1. Predicting All San Francisco Giants' Team Awards for 2013

    Predicting the San Francisco Giants ' team awards for 2013 has to start with the reigning National League Most Valuable Player and batting champion, Buster Posey...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 1 month ago 1,431 reads 17 comments

  2. Tim Lincecum's Spring Struggles Continue, but Don't Expect Giants to Sign Lohse

    San Francisco Giants ' former ace Tim Lincecum continued his difficult spring training on Saturday when he was knocked out in the fourth inning after retiring only half of the 18 batters he faced...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 3,226 reads 23 comments

  3. 2013 MLB Draft: Scouting Top Overall Prospect Mark Appel

    On Friday night, Stanford ace Mark Appel beat Utah in front of a contingent of eagle-eyed scouts who were closely watching Appel in preparation for the 2013 MLB draft. Appel was also one of the top prospects in last year's draft...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 7,162 reads 0 comments

  4. Breaking Down the Battle for the San Francisco Giants Final Roster Spots

    With fewer than 10 days left until Opening Day, the defending champion San Francisco Giants are in the process of making their final roster decisions...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 4,295 reads 10 comments

  5. Breaking Down the San Francisco Giants' Blueprint for Winning the Division

    If the San Francisco Giants are going to win their third World Series title in the last four years this season, they'll want to win the National League West first to avoid the randomness of the one-game Wild Card playoff...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 3,674 reads 10 comments

  6. Mike Trout vs. Miguel Cabrera: Revisiting the 2012 American League MVP Race

    The 2012 American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) race was a classic. Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers became the first player to win the Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski did it in 1967...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 1,625 reads 34 comments

  7. San Francisco Giants Top Prospect Gary Brown Demoted to Work on Hitting Approach

    After spending the last two years trying to get Brandon Belt to change his hitting mechanics, the San Francisco Giants want another one of their top prospects to rework his stance according to Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 6,741 reads 27 comments

  8. Full Update of Surprises, Busts and Injuries at San Francisco Giants Camp

    The defending champion San Francisco Giants entered spring training with almost the entirety of last year's postseason roster intact...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 5,167 reads 18 comments

  9. San Francisco Giants: Detailed Scouting Notes from Spring Training

    The San Francisco Giants were defeated 6-2 by the San Diego Padres in a televised spring training game on Tuesday night. Here are some assorted scouting notes from the game...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 2 months ago 1,892 reads 6 comments

  10. Buster Posey: Why the San Francisco Giants MVP Will Stay at Catcher Long Term

    There's a lot of speculation that San Francisco Giants ' star catcher Buster Posey will eventually move out from behind the plate and become a full-time first baseman...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 3,003 reads 15 comments

  11. Major League Baseball Has a Major Problem with Antitrust Lawsuit

    The last, best hope for the continued preeminence of cable television is live sporting events. Live sports are basically DVR-proof television because games are obviously more entertaining to watch for fans when the result is unknown...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 3,037 reads 12 comments

  12. NFL Free Agency: Why the New England Patriots' Cap Space Isn't Important

    New England Patriots ' star quarterback Tom Brady recently agreed to a below-market contract extension that will free up an additional $15 million in cap space over the the next two years...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 7,288 reads 35 comments

  13. Giants Spring Training Stock Watch: Which Players Are on Fire and Slumping?

    Spring training stats don't mean much, but that doesn't mean they aren't exciting to look at. In spring training, established players are often working on things and rounding into shape rather than going full bore...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 6,167 reads 26 comments

  14. Madison Bumgarner: How the Giants Lefty Can Take Another Leap Forward in 2013

    Two-and-a-half seasons into his professional career, Madison Bumgarner is already established as one of the game's premiere pitchers...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 2,600 reads 28 comments

  15. San Francisco Giants: Full Scouting Report for Each Prospect at Spring Training

    The San Francisco Giants' run of dominance over the last four seasons has been built predominantly on the team's ability to acquire and develop amateur talent...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 1,622 reads 1 comments

  16. Cole Gillespie Will Be Next Spring Training Surprise for San Francisco Giants

    A huge factor in the success of the San Francisco Giants over the last four seasons has been their ability to turn minor league free agents in to key contributors...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 4,368 reads 26 comments

  17. San Francisco Giants: Revisiting the Zack Wheeler for Carlos Beltran Trade

    Heading into the 2011 trading deadline, the San Francisco Giants were 60-44 and clinging to a three-game lead over the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 8,536 reads 125 comments

  18. San Francisco Giants: Scouting the Highest-Upside Pitching Prospects at Spring

    With a fastball that rarely cracks 90 miles per hour (MPH), Chris Heston doesn't have the best pure stuff amongst the San Francisco Giants ' pitching prospects...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 3,509 reads 18 comments

  19. San Francisco Giants Catcher Hector Sanchez Reportedly Shows Up out of Shape

    Pablo Sandoval wasn't the only San Francisco Giants player to show up to spring training packing more pounds than manager Bruce Bochy and the rest of the organization cared to see...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 6,556 reads 13 comments

  20. San Francisco Giants: Early Look at How the Defending Champs Project to Finish

    Baseball games aren't played on paper or inside those newer, fancier computer projection systems that are in vogue today. However, with another month and a half to go until Opening Day, projections are all fans have to go on right now...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 2,372 reads 36 comments

  21. Philadelphia Phillies: Why They Had Major League Baseball's Worst Offseason

    The window is closing fast on the aging Philadelphia Phillies after they finished 81-81 last season, 17 games behind the upstart Washington Nationals in the NL East...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 4,031 reads 60 comments

  22. Cleveland Indians: Why the Tribe Will Be MLB's Most Improved Team in 2013

    Nothing went as planned for Cleveland last year, as high expectations gave way to disappointment. That season of failure has led to a busy winter of incremental improvements which will combine to make the Tribe MLB 's most improved team in 2013...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 7,890 reads 51 comments

  23. San Francisco Giants: Most Exciting Prospects to Look out for in Spring Training

    Clayton Blackburn, Kyle Crick and Chris Stratton—the San Francisco Giants' top three prospects according to Marc Hulet of FanGraphs—won't be in big league camp this spring...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 1,556 reads 6 comments

  24. Cleveland Indians: Projecting the Lineup After the Michael Bourn Signing

    The small-market Cleveland Indians have been one of the most active teams in Major League Baseball this winter. On Monday, they completed their busy winter with the surprise signing of Michael Bourn to a four-year, $48 million deal ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 8,255 reads 41 comments

  25. Angel Pagan: Why the San Francisco Giants Got a Potential Steal

    In a survey of 16 baseball executives conducted by Jayson Stark of ESPN, the Giants ' re-signing of Angel Pagan to a four-year, $40 million contract was ranked as the third worst ...

    Mark Reynolds Written by Mark Reynolds about 3 months ago 1,706 reads 17 comments