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The San Francisco Giants' 2024 season started out promisingly with the Giants winning two of their first three games. The Giants were then blown out in the series finale in San Diego, and ultimately swept in LA by the absolutely loaded Dodgers. The SF Giants lost three winnable games on this trip: Opening Day (when they took a lead into the bottom of the seventh) and the final two games in LA, both 5-4 losses.
So far in the young season, the SF Giants pitching staff is pitching at unsustainably poor levels. Part of that simply is a byproduct of facing two potent offenses on the road. Part of it is just randomness. One this is certain, though: a 2-5 road trip is not ideal, but it's not cause for alarm or panic. The Giants' offense was steady and solid, scoring four runs or more in all but one of their first seven games. However, the pitching allowed 6.6 runs a game on average, and that's going to make things tough no matter what.
Down on the farm, Marco Luciano and Luis Matos have started out the season hot, which is a great sign. Both Luciano and Matos are potentially huge parts of the San Francisco Giants' future (and perhaps present sooner rather than later), so it's good to see them start their respective seasons on the right foot.
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The San Francisco Giants were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three game series to close out their first road trip of the season. Kyle Harrison was wild on the mound for the San Francisco Giants, but he still managed to work through constant runners on base with minimal damage. Ultimately, the Dodgers murderers row of a lineup was too much for the San Francisco Giants to overcome. To make things worse for Giants fans, Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run as a Dodger, and it came against the Giants. They return to San Francisco for the home opener on Friday against the San Diego Padres.
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A role reversal in Los Angeles added up to the San Francisco Giants' third straight loss on this season-opening Southern California road trip. Logan Webb was touched up by the Dodgers' potent lineup, and this time it was the SF Giants' bullpen that pitched well. The Giants needed a better start from Webb in order to win, but it was a good sign to see the likes of Landen Roupp perform well against LA's loaded lineup.
Once again the San Francisco Giants couldn't get the big hit despite having several chances. The Dodgers defense, to their credit, made some big plays in some big moments. Jorge Soler homered and the Giants scored four runs, but they haven't been able to break through over these past few losses. All in all, the SF Giants have lost two winnable games so far, so they could easily be 4-2 or 3-3 instead of 2-4. No need to panic—at all—with just six games in the books.
The Joey Bart era is officially, officially over in San Francisco. The Pirates jumped the waiver wire by agreeing to trade 2023 draftee Austin Strickland to the Giants in exchange for Bart, the 2018 No. 2 overall pick. Bart's struggles aren't this front office's fault, as some have suggested. There's certainly no guarantee he would have been their choice at No. 2 overall, and so many top draft picks don't pan out. Even looking at that draft specifically, it's basically been bust after bust after bust so far with a few gems sprinkled in. All the best to Bart in Pittsburgh, where he'll get a shot at more playing time.
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Teams playing the 2024 Dodgers basically have to play perfectly in order to win. In the San Francisco Giants' first game against the rival Dodgers this season, the Giants did not play perfectly and so they lost. The Giants stranded a ton of baserunners and were sorely lacking the big hit. The SF Giants' bullpen continued to struggle overall, with young players failing to establish themselves and even the likes or Tyler Rogers—ground ball and home run prevention machine—allowing a 430-foot three-run blast that broke the game open.
The Giants are allowing over seven runs per game on average through five games this season. That's obviously way too many, and it's actually impressive that they've managed to go 2-3 despite allowing so many runs. What's startling is that SF Giants starters Logan Webb, Kyle Harrison, and Jordan Hicks combined to allow just four runs in 17 innings, while Keaton Winn added a respectable three runs in five innings against the juggernaut Dodgers lineup. It was Daulton Jefferies' start and the bullpen that has been the run prevention culprit. Thankfully, there are several sustainability/"luck" indicators that strongly suggest that the Giants will improve at preventing runs. Their HR/FB ratio, left-on-base percentage, and BABIP allowed are all unsustainably bad and will improve.
Another way the SF Giants will improve is by getting Blake Snell into the rotation, and the Giants say he will make his season debut on Monday at home against the Nationals. Alex Cobb doesn't seem to be too far behind Snell, and once he's ready to go, that could push Keaton Winn into a long relief role, making the bullpen that much better and deeper. Winn flashed excellent stuff in his outing that was better than the ERA over 5.00 would suggest.
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 after an offensive explosion from Mookie Betts and company was too much for the San Francisco Giants to overcome. Keaton Winn drew the start and pitched well, but the bullpen couldn't hold the Los Angeles Dodgers within striking distance while the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen shut down the San Francisco Giants at the plate. Jung Hoo Lee picked up another multi-hit game in the loss.
