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Franchise cornerstones? Forgotten cameos? They all count
January 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM -
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Every year as the calendar flips, we at MLB Pipeline gaze into crystal balls and turn our collective attention to potential breakout prospects for the coming season...
January 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM -
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As the calendar flips to the new year, it's a time for everyone to set new goals and make predictions for the months ahead -- and MLB teams are no different. With...
December 31, 2024 at 9:40 PM -
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Each Major League season is a stage for players to raise their game to previously unseen heights. Perhaps a blossoming star becomes unquestionably elite. Or perhaps a...
December 30, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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MLB's reporters chronicled the 2024 baseball season from start to finish. But a picture is worth 1,000 words -- and they snapped plenty of those, too. From Spring...
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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A new season brings new opportunities for every player in a team’s system. This is especially true for a team’s Minor League prospects, who look to build on the previous...
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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Just in time for New Year's, let's look back at the top plays of 2024. We give out Statcast superlatives every season -- for everything from the hardest-hit...
December 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM -
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At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But taking into account age, position, skill set...
December 28, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no...
December 27, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
December 27, 2024 at 11:40 AM -
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At the end of the day, a home run's distance has no impact on its usefulness. From the shortest (which, in 2024, traveled 318 feet) to the longest (480 feet)...
December 26, 2024 at 8:40 PM -
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Kristian Campbell entered 2024 as a supplemental fourth-round pick the previous July who had fashioned a nice pro debut. He ended it as the No. 10 prospect on MLB...
December 25, 2024 at 3:40 PM -
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In need of a last-minute holiday gift? The Giants have you covered. Single-game tickets for April and May home games are now on sale at sfgiants.com/tickets, with some...
December 25, 2024 at 8:40 AM -
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December 24, 2024 at 11:40 AM -
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From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club’s...
December 23, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're...
December 22, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
December 20, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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Every season brings unexpected breakouts. We don’t mean rookies such as Paul Skenes or Colton Cowser -- can’t-miss prospects who, when they made it to the Majors, did...
December 19, 2024 at 10:40 PM -
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We don’t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It’s part of...
December 18, 2024 at 9:40 PM -
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December 18, 2024 at 11:40 AM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
December 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
December 13, 2024 at 3:40 PM -
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December 11, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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DALLAS -- The Giants crossed the most pressing item off their offseason to-do list by finalizing a seven-year, $182 million contract with shortstop Willy Adames on...
December 11, 2024 at 3:40 PM -
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DALLAS -- Tune in to a live simulcast here and in the video above as Major League clubs gather on the last full day of the Winter Meetings to take part in the Rule 5...
December 11, 2024 at 11:40 AM -
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Slugger's tape-measure HR, battle vs. Mariano Rivera featured on new Hidden Classics
December 11, 2024 at 9:40 AM -
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DALLAS -- As talks between free-agent shortstop Willy Adames and the Giants slowly shifted from informal conversations to serious negotiations, Buster Posey began to...
December 10, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft...
December 10, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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December 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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December 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM -
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DALLAS -- Camilo Doval has been the subject of some recent trade rumors, but Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey downplayed the possibility that the...
December 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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December 9, 2024 at 8:40 AM -
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While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy...
December 8, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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December 8, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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December 7, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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Former GM Evans returns to organization as special advisor to Posey
December 6, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
December 6, 2024 at 12:40 PM -
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Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery will take place at the Winter Meetings in Dallas on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET. It’s time to get to know who the 16 teams eligible for...
December 5, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants announced the hiring of a pair of assistant hitting coaches on Thursday, adding Oscar Bernard and Damon Minor to manager Bob Melvin’s...
December 5, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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Teams protected 59 prospects on 40-man rosters two weeks ago but left several others up for grabs in the annual Rule 5 Draft. That draft will take place on Wednesday...
December 4, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
December 3, 2024 at 1:40 PM -
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A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who...
