Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants

It doesn't get much uglier than that. The SF Giants just played one of the worst defensive innings you'll ever see. Their four errors in the game don't even begin to tell the whole story. It derailed a cruising Logan Webb and led to the Giants losing a series at home against an inferior Rockies team.

Defense has been a problem all season long. They really shouldn't be this bad, as many of the players contributing to the problem should at least be passable defenders. But what can go wrong has gone wrong defensively. Thairo Estrada, Donovan Walton, Austin Slater, Mike Yastrzemski, and Darin Ruf contributed to the mess on Thursday.

The day prior was much better, as Luis González continued to do his thing as he delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th. He has played well enough to stick in the majors, but the options game could come into play again with Brandon Belt and LaMonte Wade Jr. getting close to returning. Tommy La Stella could be placed on the IL since he hasn't been able to play in the field (and he hasn't been contributing much with the bat) and Walton could be optioned, but González's option also looms large.

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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 2022 season has been so-so from the San Francisco Giants' perspective through a little over 50 games. Joey Bart struggled so much that he was optioned yesterday. The team has had a tough time going on a sustained run of playing well. But all the while, they've maintained an above-.500 record and have been in playoff position pretty much all year.

Locked On Giants and Locked On MLB discuss the state of the SF Giants. Looking at the Giants on a micro level might have some fans frustrated, but the macro perspective is that they're still playing okay despite not nearly living up to their own standards yet. Some serious regression was to be expected after a 107-win season, and we've seen that so far this year. Despite many areas in which the Giants have struggled, there are multiple bright spots as well.

Luis González continues to look like a legit major leaguer who could be a contributor on the Giants for many years. Mike Yastrzemski has come back into his All-Star form. Carlos Rodón, while inconsistent, has been a strong presence in the starting rotation. Logan Webb has shown flashes of being the front-of-the-rotation arm he was in 2021.

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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.

Follow Ben Kaspick on Twitter, where he’ll be sharing the latest news about the San Francisco Giants and talking with fans.

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The San Francisco Giants sent struggling catcher Joey Bart back to the minor leagues. They also traded for another catcher, Austin Wynns, in exchange for left-handed pitcher Michael Plassmeyer. So who is Wynns and what does this move mean for the SF Giants and Bart's future with the team?

Wynns has quite a bit of major league experience with the Orioles, and it hasn't gone particularly well. He has struggled to hit, but has very intriguing numbers in the upper levels of the minors. He will have to be added to the Giants' 40-man roster, so a corresponding move will have to be made. Wynns also does not have minor league options, so once he's activated he cannot be sent down. In Triple-A the last two seasons, Wynns has put up jaw-dropping numbers. He has almost twice as many walks as strikeouts in the minors this season. He's also known as a strong defensive catcher.

Bart's struggles have been well documented. Simply put, he's struck out way too often. It's not clear when he'll get another opportunity with the Giants, but it should happen again at some point. The former No. 2 overall pick in the country has performed well in the minors, albeit with some red flags in Triple-A last season, and has been considered at times one of the game's best overall prospects. But it has been a huge struggle offensively in the majors, and this is a chance for him to clean up his swing. The Giants have added two catchers, Michael Papierski (in exchange for Mauricio Dubón) and now Wynns in the last few weeks. That doesn't necessarily bode well for what they really think of Bart.

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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.

Follow Ben Kaspick on Twitter, where he’ll be sharing the latest news about the San Francisco Giants and talking with fans.

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What are the San Francisco Giants' trading plans moving forward? With the team right in the thick of the playoff race, will they look to make a major addition like they did with Kris Bryant last season? SF Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi has a well-established track record of making major, win-now moves at the trading deadline.

Who are some players the Giants could target? Willson Contreras has made a lot of sense all along, and his name continues to be one to circle in red ink. The Giants could also seek bullpen help, and a lot will depend on the health of currently injured players like Brandon Belt and LaMonte Wade Jr.

Also discussed is what happens with Luis González when Steven Duggar is ready to return, and whether Jakob Junis has earned a permanent spot in the rotation even with the impending returns of Anthony DeSclafani and Matthew Boyd, both of whom are expected to fill rotation spots.

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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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At the beginning of the year, no one gave much thought to players like Jakob Junis, Jason Vosler, or Luis González. Donovan Walton was in another organization. But those players have established themselves as legitimate contributors on an SF Giants team that is now 29-24 despite not playing all that well all season long.

Yes, the Giants have been merely mediocre for the past month-plus. But they've been a resilient bunch, and new players have been a big reason why. Walton hit a huge grand slam in the win on Sunday. He had a bases-clearing double on Saturday. Junis pitched a gem on getaway day. Vosler hit two big homers in the series and played exceptional defense. González was the NL's Rookie of the Month in May.

The Giants have not been healthy all season. Brandon Belt and LaMonte Wade Jr. continue to be out with knee injuries. Anthony DeSclafani has barely pitched all year. But because of those new contributors, and strong seasons out of the likes of veterans Mike Yastrzemski and Joc Pederson, the San Francisco Giants have hung around above .500 and are still in good position to go on a run. They currently hold a two-game lead over a playoff spot. They haven't yet hit their stride but there is reason for optimism that it will happen eventually.

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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.

Follow Ben Kaspick on Twitter, where he’ll be sharing the latest news about the San Francisco Giants and talking with fans.

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#SFGiants #FirstListen

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It's time to start thinking about trades. Through 50 games, the SF Giants are a somewhat disappointing 27-23. They've been below .500 for more than a month, and there are several areas of need with this team. Somewhat surprisingly, the pitching has struggled. Their starting rotation should probably be fine, but the bullpen could use some help. And the offense has been very inconsistent.