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With one series the the books, the San Francisco Giants held their own in hostile territory, splitting a four-game series with the San Diego Padres despite being blown out in the series finale. The offense showed up for the most part, and Logan Webb, Kyle Harrison, and Jordan Hicks—the starters for the first three games—each gave the Giants an excellent chance to win. The Giants' pitching ran thin, however, as Daulton Jefferies, called up to start Sunday's game, and the bullpen were far more shaky overall.
Jung Hoo Lee had an excellent first series in the majors, walking several times, collecting lots of hits, and even hitting his first MLB homer against a left-handed pitcher. Matt Chapman was as advertised defensively, and he also had some huge hits in the Giants' series split, including a two-homer game in the SF Giants' first win of 2024.
At long last, Joey Bart's time with the Giants appears headed to a close. The San Francisco Giants designated Bart for assignment in order to add Jefferies to the roster. There was no way the Giants would carry Bart, who's out of minor league options, on the major league roster for long, particularly because it meant the GIants were extra thin on the pitching side. Blake Snell is on the roster but hasn't been able to pitch yet, and Sunday's blowout loss was a prime example of how the SF Giants started the season thin on pitching, in part because they opted to carry three catchers, including Bart.
The Giants will hope to find a trade partner for Bart, but if they can't, he can be claimed off waivers by any team, who'd have to have him on their MLB roster. If Bart clears waivers, which seems unlikely, the SF Giants could outright Bart back to the minors without his consent and he would be off the 40-man roster. A player can only be outrighted once in their career.
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The San Francisco Giants never had a real shot in this one as they trailed the San Diego Padres by 12 runs before they were able to scratch their first run across the plate, ultimately falling to the NL West rival. Daulton Jefferies drew the start for the San Francisco Giants and never found his footing on the mound, as he lasted just two innings and surrendered nine runs. The Giants bullpen pitched well for the most part in extended innings of work, but the early deficit was entirely too much for this squad to overcome. The Giants split their first series of 2024 2-2. They face the hated Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game road series starting tomorrow.
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The San Francisco Giants took down the San Diego Padres today 9-6 on the strength of multiple home runs and excellent starting pitching. Michael Conforto continued his hot streak with a grand slam, and Jung Hoo Lee collected his first major league home run. Jordan Hicks looked electric in his first start with the San Francisco Giants, showcasing multiple new pitches that he worked on in the offseason and exited the game after five innings pitched, zero earned runs, and a career high six strikeouts. The San Francisco Giants are FUN again.
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The San Francisco Giants picked up their first win of the 2024 season with a 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres. Starting pitcher Kyle Harrison was locked in during this early season matchup as he surrendered just two runs over six stellar inning pitched. Newcomer Matt Chapman went deep twice and plated five runs, leading the Giants offense. But it wasn't all just Matt Chapman, as the Giants laced 13 hits and went 5-11 with runners in scoring position. Giants baseball might not be torture in 2024.
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The San Francisco Giants fell to the Padres on Opening Day, but there were real positives to take away from the game. Logan Webb shook off a horrid spring and had a fantastic first start of the season, pitching six innings and allowing just two runs. The SF Giants' offense and defense flashed signs of life as well, with Matt Chapman, Nick Ahmed, and Thairo Estrada making impressive plays and Michael Conforto and Ahmed leading the way offensively.
Unfortunately for the Giants, they let a seventh-inning lead slip away from them with a disastrous inning from Luke Jackson that included a throwing error by catcher Patrick Bailey. The SF Giants' one-run lead quickly became a three-run deficit, and that was basically all she wrote outside of Conforto's ninth-inning solo homer that pulled the Giants to within two runs.
A number of players were making their Giants or MLB debuts, and for the most part so far so good. Jung Hoo Lee notched his first hit and hit a sac fly, although he was picked off immediately after singling. Erik Miller, a lefty reliever making his MLB debut, pitched an impressive eighth. Chapman was as advertised defensively and collected a hit, and Ahmed had a clutch hit as well. Now the Giants will turn to Kyle Harrison as they try to collect their first win of 2024, with Blake Snell unavailable for at least his first turn through the rotation. The SF Giants really ought to do their best to win a couple in San Diego, as things get tougher after that with a road series against the loaded rival Dodgers next.
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The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres got the 2024 MLB season started as the Padres spoiled a nice outing from Logan Webb on their way to a 6-4 victory. Logan Webb left after 6 innings pitched and the lead, but the San Francisco Giants bullpen couldn't slam the door on the Padres offense, as they posted 4 runs in the 7th inning. Despite a 9th inning home run from Michael Conforto, the San Francisco Giants were never able to recover.
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Opening Day is finally here! The San Francisco Giants take on the Padres today in a game that really counts, and Logan Webb will be on the mound. That's no surprise, but it doesn't mean the SF Giants' official Opening Day roster didn't have a few surprises. Most surprisingly, perhaps, is the fact that Joey Bart made the team. Bart is out of options and can't be sent to the minors, so the Giants elected to carry him, along with their two main catchers Patrick Bailey and Tom Murphy, rather than designating Bart for assignment. Pretty soon the Giants will have to make a move because they can't carry three catchers (and 14 position players) for long.
