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• New York Notes: Belt, Martinez, Cole
Veteran slugger Brandon Belt’s free agency has surprisingly dragged into the regular season, with the soon to be 36-year-old reportedly “baffled” by the lack of offers he’s received to this point. The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly provided additional details on Belt’s free agency recently, noting that the Mets were the only club to offer Belt a…...2024
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• Free Agent Prediction Contest Winners Notified
In early November, we ran our annual free agent prediction contest here at MLBTR. We had 6,135 entrants, which I believe is an all-time record. The contest concluded last week on Opening Day, with the unsigned Mike Clevinger and Brandon Belt excluded from the results. Tasked with predicting the destinations of our other 48 top…...2024
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• Brandon Belt “Baffled” By Lack Of Offers In Free Agency
Two days into the regular season, only one position player from MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents list remains unsigned: designated hitter/first baseman Brandon Belt. On Friday, the veteran slugger discussed his enduring free agency in an appearance on The JD Bunkis Podcast. According to Belt, he had very few calls with teams this winter that…...2024
• MLB's top remaining free agent 'baffled' by lack of offers

Two days into the regular season, only one position player from MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents list remains unsigned: designated hitter/first baseman Brandon Belt....2024
• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Baby Birds zoomed up to 101 wins and the division crown in 2023, and their nest of prospects only continues to grow. For almost a decade, the daunting AL East was dominated by the high-profile New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, as well as the perennially savvy Tampa Bay Rays. In 2023, however, the division champion was none of those three teams; inst...2024
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• Here are all the remaining MLB free agents

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Could any of them interest the Cubs? Opening Day of the 2024 MLB season is two weeks from this Thursday. Most teams have the players they want on their Opening Day rosters already in camp. But injuries happen — as appears to be the case with Cubs righthander Jameson Taillon — and perhaps teams are still looking for backup plans. Also, there are still the Boras Th...2024
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL East

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images This will again be a division filled with very good teams. Three teams from the AL East made the postseason last year, four finished over .500 and the fifth barely missed the latter mark. This shouldn’t be any different in 2024. It’s entirely possible that four teams in this division win 90 or more games. Could that mean four postseason teams from the AL E...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 28, 2024
Bargain Bats w/ Barrel Rates Higher than Juan Soto (13.0%)NONE of these hitters are more valuable than Soto, nor will they ever be. However, for mid and late-round grabs at power potential, these hitters have value. NOTE: League average Barrel Rate for top 200 hitters is 8% and each of these bats swung 5%-10% higher in '23. Matt Wallner OF, MIN: 18.8% Barrel RateLiving on the right side of the pla...2024
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• The Daily Belli watch: 17 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images We have all been here before. Today’s song selection: Or perhaps you’d like your déjà vu this way: The rest of this article is going to look very familiar. Déjà vu, if you like. This is a repeat from last Wednesday, because as of this morning, 15 of MLB Trade Rumors’ Top 50 Free Agents remain unsigned, just as they were last week. Here’s my best gues...2024
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• Where MLB Network ranked Braves’ players position by position

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images A look at MLB Network’s yearly positional rankings heading into the 2024 season. Major League Baseball has an off-season unlike any other sport. While it’s relatively short, only spanning November, December, and January mostly, the winter months can feel like an eternity on the calendar. This is because baseball doesn't have the immediate feeding frenzy ot...2024
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• The Daily Belli watch: 23 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Let’s do something different today! Maybe I am a crowded mindI watch your eyes glaze overStared down at the floorYou were amazing to meI was amazing to youBut here we go again — O.A.R., “Love And Memories” Indeed, here we go again! The Cubs are the most likely landing spot for Cody Bellinger, multiple people in the baseball industry told me this week, although...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 30, 2024

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Can Hunter Renfroe return to form in Kansas City? David Lesky at Inside the Crown questions the Adam Frazier signing. For $2 million in 2024, it’s easy to see him as a backup. That’s what they gave Garrett Hampson at least, and he’s clearly seen as a depth piece and not someone to play every day. But the fit just doesn’t make sense to me. And it’s most...2024
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• Shohei Ohtani’s final 4 free agency suitors, ranked, plus 1 surprise team

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Ranking Shohei Ohtani’s most likely free agency landing spots MLB’s Winter Meetings are set to get underway this Sunday in Nashville, and there is one headline story. Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Angels two-way star is now a free agent, and there is no shortage of teams that would love to have him in their lineup for the 2024 season. While Ohtani’s elbow inj...2023
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• Brandon Belt injury update: Blue Jays DH lands on injured list as Toronto fights to keep wild-card spot

Belt was diagnosed with lumbar spine muscle sp...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Star-Power, Rebuilt Rosters Make NL West Must-See TV
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"Brandon Belt: Pirates Another guy the Buccos could flip at the deadline."

