The heir apparent at third base struggled mightily in 2023. 2023 stats: 46 games, 140 PA, .145/.236/.315 (.550 OPS) 5 HR, 12 RBI, 45-11 K-BB, -0.2 fWAR The expectation game is unfair and sometimes mean.
Yesterday’s action on the Giants farm. The 2023 Minor League Baseball season is nearly over, but two of the eight San Francisco Giants MiLB affiliates are still kicking.
Yesterday’s action on the Giants farm. The Minor League Baseball season is winding down, but all four of the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates were in action on Wednesday.
The SF Giants recalled shortstop Marco Luciano (Giants #3 Prospect) from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned infielder David Villar on Wednesday morning. NBC Sports Bay Area's Giants beat writer Alex Pavlovic first reported that Luciano would be called up on Tuesday night.
More infield moves. The San Francisco Giants patchwork infield situation continues. Prior to Wednesday’s game agains the Cincinnati Reds, the Giants placed shortstop Brandon Crawford on the 10-day Injured List, retroactive to July 17.
The SF Giants activated right-handed starting pitcher Alex Cobb from the injured list on Thursday, optioning infielder David Villar to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.
The 2023 season has not gone how SF Giants infielder David Villar envisioned. After entering the year with a chance to be the team's everyday third baseman, the 26-year-old native of Atlanta, Georgia has dealt with the biggest slump of his career and been relegated to the minor leagues twice.
Prior to their afternoon game on Saturday, the SF Giants placed second baseman Thairo Estrada on the injured list with a left wrist sprain. With a spot open on the active roster, the Giants recalled power-hitting infielder David Villar from Triple-A Sacramento.
The SF Giants activated veteran shortstop Brandon Crawford from the injured list on Sunday, optioning struggling young infielder David Villar to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding roster move.
As part of MLB’s annual Mexico City series, the Giants hung 11 runs on the Padres … and ended up losing by five runs.
Not a Ruf pun... Every team is a lion when the upcoming season schedule comes out, and for the San Francisco Giants, early games against the Royals and these Detroit Tigers were circled as opportunities to chow down and load up the win column.
After holding the reigning World Series champion Houston Astros in check on Opening Day, Chicago White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease now braces for the slugging San Francisco Giants.
David Villar had a grand slam among two home runs and the visiting San Francisco Giants hit four of their seven home runs during a five-batter span in the fifth inning to run away with a 12-3 victory over the host Chicago White Sox on Monday afternoon.
It's only the second game of the SF Giants season, but the disrespect from national baseball media has already begun. In their lineup announcement for
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