Other noteworthy decisions included the fact that Nick Ahmed made the Giants and was added to the roster. He's in the Opening Day lineup and playing shortstop. Marco Luciano was optioned to Sacramento. Luis Matos was more of a snub, as he was also optioned by the SF Giants with Austin Slater apparently healthy enough to start the season. This move will be unpopular with some fans, but rest assured that Matos and Luciano should get tons of opportunities this year and the Giants are by no means giving up on either one. It's all about protecting inventory in this case, and Slater and Yastrzemski are underrated big leaguers.
On the pitching side, a few players will be making their major league debuts if they get into a game. Left-handed reliever Erik Miller joins the Giants' staff as the second lefty in the 'pen after Taylor Rogers. Landen Roupp also made the Giants thanks to a killer breaking ball that could make him a real weapon. Blake Snell is on the roster even though he won't start in the Giants' series against the Padres. And Michael Conforto is starting in left, becoming the SF Giants' 18th consecutive different Opening Day left fielder, with a 19th likely next year.
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Opening Day is around the corner with the new-look San Francisco Giants set to take on the San Diego Padres just two short days from now. The Giants will enter Petco Park with a new manager and several new faces, although they will be without co-ace Blake Snell who signed late and won't be with the team from the jump.
The SF Giants and Padres had very different offseasons, with the Pads subtracting Juan Soto just by way of example, while the Giants spent more than any other team outside of the Dodgers on a number of players including Jung Hoo Lee, Snell, Matt Chapman, Jordan Hicks, Jorge Soler, and others. The Giants also traded for 2021 Cy Young winner Robbie Ray.
What are the expectations for the Giants and Padres this season? What are the expectations in this opening four-game series? The SF Giants' pitching is slightly suspect coming out of the gates without Snell, but still the teams look relatively evenly matched and it should be a good and entertaining start to the 2024 campaign for both teams.
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The San Francisco Giants' 2024 season kicks off this Thursday, yet there are still several burning questions ahead of Opening Day. Most notably, perhaps, is the question of whether Nick Ahmed or Marco Luciano will crack the roster as the Opening Day shortstop for the Giants. Ahmed has been great for the SF Giants all spring, but Luciano has come on very strong as camp has wound down. The Giants could add Ahmed to the roster and option Luciano. It's possible Ahmed could opt out of his SF Giants deal if he doesn't make the Opening Day squad. That might make optioning Luciano more likely, otherwise going with Luciano and having Ahmed in Triple-A could be appealing as well.
Another key situation is what will happen with Luis Matos. Matos came into camp for the Giants having put on over 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason, and he's had a torrid spring. A lot of fans understandably want Matos on the Opening Day team, but the Giants' outfield is crowded. Austin Slater's elbow, however, could open the door for Matos. Slater had surgery in October but has been limited this spring and has trouble bouncing back after games. If he can't start the season with the Giants, Matos will get a real shot right out of the gates (in a limited role to start).
Finally, there are several open spots up for grabs on the pitching staff, particularly with Blake Snell, Alex Cobb, and Robbie Ray out to start the season. Snell and Cobb should be back not too long from now, but they won't start the season with the Giants. Juan Sanchez appears likely to make the team as the Giants' second lefty reliever. Keaton Winn, Mason Black, and Landen Roupp appear to be the most likely candidates to round out the San Francisco Giants' Opening Day pitching staff.
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It's no secret that the San Francisco Giants' on-field product has been subpar to the point of bordering on boring in recent seasons. However, the same could be said about the Giants' in-game entertainment experience at Oracle Park. The SF Giants have been featuring essentially the same program during games since 2010. The Giants continue to play either Don't Stop Believin' or Lights during every game. There's the 'Kiss Cam.' While still moderately entertaining, there certainly hasn't been major change or innovation. Until now.
The Giants have significantly upgraded the in-game experience at Oracle Park entering the 2024 season, finally adding LED lights that are essentially capable of putting on light shows during games. Many other teams have been utilizing this technology for years, while the Giants lagged behind and seemed stuck in their ways, insistent on reliving the early 2010s for all eternity. It's a new era of Giants baseball now, and the improved lights will also be paired with a much-needed and much-improved sound system that will enhance the experience for both fans and players, per the Giants' press release. Which speaks to the players not being happy with how quiet/unintelligible the sound system was at Oracle.
Paired with the Giants' huge offseason, these upgrades should go hand-in-hand with a far more entertaining product on the field. A better team plus a better in-game experience at the ballpark should help make games far more entertaining to attend, and hopefully will contribute in bringing people back to the ballpark. These changes, both on the field and off, were far overdue for the San Francisco Giants. But better late than never. Now, there's reason to get excited about the Giants and attending Oracle Park again.