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"If Brandon Belt can recapture any of his previous form, he’ll add a quality left-handed bat to a predominantly right-handed lineup."

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"Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford are the old guard in San Francisco, but they have embraced Manager Gabe Kapler’s new-school approach — even if it irks opponents."

2021
"NL West leading Giants lose home run leader Brandon Belt to broken left thumb"

2020
"Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has been using a walking boot as he nurses a sore right heel that will keep him out at least a week."

2019
"To hear him refer to the roster as having a “championship core” feels a tad hopeful, though to his credit, Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner, Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt, did quite literally form the core of two World Series winners — three for Posey, Bumgarner and Pablo Sandoval, who were all on the 2010 squad."

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"Brandon Belt doesn't get cheated at the plate thanks to his uncanny plate discipline."

2017
"Number 3 hitter Brandon Belt delivered the go-ahead RBI and Joe Panik -- batting second in place of Nunez -- scored another run to help San Francisco break even at ."

2016
"The Giants officially announced their agreement with first baseman Brandon Belt on a five-year contract extension through the 2021 season."

2015
"Justin Maxwell and Brandon Belt hit two-run homers in back-to-back innings and Tim Hudson overcame his personal Dodger Stadium hex to work 6 1/3 effective innings Saturday as the San Francisco Giants continued their dominance of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-2 victory."

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"Check this out: At 2-2 in the fourth, Sandoval moved from second to third on Brandon Belt’s fly ball to left field, which set him up to score what turned out to be the winning run on Michael Morse’s base knock to right."

• New York Notes: Belt, Martinez, Cole
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• Free Agent Prediction Contest Winners Notified
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• MLB's top remaining free agent 'baffled' by lack of offers
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• Here are all the remaining MLB free agents
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL East
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• Spring Training has started and you can still make a credible free-agent team

