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The San Francisco Giants Embody the 2020 MLB Season

Aug 27, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants have been the most unpredictably competitive team in Major League Baseball this season. Yes, we're talking about a 15-16 ballclub. A rebuilding team off to a mediocre start doesn't t...

San Francisco Giants Fans, Meet Tyler Heineman

Joe Orsatti

Feb 10, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

On Saturday, it was announced that catcher Aramis Garcia will miss six-to-eight months after undergoing labrum surgery. It was widely expected that the 27-year-old would serve as the primary backup to Buster P...

Injuries and Impacts: Updates on Posey, Herrera, the A’s, etc.

Joe Orsatti

Aug 29, 2018

Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

As we go into the stretch run, let's look at some of the more important injuries: Earlier this week, Kelvin Herrera was carted off of the field after suffering a foot injury. Later, he was diagnosed with a...

BBE 2018 Positional Rankings: MLB’s Top 15 Catchers

Joe Jacquez

Mar 17, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Over the offseason, the team of contributors at Baseball Essential voted upon every position on the diamond, compiling our comprehensive Top 15 countdowns for the 2018 season. Major League Baseball is overfl...

Positional Power Rankings: Catcher

Cody Goggin

Dec 27, 2016

Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Catcher might be one of the thinnest positions we cover in our rankings, but it might also be the most important. The 2016 season saw some promising newcomers in the forms of Gary Sanchez and Willson Contreras....

What Is Madison Bumgarner’s Problem?

Dillon Cloud

Sep 22, 2016

Headlines, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

On Monday night, San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner once again showed the baseball world that he is the league's ultimate badass, playing a twisted game of hide-and-seek with Los Angeles Dodgers out...

Are the San Francisco Giants a Team of Destiny?

Ryan Waterman

Jul 22, 2016

Features, San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants: 2012 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants: 2014 World Series Champions This is the pattern that the San Francisco Giants h...

4/12/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?

Jesse Foster

Apr 12, 2016

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

It's a new day, which means a new opportunity. We are here to help you build the best possible DFS lineup. Here are the must plays and value plays for today's slate (values are from DraftKings). SP Jose Fern...

Daily Fantasy 4/5/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?

Jesse Foster

Apr 5, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

There are nine games on tonight's slate, so there are plenty of options out there. Let's take a look at who you should pay up for and who are today's sleepers on Draft Kings. SP: Johnny Cueto ($9,600): L...

Is Buster Posey Already an All-Time Great?

Michael Saltzman

Mar 8, 2016

Baseball History, San Francisco Giants

Buster Posey is 28 years old and is already considered by some to be one the greatest catchers in baseball history. Heading into his age-29 season, are we witnessing one of the greatest careers ever? There are ...

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