<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-jon-heyman-two-favorites-juan-soto-free-agency-pursuit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jon Heyman names two favorites for Juan Soto free agency pursuit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jon-Heyman-names-two-favorites-for-Juan-Soto-free-agency-pursuit.jpg"></figure><h1>Jon Heyman names two favorites for Juan Soto free agency pursuit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T15:08:55-07:00">October 10th, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T15:49:44-07:00">October 10th, 3:49pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the MLB offseason approaches, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-anonymous-player-blue-jays-bonkers-juan-soto-contract-offer">free-agency saga surrounding Juan Soto</a> is sure to be intense with multiple teams vying for the young superstar’s services. According to MLB insider Jon Heyman, the New York Yankees are clear frontrunners in the pursuit, even though he’s already on the team and closely followed by their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets.</p><p>This high-stakes bidding war will place two of baseball’s <a href="https://x.com/BRWalkoff/status/1844461643201380502" rel="noopener">most prominent franchises</a> at the center of what could become one of the sport’s most significant free-agency moves in recent history. The Yankees, known for their willingness to invest heavily in marquee players, are reportedly keen on keeping Soto to their lineup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Potential landing spots for Juan Soto 👀</p><p>(w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonHeyman</a>) <a href="https://t.co/L4KER8lksL">pic.twitter.com/L4KER8lksL</a></p><p>— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRWalkoff/status/1844461643201380502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Soto’s ability to draw walks and his power-hitting prowess make him an ideal candidate for the Yankees, who have historically favored sluggers that can capitalize on the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium. And his numbers in 2024 show that he would be a perfect fit should he remain in the Bronx.</p><h2><b>Where will Soto end up in 2025?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jaun-Soto.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Aiken-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With resources to match their ambitions, the Yankees are well-positioned to make a competitive offer. Their clear interest in Soto underscores a strategic intent to keep the roster of young, elite talent together, ensuring their competitiveness in the AL East and beyond.</p><p>A successful bid for Soto would signal the Yankees’ commitment to returning to World Series contention, especially if they fail to make it this year.</p><p>The Mets, on the other hand, have also expressed substantial interest in Soto. Their number two ranking in this free agency race highlights the aggressive approach team owner Steve Cohen has adopted since taking over. The Mets’ pursuit of Soto aligns with their recent strategy of acquiring high-impact players to elevate their team status in the National League.</p><p>Soto’s potential arrival in Queens would provide the Mets with a much-needed boost in their offensive lineup. Pairing him with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-declaration-fans-making-world-series-plans">Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo</a> can create a formidable order capable of being the best in the league.</p><p>Moreover, securing Soto would also serve as a significant public relations victory over their crosstown rivals, enhancing the Mets’ appeal to both fans and potential future signings.</p><p>While the Yankees and Mets are front and center in this chase, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers remain in the conversation, albeit as less likely destinations according to Heyman’s analysis. However, the Giants always seem to finish in second for every top free agent on the market. See Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, and Shohei Ohtani to name a few.</p><p>The Giants are on the up and up as they head into 2025. With Buster Posey at the helm of the front office and Matt Chapman returning, they look to surprise the MLB. The Dodgers, of course, have a huge supply of money and are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-los-angeles-considering-bold-pitching-plan-for-game-5-vs-padres">still fighting for a World Series title in 2024. </a></p><p>As the offseason unfolds, all eyes will be on Soto and the teams vying for his commitment with the MLB world eagerly anticipating his ultimate choice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jon Heyman names two favorites for Juan Soto free agency pursuit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/former-giants-all-star-goes-scorched-earth-after-farhan-zaidi-firing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Former Giants All-Star goes scorched earth after Farhan Zaidi firing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Former-SF-All-Star-goes-scorched-earth-after-Farhan-Zaidi-firing-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Former Giants All-Star goes scorched earth after Farhan Zaidi firing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T15:30:50-07:00">October 9th, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T15:30:50-07:00">October 9th, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the wake of the San Francisco Giants’ decision to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-shockingly-takes-over-farhan-zaidi">part ways with President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi</a>, former Giants All-Star and legend Will Clark delivered a fiery and unfiltered response that reverberated through the organization and its fan base. Known for his fiery passion both on and off the field, Clark didn’t hold back during a recent appearance on No Filter Net, where he expressed his frustrations with the organization’s current state and its reliance on analytics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WILL CLARK: "All you statistical guys that are in the f****n' San Francisco Giants organization, you better watch your a** too because you f***ers might be gone as well."</p><p>(Via <a href="https://twitter.com/NoFilterNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NoFilterNet</a>) <a href="https://t.co/GpHAZx9ATe">pic.twitter.com/GpHAZx9ATe</a></p><p>— KNBR (@KNBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/KNBR/status/1843432834163454003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Clark’s comments, delivered at a pivotal moment for the Giants, carry significant weight. The team, despite Zaidi’s efforts to integrate advanced statistical analysis, has been struggling to maintain consistency, and made the postseason one time during his six-year tenure. Clark’s perspective as a six-time All-Star and legend of the game, adds a layer of importance to the ongoing debate about the role of analytics in baseball.</p><p>“All you statistical guys that are in the fin’ San Francisco Giants organization, you better watch your a*s too because you f***ers might be gone as well,” Clark declared as captured on X via KNBR, signaling potential further upheavals within the team’s front office.</p><h2><b>Farhan Zaidi was nothing more than mediocre</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Farhan-Zaidi.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The passionate outburst from Clark highlights a growing tension within baseball between traditional approaches to the game and the newer, data-driven strategies that many teams have adopted over the last two decades. It also highlights the extreme mediocrity during Zaidi’s tenure with the club.</p><p>Clark, a pivotal figure in the Giants’ lineup during the late 1980s and early 1990s, represents a voice for the traditionalist perspective, advocating for a balance or reassessment of how heavily analytics should weigh in baseball decision-making.