obsessivegiantscompulsive

There has been so much hew and cry about the Giants offense that I thought I would peep into StatCast's team stats and see how things look.  And as I thought, giant bad luck for the Giants. O...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/05/your-2024-giants-statcast-hitters.html

Lots of people are doubting on Kyle Harrison, so I thought I would write a post on him.  In particular, a poster of the name Brian M on The Athletic, said that Harrison is no more than a 3-4 sta...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/04/your-2024-giants-kyle-harrison-ace.html

Annually, if I remember in time, I produce a Big 6 List of Giants Prospects.  The 6 for this post are: Kyle Harrison Marco Luciano Jung Hoo Lee Carson Whisenhunt Hayden Birdsong Bryce Eldridg...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/04/your-2024-giants-your-big-6-prospects.html

This is a study of how well the top ranked NL teams in Runs Scored and Runs Allowed have fared in the playoffs during the Wild Card era.   I've been interested in the best ways to make the...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/04/fangraphs-run-prevention-is-best.html

As reported widely, the Giants signed Blake Snell to a two-year contract for $62M, with an opt out.  They also split each season's contract roughly in half, with half paid one season, the rest p...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/03/your-2024-giants-snellzilla-signed.html

The Modern MLB Rotation Chaos Portfolio Theory is the name I've given Farhan Zaidi's management style for modern MLB rotations, which is basically, letting chaos reign, but ending up with a good ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/03/your-2024-giants-modern-mlb-rotation.html

I just realized I should post on the signing of Matt Chapman (sorry, been busy dealing with leaking pipes ruining walls and engine mounts failing on my car...).  Per NBC Sports , > 2024: $16...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/03/your-2024-giants-signed-matt-chapman-to.html

Per tweet last night by Susan Slusser, Jorge Soler will sign with the Giants.  Per reporting from The Athletic, it will be for 3 years, $42M, no word on any other contract terms, but there does ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/02/your-2024-giants-are-now-soler-powered.html

As I captured in my first post  and second post about his finding young contributors, Zaidi as Dodger GM had a streak of adding prospects or young veterans at low cost (either in money or pros...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/02/zaidi-success-streak-in-finding.html

There was only going to be seven in my series. But I decided to add a bonus additional one because of my recent interaction with a troll (he/she called themselves that). He/she said that he/she...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/01/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series_31.html

I posted this comment, and given all the work I put into it, I'm posting it here.  I, of course, added some more content (I tinker constantly) and added headings.  Also, the Giants signed Jorda...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/01/your-2024-giants-where-roster-stands.html

The Giants signed reliever Jordan Hicks for 4 years, $44M, and he will be given the opportunity to become a starter with the Giants.   OGC THOUGHTS Hicks is a good reliever, having a career...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/01/your-2024-giants-crossing-jordan-hicks.html

The Giants fanbase, from the view of The Athletic's comment pages for the Giants, are in an uproar about Farhan Zaidi's stewardship of the Good Championship Giants.  The Zaidi Haters complaints ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/01/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series.html

The Giants traded for former Cy Young winner LHP Ronnie Ray, getting him from the Mariners for Mitch Haniger, DeSclafani, and cash considerations, which makes the deal net zero dollar trade.  Ra...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/01/your-2024-giants-trade-for-ronnie-ray.html

One of my pet theories for over a decade now is that once the Giants get to the dog days of August, they should go to keeping the rotation on a five day rest rotation, even when there is no rest ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-giants-business-plan-keeping.html

As announced and formally presented in the Friday press conference (seems prudent after last year to wait), Jung Hoo Lee has been signed to a six year deal for $113M with a player opt-out after f...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/12/your-2024-giants-jung-hoo-lee-is-giants.html

I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky lad who made the grade:  The Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to the biggest MLB contract ever, 10 years at $700M.  Saw some comments that some of it is...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/12/your-2024-giants-ohtani-to-lad-giants.html

I’m giving thanks for Kyle Harrison.  Kyle Harrison was the premier prospect for the Giants in 2023, and he did not disappoint, getting over early struggles to force his way into the majors. W...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-2023-giants-harrisons-comparisons.html

Happy Thanksgiving!  What people don't really realize about WAR is how much is contributed by the good to great pitchers vs. the position players on a per game basis. OGC THOUGHTS To look in...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/hey-zaidi-my-baseball-business-plan.html

The Giants fanbase, from the view of The Athletic's comment pages for the Giants, are in an uproar about Farhan Zaidi's stewardship of the Good Championship Giants.  The Zaidi Haters complaints ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series_19.html

The Giants fanbase, from the view of The Athletic's comment pages for the Giants, are in an uproar about Farhan Zaidi's stewardship of the Good Championship Giants.  The Zaidi Haters complaints ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series_16.html

The Giants fanbase, from the view of The Athletic's comment pages for the Giants, are in an uproar about Farhan Zaidi's stewardship of the Good Championship Giants.  The Zaidi Haters complaints ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series_55.html

The Giants fanbase, from the view of The Athletic's comment pages for the Giants, are in an uproar about Farhan Zaidi's stewardship of the Good Championship Giants.  The Zaidi Haters complaints ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series_14.html

The Giants fanbase, from the view of The Athletic's comment pages for the Giants, are in an uproar about Farhan Zaidi's stewardship of the Good Championship Giants.  The Zaidi Haters complaints ...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/11/your-2023-giants-to-zaidi-or-not-series.html

After Merrill Kelly's great start and reading about his long and winding road from the U.S. to Korea and back to the U.S., I thought I would investigate the two teams battling it out for the Worl...

http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2023/10/playoff-pqs-texas-rangers-and-arizona.html