon OF.  

That was a nice catch to end the game on Saturday. 

[Gopher State]

Hearing Twins are close to trading for Bumgarner 

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin 
9. Gerber
10. Williamson 
11. Vogt
12. Yastrzemski
13. Dickerson

[Eephus]

1. Duggar
2. Parra
3. Solarte
4. Joe
5. Reed
6. Pillar
7. Belt
8. Austin 
9. Gerber
10. Williamson 
11. Vogt
12. Yastrzemski
13. Dickerson
14. Slater

[Eephus]

This is fun

[Encyclopedia Brown]

This team has grit (according to Cubs radio color man Ron Coomer).

They also seemed to know exactly what Pedro Strop was going to throw.