2010 San Francisco Giants Preview
The San Francisco Giants had an entertaining 2009 season. They played meaningful games well into September for the first time in years. The organization finally admitted that limping along with washed up veterans just wasn't cutting it anymore. Tim Lincecum continued his dominance. Matt Cain emerged as an outstanding bulwark. And Pablo Sandoval showed the league that he is ready to be a star.
Now that the 2010 season is right around the corner everyone is eager to see if the Giants corrected some of their deficiencies. Will Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff provide the offensive boost that was sorely lacking last year? Will playing Nate Schierholtz in right field everyday be the consistency he needs to finally reach his potential? Is bringing Steve Johnson and Kevin Pucetas into the bullpen going to be the stabilizing factor absent in years past?
Currently the rotation for the San Francisco Giants raises some real concerns. They possibly have the best one two punch in baseball with Lincecum and Cain. Barry Zito showed last year that he can eat up innings and with a little offensive help can be a 12 to 14 game winner. However you then have Jonathan Sanchez who has raw physical talent but hasn't dialed in the mental aspect of being a starting pitcher. He is good for about five innings and then after the first run is given up he unravels. Also the fifth spot in the rotation is undecided. Looking at the active roster there really isn't anyone with immediate starting pitcher prospects.
The lineup for the San Francisco Giants appears to be vastly improved. Hypothetically it will go:
Rowand
Sanchez
Sandoval
Huff
DeRosa
Molina
Shierholtz
Renteria
Pitcher
Analyzing that current lineup brings rays of light to the offense of the Giants. If they stay healthy, hit to their capabilities, decide on the starting rotation, and play the same brand of gritty baseball as last year things will be looking positive.
None of the other ball clubs in the National League West made as many moves to improve their team. With as competitive as the San Francisco Giants were in 2009, even with their abysmal offense, there's reason to be optimistic this year. There are still many questions left to be answered but if you are a fan of the Giants, keep your chin up and your hopes high.
Published by Gavin Matthews
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1 Comments
Post a CommentWhile I agree about the offense, I totally disagree with your tone regarding the pitching rotation.
The problem with Sanchez has been lack of confidence, and the no-hitter gave him loads of that, look at his ERA after that. He's ready to break out in 2010.
And I would think that Bumgarner would probably be the best 5th starter in the majors, if he ends up with the job. Even if he don't, it was not like Randy Johnson, Ryan Sadowski, and Joe Martinez really did that well last year either, and Sanchez had a horrible first half of the season.
So even if they roughly match what they did last season in starting pitching, that would still be one of the best in the majors. But if Zito and Sanchez can do that well over a full season, then the starting rotation would be one of the best of this era, and if Bumgarner comes through, arguably the best.