Bryan Murphy

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Giants-Cubs Series Preview

1 week ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The San Francisco Giants travel to Wrigley Field for a three-game series this week against the Chicago Cubs, whose offense is best described, I think, by the old timey phrase “high flying.” They’ve been a juggernaut since the two-game set in Japan where they stunk it up against the Los Angeles Dodgers and have been more lethal from a hitting standpoint. Do the Giants stand a chance?
Giants set to add 29-year old OF Daniel Johnson to Triple-A

1 week ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images This morning, Chronicle beatwriter Shayna Rubin reported that the San Francisco Giants “are expected to sign outfielder Daniel Johnson to a minor league contract.” She makes mention of the 29-year old left-handed hitter’s current line for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League (managed by former major league catcher Ronny Paulino): .429/.512/.943 with 5 home runs and 3 doubles to go with a 2:1 K:BB in 10 games (41 PA).
Giants set to add 29-year old OF Daniel Johnson to Triple-A

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Bryan Murphy

This morning, Chronicle beatwriter Shayna Rubin reported that the San Francisco Giants “are expected to sign outfielder Daniel Johnson to a minor league contract.” She makes mention of the 29-year old left-handed hitter’s current line for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League (managed by former major league catcher Ronny Paulino): .429/.512/.943 with 5 home runs and 3 doubles to go with a 2:1 K:BB in 10 games (41 PA). The addition is the third this week.
Tyler Fitzgerald lands on IL with rib fracture; Brett Wisely recalled

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The San Francisco Giants announced that Tyler Fitzgerald has landed on the 10-day IL with “a left rib fracture,” prompting the recall of IF/OF Brett Wisely from Sacramento. Fitzgerald took a fastball off the thigh against Michael King in the top of the 6th inning of yesterday’s loss and turned a double play in the bottom of the 8th but finished the game.
First month superlatives

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images The San Francisco Giants are off to a great start this season and with one month out of the season’s six now in the books, let’s take a look at all that good stuff.
Giants-Rockies Series Preview

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Colorado Rockies are 1-14 on the road! They will be playing their next 4 games on the road against the San Francisco Giants, who’ve lost 3 of their last 5. Is that enough of an analysis to suggest that the Giants will sweep or win the series? Of course not. It’s baseball. Their lone road win came in the second game of the season when they .
Giants-Rockies Series Preview

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Bryan Murphy

The Colorado Rockies are 1-14 on the road! They will be playing their next 4 games on the road against the San Francisco Giants, who’ve lost 3 of their last 5. Is that enough of an analysis to suggest that the Giants will sweep or win the series? Of course not. It’s baseball. Their lone road win came in the second game of the season when they .
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Series Preview

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images San Diego Padres? More like the San Diego Injuries! The Padres have 11 players on their IL right now, and some of them are players expected to help them contend here in 2025. Thankfully, that’s not a problem for the San Francisco Giants who can face a tough team that won’t have help from Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth, and Yu Darvish. Will those deficiencies be enough for the Giants to sweep a 2-game series in San Diego?
Save the fastball, save the future?

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Throughout yesterday’s radio broadcast, Dave Flemming remarked upon the Jordan Hicks’ diminished velocity. Indeed, for the game, his sinker was down 3 mph from his season average, his sweeper down 2 mph, and his 4-seamer and splitter down around 1.5 mph. That was on top of a hefty drop in pitch spin rates for all four pitches. A looming injury?
Three reasons to be optimistic about the Giants’ three most struggling hitters

3 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images It’s really tough to find massive fault with the San Francisco Giants as they’ve raced to a 16-9 record to start the 2025 season. Oh sure, maybe their poorly constructed bench will be a liability eventually, but April isn’t eventually. Still, there are some soft spots in the lineup to keep an eye on. LaMonte Wade Jr., Heliot Ramos, and the most expensive San Francisco Giant ever, Willy Adames, have had varying degrees of bad starts.