The Official 2021 San Francisco Giants thread...
 

Hard to believe there is no team thread for the team with the best record in the National League!

If anybody is wondering why the Giants are playing so much better than expected, it's because:

- they have the 2nd best starting pitcher ERA in baseball
- they have committed only 9 errors and given up only 6 unearned runs
- Evan Longoria, Brandon Belt, and Brandon Crawford have rediscovered the Fountain of Youth

No mention of Posey?

Bullpen is a concern.


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[QUOTE=sfgiants4life;17307234]No mention of Posey?[/QUOTE]



Yeah, that’s a glaring omission... Is it 2012?


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What took you guys so long? :D

Good for them.
I hadn't even heard that BALCO had reopened.

Is the starting pitching sustainable?

Posey is on fire this year! Taking the year off helped.

Go Giants!

[QUOTE=texmcpherson;17307443]Is the starting pitching sustainable?[/QUOTE]

Yes it is!:flex:

[QUOTE=sfgiants4life;17307234]No mention of Posey?[/QUOTE]

Posey is leading the league in OPS.....one-thousandth of a point ahead of Trout as of Saturday morning....

[QUOTE=jdandns;17307433]Good for them.
I hadn't even heard that BALCO had reopened.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully they don't start drug testing in MLB!

Giants with the best record in MLB....sure as heck didn't see this coming! :D

[QUOTE=mfw13;17316712]Giants with the best record in MLB....sure as heck didn't see this coming! :D[/QUOTE]

Shocking, honestly. I hope their pitching can hold up for rest of the season. Aside from Cueto, I never heard of any of these guys.

Alex Wood 5-0!

Buster, Belt & Crawford have found the fountain of youth!

Go Giants!!!!!!!!

Humm Baby!!!!

Bullpen is an issue. Outside of Barragar and Rogers there isn't a reliable arm among them.

Assuming the Giants are still in it before the trade deadline, would you be willing to give up Ramos, Bailey, Bishop, Luciano, Matos or Canario for bullpen help?

[QUOTE=bulljh;17336356]Assuming the Giants are still in it before the trade deadline, would you be willing to give up Ramos, Bailey, Bishop, Luciano, Matos or Canario for bullpen help?[/QUOTE]

Nope. I'm hoping Farhan can find a few decent arms without giving up those guys. I'm willing to give up Bart though.

Giants are on fire! Buster is killing it this year!


Go Giants!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Giants success this season is largely because several of their reclamation projects have been great:

Buster Posey: .374/.451/.657 8 home runs
Anthony DeSclafani: 2.03 ERA in 9 GS
Alex Wood: 1.75 ERA in 6 GS

Kevin Gausman improving on his success from last season: 1.66 ERA in 9 GS

Did Brandon Crawford visit the fountain of youth in the offseason?

Just hit his 11th home run of the season....

[QUOTE=mfw13;17343081]Did Brandon Crawford visit the fountain of youth in the offseason?

Just hit his 11th home run of the season....[/QUOTE]

Yes he did!!

The team is just on fire right now.


Go Giants!!!!!!!!

No way do they trade Luciano, unless it's for another young superstar with multiple years left on contract.

[QUOTE=FreshOutThePack;17343400]No way do they trade Luciano, unless it's for another young superstar with multiple years left on contract.[/QUOTE]

Do not trade him, would be a stupid and rash decision by the management

Hot starts do not mean season long success

[QUOTE=FreshOutThePack;17343400]No way do they trade Luciano, unless it's for another young superstar with multiple years left on contract.[/QUOTE]

You also have to remember that starting next year, the NL is likely to have the DH. Which means that having two players who play the same position is no longer a big problem.

Everyone is thinking that the Giants will go after one of the big-name free agent shortstops this offseason, but I wouldn't be surprised if they go after Bryant instead and re-sign Crawford to a 2-3 year deal so that he can mentor Luciano.

Bryant could share 3B with Longoria in 2022 while also playing some LF and DH, and then take over 3B full-time in 2023.