Lucky Lefties, and Less is More: An Analysis of the Giants Offseason
Ned Flanders is a crafty lefty.
It should surprise no one familiar with this site when I say that we haven’t been blogging much; not counting writing done for other sites, I haven’t written an original article for over seven months. To break my blogging fast, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to recap the offseason, or analyze the contracts to Jeremy Affeldt and Javier...
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
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Interview: Jeremy Affeldt
Jeremy Affeldt discusses the Giants’ decision to pick up his 2012 option and the subsequent trade interest.
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7 days ago
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7 days ago
SF Giants Rumors: Will Jeremy Affeldt be a Giant in 2012?
Relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt hurt himself trying to separate frozen patties with a knife. Affeldt had to have surgery, and is done for the year. The only good thing about this is it was his right hand that was injured. Affeldt is a southpaw.
Affeldt is at the end of his two year contact with the Giants. The team does however have a 2012 club option. If the San Francisco Giants...
Via San Francisco Giants Baseball (SF Giants Rumors)
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September 13, 2011
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September 13, 2011
2009 Jeremy Affeldt is Just a Memory Now
Jeremy Affeldt's impressive 2009 seems like a lifetime ago and with each progressive outing it feels like getting back to that level of pitching is less and less likely.
Even with Affeldt's struggles he is still in the good graces of Bruce Bochy. He keeps getting the call to pitch in important situations and has been one of the go to options in the 6th and 7th innings. So...
Via The Crazy Crabbers
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May 23, 2011
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May 23, 2011
Jeremy Affeldt Profile
Jeremy Affeldt 41 – P
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6’5″, Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 6, 1979
Place: Phoenix, Arizona
High School: Northwest Christian High School in Colbert, Washington.
College: N/A
Drafted By: Kansas City Royals (3rd round, 91st pick) in the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed: June 21, 1997
Major League Debut: April 6, 2002...
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December 27, 2011
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December 27, 2011
Giants looking to trade Jeremy Affeldt or Ramon Ramirez
I don’t even know what to say. The Giants are spending little money this offseason, but decided to commit ~$10MM to two lefty relievers. When they re-signed Javier Lopez and exercised Jeremy Affeldt‘s option, I thought it was a bit excessive and unnecessary. Apparently the Giants took a month to realize that, and are now trying to clear up some of the money they have...
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November 30, 2011
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November 30, 2011
Final Thoughts on the Giants’ Offseason
The Giants’ offseason has been discussed and scrutinized ad nauseum, and the consensus seems to be somewhere between frustration and disgust. A team with hopes of contending, a steady stream of revenue, and a dire need to improve its offense passed on Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins, and Carlos Beltran. In fact, their only offensive additions consisted of Angel Pagan and Melky Cabrera...
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
WEEKEND RAGER
Brian Wilson melts down, beats up cooler
Closer Brian Wilson blew his second straight save chance for the Giants and he did not take it well. After giving up four hits and a walk against the seven batters he faced in Detroit Friday night, manager Bruce Bochy pulled him. Wilson reacted by busting up a Gatorade cooler like he were Carlos Zambrano or Carlos Perez. Check out the Brian Wilson meltdown video:
If there...
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July 01, 2011
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July 01, 2011
Giants' Affeldt healing from hand injury
Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt is healing well from a season-ending hand injury sustained when he cut himself trying to separate frozen hamburgers.
Affeldt says he expects to be done wearing a protective brace on his non-throwing right hand soon, perhaps in the coming days. He will fly from his home in Spokane, Wash., to the Bay Area on Thursday to be examined by a hand specialist...
Via AP on Fox
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October 19, 2011
Hot Stove: Giants Budget Math Looks Bleak
With the signing of Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez the MLB Hot Stove season has officially kicked off for the Giants. With that in mind I think it is a good time to take a look at how much of the Giants budget will be left to spend on Free Agents this off season.
To get an idea I pulled up the Giants from Cot's Contracts and took a look at what MLB Trade Rumors projects for...
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October 31, 2011
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October 31, 2011
Analysis of Giants Bringing Back Lopez and Affeldt
Well it seems that so far the game plan for this off season is the same as last year, keep the band together and hope for the best.
The Giants have announced that they have signed Javier Lopez to a two year $8.5 million deal and picked up Jeremy Affeldt's $5 million dollar option.
Lets take a look at how these deals shape up for the Giants. First up Javier Lopez and his two...
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October 31, 2011
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October 31, 2011
Giants lose Affeldt for the year after hand injury
Giants lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt is done for the season after sustaining a deep cut in his right hand while using a knife to separate frozen burger patties during Thursday's off day.
He needed surgery and suffered nerve damage in his pinkie. As if things couldn't get much worse for the reeling Giants, now this bizarre injury.
Manager Bruce Bochy called it an ''unfortunate accident...