</p><p>Another takeaway from his rant was the fact that Zaidi would overrule manager Bob Melvin on his lineup. He goes on to explain how managers like Melvin and former Giants manager Bruce Bochy have managed for so long. They know the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-fires-gm-president">With Buster Posey taking the helm for the Giants</a>, Clark expects things to go back to the way they were in the championship years, where Posey was the face of the franchise as a player.</p><p>The firing of Zaidi was a significant move by the Giants, indicating a possible shift in direction or philosophy moving forward. It also opens up a broader debate on the effectiveness of analytics in sports management, especially in a franchise as storied as the Giants.</p><p>While statistical analysis has undeniably transformed many aspects of baseball, from scouting and player development to in-game decision-making, Clark’s comments underscore a sentiment felt by some within the sport that the human element and traditional scouting insights still hold substantial value.</p><p>As the Giants navigate this period of transition, the reaction from a respected former player like Clark could influence the organization’s future decisions. It raises questions about how the team will balance innovative strategies with the foundational principles that have historically shaped the sport.</p><p>Ultimately, Clark’s fiery comments reflect more than just dissatisfaction with a single executive’s performance; they tap into a deeper discourse on the future of baseball management and the ongoing struggle to find the right mix of old-school grit and new-age analytics. As the Giants reassess their strategic direction, the baseball world will be watching closely to see how this storied franchise evolves in response to one of its most turbulent periods.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Giants All-Star goes scorched earth after Farhan Zaidi firing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-buster-posey-reveals-san-franciscos-new-gm-plan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Buster Posey reveals new GM plan');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giants-news-Buster-Posey-reveals-San-Franciscos-new-GM-plan.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Buster Posey reveals new GM plan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T19:24:24-07:00">October 1st, 7:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T19:25:17-07:00">October 1st, 7:25pm</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a New Orleans Pelicans beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants won three World Series titles thanks to some aggressiveness in the market and Buster Posey’s steady hand behind the plate. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-fires-gm-president">Giants are returning to that championship blueprint</a> with a slightly different configuration on the field and in the front office. Posey, who retired in 2021, was named the new Giants President of Baseball Operations and the new man in charge is wasting no time in reshaping the organization.</p><p>Fomers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-bruce-bochy-logan-webb-react-buster-poseys-shocking-gm-move">Giants approved of the move</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-poseys-stance-blake-snells-upcoming-free-agency-please-fans">Posey was already negotiating free-agent deals</a>. Pitching ace Blake Snell is not the only person with a bit of future job clarity. San Francisco is now accepting applications for a new general manager to replace Pete Putila, who is expected to stay with the Giants in a different role.</p><p>Posey’s <a href="https://x.com/extrabaggs/status/1841169757980279263" rel="noopener">explanation left no doubt</a> that the new GM would have to be more of a born baseball person willing to accept the analytics part of the game. The former regime leaned heavily towards analytics with the eye test coming in a distant second.</p><p>“I want a servant leader who can empower people,” explained Posey. “Ideally someone with a scouting background would be important for me as well. Today’s game is so much about meshing what your eyes see and instincts are with what the data is telling you.”</p><p>The <a href="https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/farhan-zaidi-fired-by-giants-buster-posey-named-president-of-baseball-ops" rel="noopener">team’s official press release</a> gave former lead executive Farhan Zaidi a<a href="https://x.com/SFGiants/status/1840800969732604247" rel="noopener"> boilerplate sendoff</a> before announcing Posey’s assencion to the top spot. Zaidi, formerly with the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers, has only one team left to hit the front office California cycle. The Los Angeles Angels do not have an opening, however.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/HhuBNNL3f2">pic.twitter.com/HhuBNNL3f2</a></p><p>— SFGiants (@SFGiants) <a href="https://twitter.com/SFGiants/status/1840800969732604247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Posey won Rookie of the Year, the 2012 MVP, three World Series, and was a seven-time All-Star. The new Big Boss of San Francisco Bay’s baseball club was an All-Star in 2021 with a .304 batting average but decided to hang up the cleats. Posey was soon spotted in the ownership box, plotting the next way to win a pennant.</p><h2><b>Posey pushing Giants to grow with the game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buster-Posey-addresses-media.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Zaidi was an MIT grad with more math awards than fielded grounders. Posey explained the next general manager will need more of a baseball-entrenched track to the Giants. Old school scouts with minor league experience should be encouraged to apply but they must also accept analytics are <a href="https://x.com/susanslusser/status/1841164672386679148" rel="noopener">“here to stay”</a> per The San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser.</p><p>“Analytics are here to stay,” Posey stated. “It would be a mistake not to use them.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Buster Posey reveals new GM plan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-buster-posey-fires-gm-president');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buster Posey fires GM after taking over as Giants president');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giants-news-Buster-Posey-fires-GM-after-taking-over-as-president.jpg"></figure><h1>Buster Posey fires GM after taking over as Giants president</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T12:18:04-07:00">October 1st, 12:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T15:47:20-07:00">October 1st, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s a new sheriff in town with the San Francisco Giants. Buster Posey, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-shockingly-takes-over-farhan-zaidi">the Giants’ new president of baseball operations</a>, replaced Farhan Zaidi on Monday. Zaidi held that role since 2018 after being the Los Angeles Dodgers general manager from 2014 to 2018.</p><p>Posey <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1841164342982529115" rel="noopener">wasted no time</a> firing general manager Pete Putila, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. He was GM for two years and joined San Francisco after spending 2019 to 2022 as the Houston Astros assistant general manager. Posey hopes to hire a general manager with a scouting background as soon as possible.</p><p>After winning three World Series titles over five years from 2010 to 2014, the Giants have struggled to tread water and compete with the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.</p><p>In September 2022, the Giants announced that Posey would join the team’s ownership group and serve on its board of directors.  