- Scrutinizing Sabean | Baseball Prospectus
There’s no way that I’ll ever be thrilled with Sabean’s theories on what makes a good offense—I’m absolutely expecting him to trade for Yuniesky Betancourt right after I finish this, just to spite me—but the guy can build a good pitching staff, both through the draft and by scouring the waiver wire for live-armed relievers.
- Schierholtz might hit, can field and run | Bay City Ball
Point being, though, while he’s no longer a “prospect,” his chances of improving are far greater than Ross’ – Ross is what he is at 30, Schierholtz is 27 and has some upside. There’s some possibility he can recapture his stroke and provide more value offensively.
- Who's the Next Jose Bautista? Predicting 2011's Breakout Players | John Dewan
Buster Posey and Aubrey Huff are on this list...
[We] did find that extremely good Spring Training numbers often indicated that a breakout season was on the way. In the study, about two-thirds of hitters who had spring slugging percentages at least .200 higher than their career total went on to best their career average that season.
- Too Fast for Pat | BaseballAnalytics.org
Pat hit .338 for the month of June in a Giants uniform, getting on base at a .405 clip. He hit .246 the rest of the way with a .352 OBP, his ability to draw walks keeping him valuable. It certainly looks like Burrell can't catch up to the heat anymore, which is why we may see Brandon Belt playing for the Giants sooner rather than later.
- Must-Click Link: The Giants 2011 TV commercials | Hardball Talk
These commercials really are pretty terrific. Check 'em out.
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