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Trade deadline: NL West for sale, plus Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks wish list

Beau Adams — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:30:23 +0000

We are back from the All-Star break, settled is the Home Run Derby and enough of the season has played out, so we know who is who this year. Now the winners are buyers, the losers are sellers and it’s the front office’s time to shine. Let’s check in with the NL West, who is […]

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Grading Zaidi, Putila and the San Francisco Giants front office at the season’s midway point

Bill Felber — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 17:00:56 +0000

When San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris was wooed away by the Detroit Tigers following the firing of Alex Avila last season, team president Farhan Zaidi was forced to look for a new executive partner. Zaidi found him in Pete Putila, a 33-year-old assistant to former Houston Astros boss Jim Click. The team of […]

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MLB: 4 National League teams surprisingly saving their season in June

Scott Roche — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:30:37 +0000

There are just under two weeks remaining in the month of June. Generally, by July 1, most MLB teams and their fanbases know what type of team they are going to have for the summer. You have an idea whether or not your team will be a contender or a pretender. Recently, the expanded playoff […]

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Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Padres, Rockies: NL West June check-in

K Michael Sweetman — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:00:47 +0000

The National League West is already wild. Heading into Monday’s games, Arizona and Los Angeles were tied for first place at 35-25, while San Francisco, San Diego, and Colorado are all under .500. Arizona has been a nice surprise so far, following up an impressive opening stanza by going 18-11 in May games, and ending […]

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MLB bullpen report: News and notes from around the league

K Michael Sweetman — Thu, 18 May 2023 19:00:18 +0000

Let’s take a look at some news and notes around Major League Baseball, focusing on the bullpens of three MLB teams. The San Francisco Giants are struggling to keep up with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks in the NL West, and dropping three games out of four to the Snakes last weekend certainly didn’t help. In […]

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Giants, Mets history: The 10 greatest games played by Willie Mays

Bill Felber — Sat, 06 May 2023 13:00:26 +0000

The consensus is widely held that Willie Mays is the greatest living baseball player. Active between 1951 and 1973, Mays (turning 92 today) hit 660 home runs for the New York/San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets. He won the 1954 batting title (.354), won three home run titles and four stolen base titles, […]

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Dodgers, Padres, more: A May bold prediction for every NL West team

Jonathan Northall — Mon, 01 May 2023 21:00:48 +0000

The NL West has been an interesting division so far in 2023. The Arizona Diamondbacks head NL West going into May, while the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres both seek more consistency. The San Francisco Giants are struggling to keep pace, while the Colorado Rockies have not competed for much of the season […]

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MLB roundup: Checking in on Dodgers, Padres, and rest of NL West

K Michael Sweetman — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:00:32 +0000

Roughly one month into the 2023 MLB season, and it looks as though the National League West has a few of its own surprises. After a busy offseason that saw the Arizona Diamondbacks completely rebuild their bullpen, and bring in a couple of key position players, they sit at the top of the NL West […]

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Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Padres: 2 truths and 1 lie about the NL West

Beau Adams — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:00:49 +0000

Through the first 10 days of the season, when the other MLB divisions are starting to form their winners and losers, the NL West is still a complete enigma. Only two games separate the division’s leader from its cellar dweller. With that in mind, I’m going to play two truths and a lie and see […]

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Yankees: Aaron Judge gives Giants a look at what could have been

Scott Roche — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:00:30 +0000

Over the offseason, Aaron Judge was the biggest free agent who was out there. One of the teams that he visited was the San Francisco Giants. They were considered a team that was going to go all-in to land the 6-foot-7 power hitter. In the end, to a surprise to very few, Judge returned to […]

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