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Yes folks, it is, once again, that time of year. The time to come together as a community, share thoughts, debate ideas, and ultimately crowdsource the list of the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. It figures to be a very fun year for the CPL. The Giants had one of their […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
2025 stats: 128 G, 535 PA, .231/.340/.430, .198 ISO, 13 BB%, 25 K%, 118 wRC+, 3.7 fWAR Here it is. The moment that the Giants’ 2025 season tripped over itself and started its long tumble to kaput. Note Matt Chapman’s right hand. See the squish of digits, wrist bent awkwardly over palm, all crushed by […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good morning, baseball fans! Today I wanted to highlight a post from Gabe Lehman of SF Gate from earlier this week that touches on a topic that is near and dear to not only my heart, but the hearts of San Francisco Giants fans everywhere. That topic is the sighting of an elusive figure from […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
After an odd stop-and-start week of news, the San Francisco Giants have finally made it official: they’re hiring Tony Vitello to be their next manager. On Saturday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic broke the news that the Giants were “closing in on hiring” Vitello, who is currently the head coach at the University of Tennessee, […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
This morning, Major League Baseball announced the finalists for the 2025 Silver Slugger Award, given to the 10 best hitters in each league by position (one player at each infield position, three outfielders, one DH, and one utility player). For the second year in a row, San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who posted […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Earlier this week, a report suggested that the Yomiuri Giants could surprise folks and not post star corner infielder Kazuma Okamoto this offseason for MLB teams to sign. It would be a bummer if it played out that way, given the impacts Okamoto could have on the market, so I held out hope that the report was maybe an error or gamesmanship or something like that. Well, it must have been something like that, because the Giants have announced that they WILL be posting Kazuma Okamoto: Th...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good morning, baseball fans! The 2025 World Series doesn’t start until Friday. I know we are all ready to do our part in cheering for the Not-Dodgers, but we’ve still got a couple of days to go. So in the meantime, the San Francisco Giants social media team shared a video on their YouTube channel […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Yesterday, I started to take stock of some of the highest-ranking San Francisco Giants prospects. I planned to look at how the stock had changed for the top 44 prospects, as determined by our preseason Community Prospect List. I only made it halfway through, then decided it was best to break this into two articles. […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The 2025 baseball season ended quite a while ago for the San Francisco Giants. Not just for their Major League team, but for their seven Minor League Baseball affiliates as well. With the exception of the seven prospects currently getting a little extra seasoning in the Arizona Fall League, it’s onto the offseason for everyone […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
As the playoffs continue, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. ALCS Game 7 After a resounding win over the Mariners in Game 6 of the ALCS last night, the Blue Jays have managed to force a Game 7 to determine who will…
From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
News broke on Saturday that the San Francisco Giants were going outside the box … extremely outside the box … with their managerial search, and intended to hire University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello. Yet nearly as soon as The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly, the most trusted voice in Giants reporting, broke the story with a […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
While there has not been much noise about the Washington Nationals managerial hunt, there are hirings being finalized around the league. One of those hirings has me very intrigued and has made me think differently about candidates the Nats could look at. The Giants are closing in on a deal to hire Tony Vitello away […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning, folks… We are in the fallow period of Texas Rangers news. In non-Rangers news, the San Francisco Giants are reportedly close to hiring Tony Vitello to be their new manager. The Detroit Tigers are reportedly contemplating dealing Tarik Skubal, who is eligible for free agency after the 2026 season. David Laurila has his […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Earlier today, the Giants made waves when it was reported that the club is “closing in on hiring” University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their next manager. While no deal is in place at this point, the news still came as a surprise. That’s not only because Vitello has no experience in professional baseball but…
From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The San Francisco Giants are “closing in” on hiring as their next manager University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello, per the Athletic. When word broke that the Giants had fired veteran Bob Melvin after two seasons, the immediate speculation was that president of baseball operations Buster Posey would be looking to hire his former manager, […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 1 read
If Andrew Baggarly isn’t as close to an unimpeachable source when it comes to Giants rumors and breaking or near-breaking news, then no beat writer is. He mentioned Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as a possible replacement for Bob Melvin when this whole search began, and just moments ago on The Athletic, he, Brittany Ghiroli, […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Giants’ managerial search seems to be nearing an end, with a surprising name emerging from the college ranks. The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly, Brittany Ghiroli, and Ken Rosenthal report that “the Giants are closing in on hiring” University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello as their next skipper. Vitello told The Athletic by text that…
From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Giants interviewed Royals third base coach Vance Wilson as part of their managerial search earlier this month, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Wilson is also a candidate to interview for the Twins’ position, Rogers adds. The 52-year-old has worked as K.C.’s third base coach for the past six seasons. He’d spent the preceding two…
From RotoFeed | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
2025 stats: 135 G, 452 PA, .222 / .277 / .325, 6 HR, 55 RBI, 73 OPS+ (70 wRC+), .265 wOBA, 1.1 bWAR, 31 FRV (best in baseball) Looking back at the 2025 San Francisco Giants season, the apex may have come in a July 8 game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Trailing by two runs […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
1917 The White Sox won their second World Series title, beating the New York Giants four games to two. The score in the series clincher was also 4-2. Just two days after finishing the Game 5 win with two innings of relief, Red Faber threw a complete game six-hitter to secure the crown. A hapless […]
From South Side Sox | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The hot corner was a solid position for the D-backs this season. All told, it came in at 2.0 bWAR above average, with the Giants and Matt Chapman the only NL team to be more productive there. This was mostly due to Eugenio Suarez continuing his second-half surge from last season. On July 21st, he […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 1 read
MLB unveiled the Gold Glove Award finalists this morning over on X, The Everything Evil app but also took the time to compile the list in a post on their main site. This year, two San Francisco Giants have entered the finalists round: Logan Webb and Patrick Bailey. Bailey should come as no surprise. He’s […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
2025 stats: 4.61 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 1.112 WHIP, 18 K%, 7 BB%, 31 G (1 GS), 56.2 IP In a season of low-leverage appearances, of lumbering through middle-innings in blow-outs, Tristan Beck finally had a chance to pitch with some purpose on September 16th in Arizona. The Giants sat at .500. They teetered on the […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Good morning, baseball fans! My plan was to write up a game thread, of sorts, for the playoff games taking place today and tomorrow. But then I remembered that I write these on Friday, and as of the time I am writing this, there’s absolutely nothing set in stone for Monday and Tuesday, other than […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
After writing about James Tibbs III over the weekend, it feels like an appropriate time to examine how the other prospect the Red Sox acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers trade — Jose Bello — fared in the wake of the blockbuster deal being made in June. Unlike Tibbs, Bello was not subsequently … Continue reading "How did Red Sox pitching prospect Jose Bello (part of return for Rafael Devers) fare after trade?"
From Blogging the Red Sox | about 2 months ago | 1 read