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The 2024 MLB Season is here and Locked On has the most comprehensive MLB Season preview for you. Who wins each division? You’ll hear from every MLB host on our network debating who take the top spots in the AL East, AL Central, AL West, NL East, NL Central and NL West. Will we see the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twin, the Houston Astros, the Atlanta Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat their 2023 success?
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Blake Snell to the San Francisco Giants is official. Snell passed his physical and the deal was announced by the SF Giants on Tuesday night, capping a monster offseason for the orange and black. How exactly were the Giants able to land Snell to such a team-friendly deal? What made the SF Giants' Snell's choice in the end?
And how does the Giants' signing of Blake Snell impact the NL West? Just a few weeks ago, the Locked On hosts from the NL West got together and Millard Thomas of Locked On D-backs said the Giants could possibly be a last-place team. Now, Millard questions whether the Giants may actually be the second-best team in the division.
Ben from Locked On Giants and Millard from Locked On D-backs compare Blake Snell to other pitchers in the NL West, including Logan Webb, Zac Gallen, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and many others. How does Snell compare? Coming off a Cy Young award, is the new Giants ace the best pitcher in the division? Listen to find out.
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The San Francisco Giants needed to have a huge offseason, and they've done it. Capped by the reported addition of reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell—which is pending a physical—the Giants have made numerous meaningful improvements that vault them firmly into the mix for a playoff berth and make them a potentially scary team to have to face in October.
Blake Snell is second in MLB in ERA and strikeout rate since 2022 (min. 300 innings). He's a power lefty with a mid-90s fastball that he pairs with a devastating curveball, a changeup, and a slider. Blake Snell and Logan Webb give the SF Giants one of the best 1-2 punches in baseball. The SF Giants have shot well past the first luxury tax threshold with this signing, so they're exceeding the tax for the first time since 2017. The Giants' luxury tax payroll ranks sixth in MLB, per RosterResource.
In totality, with Snell, Jung Hoo Lee, Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, Jordan Hicks, and Tom Murphy, the SF Giants have easily had an 'A' offseason. It's pretty remarkable how good their offseason looks considering they missed out on their two top targets in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, both of whom signed with the rival Dodgers. Outside of the Dodgers and Braves, the National League should be quite a battle when it comes to the three wild card spots. But with all of their moves combined, the SF Giants appear to have as good of a shot as anyone of playing postseason baseball, and if they make it there, they could be a very scary opponent.
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Blake Snell will be wearing orange and black in 2024. The San Francisco Giants and Blake Snell have agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with an opt out after the 2024 season, according to multiple reports. The Giants now have the reigning Cy Young Award winner in Snell atop their rotation, followed by last year's runner-up, Logan Webb.
The Giants have been linked to Snell all offseason, and a deal finally came together tonight. Blake Snell's two-year guarantee is far lower than anyone would have predicted when the offseason began, and the SF Giants are the beneficiaries of patience. The Giants also signed Platinum Glover Matt Chapman to a somewhat similar deal just a couple of weeks ago.
Since the start of the 2022 season, among all pitchers with at least 300 innings pitched, Blake Snell is second in ERA and second in strikeout percentage. He also has the highest walk rate in the major leagues over that span, but the Giants will live with the walks if it comes with elite run prevention.
In totality, the San Francisco Giants have had a monster offseason capped off with the signing of Snell. More details on the Giants' offseason and signing of Snell on tomorrow's full-length edition of the Locked On Giants podcast.
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Renel Brooks-Moon is as synonymous with San Francisco Giants baseball as anyone outside of perhaps Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow. Despite that fact, the Giants sent out a press release this morning, misleadingly titled "Ahead of the 2024 Season, Giants Name Renel Brooks-Moon Public Address Announcer Emeritus," in which they described that after months of negotiations, they were not able to agree to a new contract with Brooks-Moon, whose contract had expired in December 2023.
Despite the press release stating that the SF Giants and Brooks-Moon had "mutually and amicably agreed to part ways," both Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area and Ann Killion of the San Francisco Chronicle detailed that Brooks-Moon wanted to return, with Killion going so far as to say that a close friend of Brooks-Moon said that she was being "forced out." This is the latest in a years-long series of off-the-field blunders for the Giants, and Renel's presence in the booth will be greatly, greatly missed.
In other news, Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote over the weekend that the Giants are looming as the "favorites" to sign reigning NL CY Young Award winner Blake Snell, after the Astros balked at his asking price of at least two years and $60 million with an opt out after 2024. That seems like a very reasonable dial for Snell, and it's a shock that no one has jumped at it. Jon Heyman of MLB Network also tweeted yesterday that the SF Giants were still in pursuit of Snell.
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