ELIAS: Matt Cain with a K and a BB Wed. ending a streak of 39 straight starts with more K than BB. Longest streak by Giants P since 1900
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- Though he had only one strikeout, Matt Cain was once again dominant.
- Eli Whiteside had a few blunders in this one (like this, and this)
- Aubrey Huff grounded out a couple times, flied out once, and hit a double in the eighth inning, which will only serve to extend his rope.
- For the first time in 2011, Jeff Keppinger -- who never walks or strikes out -- had both a walk and a strikeout in a game.
Eli Whiteside is now OPSing something around .675, which isn't as terrible as it sounds for a catcher these days. But man, he's not an everyday catcher. Problem is, there's really not any decent trade options at catcher. Miguel Olivo? Rod Barajas? They have worse numbers than Whiteside this year, and in the case of Barajas especially, there's no reason to believe he's all that much better than Whiteside.
Barajas' career OPS+: 78
Whiteside's career OPS+: 77
Then there's Chris Iannetta. He's the only decent option out there that I can think of, but he's pretty awful defensively, and I doubt the Giants would be willing to offer much to acquire him -- especially considering they wouldn't pull the trigger on Santiago Casilla for Yorvit Torrealba.
It's a big weakness. And not one that's easily fixable, too. I miss Buster Posey.