The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly reported that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5770168/2024/09/15/sf-giants-matt-chapman-buster-posey-negotiations/" rel="noopener">something was amiss</a> among Giants’ leadership.</p><p>“Sources interviewed for this story were granted anonymity in exchange for their candor about topics they were not authorized to address publicly.</p><p>“They described an ownership group that valued (Matt) Chapman’s shining work ethic as much as his steady contributions on the field, that viewed the 31-year-old as someone who could instill both continuity as well as a culture change, and that was adamant to avoid a repeat of last offseason, when a standoff between the Giants and Boras lasted until mid-March.</p><p>“It was an ownership group that viewed re-signing Chapman as a slam dunk — and did not trust Zaidi and Boras to finish at the rim.”</p><p>On September 16, Chapman negotiated a six-year, $151M contract extension with Posey, not Zaidi.</p><h2><b>Assessing Buster Posey’s new leadership role with the Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giants-GM-Buster-Posey-waving-to-the-fans.jpg"><figcaption>© Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Posey has already made it a priority to consider bringing back starting pitcher Blake Snell. Giants team chairman Greg Johnson also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/buster-posey-giants-zaidi-2563de0f031843d63939f9d74457b92c" rel="noopener">acknowledged full trust</a> in Posey via statement from the Associated Press.</p><p>“As we look ahead, I’m excited to share that Buster Posey will now take on a greater role as the new president of baseball operations,” Johnson said. “We are looking for someone who can define, direct, and lead this franchise’s baseball philosophy, and we feel that Buster is the perfect fit.</p><p>“Buster has the demeanor, intelligence, and drive to do this job, and we are confident that he and Bob Melvin will work together to bring back winning baseball to San Francisco.”</p><p>The Giants last finished a season with a winning record in 2021, but unfortunately, were eliminated in the NL Division Series in five games against the Dodgers that year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buster Posey fires GM after taking over as Giants president

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-buster-poseys-stance-blake-snells-upcoming-free-agency-please-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buster Posey gives stance on Blake Snell’s upcoming free agency that will please Giants fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buster-Poseys-stance-on-Blake-Snells-upcoming-free-agency-will-please-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Buster Posey gives stance on Blake Snell’s upcoming free agency that will please Giants fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T11:33:52-07:00">October 1st, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T11:33:52-07:00">October 1st, 11:33am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey is giving his view on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-blake-snell-aggressive-free-agency">the upcoming free agency</a> of pitcher Blake Snell. Posey says that Snell’s free agency is a priority to<a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1841169531776934287" rel="noopener"> take a hard look at</a>, per USA Today Sports.</p><p>Posey took over the team following a disappointing season, that saw the Giants finish with a 80-82 record. San Francisco has just one division title since 2015. The former All-Star catcher who played for years in the Bay is now helping to general manage. Posey was part of three World Series championships in San Francisco.</p><p>The Giants would love to keep Snell. The veteran pitcher spent 2024 in San Francisco, but didn’t have a stellar season. Snell finished the campaign posting a 3.12 ERA in 20 game appearances. He picked up five wins, which was the lowest win total Snell’s had since the 2020 season.</p><h2>The Giants will have to work hard to build a winning team once again</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-28-24-snell-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>San Francisco finished with a losing record in manager Bob Melvin’s first season. For Melvin to succeed, there will need to be talent for him to coach. It’s harder for the Giants considering they share the NL West Division with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers agreed to spend more than $1 billion this offseason on just two players. Those two are Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.</p><p>Posey has the cachet of being so close to the team for so long. He spent his entire career playing in San Francisco, and went to the All-Star game seven times. He finished as the 2012 National League MVP that season. The former catcher has<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-bruce-bochy-logan-webb-react-buster-poseys-shocking-gm-move"> a vote of support</a> from former manager Bruce Bochy, as well as current pitcher Logan Webb.</p><p>Posey joined the club’s ownership group in 2022, after retiring from baseball a year earlier. He takes the job as president of baseball operations over from Farhan Zaidi, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-shockingly-takes-over-farhan-zaidi">who was let go</a>.</p><p>“As we look ahead, I’m excited to share that Buster Posey will now take on a greater role as the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/buster-posey-giants-zaidi-2563de0f031843d63939f9d74457b92c" rel="noopener">new president of baseball operations</a>,” Giants team chairman Greg Johnson said in a statement, per the Associated Press. “We are looking for someone who can define, direct and lead this franchise’s baseball philosophy and we feel that Buster is the perfect fit. Buster has the demeanor, intelligence and drive to do this job, and we are confident that he and Bob Melvin will work together to bring back winning baseball to San Francisco.”</p><p>The Giants last made the postseason in 2021. Giants fans hope for good news regarding this team in the near future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buster Posey gives stance on Blake Snell’s upcoming free agency that will please Giants fans

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The new San Francisco Giants general manager is getting some big endorsements. Buster Posey’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-shockingly-takes-over-farhan-zaidi">job is to lead</a> the Giants back to a World Series, and some famed baseball figures think he can do it. Those are former Giants manager Bruce Bochy, as well as current team pitcher Logan Webb.</p><p>“I believe Buster will be fantastic in this new role and can’t wait to see what<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5808143/2024/09/30/buster-posey-sf-giants-president-baseball-operations/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener"> he brings to the table</a>,” Webb said, per The Athletic.</p><p>Posey is officially the president of baseball operations with the Giants. The former catcher replaces Farhan Zaidi, who was let go. The Giants finished 80-82 this season.</p><p>“I’m excited for Buster,” former Giants manager Bochy said. “He has such a great feel for the game. He did a great job leading on the field so I’m sure he will excel in this leadership role.”</p><p>Posey retired from baseball in 2021, and he soon after joined the Giants organization in 2022.</p><h2>Buster Posey must make the Giants contenders in the NL</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buster-Posey-shows-the-crowd-some-love.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>San Francisco was once a true power in the National League. The team won World Series titles three times in five years a decade ago. That includes championships in 2010, 2012 and then 2014. Those teams were led by Bochy, and had players like the hurler Tim Lincecum leading the way.