In no particular order 1. No Tyler Walker to blow late inning leads. Walker was one of the worst setup men in baseball last season. He never was a good pitcher to begin with and he was seriously fat and out of shape last season, but Bruce Bochy kept on sending him out in the 8th inning to blow leads. The bullpen will be much improved with free agents Bob Howry and Jeremy Affeldt.2. Barry Zito won't start off the season 0-8. Zito is in better shape this season after training in the offseason with Brian Wilson. He should have better command of his pitches and more confidence going into his third season as a Giant.3. The youngsters are more confident now. Emmanuel Burriss, Eugenio Velez, and Fred Lewis have a year under their belt and know what it takes to be in the big leagues now. 4. No more Dave Roberts and Jose Castillo. These two veterans are gone. These two players were just terrible offensively. Roberts was terrible on defense in left field as well over the years.5. The Big...
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PLAYERS:
Bob Howry,
Jeremy Affeldt,
Barry Zito,
Brian Wilson,
Emmanuel Burriss,
Eugenio Velez,
Fred Lewis,
Dave Roberts,
Jose Castillo,
Randy Johnson,
Pablo Sandoval,
Travis Ishikawa,
John Bowker,
Juan Uribe,
Andres Torres,
Nate Schierholtz,
Jonathan Sanchez
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