The Giants should be active in the trade market. Catcher Willson Contreras still makes sense as Joey Bart has struggled. There are also big names like J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts who could be available. While starting pitching may not be the SF Giants' biggest need, there figure to be some pretty good starters on the trade market.

Also discussed on today's show: Does the vibe in the dugout seem different than last year? Is it time to rethink the use of the "line change"? Will the Giants call up David Villar anytime soon?

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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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It's unacceptable that we're still allowing humans to call balls and strikes. It's a nearly impossible task, but Statcast makes it easy. Yet, in 2022, we're still allowing imperfect masked men to dictate the outcomes of Major League Baseball games.

Two games ago, according to the Umpire Scorecards Twitter account, the San Francisco Giants' change in run expectancy was -2.7 runs based on missed strike zone calls. We don't have have the data on yesterday's zone, but it was almost certainly 1+ run in favor of the Phillies. And this was a one-run loss.

The loss wasn't all the fault of the home plate umpire, though. Jarlín García coughed up a three-run lead the offense had just fought for. The Giants rallied for five runs in the sixth inning against ace pitcher Aaron Nola, only for García to allow his first, second, third, and fourth earned runs of the season.

The task won't get any easier as the Giants fly to Miami to face the Marlins. They're a team with really good starting pitching and a record that isn't reflective of their true talent.

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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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It wasn't always pretty, but it was effective. The San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Phillies in 11 innings, winning their third straight grinding game. The offense continued to set the stage, but the big hit was once again hard to come by. Joc Pederson delivered a huge haymaker in the top of the 11th that essentially put this one away.

Except things once again got interesting in the bottom half of the inning. Bryce Harper came up representing the tying runs with two outs, and SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler elected to intentionally walk Harper to bring up Roman Quinn as the possible winning run. It was a daring move, one that actually might not have been the right decision. But in the end, the move paid off, as José Álvarez struck out Quinn to end the game. After the game, Kapler said catcher Joey Bart was strong in his conviction that the Giants should walk Harper, and Kapler ultimately made the move.

Last night's lineup was uninspiring to many fans, but it actually wasn't as bad as it looked when we consider some of the underrated performers against lefties, the injury to Austin Slater, and the fact that Darin Ruf was placed on the bereavement list prior to the game after losing his father unexpectedly. Heliot Ramos was called up to take Ruf's place, and he was in the lineup. Once left-handed starting pitcher Ranger Suarez came out of the game, Kapler was aggressive with using his strong lefty bench, going to Tommy La Stella, Mike Yastrzemski, Brandon Crawford, and Pederson for the second half of the game. Ultimately, it was a great time win and the Giants will go for the sweep this afternoon.

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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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Wilmer Flores. Evan Longoria. Curt Casali. The San Francsico Giants rode clutch home runs from those three veterans to a resilient 5-4 win in Philadelphia. The offense was sputtering again until Flores' two-run shot tied it. We were still tied in the 9th when Longoria's solo blast gave the SF Giants the lead. And Casali's blast felt the biggest of them all, a two-run bomb that gave the Giants a two-run lead in the 10th.

Logan Webb actually allowed three homers himself, but the damage was limited as they were all solo shots. Despite the three home runs allowed, Webb was brilliant in this game. He struck out 10 and walked none. Giants manager Gabe Kapler actually shook Webb's hand and told him he was coming out of the game after the 8th, but Webb talked his way into going back out there. It didn't work out, as Webb immediately allowed a game-tying homer to Kyle Schwarber, but Webb and the team at large appreciated Kapler's willingness to place trust in his young ace pitcher. Dom Leone and Camilo Doval were sharp the rest of the way.

Donovan Walton had a particularly rough at-bat in the 10th. He took what should've been ball four, but continued to stand around the plate until the catcher asked if he might've swung. The home plate umpire checked, and the third base umpire said he did. None of that would've happened if Walton had just taken off for first base. He clearly didn't know the count, and it could've easily cost the Giants in a big way. Walton then chased way out of the zone of the next pitch for strike three, failing to advance the free runner placed at second base to begin each extra inning. Thankfully, the next man up Casali lifted a mammoth home run to left that saved the day. Fans have been asking why Walton has been playing over Thairo Estrada, and an explanation is provided on the show.

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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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Tommy Pham SLAPPED Joc Pederson in the face prior to the San Francisco Giants' game on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds. Apparently, Pham held onto a grudge for months after he didn't agree with some of the things Pederson wrote in a fantasy football group chat late last year.

Pham thought that Pederson was being shady with some rules, but Pederson says he was operating within them and that Pham was actually doing the same thing. Pham also says (and Pederson admits) he made fun of the Padres with a GIF late last season as the SF Giants and Dodgers fought over first place in the NL West and the Padres floundered. Pham took these incidents so poorly that he decided to hit Pederson in the face on Friday. Pederson did not fight back and said that "violence isn't the answer." Pham was suspended for three games by MLB.

The Giants then went on to play an ugly series in Cincinnati. Their offense just could not get anything going pretty much all series, until they finally broke through with six runs with two outs in the 8th inning on Sunday. They were being no-hit through 6.2 innings until Thairo Estrada finally broke up the no-no. Evan Longoria delivered the big hit in the 8th, crushing a three-run homer to right that gave the Giants the lead. Luis González added a two-run double, and the Giants would go on to win the finale. Still, it was a rough series and the Giants have played relatively poorly over an extended stretch this month.

Their team offense has overall been pretty good, however, with a 112 wRC+. Their pitching has under-performed their peripherals by a wide margin. Alex Cobb has been perhaps the unluckiest pitcher in baseball, but the results finally matched up with the peripherals with a very strong outing on Sunday. The SF Giants have a three-game lead over the final playoff spot and are five games over .500. Despite the poor play as of late, they appear to be in pretty good shape to improve over the remaining 70%+ of the 2022 season.

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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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