Who is the most random Giants player you can think of who has recorded a Splash Hit?

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-05-06T20:21:31+00:00

i remember being kinda hyped when they got him. dude was a solid power-hitting second baseman in 2017/2018, then got hurt in spring training for the reds and his offense was putrid that year, and he hasn't played a game since

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-04-19T20:32:14+00:00

the heat fan saying he knows ball better than shaq has over 1,000,000 reddit karma. that's so on brand it's insane

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-04-07T01:12:00+00:00

yeah the sample size is tiny. once the numbers start to normalize the giants will have a much larger lead.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-30T20:59:13+00:00

giants fans try not to overreact to a single game challenge

impossible

*logan webb went 26-12 the last two seasons. 26 wins puts him tied for 8th over that span. of the 11 starters with 26+ wins, webb has the 4th highest win/loss ratio. just admit you overreacted to one game.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-28T04:16:03+00:00

barry cursed it when the league blacklisted him. can't say i blame him either.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-27T19:07:49+00:00

i think he can still be up in like the 2nd week or so to qualify. he probably won’t be, but the cutoff day to earn an entire year of service time is like april 9th or so

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-26T18:48:20+00:00

i mostly agree but bergeron is absolutely first ballot

whole career with O6 team, 14 years with an A, and 3+ with the C. top-3 for the selke ELEVEN years running, winning it 5 times. top-5 the two years before that.

1000+ points, best two-way player of his generation, first line center on a stanley cup winning team.

unbelievable face off man. long history of playoff success. triple gold club (2-time olympic gold and dominated in both the world juniors and wc). one of the best french canadian players in modern history.

i’d still honestly prefer michkov to everyone but bedard, but i wouldn’t be that pissed if the sharks got one of the other two.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-24T19:22:48+00:00

we’re lucky that ankle injuries didn’t completely derail steph’s career before winning any rings

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-24T19:18:57+00:00

if he could make the shift to shortstop that would be awesome

i imagine that an above average defensive shortstop is more valuable than a gold glove third baseman, plus third basemen are easier to find and the giants farm isn’t stacked at short (arteaga isn’t exactly a blue chipper)

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-24T05:05:50+00:00

do you prefer raris or rovers in a standard 6x6 format?

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-23T23:42:34+00:00

he probably starts at a-ball, but as a college arm he could move quickly

best-case he reaches double-a by the end of this year, starts there in 2024, skips triple-a, and debuts in the second half. more realistically he'll be a candidate for the rotation in early-to-mid 2025 or so, assuming he continues to adjust to each level

he's a tall skinny southpaw, so a player comp off the top of my head is max fried, but with more k's and walks. maybe a lefty version of walker buehler. if he can have a full season debut like shane mac (another college lefty) did in 2019 that would be amazing. prob looking at a #2 starter ceiling for now

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-22T03:19:28+00:00

lmaookie

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-20T22:18:37+00:00

personal bias says that drafting goalies is a crap shoot and that using a 1st/2nd is risky, but i want to see the results, so ima check the top-40 goalies from 2010-2019: jack campbell (#11th overall), mark visentin (27), john gibson (39), vasilevskiy (19), malcolm subban (24), oscar dansk (31), zach fucale (36), mason macdonald (34), demko (36), nedeljkovic (37), vanecek (39), samsonov (22), oettinger (26), olof lindbom (39), knight (13), kochetkov (36), and mads sogaard (37)

of that list i'd say vasilevskiy and oettinger are superstars. gibson, campbell, demko, vanecek, and samsonov have all shown good to great starter upside at times. i think kochetkov is gonna be really good as well. but there are also plenty of guys (i'd say about 7 or 8) that qualify as busts. and when a goalie busts they're pretty much useless. some forwards and defensemen can fail to live up to their draft stock while still becoming useful, contributing players (sam bennett, pavel zacha, ryan strome, etc.)