</p><p>In the last decade, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-lose-infielder-for-season">it hasn’t gone so well</a> for the Bay area team. The Giants have only one division title in the last decade. The team is now outgunned in the NL West by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who spent buckets of money to bring in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason.</p><p>Posey’s job is to return the Giants to dominance.</p><p>“As we look ahead, I’m excited to share that Buster Posey will now <a href="https://apnews.com/article/buster-posey-giants-zaidi-2563de0f031843d63939f9d74457b92c" rel="noopener">take on a greater role</a> as the new president of baseball operations,” Giants team chairman Greg Johnson said in a statement, per the Associated Press. “We are looking for someone who can define, direct and lead this franchise’s baseball philosophy and we feel that Buster is the perfect fit. Buster has the demeanor, intelligence and drive to do this job, and we are confident that he and Bob Melvin will work together to bring back winning baseball to San Francisco.”</p><p>Posey played in MLB from 2009-2019 with the Giants, and then again in 2021. He was on each of those three World Series teams. The former player was a 7-time All-Star, who also won the National League MVP award in 2012. He clearly has a lot of support from people who were close to those Giants teams, including Bochy.</p><p>The Giants last made the postseason in 2021.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bruce Bochy, Logan Webb react to Buster Posey’s shocking Giants GM move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-buster-posey-shockingly-takes-over-farhan-zaidi');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buster Posey shockingly taking over for Farhan Zaidi as next Giants president');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buster-Posey-shockingly-taking-over-for-Farhan-Zaidi-as-next-president.jpg"></figure><h1>Buster Posey shockingly taking over for Farhan Zaidi as next Giants president</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T10:19:03-07:00">September 30th, 10:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T12:10:30-07:00">September 30th, 12:10pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are looking to their championship past in the hopes of ending a tired run of mediocrity and bringing back a proud baseball tradition to the Bay Area. And in doing so, they are <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1840800389698109935" rel="noopener">dropping a bombshell</a> on the MLB world. Franchise great Buster Posey will replace Farhan Zaidi as the team’s president of baseball operations, via ESPN’s Jeff Passan.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-farhan-zaidi-honest-job-security">Zaidi’s job security</a> was believed to be vulnerable, but the swift hiring of the former MVP-winning catcher is quite stunning, to say the least. There was a sense of urgency surrounding the Giants heading into both last offseason and the 2024 campaign, and after a second consecutive losing year (80-82), ownership is clearly growing impatient for change.</p><p>With Gabe Kapler being relieved of his managerial duties in 2023 and Zaidi following him out the door a year later, it is imperative that the organization quickly stabilizes. The addition of Posey, who spent his entire 12-year MLB career with San Francisco and has been a minority owner since 2022, will ideally accomplish just that.</p><h2><b>Can Buster Posey right the Giants’ unsteady ship?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buster-Posey-shows-the-crowd-some-love.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This decision is risky, considering the new executive is lacking in front-office experience, but it is bound to be met with copious local approval. The city watched Posey thrive at the plate (lifetime .302 batting average, 158 home runs) and guide a stellar pitching staff from behind it en route to winning three World Series titles (2010, 2012, 2014). Moreover, the 37-year-old has already showcased exceptional communication skills with at least one active member of the club.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-important-message-buster-posey-matt-chapman-151-million-contract">Posey made Matt Chapman feel comfortable</a> about the Giants’ future when the two spoke, which reportedly contributed to the four-time Gold Glove third baseman inking a six-year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-matt-chapman-agrees-to-massive-6-year-extension-deal">$151 million contract extension</a> early in September. His responsibilities will substantially increase going forward, but there are obviously multiple people who believe he can once again be the glue that holds a prosperous baseball product together.</p><p>“We are looking for someone who can define, direct and lead this franchise’s baseball philosophy and we feel that Buster is the perfect fit,” Giants chairman Greg Johnson said in a statement, per Passan. “Buster has the demeanor, intelligence and drive to do this job, and we are confident that he and (manager) Bob Melvin will work together to bring back winning baseball to San Francisco.”</p><p>Buster Posey must quickly formulate an offseason strategy and figure out a way to launch his beloved team back into relevance. If all goes well, the next October should go much differently than the previous two.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buster Posey shockingly taking over for Farhan Zaidi as next Giants president

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-blake-snell-aggressive-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Blake Snell’s ‘aggressive’ free agency belief after strong 2024 campaign');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-28-24-snell-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Blake Snell’s ‘aggressive’ free agency belief after strong 2024 campaign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T11:59:14-07:00">September 28th, 11:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T11:59:14-07:00">September 28th, 11:59am</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a chaotic free agency this offseason and a disastrous start to his San Francisco Giants career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-blake-snell-free-agency-update-as-he-dominates">Blake Snell has settled in during the second half</a> of the 2024 season and looked like the two-time Cy Young winner baseball fans have come to know.</p><p>Snell, who signed a two-year, $62 million contract with the Giants late last offseason, is expected to opt out and re-enter free agency to try and sign a long-term deal after his excellent second half.</p><p>Ahead of Saturday’s game against against the St. Louis Cardinals, Snell addressed how <a href="https://x.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1840078548079653220" rel="noopener">he plans</a> to approach this offseason to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><p>Snell said that he loved being in San Francisco and that he will have conversations about his future with the team with Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and Giants ownership. He also said that he plans on having a full Spring Training and that he will “be more aggressive earlier,” per Pavlovic.</p><p>This is great news for Giants fans. Not only does Snell appear to be willing to return to the Giants, but he is committing to making sure he is ready to go on Opening Day. Based on the way Snell has pitched in the second half of the season, if he has a normal offseason and a full Spring Training, he should be considered one of the early Cy Young favorites.</p><p>Snell made headlines by waiting until late March to sign with the Giants last offseason, giving him very little time to prepare for the upcoming season. During his struggles to start the year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blake-snell-jordan-montgomery-drop-spring-training-truth-bombs-after-disastrous-starts">Snell was outspoken about how important Spring Training</a> was for him and how much he missed not having it.