Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants laid their biggest egg of the season exactly one day after playing their best game of the season, falling tonight to the Arizona Diamondbacks 17-1 at Oracle Park. Blake Snell has yet to look like the guy who won the Cy Young award last season, but that is to be expected as he missed all of spring training. The San Francisco Giants bullpen surrendered ten runs, and their offense couldn't muster any sort of comeback as their only run came on a solo shot to left by Jorge Soler. Giants baseball, torture.

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The San Francisco Giants started off the homestand the right way with a 5-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park. Logan Webb was dominant on the mound, as he blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks over seven innings of work. Webb set a new career high, retiring 19 consecutive batters on his way to the win. Wilmer Flores and Mike Yastrzemski came up with huge hits late in this one to add on four insurance runs. Nick Ahmed had some nice moments in his revenge game against his former squad.

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Defense has been a problem for the San Francisco Giants the past couple of seasons, and it was addressed in several ways this offseason. With that in mind, what do the early numbers say about the 2024 SF Giants' defense? 

Among the other questions asked and answered on today's edition of the Locked On Giants podcast are: 

When is the Yaz/Slater experiment ending? 

Is Luis Matos still the default call up for an injured outfielder? Heliot Ramos has been tearing it up in AAA, and Bob Melvin seemed to like him a lot in spring training. 

What are your thoughts on Jung Hoo Lee’s potential of a .300 batting average? 

What have you seen that's positive about Blake Snell? 

How does Tyler Fitzgerald compare to other utility players around the league? Specifically former Giant Mauricio Dubon and Tommy Edman who you expressed interest in trading for in the past.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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This was a series that the San Francisco Giants really needed to win. Not necessarily in terms of making or breaking whether they'd make the playoffs, but for early-season morale. Nearly 20 games into the season, the Giants were still searching for their first series win.

The Marlins, meanwhile, have been a team in free fall. And the SF Giants made sure that they kept them in their place. Kyle Harrison and Keaton Winn, two young Giants starters of the future, put the Giants in position to win the series.

The SF Giants' bats remain relatively cold, but sooner or later they will wake up. In the meantime, every night the Giants have a chance to win with their starting pitching. And that's before the likes of Alex Cobb and Robbie Ray return from injuries. Meanwhile, a big series against the division rival D-backs looms.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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The San Francisco Giants won the rubber match against the Miami Marlins 3-1 on their final day of the Florida road trip. Keaton Winn has been sharp on the mound in this early season for the San Francisco Giants, and today was no different. Winn gave up only one run on four hits over six innings of work. The bullpen did their job and didn't allow a single runner from the Miami Marlins to cross home plate after Keaton Winn's exit. Thairo Estrada stayed hot at the plate, as he picked up two more hits, including an RBI double. Giants return home after this game for a ten-game homestand.

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The San Francisco Giants would've probably been okay had they not won last night's game, but it sure felt like a big momentum swing type of win because of he way they came back. 

The Giants' offense has largely struggled in the early season, and after falling behind 3-0, it seemed like the SF Giants were destined for another loss and an ugly 6-11 record. But Thairo Estrada, Jung Hoo Lee, Wilmer Flores, and others came up huge for the Giants when it mattered most. 

Meanwhile, starting pitching Kyle Harrison kept the Giants in the game despite giving up a few runs, and the bullpen shut it down. There was confusion with Bob Melvin summoning Camilo Doval—who wasn't warming up—and that led to the Marlins manager's ejection. But Doval got loose in a hurry and recorded a much-needed four-out save for the Giants.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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The San Francisco Giants picked up a much-needed win against a struggling Miami Marlins squad, 4-3. It is the San Francisco Giants fourth comeback win of the season. Kyle Harrison pitched well and picked up his second win of the season. Camillo Doval made it eventful, but he slammed the door shut in the ninth inning and earned his second save of the season. A Wilmer Flores pinch-hit RBI ended up being the difference in this one.

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The San Francisco Giants are not the third-worst team in the National League. Their 6-10 record may be, but the talent on the team would seem to make the SF Giants fairly easily one of the top half of teams in the NL, or at the very least middle of the pack. No, the Giants aren't off to the start they hoped for, but no, it doesn't mean these 16 games define them whatsoever.

Hitters like Matt Chapman, Wilmer Flores, Mike Yastrzemski, and Austin Slater are producing at far below their career averages. Jung Hoo Lee and Chapman have been particularly unlucky (their expected numbers are way better than their actual results). Quite simply, 16 games is not nearly enough to judge a baseball team. The same goes for certain SF Giants pitchers.

Blake Snell was lit up in his return to Tampa, and after two Giants starts, his ERA sits near 13.00. Obviously, that's not who Blake Snell is. When all is said and done, his season ERA might end up about 10 points lower. It's worth pointing out that last season Snell had a 5.40 ERA through his first nine starts/45 innings of the season, then he went on to have a 1.25 ERA over his final 23 starts en route to a near unanimous NL Cy Young Award. 

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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The San Francisco Giants offense showed up in a big way at Tropicana Field as they posted a season-high 11 runs in their win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Thairo Estrada, Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, and LaMonte Wade Jr all hit home runs in this one, a welcomed sign for the San Francisco Giants who had gone seven games without a home run before today's matchup. Logan Webb was his usual dominant self on the mound, giving the San Francisco Giants seven strong innings of work and only allowing one run.

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The San Francisco Giants lose a frustrating one one the road to the Tampa Bay Rays, falling 2-1. Tyler Fitzgerald found himself on third base as the game-tying run with less than two outs in the ninth inning, but Jung Hoo Lee and Nick Ahmed both failed to drive him in. This was the story of the whole game for the San Francisco Giants, as they were 0-10 with runners in scoring position, stranding nine runners on base in the process. Giants baseball is back to being torture, for now.

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