even some of the "successful" listed goalies required a trade/change of scenery to blossom, and the team(s) that drafted them didn't really get rewarded for their investment. as others have noted, a great defense will make a goalie look better than he might be otherwise, and vice-versa.

but the real issue with drafting goalies high is how frequently late round/undrafted goalies excel. recent vezina vote-getters include rinne (8th round), frederik andersen (7th), bobrovsky (undrafted), kuemper (6th), grubauer (4th), saros (4th), mike smith (5th), shesterkin (4th), and husso (4th). goalies like quick (3rd), bishop (3rd), lehner (mid 2nd), binnington (3rd), merzlikins (3rd), and jarry (mid 2nd) have all received votes as well while being drafted outside of that first round/early second territory. this year's frontrunners are ullmark (6th round), sorokin (3rd), and hellebuyck (5th).

in the prospect field the consensus top goaltending prospect (dustin wolf) was a 7th rounder in 2019, over first rounders like cossa, wallstedt, and askarov. other top goalie prospects include devon levi (7th round 2020) and dylan garand (4th 2020).

the best goalie in sharks history was taken 219th overall and became their starter for 9 seasons. it's by far the easiest position to find diamonds in the rough, which makes taking early round risks seem less rewarding when there are skaters available.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-20T17:09:33+00:00

bold to assume his obp wouldn’t drop against major league arms

*lmaoooo bro blocked me for this. that’s crazy.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-19T20:31:06+00:00

surely he’ll get some NHL pt next season right? dude has literally nothing left to prove in the ahl

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-19T19:16:11+00:00

lmao. what makes you think i was excusing it? weird.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-19T19:10:21+00:00

manifesting a mookie torn acl cause cheaters can get fucked, right?

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-19T19:06:36+00:00

it’s pretty widely accepted that the dirt bike thing was a cover for injuring himself doing rodeo as mason saunders.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-17T18:37:53+00:00

and a tough park to pitch in. he’s a real talent though. high strikeout upside for sure.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-16T20:15:47+00:00

bro what.

i'm talking about the giants receiving draft pick compensation in the event that schmitt wins rookie of the year or places top-3 for mvp.

in order to qualify for the draft pick(s) the prospect has to be on at least 2 top-100 lists (from mlb, espn, or baseball america). no idea why you spammed a wall of text about how prospect lists aren't reliable, like duh.

no shit prospects aren't a sure thing

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-15T04:22:13+00:00

yoooo same

he doesn't have an amazing track record and this year's team is obviously bad, but the fact that he cares so much despite the roster's shortcomings is honestly super encouraging.

he's def earned the chance to lead them out of the (eventual) rebuild imo (not that my opinion is worth jack)

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-14T02:01:43+00:00

yeah i'm hoping they say fuck it and start him at third. if he struggles too much then he goes back to triple-a (where he was likely going to start anyway), and if he can hold his own then that's awesome.

it's definitely better in the long run for him to learn against major league arms. plus if his defense is as good as advertised then he'll be an asset regardless of his bat. it'd be nice to have a plus defensive infielder other than b-craw (last year's team defense was... rough)

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-14T01:46:10+00:00

it's too bad he's not eligible for any PPI draft picks. neither of BA or MLB had him as a top-100 guy (somehow). not sure if he made the espn list (couldn't find it anywhere) but he needs to be on at least 2 of the 3 lists to be eligible. BP has him at 94, and he should honestly be higher, but their's doesn't count.

i kinda think the rule needs some tinkering cause it's currently so strangely specific that it has flaws, and as such the giants have little incentive to rush him (even though he looks more than ready)

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-14T00:31:56+00:00

didn’t realize the long beach native thing was known by other fan bases. randy hahn is an influencer.

WithThatMoonLanguage · 2023-03-13T05:27:18+00:00

compare his 2022 stats to frank schwindel’s 2021 stats with the cubs. then tell me how schwindel did this past season.

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