</p><h2><b>The second half of Blake Snell’s 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-28-24-snell-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Since the All-Star break, Snell has been one of the absolute best pitchers in all of Major League Baseball. He has a 1.23 ERA and has pitched at least six innings in 10 of his 14 starts, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-blake-snells-postgame-interview-after-no-hitter-is-hilariously-epic">including a no-hitter on Aug. 2</a>. Snell has famously struggled to go deep into games before this season, so the fact that he is consistently going six innings, and even longer sometimes, shows that he may be turning a corner in that aspect of his game.</p><p>Snell’s second half has shown teams that he deserves to be one of the highest-paid pitchers in the league. If the Giants will not offer him that type of contract, someone else surely will.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Blake Snell’s ‘aggressive’ free agency belief after strong 2024 campaign

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-giants-prediction-odds-pick-9-28-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick – 9/28/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cardinals-vs.-Giants-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick – 9/28/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T09:10:16-07:00">September 28th, 9:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T09:10:16-07:00">September 28th, 9:10am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Blake Snell heads to the mound for the San Francisco Giants as they face the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Cardinals-Giants prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Cardinals-Giants Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Andre Pallante</b> vs. <b>Tristan Beck</b></p><p><b>Andre Pallante</b> (8-8) with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Pallante went seven innings, giving up a hit and two walks. He would give up one run and take the win over the Guardians.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Pallante is 2-3 on the road in eight starts and 13 appearances on the road. He has a .222 opponent batting average on the road as well.</p><p><b>Tristan Beck</b> 1.50 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP in 12.0 innings as a reliever.</p><p>Last Start: N/A</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 8.0 innings, 9 K’s, 2.25 ERA and 1.13 WHIP at Oracle Park.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Giants Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (+168)</p><p>Moneyline: +100</p><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-205)</p><p>Moneyline: -118</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-104)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-118)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Cardinals vs. Giants</b></h2><p>Time: 4:05 PM ET/ 1:05 PM PT</p><p>TV: BSMW/NBCSBA</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Cardinals are tied for 23rd in runs scored while sitting 13th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 21st in slugging. Alec Burelson leads the team in RBIs this year. He is hitting .265  this year with a .308 on-base percentage. He has 21 home runs and 74 RBIs while scoring 69 times this year. Brendan Donovan is also hitting well. He is hitting .274 on the year with a .338 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs, 69 RBIs, and has scored 63 times. Nolan Arenado rounds out the best bats of the year. He is hitting .269 with a .323 on-base percentage this year. He has 16 home runs with 70 RBIs while scoring 69 times this year.</p><p>Ivan Herrera has led the way in the last week. He is hitting .462 in the last week with two home runs, four RBIs, and five runs scored. Masyn Winn has also been solid in the last week. He is hitting .231 in the last week with a home run, four RBIs, and six runs scored. Rounding out the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-offseason-meeting-oli-marmol"> top bats in the last week is Lars Nootbar</a>. Nootbar is hitting .364 in the last week, with a home run, three RBIs, and five runs scored.  The Cardinals are hitting .256 in the last week, with seven home runs, and 29 runs scored in the last six games.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Giants are 17th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 21st in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging percentage. Matt Chapman leads the way this year. He is hitting .246 on the year with a .328 on-base percentage. He has 27 home runs, 78 RBIs, and has scored 96 times. Joining him in having a solid year is Heliot Ramos. He is hitting .273 on the year with a .326 on-base percentage. Ramos has 22 home runs, 72 RBIs, and 53 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats is Michael Conforto. He is hitting just .234 this year but with a .306 on-base percentage. He has 20 home runs, 66 RBIs and 55 runs scored this year.</p><p>Matt Chapman has led the way in the last week. He is hitting just .211 in the last week but has a .286 on-base percentage. He has three home runs, five RBIs, and three runs scored in the last week. Brett Wisely is hitting .231 in the last week with a home run, four RBIS, and a run scored. Rounding out the best bats in the last week is Michael Confrot. He is hitting .238 in the last week with two home runs, four RBIs, and four runs scores in the last week. The Giants are hitting .234 in the last week with 13 home runs and 32 runs scored in the last six games.</p><p>Current Giants have 26 career at-bats against Andre Pallante. they have hit .385 against Pallante. Matt Chapman is 3-6 with a double and two RBIs. Meanwhile, Heliot Ramos is 1-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Finally, Patrick Bailey is 2-3 against Pallante.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Andre Pallante has been solid in the last seven starts. He has given up two or fewer runs in five of the seven starts. Further, the Cardinals have won five of the seven games. The Giants were planning on starting Blake Snell but scratched home Saturday morning. Tristan Beck will take the bump as an opener for the Giants as they will probably not throw Snell again this season. Even with Snell out, the Giants are a better play. The Cardinals have been solid at the plate as of late, but the Giants have been better. Take the Giants in this one.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick: Giants ML (-118)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick – 9/28/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-giants-prediction-odds-pick-9-27-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MLB-Odds-Cardinals-vs.-Giants-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T08:41:10-07:00">September 27th, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T08:41:10-07:00">September 27th, 8:41am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.2024 YTD Record |NBA: 55-41 |NCAAB: 6-8 |MMA: 74-30 |Overall: 135-79</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miles Mikolas will take the mound for the Cardinals in game one of their series with the Giants on Friday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Cardinals-Giants prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Cardinals-Giants Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Miles Mikolas </b>vs. <b><b>Landen Roupp</b></b></p><p><b>Miles Mikolas </b>(9-11) with a 5.35 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Miles Mikolas earned the win over Cleveland on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out four batters over six innings.