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LaMonte Wade Jr. traded to Angels

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Alex Zadorozny/MLB Photos via Getty Images Alex Pavlovic posted to social media that the San Francisco Giants has traded 1B/DH/OF LaMonte Wade Jr. to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later or cash considerations. While LWJ’s time with the Giants had logically run its course, this is still a tough place to land after being designated for assignment four days ago as the Angels are, rather famously, not very good.
Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for May

3 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Last month, I brought back this feature started by Doug Bruzzone many years ago and the magic of this power ranking list asserted itself immediately. Lou Trivino was ranked 8th out of 8 relievers and very quickly found himself off the roster just six days after publication. That he’s given up just 1 run in 6.2 IP with the Dodgers since then is immaterial.
Willy Adames is playing close to his potential now, believe it or not

1 month ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images With today’s 0-for-4, Willy Adames is now 2-for-his-last-25, with a triple and a trio of RBI. His .629 OPS for the season is among the bottom 30 for MLB regulars and the worst showing on the San Francisco Giants. It’s not what Buster Posey had in mind when he signed the shortstop to a franchise-record contract, but after a rough April — and despite this recent 2-for-25 — he has fallen back into the hitter he has been throughout his career.
Can Erik Miller maintain his effectiveness despite all these walks?

1 month ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images I’ll conclude my impromptu Mission: Impossibleweek with a look at the most volatile reliever in the San Francisco Giants bullpen: Erik Miller. He is as close to an Ethan Hunt as they can have in their relief corps. His 1.65 ERA is among the best in the sport, but given that the sample size is just 16.1 innings, it shouldn’t be viewed as the final word on his performance.
Matt Chapman has rarely been this bad against the fastball

1 month ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Nobody thought that Matt Chapman would repeat his transcendent 2024 season (5.4 fWAR), but he’s had a somewhat anonymous start to his 2025 for the San Francisco Giants. Oh sure, there have been highlights on both sides of the ball, but .217/.338/.411 doesn’t sit quite right. A quick scan of his Statcast data suggests a reason: he’s been tremendously awful against the four-seam fastball this season. Does that mean he’s going to be just good and not great?
Matt Chapman has rarely been this bad against the fastball

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

Nobody thought that Matt Chapman would repeat his transcendent 2024 season (5.4 fWAR), but he’s had a somewhat anonymous start to his 2025 for the San Francisco Giants. Oh sure, there have been highlights on both sides of the ball, but .217/.338/.411 doesn’t sit quite right. A quick scan of his Statcast data suggests a reason: he’s been tremendously awful against the four-seam fastball this season. Does that mean he’s going to be just good and not great? Not necessarily.
Giants-Nationals Series Preview

1 month ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images It’s been an interesting May for the Nationals. At one point, they had a 7-game losing streak and now they’re winners of 5 straight and 6 of their last 7. Their April was similar. The team got off to a 1-6 start, as they usually have under manager Davey Martinez. Fans are wondering if he’s the guy for the job anymore. Now that it’s over - the Nationals have had 18 losing streaks of at least seven games. Davey Martinez has been manager for nine of them.
Giants-Nationals Series Preview

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

It’s been an interesting May for the Nationals. At one point, they had a 7-game losing streak and now they’re winners of 5 straight and 6 of their last 7. Their April was similar. The team got off to a 1-6 start, as they usually have under manager Davey Martinez. Fans are wondering if he’s the guy for the job anymore. Now that it’s over - the Nationals have had 18 losing streaks of at least seven games. Davey Martinez has been manager for nine of them.
Vibes are the stat killer

1 month ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

This morning for The Athletic, Jayson Stark, one of the greatest baseball writers in human history, published his All-Quarter Century Team, which proudly declared that Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals is the best catcher in baseball through the first 25 years of this century. Why not Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants? Vibes. Now, Stark states up top that his post is intended to set a tone for this series so that readers are compelled to vote in The Athletic’s polling (vote here).
Which San Francisco Giant most runs like Tom Cruise?

1 month ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images While the San Francisco Giants might be cursed by the release of a new Mission: Impossible film, that doesn’t mean we should stop linking the two franchises on this site. On the eve of the release for the latest (and final?) film of the Mission series, I thought it’d be fun to look at one of its most famous qualities and compare it to our favorite team. I’m talking about Tom Cruise (aka Ethan Hunt) running.