Matt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays prepares to field during Game 2 of the Wild Card Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images More than half of the league seems disinterested in improving their roster through free agency Spring Training has...2024
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• Should Blake Snell Consider A Short-Term Deal?
This offseason has proven to be incredibly slow, with many notable free agents still lingering on the open market in the middle of February. That includes J.D. Martinez, Michael Lorenzen, Gio Urshela, Tim Anderson, Amed Rosario, Whit Merrifield, Brandon Belt, Tommy Pham, Adam Duvall, Hyun Jin Ryu, Brandon Woodruff, Liam Hendriks and many more. But…...2024
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• Do the Padres prefer Jackson Merrill as one of their starting outfielders on Opening Day?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports There aren’t many outfielders on the roster so San Diego is trying to increase the versatility of one of their top prospects We’ve seen the San Diego Padres successfully move a talented shortstop to the outfield and it sure seems like they’re trying to do that again. Jackson Merrill—one of the club’s best prospects—will be spending a lot of time in the outf...2024
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• Free Agent Prediction Contest Winners Notified
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• Shohei Ohtani’s final 4 free agency suitors, ranked, plus 1 surprise team
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• MLB Draft 2023: Tampa Bay Rays selections Round 1-10
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are your Day 1 & Day 2 results Here are the results from Day 2 at the 2023 MLB Draft for the Tampa Bay Rays, the first run by Director of Amateur Scouting Chuck Ricci, who stepped into the role following Rob Metzler’s departure to the Tigers front office. Ricci is of course flanked by R.J. Harrison and Bobby Heck, who as longtime sen...2023
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• Braves take trip to Canada to face off with the Blue Jays
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Braves finish off tour of the AL East in Toronto to face off with high powered Blue Jays After a workmanlike 3-2 home stand against the Orioles and Red Sox, the Braves hit the road again to kick off a six game road trip. They start the trip with a three game set with the Blue Jays to finish off their tour of the AL East. They will then travel to Texas t...2023
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• Royals pick up first win in slugfest against the Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (9) reacts after hitting a double during the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit | Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports Extra base hits, stolen bases, oh my! On Monday night, the Royals finally got a notch in the win column via an excellent offense powered by four extra base hits—each by a different b...2023
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• Toronto Blue Jays series preview: Whit returns to the K
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images How will Royals fans respond? The Blue Jays have amassed a nice collection of young hitters, and have surrounded young ace Alek Manoah with a veteran rotation, helping them win 90+ games the last two seasons. They’ll have higher expectations this season, hoping to win their first post-season game since 2016. It will be their first full season under skipper...2023
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1958: I Can Be Center Field?
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about 53-year-old Dae-Sung Koo 구대성 pitching in Australia, provide a final(?) update on Brandon Belt’s beloved Toronto chicken tenders, discuss the invisible strike zone as a feature that sets baseball apart from other sports (along with listener responses to other differentiating factors), bemoan the results of a Reddit poll […]...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Backup plans
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks what should be the backup plan at first base. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Oh the weather out there is frightful, but our little club is so delightful. So come on in, grab a chair, listen to the music and talk ...2022
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• Brandon Belt Plans To Play In 2024, May Be Close To Signing
Veteran first baseman Brandon Belt considered retirement after the 2022 season due to persistent knee problems, and he said in October after the Blue Jays were eliminated from the playoffs that he’d have to discuss with his family whether or not to keep playing. As Spring Training approaches, however, Belt told The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly…...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Backup plans
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• BCB After Dark: Time for the “Mash” unit?
Matt Mervis | Dylan Heuer The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you if Matt Mervis will be the Cubs’ first baseman next year. Welcome back to BCB After Dark, the happening spot for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come join us on this September evening. The show is just getting started. There’s no cover charge tonight. Please let us find a table f...2022
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• NL Injury Notes: Giants, Floro, Ahmed, Simmons
The Giants provided updates on some veteran names who have yet to appear in Spring Training games, though Brandon Belt and Evan Longoria are both expected to be ready for Opening Day, manager Gabe Kapler told MLB.com’s Maria Guardado and other reporters. Longoria has been dealing with right index finger tendinitis, while Belt has inflammation…...2022
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• Top 25 First Basemen for 2022 Fantasy Baseball
Closer and Closer we can see the light beaming ever so strongly as we make our way to the start of our baseball journey. April Day baseball will be upon us soon, DFS lineups to pour over, lineup decisions hmmm do I start Jace Peterson or Josh Harrison this week can't wait right? Man I've never been so interested in the Chicago weather when I wake up than I do from April-Sept. Well we all ...2022
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• West Notes: Giants, Diamondbacks, A’s
The Giants made a number of roster moves tonight, including placing Brandon Belt on the bereavement list following the passing of his grandmother, per The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly (via Twitter). Donovan Solano also went on the injured list today, with no reason specified, which usually means there’s something vaccine related. To replace them on the…...2021
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• Posey (knee) still out; Belt on bereavement list

The San Francisco Giants remained without catcher Buster Posey on Thursday night because of discomfort in his left knee, while Brandon Belt went on the bereavement list to attend his grandmother's funeral....2021
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• Giants' Brandon Belt dedicates two-home run game, remainder of season to his grandmother
Belt's grandmother died on Tuesday morning...2021
• Belt hits 2 HRs after learning of grandma's death

Brandon Belt homered twice and dedicated Tuesday night's 8-0 win over the Mets as well as the rest of the season to his grandmother, who died earlier in the day of COVID-19....2021

• Hudson, HRs put Giants half-game back of LA
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• Dodgers' early HRs don't hold up vs. Giants
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• Hudson, HRs put Giants half-game behind LA
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• Pence, Belt homer as Giants win series vs. Reds
Using home runs from Brandon Belt and Hunter Pence and three RBIs from Nori Aoki, the Giants outlasted the Reds for a wild 9-8 win on Sunday to claim three of four games in the series. San Francisco scored 30 runs over the three straight wins....2015
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• Homers help Bumgarner beat Brewers
Hunter Pence, Matt Duffy and Brandon Belt homered to back Giants ace Madison Bumgarner, who fought through a long sixth inning to preserve his fifth win in six starts, 6-3 over the Brewers on Tuesday at Miller Park....2015
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• Belt's blast helps power Giants past Braves
Chris Heston logged 7 1/3 shutout frames, while Brandon Belt homered in the seventh before a six-run eighth sealed the Giants' 7-0 victory over the Braves on Thursday night at AT&T Park. Atlanta starter Shelby Miller logged seven solid frames in the loss....2015
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• Miller, Braves upended by Giants' late surge
Chris Heston logged 7 1/3 shutout frames, while Brandon Belt homered in the seventh before a six-run eighth sealed the Giants' 7-0 victory over the Braves on Thursday night at AT&T Park. Atlanta starter Shelby Miller logged seven solid frames in the loss....2015
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• Belt's blast helps power Giants past Braves
Chris Heston logged 7 1/3 shutout frames, while Brandon Belt homered in the seventh before a six-run eighth sealed the Giants' 7-0 victory over the Braves on Thursday night at AT&T Park. Atlanta starter Shelby Miller logged seven solid frames in the loss....2015
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 28, 2024
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• How these three teams can help you make late fantasy baseball push