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Miles Mikolas has been solid on the road with a 7-5 record and a  4.59 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.</p><p><b>Landen Roupp </b>(1-1) with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Landen Roupp earned the win against the Royals on Saturday, allowing three hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five scoreless innings.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Landen Roupp has been worse at home than on the road in limited action where he is 0-1 with a 4.34 ERA and 1.28 WHIP</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Giants Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: +1.5 (-205)</p><p>Moneyline: +108</p><p>San Francisco Giants: -1.5 (+168)</p><p>Moneyline: -126</p><p>Over: 7.5 (+100)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-122)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Cardinals vs. Giants </b></h2><p>Time: 10:15 PM ET/7:15 PM PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Bay Area, MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As the Cardinals head to Oracle Park to face the Giants on Friday, all signs point to a potential upset for the visiting team, with Miles Mikolas poised to outperform the relatively inexperienced Landen Roupp.</p><p>Mikolas, despite his 5.35 ERA this season, brings a wealth of experience to the mound. His ability to eat innings, having pitched 166.2 innings this year, demonstrates his durability and potential to go deep into games. This could be crucial in preserving the Cardinals’ bullpen for the rest of the series.</p><p>The Cardinals’ offense, led by the ever-dangerous Paul Goldschmidt, is primed to capitalize on Roupp’s limited major-league experience. Goldschmidt’s 21 home runs and Alec Burleson’s 73 RBIs provide a potent middle-of-the-order threat that could prove challenging for the young Giants pitcher.</p><p>While Roupp has shown promise with a 2.70 ERA over 46.2 innings, his 24 walks in that span indicate potential control issues. The patient Cardinals lineup could exploit this weakness, working counts and forcing Roupp into high-stress situations early in the game. Moreover, the Cardinals’ recent offensive surge, as evidenced by their 11-run outburst against the White Sox, suggests they’re hitting their stride at the right time. This momentum, combined with Mikolas’ veteran savvy, could be the deciding factor in a road victory.</p><p>Although the Giants have home-field advantage, the Cardinals’ experience, offensive firepower, and Mikolas’ ability to navigate tough lineups give them a clear edge in this matchup. Expect St. Louis to come out swinging and secure a crucial win to kick off this series in San Francisco.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As the Giants prepare to host the Cardinals at Oracle Park on Friday, all signs point to a potential breakout performance from young hurler Landen Roupp, who looks poised to outshine the struggling veteran Miles Mikolas.</p><p>Roupp has been a revelation for the Giants this season, boasting an impressive 2.70 ERA over 46.2 innings. His ability to limit hard contact and keep the ball in the park, having allowed just one home run so far, will be crucial against a Cardinals lineup that has underperformed expectations this year.</p><p>The Giants’ offense, led by the red-hot Matt Chapman, is primed to capitalize on Mikolas’ vulnerabilities. Chapman, with 27 home runs and 78 RBIs, has been a force at the plate. His recent power surge, including a two-homer game against the Royals, suggests he’s locked in and ready to feast on Mikolas’ offerings.</p><p>Mikolas, on the other hand, has struggled mightily this season with a bloated 5.35 ERA over 166.2 innings. His tendency to give up the long ball, having surrendered 25 home runs, could prove disastrous in a park that can be unforgiving to pitchers who make mistakes.</p><p>The Giants’ recent momentum, winning their last four games, including a sweep of the Royals, indicates they’re hitting their stride at the right time. This hot streak, combined with the home-field advantage at Oracle Park, where they boast a solid 41-37 record, gives them a significant edge in this matchup.</p><p>While the Cardinals have shown flashes of their potential, their inconsistent play and road woes (35-40 away from home) suggest they may struggle to keep pace with a surging Giants team. Expect Roupp to continue his impressive run, backed by a potent offense, as the Giants secure a crucial victory in their push for a wild card spot.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals</b><b>-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>In this intriguing matchup at Oracle Park, expect the Giants to edge out the Cardinals in a closely contested game. Landen Roupp’s impressive form should continue, as he navigates through a Cardinals lineup that has struggled to find consistency this season. While Miles Mikolas may show flashes of his former All-Star self, the Giants’ offense, led by Matt Chapman, is likely to capitalize on his tendency to give up the long ball. The home-field advantage will play a crucial role, with the Giants’ recent momentum carrying them through any tight spots.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick: San Francisco Giants ML (-126), Under 7.5 (-122)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-9-25-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Giants-vs-Diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T19:22:00-07:00">September 24th, 7:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T19:22:00-07:00">September 24th, 7:22pm</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are trying to enter Arizona and play the role of spoiler against the Diamondbacks as they fight for a playoff spot. The Diamondbacks were tied with the New York Mets for the final wildcard spot entering Tuesday night’s games, but the Atlanta Braves were just one game back. The Braves and Mets are playing each other in a series, which gives the Diamondbacks a good chance of padding their lead if they can string together some wins against the Giants. The Diamondbacks have won six of the last ten meetings with the Giants. However, the Giants have won six of their past ten overall, while the Diamondbacks have won just five over the same span. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Giants-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Mason Black</b> vs. <b>Zac Gallen</b></p><p><b>Mason Black</b> is 1-4 with a 5.88 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP.</p><p>Black’s last start was on the road against the Kansas City Royals, leaving with a 2-1 win and his first victory of the season. He pitched 5 2/3 innings with 4 strikeouts, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, and 0 earned runs.</p><p>Black is 1-2 on the road with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. His successful start against the Royals in his last game is the only quality start on the road this season.</p><p><b>Zac Gallen </b>is 13-6 with a 3.74 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.</p><p>Gallen’s last start was on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers, leaving with a 7-4 victory. He pitched 5 innings with 5 strikeouts, allowing 7 hits, 1 walk, and 4 earned runs.</p><p>Gallen is 7-3 at home with a 3.51 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Giants-Diamondbacks Odds</b></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-115)</p><p>Moneyline: +185</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (-105)</p><p>Moneyline: -225</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Giants vs. Diamondbacks</b></h2><p>Time: 9:40 PM ET/6:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: MLB Network, NBC Bay Area, ARID</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Giants have been in better form than the Diamondbacks as Arizona risks relinquishing their playoff spot. The Giants have been enjoying playing the role of spoiler, and they could do it again in this game.