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Houston Astros Should Pursue Johnny Cueto At Trade Deadline

Jun 28, 2017

Houston Astros, Rumors, San Francisco Giants

Earlier this week, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported that San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto will likely opt out of the remaining four years and $84 million of his massive contract signed after 2015. ...

Evaluating Starting Pitcher Trade Candidates

Billy Collins

Jun 27, 2017

Major League Baseball, Statistics

As is the case every year, teams will be looking to add pitching at the trade deadline. For most contending teams, their biggest weakness is starting pitching. The Houston Astros rotation could use a steady,...

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...

The San Francisco Giants are the Best Team in Baseball

Michael Saltzman

Jul 12, 2016

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

We are at the halfway point of the season, and no team in baseball has a better record than the San Francisco Giants. At 57-33, they have a better record than any of the championship teams in recent years. It i...

The Giants’ Big Three are Off to a Historically Good Start

Michael Saltzman

May 26, 2016

Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants went into the offseason with a desire to improve their starting pitching. Bobby Evans went out and signed Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto to help shore up a staff that had trouble pitc...

Johnny Cueto Starting Off Hot in San Francisco

Matt Wojciak

May 25, 2016

San Francisco Giants, Video

After a highly successful 2014 season in which he posted a 20-9 record, 2.25 ERA, and 242 strikeouts en route to a second-place finish in the National League Cy Young Award voting, 2015 was forecasted to be a b...

Johnny Cueto is Already a Fan Favorite

Michael Saltzman

Apr 19, 2016

Major League Baseball, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Johnny Cueto was a surprise signing by the San Francisco Giants in the off-season. After inking Jeff Samardzija to a $90 million contract earlier in the winter, fans weren't sure what the Giants would do with t...

Johnny Cueto is Having New Success

Jacob Fagan

Apr 18, 2016

Features, San Francisco Giants

After his second performance against his new rival Dodgers, Johnny Cueto showed the Giants why they invested $130 million in him. The funky right-hander took a perfect game into the fifth inning and ended up su...

San Francisco Giants Starting Rotation Struggling Early

Nick Schaeflein

Mar 19, 2016

Headlines, San Francisco Giants

It's 2016, a fact that could be viewed by some as a sign that it's the San Francisco Giants' year. Winning World Series championships in 2010, 2012, and 2014, the Giants missed the postseason a year ago, and no...

Cincinnati Reds: 2016 Offseason Report Card

Brandon Shrider

Feb 9, 2016

Cincinnati Reds, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Cincinnati is not just coming off a seasonally bad year in 2015. The city's beloved Redlegs had a historically bad year last season. Sporting a dismal 64-98 record, the Reds finished with the second-worst recor...

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