There’s not much time left in the season, which means, if you’re still alive, you have to do whatever you can to gain an edge. If that means picking up a red-hot bat, like Brandon Belt and dropping an ice-cold Yu Darvish or Kyle Hendricks, so be it. You could also trying playing the matchups.......2021
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• Fantasy baseball rankings 2018: Elite expert reveals sit-start, waiver wire, matchup advice for Week 9
Chris Towers says Brandon Belt should be nowhere near your fantasy baseball lineups...2018
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• Fantasy Baseball: Who's hot, Who's not heading into Week 5
Another week of the 2018 regular season is in the books, which means another opportunity for players to heat up and cool off at the plate and on the mound for fantasy baseball purposes.Each week throughout the regular season, we’ll highlight 20 players (10 position players and 10 starting pitchers) who have either enjoyed the last seven days of play or are thankful that they’re over. To qualify fo...2018
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• Planning the Perfect Philadelphia Phillies Rebuild After July Sell-off
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• Giants' Scoreless Sweep of Dodgers Catapults World Champs Back Up NL West Ladder
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• Brandon Belt Injury: Updates on Giants 1B's Groin and Return
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• What Do NLCS Mistakes Mean for Mike Matheny's Future as Cardinals Manager?
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat
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• Do the Padres prefer Jackson Merrill as one of their starting outfielders on Opening Day?
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• Brandon Belt Plans To Play In 2024, May Be Close To Signing
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• Where MLB Network ranked Braves’ players position by position
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• Shohei Ohtani’s final 4 free agency suitors, ranked, plus 1 surprise team
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• Jays, looking to secure playoff berth, activate Belt

The Toronto Blue Jays, whose recent hot streak has them holding the second American League wild-card position entering Tuesday's games, activated first baseman/designated hitter Brandon Belt from the 10-day injured list among several roster moves....2023
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• Cubs 6, Blue Jays 2: Javier Assad, your table is ready

Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports And the Cubs hit home runs and won the first game of the series in Canada. After a frustrating loss in New York Wednesday, the Cubs really needed a starter to step up. And that’s exactly what they got. Javier Assad threw seven innings for the first time in his career, and they were excellent innings. He allowed just one run on four hits and the Cubs blasted ...2023
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• Brandon Belt is quietly having a huge season
It’s pretty common to check out player leaderboards throughout any given MLB season. This exercise is fun because it allows you to see someone you would’ve never realized was having a monster year without actually looking.Taking a peek at baseball’s wRC+ leaders is a perfect example. If you had to rattle off the top-five hitters in this metric, who would you mention? Mookie Betts and Mike Trout cu...2018
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• Panik, Belt set to top lineup vs. righties
Giants manager Bruce Bochy ended an offseason of speculation Wednesday by declaring his preference to bat Joe Panik leadoff against right-handed pitchers, followed by Brandon Belt....2018
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• San Francisco Giants Trade Rumors: Fire Sale Edition
It could just be that I am entirely too depressed with this season to put anymore effort into talking about how this team could turn it around, or maybe I just watched too much Arrested Development and heard “OH MY GOSH, WE’RE HAVING A FIRE!…sale.” Regardless, it’s time to think about the trade deadline and what that will entail for the San Francisco Giants. The two names that will be moved (if an...2017
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Early Miseries Indicate Yankees Are in Trouble
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• SF Giants Can't Sit Back on Even-Year Mystique to Be 2016 Threats
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Star-Power, Rebuilt Rosters Make NL West Must-See TV
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• WATCH: Top 10 plays of the 2014 MLB Playoffs
The month of October has showcased numerous shocking and breathtaking moments for baseball fans to enjoy, but we’re now one—maybe two—games away from the conclusion of the MLB Playoffs. And it’s time to take a look back at the Fall Classic’s best moments. We whittled the list down to the ten most spectacular and significant plays—each contributing toward the evolution of this year’s postseason. 1...2014
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• Giants vs. Royals: 2014 World Series Game 2 Predictions and Updated Odds
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• World Series 2014: Giants vs. Royals Predictions and Matchup Info
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