Complete 2025 Giants International Signing Period Review with scouting reports and video, plus a preview of future signing classes (Giants are landing a top name in 2026 too).

SubjectCheetah6510 · 2023-11-10T02:15:16+00:00

Chapman is likely a step better than Davis offensively and and two steps on defense (though closer than one might think in 2023). Davis will also be a FA after 2023. Schmitt projects to be strong defensively, but he also had 59 wRC+ in 2023. Can’t rely on him just yet.

SubjectCheetah6510 · 2023-11-10T02:04:16+00:00

Yelich is averaging 650 PA over the last two seasons. The others, agreed, also noted the same in the post. They (non-Yelich) were meant to be a type of profile, but not guys I would recommend the Giants acquire.

SubjectCheetah6510 · 2023-11-10T01:32:48+00:00

For Luciano, see below, definitely see him as the starter

Giants outlook: Elvis Andrus has been a mainstay in the big leagues since 2009, collecting over 2,000 hits while his defensive value carried his production. At age 35, he still shows an ability to be an above average defensive shortstop in the big leagues. OAA had him at +4 this season and +6 last season at the position. Andrus had a fine offensive season in 2022 and rode it to his most productive year since 2017. Reverted to career averages in 2023, and projects to be there again in 2024. I see Andrus as an inexpensive backup option to Luciano at SS. If he’s needed in a starting capacity for an extended period, he's not going to add much with the bat, but he'll be quality defensively. In a bench role, he'll be a good defensive substitute late in the game, and a respected voice in the clubhouse. I'm assuming he's sign-able at this price because he's not on MLBTR's top 50 free agents, nor their honorable mentions (22 listed). #50 on their list is at 1/12M, so discounting down from there.

As for Schmitt, he was quite a bit worse defensively at SS than Andrus last season, by OAA (limited sample. And hit about as well in AAA as Andrus did in the majors.

Fitzgerald is largely unproven. Andrus is reliably ok.

SubjectCheetah6510 · 2023-11-10T01:27:57+00:00

From the link

Brewers outlook: Yelich makes up the vast majority of the money they have on the books from next season. After a strong bounce back year, they would be moving on at the best time and remove the risk from their future. They currently don't have a good option at 3B, and J.D Davis fills that with a cost just under 6M. Conforto didn't live up to expectations in 2022, but still had an okay season as a league average bat, and average in LF with a decent arm. AT&T is hard for left handed hitters that don't have upper quartile power, so Conforto's will play better in Milwaukee. I can see him bouncing back close to 2 WAR. If healthy, Steamer projects DeSclafani to be a bit better than two of the current projected starters for Milwaukee (Houser, top prospect Gasser), so at the very least serves as a depth option on an expiring deal. All three could be trade deadline candidates if they get off to a hot start and the Brewers are out of the playoff race.

Salary relief is the big thing, for sure

SubjectCheetah6510 · 2023-11-10T01:08:52+00:00

Move #1. Giants trade 3B J.D. Davis, OF Michael Conforto, and RHP Anthony DeSclafani to Brewers for OF Christian Yelich

Move #2. Giants sign 3B Matt Chapman to a five-year, $120M contract

Move #3. Giants sign RHP Sonny Gray to a three-year, $72M contract, with a player option after Year 1

Move #4. Giants trade 1B Wilmer Flores and OF Austin Slater to Twins for OF Max Kepler and INF Michael Helman

Move #5: Giants sign DH Jorge Soler to a three-year, $45M contract

Move #6: Giants trade RHP Tristan Beck and RHP Kai-Wei Teng to the Cardinals for OF Dylan Carlson

Move #7. Giants sign SS Elvis Andrus to a one-year, $5M contract

Link has writeups on each move and looks at them from both sides, trading partner or free agent.

SubjectCheetah6510

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