![]() Speaking of Will Smith he is finally the closer and he’s been nasty so far and DANG IT BOCHY WHY WASN’T HE THE CLOSER IN 2016.I can’t remember a staff that had so many issues like this. But also, Will Smith and Mark Melancon (and now Ray Black) need to be managed in how often they are used, since they are still building up strength coming off injuries. The Giants don’t want Cueto or Samardzija throwing 100+ pitches right now, so that means it is wise to have Holland and Blach in the bullpen. Some of this is due to having a high number of pitchers who require baby gloves at this point. The Giants sent Derek Holland to the bullpen, even though he had been one of the most consistent starters recently, and they continue to carry 13 pitchers on the roster.I hate to say it, but he has not been the same since becoming a dad. Chris Stratton was sent back to Sacramento to keep pitching every 5th day and try to get some consistency back in his curveball and location. Speaking of that, the Giants went ahead and kept both Andrew Suarez and Derek Rodriguez in the rotation and that sure looks like a good idea.Meanwhile, Samardzija showed signs of life in his return, but he still hasn’t looked better than some of the other options available to the team. If they stay in the race and Cueto can give them anything positive, he’ll hang in the rotation as long as they need him. If he continues to stink (and the Giants fall out of contention), he’ll go back on the DL and the Giants will hope he can heal up for 2019. He was not very good in his start on Thursday, however, and there will be a dance the rest of the season around when to pull the plug. If he can be good from here on out, the Giants have a puncher’s chance. My pre-season naming of Cueto as the MOST IMPORTANT player this season, still stands in many ways. The Giants welcomed back Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija.Hanson has been far superior with the bat, and I think he makes them a better, more dangerous team for now. This makes us all sad, but it also forces us to face the harsh reality that Joe Panik is not having a good season, and it may be in the Giants best interest to let Alen Hanson play everyday. Joe Panik got hurt and is on the DL, probably for a while. ![]() Then, they had a somewhat frustrating split against the Cardinals, frustrating because the series marked the return of two pitchers who were supposed to help (more on this later). That’s basically getting shut out for 3 straight games in any other park. They dropped 3 games in Colorado, managing to score a grand total of 3 runs in those 3 games. After a heart warming sweep of the first place Diamondbacks, the Giants road-woes came right up and slapped them across the face.Holy smokes a lot happened this week with our beloved baseball club. ![]()
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