Spring Training 2025

[tzill]

Recap from today
SF 7
KC 3

Chappy was the star; two beautiful defensive plays, 2-2 with a HR, 3 RBI and a SB. Now hitting .533 on the Spring.
Yaz hit his third bomb
VR went yard, showcasing for another team
Adames 1-3 and hitting .364
Lee 0-2 also hitting .364
Matos another knock, hitting .333
Carney hitting .346
Wise with a double, now hitting .389

6 pitchers not named Garza: 8 IP, 4H 0R, 4BB (all Ragsdale), 12K

The team is looking pretty good, gotta say.

 

[LHG]

March 9
• RHP Carson Ragsdale: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• RHP Carson Seymour: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento

 

[tzill]

Grant McCray has quietly put a slow start behind him and is slashing .320 with an .873 OPS to go along with 4 stolen bags.

 

[Stokes1931]

March 9
• RHP Carson Ragsdale: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento
• RHP Carson Seymour: Optioned to Triple-A Sacramento

No more Carsons in the big league camp.

 

[tzill]

Baggs on the 2025 Giants. It's like he's one of my alts:

I’ll admit it. I’m bullish on this team. They have to stay healthy, obviously. And the offense likely won’t be better than league average. But they were a .500 team last season despite essentially playing two months with a two-man rotation. All the spring training caveats apply, of course, but I see a team that is catching the ball, that throws strikes and that has more functional pitching depth than maybe even the World Series clubs.

There’s a lot of stability in all of those qualities. Add on a breakout performance — maybe Jerar Encarnación becomes this year’s version of Heliot Ramos? — and I think this team has a very good chance to outperform its modest projections.

 

[stanford the manford]

Only Giants in camp who have yet to appear in a game are Erik Miller and Tom Murphy. I'm starting to wonder if Miller will be ready by OP.

he’s our only lefty on the bully, correct?

 

[LHG]

he’s our only lefty on the bully, correct?

Yup, since they decided that a 2nd left wasn't needed (Taylor Rogers).
Could break camp with 2 NRIs on the team if Miller isn't ready for the start of season. Fortunately, he got into a game 3 days ago so that is good.

 

[sf1giantfan]

Baggs on the 2025 Giants. It's like he's one of my alts:

I’ll admit it. I’m bullish on this team. They have to stay healthy, obviously. And the offense likely won’t be better than league average. But they were a .500 team last season despite essentially playing two months with a two-man rotation. All the spring training caveats apply, of course, but I see a team that is catching the ball, that throws strikes and that has more functional pitching depth than maybe even the World Series clubs.

There’s a lot of stability in all of those qualities. Add on a breakout performance — maybe Jerar Encarnación becomes this year’s version of Heliot Ramos? — and I think this team has a very good chance to outperform its modest projections.

Sounds like a contending team to me.

 

[sf1giantfan]

Wait Huff is catching? I thought he only played first base, well as long as he doesn’t try playing 2nd base he should be fine.

 

[sf1giantfan]

Is Casey our home run leader? I guess that is why they call him Mighty. Oh wait Chap is, that’s good since he is the man.

 

[tzill]

Giants beat the A'ss 5-3 tonight. Some notes:

Verlander went five and looked in control the whole way. Ran into a bit of trouble in the last inning but got through it. 5IP 4H 1BB 4K HR. Rogers and Doval were perfect. Walker was not, got touched up for 3H and a BB 2ER in only .2 innings. Peguero had to come in to bail him out. Miller looked ok, a little control issue but got 3 of the 4 guys he faced,

Chappy had another two knocks, and 2 RBI. He's hitting .550 for the spring. Stassi hit his first bomb, a 2 run shot B8 which won the game. Giants only drew one walk and K'd 10 times. Top seven hitters got hits; Fitz (.211) and Yaz (.200) still struggling. Adames stole a base.

If you can believe it, Doval has walked only 1 batter across 6 innings this spring.

 

[LHG]

Giants beat the A'ss 5-3 tonight. Some notes:

Verlander went five and looked in control the whole way. Ran into a bit of trouble in the last inning but got through it. 5IP 4H 1BB 4K HR. Rogers and Doval were perfect. Walker was not, got touched up for 3H and a BB 2ER in only .2 innings. Peguero had to come in to bail him out. Miller looked ok, a little control issue but got 3 of the 4 guys he faced,

Chappy had another two knocks, and 2 RBI. He's hitting .550 for the spring. Stassi hit his first bomb, a 2 run shot B8 which won the game. Giants only drew one walk and K'd 10 times. Top seven hitters got hits; Fitz (.211) and Yaz (.200) still struggling. Adames stole a base.

If you can believe it, Doval has walked only 1 batter across 6 innings this spring.

Okay, spring training can end now. The hitters are in mid season form.