</p><p>Mason Black has been steadily improving recently and has been particularly good over his last four starts. He had one bad game against the San Diego Padres where he allowed four earned runs, but the other three starts have seen him record two or fewer earned runs. He saved his best for the last outing, with a 5 2/3 scoreless gem against the Royals. The Giants will need Black at his best to slow down the Diamondbacks’ offense.</p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Zac Gallen’s start in this game will align him to pitch in Game 1 of the postseason. Gallen was peaking at the right time a couple of starts ago when he had back-to-back scoreless outings against the Texas Rangers and Giants. However, he struggled in his last two starts, allowing seven earned runs over ten innings. Gallen’s start against the Giants on September 4th was impressive, and this would be a perfect opportunity for him to get back on track before the postseason if the Diamondbacks can hold on to their playoff spot.</p><h2><b>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Diamondbacks are in a must-win situation as they are in danger of not making the postseason. They’ll need to win the remaining matchups with the Giants, as they have a difficult series against the Padres to finish the year. Take the Diamondbacks to take care of their business in this game.</p><p><b>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: Diamondbacks -1.5 (-105)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-farhan-zaidi-honest-job-security');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Farhan Zaidi gets completely honest on his job security');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-24-24-zaidi-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Farhan Zaidi gets completely honest on his job security</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T18:58:21-07:00">September 24th, 6:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T18:58:21-07:00">September 24th, 6:58pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the biggest storylines heading into the offseason will be whether or not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-2-top-giants-candidates-if-farhan-zaidi-is-fired">Farhan Zaidi remains as the president of baseball operations</a> for the San Francisco Giants. While the Giants have been playing better as of late, after another disappointing season without making the postseason, it is clear that a change may be coming.</p><p>Zaidi addressed <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/farhan-zaidi-future-contract-ownership/1785997/" rel="noopener">the speculation</a> ahead of the Giants game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><p>“It’s been a disappointing season even with this recent play and anytime you have a disappointing season it’s my job to evaluate everything in my purview and it’s (ownership’s) job to evaluate everything in my purview, plus me,” Zaidi said. “I think that process is happening and I understand it. You look around baseball and there are other teams in the same boat as us that have playoff aspirations that didn’t happen and they’re trying to figure out what went wrong and how to be better, and I’m still very committed to that.”</p><p>It is unusual to see an executive be this honest about their job security. For Zaidi to give this clear of an indication that the Giants are pursuing other options shows how serious they are about making a potential change.</p><p>Former Miami Marlins general manager Kim Ng and Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/22/home-field-advantage-mlb-postseason-overrated/75331164007/" rel="noopener">were floated</a> as potential replacement for Zaidi by MLB insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Why Farhan Zaidi is on the hot seat with the San Francisco Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-24-24-zaidi-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Giants have failed to make the postseason five out of six years under Zaidi’s leadership. While the on-field product has left something to be desired, Zaidi’s biggest issue has been his inability to get top free agents to sign with the Giants.</p><p>Zaidi and the Giants have reportedly been involved with almost every single top free agent over the last few seasons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-reflects-giants-free-agency-pursuit-oracle-park">From Aaron Judge</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-shohei-ohtani-presented-same-700-million-deal-agreed-with-dodgers">to Shohei Ohtani</a> and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Zaidi has continued to fall just short in getting the best free agents to come play in San Francisco.</p><p>While the Giants have shown flashes this season and there has been progress, like with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-farhan-zaidi-acknowledges-likely-blake-snell-free-agency-reality">Blake Snell’s elite second half</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-matt-chapman-agrees-to-massive-6-year-extension-deal">Matt Chapman’s six-year extension</a>, it may not be enough to save Zaidi’s job.</p><p>If the Giants do indeed decide to move on, it would make sense for them to make the decision very quickly after the season finishes in order to be able to hit the ground running in free agency and in the trade market.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Farhan Zaidi gets completely honest on his job security

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-farhan-zaidi-acknowledges-likely-blake-snell-free-agency-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Farhan Zaidi acknowledges likely Blake Snell free agency reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Farhan-Zaidi-acknowledges-likely-Blake-Snell-free-agency-reality.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Farhan Zaidi acknowledges likely Blake Snell free agency reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T18:51:45-07:00">September 24th, 6:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T18:53:04-07:00">September 24th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Polarizing MLB super agent Scott Boras was incessantly mocked and criticized for the role he played in a dragged-out free agency period. A few of his clients lost significant leverage and were forced to sign short-term contracts instead of the lengthy ones they desired. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-blake-snell-fires-back-jordan-montgomery-sad-scott-boras-criticism">Blake Snell is not regretting anything</a>, though. The left-handed starting pitcher is set to earn a monster payday and become one of the biggest winners this offseason. But it might come at the expense of the San Francisco Giants.</p><p>Los Gigantes are wrapping up another disappointing MLB campaign (78-79 record) and will once again be saddled with a myriad of unpleasant yet critical questions going into the winter. Injuries hindered some of their notable acquisitions and accentuated their already existing problems, preventing the club from really hitting its stride. Amid the collective mediocrity, Snell’s second-half surge has given fans a reason to tune into a San Fran ballgame.</p><p>They may be running out of time to enjoy that privilege, however. The two-time Cy Young and two-time ERA champion will almost certainly decline his $38.5 million player option this offseason and dive back into the free agency pool. Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi wants to continue a working relationship with Snell, but he <a href="https://x.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1838733758821810248" rel="noopener">knows the competition will be fierce</a>.</p><p>“I expect us to be part of that, but it’s going to be very competitive with the way he has pitched,” the executive said, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.</p><h2><b>Will Giants go all in on Blake Snell?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Blake-Snell-deals-on-the-mound.