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  1. MarcoPolo

    2024 Rosterbation

    Arbitration is binding. Yes, if they keep him. Thew Giants CAN (not saying they should or will) simply release him after the arb result (and before Mar 8th) and will only be on the hook for 30 days’ termination pay (about 1/6 of his yearly salary, a tad over $1M for him). Edit : a bit out of...
  2. MarcoPolo

    Current Roster

    Out of curiosity, why are people thinking Hicks will be the #4 or #5 starter? Just because we need one more starter? He has never started a SINGLE game in the majors, and only once pitched 70 innings or more. Edit: Oops, just noticed there was another page that I hadn't read. Ignore this ...
  3. MarcoPolo

    Current Roster

    Farhan Zaidi President, Baseball Operations 3 years (2024-26) 3 years (2024-26) signed extension with San Francisco 10/23
  4. MarcoPolo

    2024 Rosterbation

    Link to todays 'results' (?status?) : https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/2024-arbitration-tracker.html Which says for the Giants (January 11, 2024 at 11:40am CDT) : Austin Slater (5.147): $4MM agreement in November J.D. Davis (5.137): Did not reach agreement, likely to file (via...
  5. MarcoPolo

    2024 Rosterbation

    Old News, but links : https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/players/shota-imanaga Stats, BR.com : https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=imanag000sho And (supposed) salary info at Cot's : https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league-central/chicago-cubs/...
  6. MarcoPolo

    Manifesto?

    I have a picture somewhere that I took of the stands at PacBell in ?2009? about 4 minutes before games start. Very telling. I'll see if I can find it.
  7. MarcoPolo

    Where did ....

    Bale? Make hay? :)
  8. MarcoPolo

    Willing to trade for Ohtani?

    Yeah, rumor has it that he's going in for (his second) elbow surgery. That will affect 2024, but who knows after. Chances are that a 2nd surgery will have an effect on his pitching.
  9. MarcoPolo

    Willing to trade for Ohtani?

    What do you mean by "part time player" ?? He played in 135 games last year and led the AL in HRs, OBP, TB, and (duh) OPS. His started 23 games in '23 (*WhIP of 1.086), and started 28 games in '22 (*WhIP of 1.01). Or am I just being a HF?
  10. MarcoPolo

    Poster Trends

    I went to a SJ Giants game to meet BS once. We sat behind home plate and shot the breeze bout baseball.
  11. MarcoPolo

    Manifesto?

    FZ -has- brought in cheap, decent filler, but his methods are nothing to endear any of the players to the fans. We all know that they might no longer be with the team in 90 days.
  12. MarcoPolo

    Manifesto?

    There isn’t a fan favorite to be found. There isn’t a connection between the fans and the team. There isn’t anything on the horizon for the smart-fans to grasp onto. I guess that you are talking about the minors? What about the guys that blossomed on the Giants? Yaz, Flores, Web. However, the...
  13. MarcoPolo

    Manifesto?

    calsnowskier said : " We, as fans, ultimately just root for Laundry ". Jerry Seinfeld said : Loyalty to any one sports team is pretty hard to justify, because the players are always changing, the team can move to another city. You're actually rooting for the clothes, when you get right down to...
  14. MarcoPolo

    Willing to trade for Ohtani?

    The press are stating "contract includes significant deferrals" - so it most likely WON'T be $70M/yr. Maybe $35M/yr for 20 years? Still a lot of change, but ... Let's just hope that rumors of him needing a 2nd Tommy John surgery are correct.
  15. MarcoPolo

    Willing to trade for Ohtani?

    Willing to trade for Ohtani? Absolutely not. The Giants need 3 or 4 GOOD players, not ONE great player. A Ohtani contract would cripple the team roster for years.
  16. MarcoPolo

    2024 Rosterbation

    The Dodgers have an advantage, like the yankees. Two actually : 1) they own their own cable baseball channel and the owners make LOTS of money off the TV side, not sharable via MLB rules (the TEAM doesn't own the channel, just the same guys that own the team). 2) Shmucks all over the US have a...
  17. MarcoPolo

    2024 Rosterbation

    SF11704 said : " .... what happened in the past 7 years to alter the way the FO is now building their teams. " To be a little snotty about it, FZ *isn't* building a team. He is building a money printing machine. On the other hand, he DID find quite a few "good" and "above average" youngsters...
  18. MarcoPolo

    2024 Rosterbation

    Although I agree with a lot of this, I guess that I have a slightly different prospective overall. 1) They had their championship runs BECAUSE they *developed* key players in-house, and brought in FAs (or guys from the farm) to complement them (and who often had career years). Posey, Belt...
  19. MarcoPolo

    Poster Trends

    Probably either runboard or GIANTSBOARD (but I have this vague memory that somehow they might have been the same?)
  20. MarcoPolo

    Former Giants in the Big Leagues - 2023 edition

    So many of the names being brought up, I have no idea who they are. I stopped paying to much attention once F started his shuffleboard games with the roster. If it were a song : "put the righthander in, take the righthander out, then you shake him all about..."
  21. MarcoPolo

    Current Roster

    They probably had a "handshake deal" with at least two of them. You know "we want you, but you need to rehab and we want to be able to sign big name FA for the active roster. Will you sign a minor league deal?" .
  22. MarcoPolo

    Poster Trends

    Yeah, I interacted with BruteSentiment on a different board (can't remember which one) that went belly up about 6-9 years ago. Always had a good head on his shoulders ... if a bit opinionated at times. (like all of us :) )
  23. MarcoPolo

    Current Roster

    Well, I haven't changed my avatar
  24. MarcoPolo

    Current Roster

    Some extra details : - if the player has at least 3 years of MLB service he can refuse the assignment and ask to be released BUT the club does not have to honor any contract. If he accepts the assignment, the club must honor the contract while he is in the minors. I remember a player for the...
  25. MarcoPolo

    Current Roster

    That makes sense - thx PS - it might be useful to "tag" that it is the final arb year (it is possible to have either 3 or 4 arb-elig years, depending on whether they earned their first arb year during their 2nd or 3rd season) - unless they changed the rules again. I didn't read the latest CBA.
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