Quick Notes for Today:
- Why did Anibal Sanchez look like Cy Young today? Who knows. Giants hitters were off balance and Sanchez made good pitches when he needed to and threw strikes the few times Giants hitters had the advantage in count.
- Buster Posey’s hit streak is over at 21, 1 game behind Willie McCovey for the franchise record. Maybe thats one of those records that was meant to belong to him, and for now it seems it will.
- Dan Uggla has had his name associated with the Giants in trade rumors and boy wouldn’t he look nice in the Giants uni the way he was swinging this series? I wouldn’t say its out of the question for it to happen but it’d be a surprise to most people if Brian Sabean could string together a deal in 2 days.
- Potential Giants: Jorge Cantu [Now a Ranger]//Adam Dunn [Rays and Giants are supposedly the only two teams "in" on Dunn//Corey Hart & Prince Fielder [Talks are dead, but who knows? Sabean might get inspired after today's game]//Derrek Lee [Long shot, but he's available and I wouldn't be stunned if it did happen]//Jose Bautista [Dark horse I suppose, but he leads the AL in bombs. I've only heard the Giants named with him as a "fit"]//Josh Willingham [I'd prefer to avoid him if possible, thanks Sabes]//
BOLD PREDICTION: Giants will acquire Adam Dunn or Jose Bautista. You heard here first from The Giants Report. I say Adam Dunn because I’ve read a blockbuster from Tampa Bay is highly unlikely said their GM, which may leave the Giants alone on the bargaining table for Dunn. I said it a few times but this game may send a message to Sabean. I’m saying Adam Dunn wins this game for the Giants, but they’re playing great lately, he can only help.
Wow, we almost blew a 7 run lead, oh wait. I hate to say it but it felt like one of these days Wilson is going to go back to his old torturous self, and the torture went a bit too far and the Marlins did fight back, and almost stole a win right out of the Giants hands. So as you see the players celebrating and the dog pile, I’m thinking, “what are they excited about? They blew a 7 run lead and now are jumping up and down like they were down 7 and just won” Everything aside, It’s another win for the kids, 14 games over .500, 1.5 game lead in the wildcard and pending the Dodgers-Padres game at the end of the night they could be 1.5 games back. Posey sits one game back of Willie McCovey on the rookie hitting streak list, so I’m all for him going out there tomorrow tying it all up with one of the greatest players ever. Was I the only pissed when they intentionally walked Posey in the 9th? I was pumped for his first walk off. Props to Torres to just sending everyone hope happy. A win is a win, right?
Trade Talk:
- Posednik: Dodgers just traded for Scott Posednik, and the Giants were supposedly also in advanced talks for him. The guy hits for average, he’s got speed and he can play defense in the outfield. I’m kind of disappointed they missed out on him, and the icing on the cake is he went to the Dodgers.
- Cantu: ESPN reports the Giants are “in the lead” for Jorge Cantu, reportedly for minor league pitching prospect(s). I’m not against them getting Cantu, but I’m not necessarily for them getting him. I’m on the fence. I’m assuming it wouldn’t hurt the team to acquire him though.
- Other Guys: Giants apparently inquired about David Aardsma, Seattle tried to attach Jose Lopez and wanted Pablo Sandoval. Good one. Giants have also inquired about Adam Dunn, and Derrek Lee, but both would be real long shots. I hope it’s a short long shot because I’d love to see those guys in a Giants uni one way or another.
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Now onto the baseball; As all of you probably know the Giants are in a desperate need for power, more specifically a power corner infielder. Since we have a “power” third basemen, although he is struggling greatly this season, the Giants best move would be to make a play for a power first basemen. Unless you’re content with Travis Ishikawa starting at 1st for the rest of the season and having the Giants miss the playoffs for the 7th straight year you need to jump on the Prince Fielder/Adam Dunn train. These are the two guys I’m really zeroing in on for the Giants and although there have been numerous rumors of a Giants-Corey Hart connection for the sake of the most glaring need for the Giants I’m focusing in on the two most available power first basemen on the marker.
Prince Fielder
2010 Stats: 19 HR/38 RBI/.266 BA/.883 OPS/5 GIDP
My Thoughts: Fielder was the best overall hitter in baseball last year (46 HR/141 RBI/.299 BA/1.014 OPS) this year however is quite a different story. While he may be on pace to finish with slightly more then half the RBI’s he had last year this guy has the potential every time he steps to the plate to hit a bomb. The Giants need a guy who has that potential and frankly they haven’t had one since Bonds. This should be the Giants main target fitting the role as the power lefty they’ve been on the prowl for and the icing on the cake being Fielder has made only one error all season with a .999 Fld%.
Adam Dunn
2010 Stats: 22 HR/58 RBI/.285 BA/.963 OPS/2 GIDP
My Thoughts: Adam Dunn is just a great pure hitter. Adam Dunn has hit either 40 HR or 100+ RBI in each of the past 6 seasons and has done both in 4 of those 6 seasons. He is consistent, as you can see and a little consistency could be what the Giants are looking for. If there is one obvious downside of Dunn it is his outrageous strikeout numbers and god knows the Giants have done enough of that. Dunn is on pace for career high strikeout numbers projected to eclipse 200 strikeouts this year. But I gladly take the strikeouts knowing I’m going to get 40 HR/100 RBI. Dunn plays mostly first base but has fill in in the outfield as he has done in past years. This year he has made 5 errors with a .993 FLD%.
Attainability:
- Fielder: The Brewers will probably want everything and the world for their second most prized star. Fielder is signed through the 2011 season which should make it more appealing to the Giants and increase the Brewers asking price. My prediction if the trade were to go down it would be like this. Matt Cain straight up for Fielder or Jonathan Sanchez and a few decent AA prospects. To me the latter seems much more appealing for the Giants and hopefully Doug Melvin and the Brewers.
- Dunn: Adam Dunn is a free agent after this year so the offer the Giants would produce would be less then if they were going after Fielder. The Nationals would probably be more lenient in giving up their slugger knowing this year is not going to be there year and if they can get a good young pitcher and a prospect or two they know just as much as everyone else that the Nationals could be the best in the NL East in 4-5 Years. If the Giants were to produce an offer to the Nationals my money is on they give up Jonathan Sanchez and a PTBNL, which is still significant with the Giants possibly only acquiring a rental player in Dunn.
Bottom Line: Brian Sabean must start to realize this kind of blockbuster trade is what the Giants have to do if they want to make the playoffs. I love the Giants and would love nothing more in the world then for them to make the playoffs but the hard truth is this offense cannot propel them past the Rockies and Dodgers or even the freaking Padres in the NL West.
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