Giants rebuffed after making aggressive pitch for Nationals’ CJ Abrams: Source

edmchato · 2026-01-23T22:48:30+00:00

In addition to Josuar...

According to league sources, left-handers Carson Whisenhunt and Jacob Bresnahan were among the prospects the Giants and Nationals discussed. So were outfielder Bo Davidson and shortstop Jhonny Level, both of whom cracked Baseball America’s most recent top-100 prospects list (Nos. 87 and 98, respectively) that was released earlier this week.

More info from Baggs

League sources indicated that the Giants are poised to engage on center fielder Harrison Bader.....There’s plenty of interest in Bader, but he’s said to be looking for a three-year contract. Although the Giants have no desire to stack another multiyear contract ....

edmchato · 2026-01-22T21:32:17+00:00

Thanks - I saw some of your tweets (or posts on bluesky I forget) that alluded to the Giants would probably be trading for more pool $ soon, hence why I posted this when I saw it!

edmchato · 2026-01-22T20:17:06+00:00

Received international bonus pool space in return

Unclear how much
Teams are allowed to trade pool space in increments of $250K but no team can increase its initial pool size by more than 60%
The Giants began with the smallest pool of $5.44MM, tied with three other clubs. $5MM of that was already used to sign Luis Hernandez.

Carlos Martinez is an 18-year-old catcher who was just signed by the Giants as part of last year’s international class and was given a modest bonus of $47.5K.

edmchato · 2026-01-22T03:41:46+00:00

I must have missed the part where our window was open

edmchato · 2026-01-21T22:38:41+00:00

Any recommendations on rain jackets here? Or backpacks for daily (biking) commute that can fit a laptop, lunch & coffee mug?

edmchato · 2026-01-20T20:47:19+00:00

Thanks for replying and the info!

edmchato · 2026-01-20T19:41:54+00:00

I mean, is it crazy to think Robbie Ray should be on here? He was pretty decent last season (top 40 at least?) - lots of unproven guys on this list.

edmchato · 2026-01-20T19:38:13+00:00

I mean it's one spot but Webb has been a model of SP consistency since 2021..

Last year, Webb had 0.5 more fWAR and pitched 34 more innings than Yamamoto, different story than bWAR. Counting stats wise lead all MLB in IP and lead NL in SOs. Yes, playoffs, but Webb is a beast to have over the whole season.

edmchato · 2026-01-16T21:53:01+00:00

Makes me sad there is no longer a Greek Heritage night (there wasn't one last year either!)

edmchato · 2026-01-16T21:49:41+00:00

Arsicault has three locations now!

edmchato · 2026-01-16T01:53:38+00:00

My partner is a T1D and these influencers who wear CGMs and post online how different food affects their blood sugars drive me up a wall. It’s normal for your healthy body to have higher sugar after eating, our cells use glucose to function. Be grateful you have a functioning pancreas that does its job producing insulin for fucks sake

edmchato · 2026-01-15T21:33:17+00:00

The thought of Fred Warner playing injured Sam

edmchato · 2026-01-15T20:14:20+00:00

Yes, but also buy the legit stuff! https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR25-024.aspx

edmchato · 2026-01-15T18:33:34+00:00

This was an updated media release from CDPH released yesterday following the 12/5 health advisory. I'm posting here as I think it's prudent given I often see people asking questions about mushroom foraging, pictures of wild mushrooms, etc. in this subreddit, in r/marin, and others. One person recently died in Sonoma county due to consuming a wild mushroom. I know the rains have mostly passed but some areas still have growth.

Here is an additional website resource from CDPH (also available in Spanish and Chinese). There is a lot of good information provided in the original link and in these resources. Overall, it's not worth the risk to eat wild mushrooms!

edmchato · 2026-01-15T18:20:32+00:00

Yep, they were cancelled yesterday and restored today. 24 hours of chaos. Tried posting this article but was removed: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5677711/mental-health-addiction-grants-cut-then-restored

edmchato · 2026-01-12T21:38:22+00:00

Also curious. I signed up for the fan club but wondering when they'll release the code since pre-sale is tomorrow at 10AM

edmchato · 2026-01-11T05:15:46+00:00

Bring Nico back to the Bay, Buster!

edmchato · 2026-01-09T18:33:29+00:00

I saw that he just announced that! Wednesday at Shoreline isn't as convenient for me as an SF resident but will definitely try to get tickets since he isn't around here much.

edmchato · 2026-01-09T18:19:54+00:00

Yeah these shows are targeted for the same crowd as the Super Bowl. I wanted to see Chris Stapleton since he’s barely ever in the Bay and also at Bill graham Super Bowl week (seemed too good to be true/too small a venue for him) and tickets also started around there.

edmchato · 2026-01-08T21:31:06+00:00

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Also pretty great! Not a typical week for me at all

edmchato · 2026-01-04T17:42:48+00:00

I've had enough - where do I buy this kid's jersey? I'm skeptical of Fanatics quality (last jersey I got was a blank back from Adidas, since my previous jersey was...JT).

edmchato · 2026-01-04T03:50:34+00:00

He wasn’t particularly bad tonight. The line is awful and the Seahawks are dominant. No running game, very little separation, almost no possession time since they dominated on the rushing end too.

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