Via AP on Fox
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September 09, 2011
Affeldt nominated for 2011 Roberto Clemente Award
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt has once again been nominated for MLB’s annual Roberto Clemente Award.
In honor of his efforts to improve his community, the Giants are asking fans to vote for Affeldt.
When you vote, you will be automatically entered for a chance to win four tickets to a 2011 World Series game and passes to attend the Roberto...
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September 26, 2011
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September 26, 2011
Giants Re-Sign Javier Lopez, Exercise Jeremy Affeldt’s Option
The Giants wasted no time making their first set of offseason moves, as they re-signed Javier Lopez and exercised Jeremy Affeldt‘s option for the 2012 season. Lopez’s contract is worth $8.5MM over the next two years, while Affeldt’s option is worth $5MM.
The Lopez deal buys out what would have been his first two free agent years; he’s essentially a LOOGY ...
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October 30, 2011
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October 30, 2011
Jeremy Affeldt's Outlier
Jeremy Affeldt is a good relief pitcher but many people are distracted by one thing, 1.73.
That was his ERA in 2010.
His next best season was a 3.33 ERA season. This is not to say that pitchers can't put it together all of a sudden and become dominate forces, I am saying that this was an outlier and a deviation from his true talent level.
If you look at his last 3 seasons...
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March 29, 2011
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March 29, 2011
Jeremy Affeldt Deals
Jeremy Affeldt looked ridiculously good last evening getting a rare two inning save (Brain Wilson was unavailable) striking out five giving the Giants 16 total strikeouts on the night.
It is a moment like this that you just have to marvel at the talent that the Giants have accumulated in their bullpen. Affeldt is on most nights the 4th option out of the bullpen and showed tonight...
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June 27, 2011
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June 27, 2011
Is There a Market for Jeremy Affeldt?
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Giants are shopping Ramon Ramirez and Jeremy Affeldt to try to make some room in the payroll.
It is a little peculiar that the Giants are looking at trading Affeldt right after picking up his option, especially considering his relatively high salary at $5 million for this season but I guess the front office has had a change of heart or think...
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November 30, 2011
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November 30, 2011
Disaster chef: Affeldt slashes hand separating frozen hamburgers
We've all stood at the barbecue, dressed in our finest apron, fired-up and ready to grill some juicy burgers at a family cookout, when we realize that something is wrong.
The grill is hot and the chef is ready, but the burgers are not. Someone — perhaps the wife, or a child — neglected to defrost the meat.
Sigh. Frozen, anyone can work with. But nobody grills six patties...
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September 10, 2011
Giants Roster Question: Dan Runzler vs. Jeremy Affeldt
I was reading PaapFly this morning and something caught my eye that I wanted to dig deeper into.
The question that is brought up is which pitcher makes more sense as the Giants left handed non-loogy guy, Dan Runzler or Jeremy Affeldt?
The Giants have been said to be trying to convert Runzler into a starting pitcher. Why? I’m not exactly sure. I read Sabean said that Runzler’s...
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December 10, 2010
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December 10, 2010
Giants' Affeldt visits Bryan Stow at hospital
The Giants fan who was brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium received a surprise visit at the hospital Tuesday from San Francisco reliever Jeremy Affeldt and was presented with a banner from the team.
Via Seattle Times
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May 24, 2011
Affeldt lost for year after freak injury
Giants lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt is done for the season after sustaining a deep cut in his right hand while using a knife to separate frozen burger patties during Thursday's off day.
He needed surgery and suffered nerve damage in his pinkie. As if things couldn't get much worse for the reeling Giants, now this bizarre injury.
Manager Bruce Bochy on Friday called it...
Via AP on Fox
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September 09, 2011
Off-Season Outlook: Latest Giants Rumors
Hey everyone, it’s been a slow off-season so far for Giants fans, but there is still plenty of rumors swirling about. I wanted to present the latest giants rumors from all over the internet, giving my opinion along with them: Giants are trying to trade Jeremy Affeldt or Ramon Ramirez (Link: MLBtraderumors)- Okay I can…
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December 01, 2011
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December 01, 2011
Affeldt gets arm marked with meaningful ink
Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt joined the tattooed legions earlier this week, but did so in understated fashion.
Via mlb.com
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May 11, 2011
Giants' Affeldt cuts hand with knife, season over
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Giants lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt is done for the season after sustaining a deep cut in his right hand while using a knife to separate frozen burger patties during Thursday's off day.
Via SI.com
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September 09, 2011
SF Giants Rumors – Ray To DL, Affeldt Back, Random Stats
SFGiantsBaseball.net
The San Francisco Giants have placed reliever Chris Ray on the DL, and Jeremy Affeldt has been reinstated from the DL. Let’s hope Affeldt can step up and help solidify this bullpen.
The Giants starters have not got a win in the last 13 starts, so let’s hope Matt (Shotgun Cain) Cain can change that tonight. We really need to have our starters pitch...
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August 18, 2010
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August 18, 2010
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