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Sunday BP: Highlights of the Week
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball draws to a close today, so it’s time to pick our favorite highlights of the week! If you know me, you know what I’m picking. I love a grand slam, if there’s a grand slam in the week I’m picking it. This week, Eric […]
Raise your hands if you hit two home runs today, part two
A day after a trio of Giants clubbed a pair of home runs each in an 18-3 frolic, they were outdone and undone by a sole Cub clubbing a pair of his own. Pete Crow-Armstrong launched two equalizers towards the El tracks in right over the course of Chicago’s 3-2 extra-inning win on Saturday: the […]
6/6 Gamethread: Giants at Cubs
After an offensive explosion on Friday, the San Francisco Giants are back at it today, hoping to make it three straight games with a double-digit run total … and more importantly, four straight games with a win. Taking the mound for San Francisco is right-hander Landen Roupp, who makes his 13th start of the season. […]
Saturday BP: Player of the Week
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball comes to a close this weekend, which means it’s time to make our picks for Player of the Week! It should come as absolutely no surprise that my pick for this week is Jung Hoo Lee! As of the time I am writing this, […]
Raise your hands if you hit two homers today!
As ridiculous as it sounds, figuring out a punny name to properly capture the Giants recent power surge was a bit of a pressing matter for announcers Hunter Pence and David Flemming after Matt Chapman lifted a grand slam in the 4th inning off Cubs starter Edward Cabrera. The opportunity was too good to pass […]
Did Giants broadcaster inspire top prospect’s hot streak?
On the morning of Wednesday, May 20, San Francisco Giants first baseman Bryce Eldridge had a slash line of .143/.226/.250, with only one extra-base hit in nine games. He wasn’t playing every day, looked to be pressing at the plate, and was blocked by stronger hitters Rafael Devers and Casey Schmitt. That’s when Mike Krukow […]
6/5 Gamethread: Giants @ Cubs
The San Francisco Giants head to the Windy City today to begin a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters today’s game with a 4.45 ERA, 5.40 FIP, with 59 strikeouts to 31 walks in 62.2 innings pitched. His last start was in […]
Take a look at the improved farm system
I might be jumping the line here to comment on the farm system review by Brendan Gawlowski posted to FanGraphs this morning, as Brady does such a great job covering the minor leagues for McCovey Chronicles already and friend of the site and former contributor Roger Munter has had the corner covered for years via […]
Giants-Cubs Series Preview
After a 26-12 start to the season, the Chicago Cubs have gone just 7-18 over their last 25 games, including a winless 6-game homestand. If the 2025 Giants were here, they could relate in all these ways. Instead, it’s the 2026 Giants slated to face off against a team projected to be one of the […]
Friday BP: Story Time
Good morning, baseball fans! Since the San Francisco Giants are still on the road, and we did a temp check last Friday, I thought that we could try something else today. One of my favorite things about social media is getting to hear great stories from people all over the world. Oftentimes, the comment section […]
Giants knock out Brewers in Milwaukee slugfest
Playing at American Family Field, the San Francisco Giants got six insurance runs in the 7th inning that included an Eric Haase grand slam. Their nine-run cushion, plus a home run robbery by Drew Gilbert in the bottom of the inning, proved to be just enough as the Giants held on for a 12-9 win […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, June 3: Cesar Perdomo shoves
The rookie ball teams were off on Wednesday, but the San Francisco Giants quartet of A-ball teams were all in action. So let’s dive into the Minor League baseball results! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the position played in that particular game. News […]
6/4 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this four-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers this morning. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Adrian Houser, who enters today’s game with a 5.59 ERA, 5.21 FIP, with 35 strikeouts to 21 walks in 56.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 8-3 […]
Thursday BP: So, your team is in last place…
Good morning, baseball fans! As the San Francisco Giants were losing Tuesday night’s game, I predicted that the Colorado Rockies would win their game and push the Giants back into fifth place. And they did just that. Now, I’m writing this before Wednesday’s games, so things might change between now and the time this publishes […]
Old school cool
Since franchise legend Buster Posey took over as president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants, he’s preached one thing. Well, he’s preached many things, but one has stood taller than the rest: pitching and defense. Pitching and defense, just as the ballpark was built for. Pitching and defense, just as they leaned on […]
6/3 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
The San Francisco Giants continue this four-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Logan Webb, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.82 ERA, 3.55 FIP, with 47 strikeouts to 18 walks in 52.1 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 8-6 loss to […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, June 2: Promotions galore!
For the first time all year, all seven of the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates were in action on Tuesday. So let’s dive into a whole lot of action! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are the position played in that particular game. […]
Giants place Matt Gage on the 15-Day IL, call up Dylan Smith
The San Francisco Giants are making yet another move, as it seems they have a daily quota to fulfill. This one, unfortunately, was mandated by injuries. Before their Wednesday game against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Giants announced that left-handed reliever Matt Gage had been placed on the 15-Day Injured List, while right-handed reliever Dylan Smith […]
Wednesday BP: All Star voting is here!
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s that time of year again. Phase 1 of voting for the 2026 All Star Game begins today! Last year, I had the idea to coordinate a group effort with the community to try to get specific San Francisco Giants players into the game. It did not work. And I didn’t […]
Kyle Harrison comes back to haunt Giants
When the San Francisco Giants cut bait on top pitching prospect Kyle Harrison last season in the Rafael Devers trade, they knew there was a chance that the then 23-year-old would come back to haunt them. Just under a year after the trade, that possibility became a reality. Harrison tied a career high by striking […]
6/2 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
The San Francisco Giants continue this four-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.34 ERA, 3.26 FIP, with 27 strikeouts to six walks in 29 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 3-2 loss to […]
Giants hire Gary Pettis as new third base coach
The San Francisco Giants didn’t take long to find a new third base coach. Just four days after the team announced that they had removed Hector Borg from third base duties, and reassigned him within the organization, they formally hired his replacement: Gary Pettis. Longtime Giants coach Ron Wotus had been serving as the interim […]
Tuesday BP: Jhonny Level promoted to High-A
The biggest news in San Francisco Giants promotions this week came on Sunday, when center fielder Jonah Cox was stunningly promoted to the Majors straight from AA Richmond. But it seems that the Cox move has kickstarted promotion season for the rest of the Giants Minor League Baseball players. Because on Monday — the off-day […]
6/1 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
Well, it’s time for a new series. I’m not sure if that’s the good news or the bad news, but the San Francisco Giants are in cheeseland for a quartet of games against the Milwaukee Brewers. It begins tonight, with right-hander Landen Roupp on the mound. Through 11 starts, Roupp is 3-3 with a 3.30 […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, May 29-31: Luis De La Torre shines, Jonah Cox gets the call
It’s time for another mega weekend Minor League Baseball roundup, and for the last time for a while, there are only five San Francisco Giants teams in action … the Dominican Summer League gets off and rolling today, and even though it’s the least exciting DSL lineup for the Giants in many years, it’s exciting […]
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