December 2, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. In the words of a great bird I once met, “Gobble, gobble.” Thanksgiving is not a holiday traditionally associated with baseball, but if...
November 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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Two-time World Series champion Brandon Crawford has retired from baseball. The 14-year big league veteran took to Instagram on Wednesday night to make the announcement...
November 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline's newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
November 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who...
November 26, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
November 26, 2024 at 9:40 AM -
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The Giants chose to retain their longest-tenured player ahead of the tender deadline Friday, agreeing to a one-year contract for 2025 with right fielder Mike Yastrzemski...
November 22, 2024 at 8:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
November 22, 2024 at 12:40 PM -
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Though the quality of pitching in the Arizona Fall League continued to decline, the developmental circuit's best prospect did his work on the mound. Phillies...
November 21, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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Alyssa Nakken, who broke barriers by becoming the first full-time female coach in Major League history, is leaving the Giants to join the Guardians organization, a...
November 21, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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For all 30 Major League teams, some of the biggest decisions of the offseason had to be made by Tuesday's deadline for setting 40-man rosters. Any player eligible...
November 20, 2024 at 8:40 PM -
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November 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM -
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November 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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The Giants added pitching prospects Carson Seymour and Carson Ragsdale to the 40-man roster on Tuesday, protecting the pair of right-handers from the Rule 5 Draft next...
November 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Buster...
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM -
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November 18, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
November 15, 2024 at 1:40 PM -
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November 14, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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As awards season heats up, it’s worth noting that only the All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards takes into consideration the totality of the season while also honoring...
November 14, 2024 at 5:40 PM -
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November 12, 2024 at 4:40 PM -
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The best of the Arizona Fall League took the field at Sloan Park on Saturday night for the Fall Stars Game. A plethora of baseball's best prospect got their chance...
November 9, 2024 at 11:40 PM -
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November 8, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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Call it the mid-autumn classic. The Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Game arrives Saturday at Mesa’s Sloan Park at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. local, placing some of the game’s...
November 8, 2024 at 9:40 AM -
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SAN ANTONIO -- The Giants got a head start on the offseason by signing third baseman Matt Chapman to a six-year, $151 million extension in September, but they still have...
November 6, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
November 5, 2024 at 11:40 AM -
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So many sluggers put up big numbers during the 2024 MLB regular season, but only a select few can win a Silver Slugger Award.
November 4, 2024 at 8:40 AM -
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Third baseman Matt Chapman and catcher Patrick Bailey earned a 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award at their respective position on Sunday night, marking the first time the...
November 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Oct. 15, with winners set to be unveiled on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both...
November 3, 2024 at 9:40 AM -
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The offseason is here. It seems like it was just Spring Training, and here we are: Looking forward to next year. Which means it’s time to start to clock in on the Hot...
November 2, 2024 at 8:40 PM -
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One day after left-hander Blake Snell opted out, two other Giants veterans decided to opt in. Lefty Robbie Ray will remain in the Giants’ rotation after declining to opt...
November 2, 2024 at 12:40 PM -
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – On June 9, Elijah Pleasants had his best outing of the year with nine strikeouts over six frames of two-run ball. The fact that his landmark outing...
November 1, 2024 at 11:40 PM -
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As expected, ace left-hander Blake Snell has opted out of his contract with the Giants to become a free agent. It is the second straight offseason he is hitting the open...
November 1, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
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November 1, 2024 at 8:40 AM -
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Fans typically buy a sports jersey because of who's wearing it. But in the Minor Leagues, what’s on a jersey can often mean so much more. Teams have a way of making...
October 31, 2024 at 9:40 PM -
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October 31, 2024 at 3:40 PM -
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This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado's Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your...
October 30, 2024 at 12:40 PM -
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October 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM -
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Here are the top performers from the third week of AFL action:
October 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM -
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. – How do you put yourself on the pro radar while playing Division III baseball in cold-weather Wisconsin? Hustle. All the time. Even on walks. In a sport...
October 24, 2024 at 6:40 PM