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Blake Snell has a 3.12 ERA, 145 strikeouts and a 1.048 WHIP through 104 innings pitched in 2024. Those numbers are made more impressive by the fact that he was getting shelled in his first few outings with the team. His stellar turnaround will do wonders for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-blake-snell-free-agent-market-stands-resurgent-2024-second-half">his market value</a>, which is why Zaidi sounds like a man who is already preparing to say goodbye. Though, he might be saying farewell to more than just Snell.</p><p>Although San Francisco missed out on the top free agents yet again, the front office still added a plethora of quality talent. Its efforts did not go rewarded, however. Injuries disrupted some of the team’s plans, as mentioned before, but ownership and fans demand results. Consequently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-2-top-giants-candidates-if-farhan-zaidi-is-fired">Farhan Zaidi Era could be nearing an end</a>.</p><p>Regardless of who will be leading the Giants’ offseason, re-signing Snell will be an arduous task. He bet on himself and is about to cash in. The question is, though, when will this San Fran team cash in on its potential?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Farhan Zaidi acknowledges likely Blake Snell free agency reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <p>We&#8217;re back with yet another MLB betting prediction for Tuesday&#8217;s slate of action as the 2024 Regular Season draws to a close. This next series takes us to the National League West as the <strong>San Francisco Giants </strong>visit the <strong>Arizona Diamondbacks </strong>for the second game of their three-game series. It&#8217;s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><strong>Giants-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </strong></h2><p><strong>Logan Webb (RHP)</strong> vs. <b>Brandon Pfaadt (RHP)</b></p><p><strong>Logan Webb</strong> (12-10) with a 3.58 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 169 K, 198.2 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/19 @ BAL (L) &#8211; 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 8 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: (5-5) with a 4.36 ERA, .285 OBA, 90 K, 97.0 IP</p><p><b>Brandon Pfaadt</b> (10-9) with a 4.66 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 172 K, 173.2 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/19 @ MIL (W) &#8211; 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 12 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: (6-4) with a 5.04 ERA, .274 OBA, 82 K, 80.1 IP</p><p><strong><em>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </em></strong></p><h2><strong>MLB Odds: Giants-Diamondbacks Odds</strong></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-170)</p><p>Moneyline: +128</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+140)</p><p>Moneyline: -152</p><p>Over: 8 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8 (-110)</p><h2><strong>How to Watch Giants vs. Diamondbacks</strong></h2><p>Time: 9:40 p.m. ET/ 6:40 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: NBC Sports California, MLB.TV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" target="_blank" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><strong>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The San Francisco Giants are currently fourth in the NL West and at 10 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot, they won&#8217;t be making the Postseason this year. They haven&#8217;t made the Postseason since 2021 and after all their success during the 2010&#8217;s, the Giants have been in the middle of the pack in terms of contending for a World Series. Still, they&#8217;re playing well as the season winds down and they&#8217;ve won five of their last six games while notching three shut-outs during that stretch. They also come into this series following an impressive sweep over the Postseason-bound Kansas City Royals, so they&#8217;ll have a chance to stun another formidable team as the betting underdogs here.</p><p>The Giants will send Logan Webb to the mound for his thirty-third and likely final start of the season. He ranks in the top-30 for record, ERA, and strikeouts in the MLB this season and has arguably been San Francisco&#8217;s most consistent starter. He&#8217;s had a rough month of September, recording four starts and notching just one win during that time. His last time out was cut short as he allowed three runs through five innings, but he managed to punch-out eight batters and had a solid outing with his breaking pitches. Last time he pitched against this Arizona lineup, he went for seven scoreless innings and struck out five batters.</p><h2><strong>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks are currently third in the NL West and they&#8217;re firmly holding onto position atop the National League Wild Card race. They&#8217;ve won five of their last eight games including four consecutive wins and a 3-1 series win over the Milwaukee Brewers. After their World Series run from a year ago, the Diamondbacks are primed once again to make a deep Postseason run as they look to have one of the more explosive offenses in the field of competition. Most recently, they allowed the Brewers to come back from a nine-run deficit, so this series will be crucial in tightening up their pitching and working out any kinks before they enter Postseason competition.</p><p>Arizona will send Brendon Pfaadt to the mound for his thirty-first start of the season. He has a very solid 6-4 record when pitching at home and despite allowing a decent amount of runs during that stretch, his teammates have been able to bail him out with solid performances from the plate. He faced the Brewers last series and allowed just one run through seven innings while notching a season-high 12 total strikeouts. Expect him to have another great day from the mound as he dials his game before the Postseason.</p><h2><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</strong></h2><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks lead this season series 6-4 and they&#8217;ll be even more determined to pick up wins here as they&#8217;re holding onto an NL Wild Card spot. We&#8217;ve seen their offense consistently rank among the tops in the MLB and if they&#8217;re able to get off to a hot start here, they should find enough fun support to overtake the Giants&#8217; efforts from the plate.</p><p>Logan Webb has been a very solid option for the Giants this season, but he&#8217;s shown tendencies to get rocked early in innings. Against a lineup like that of Arizona&#8217;s, he can&#8217;t afford to make his team play from behind on the road.</p><p>For our final prediction, we&#8217;ll have to roll with the Arizona Diamondbacks to pick up this win as they continue their success over the Giants. We like Brendon Pfaadt as the more consistent starter here and his ability to strike batters out this season has truly been impressive &#8211; look for those trends to continue during this game.</p><p><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks ML (-152)</strong></p>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/23/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <p>The San Francisco Giants will begin a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday at Chase Field. Wildcard implications are on the line as we share our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">series</a> and make a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><strong>Giants-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </strong></h2><p><b>Hayden Birdsong </b>vs. <b>Eduardo Rodriguez </b></p><p><b>Hayden Birdsong </b>(4-5) with a 4.74 ERA</p><p>Last Start: Birdsong went 5 2/3 innings in his last outing, allowing three earned runs on four hits while striking out three and walking two in a win over the Baltimore Orioles.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Birdsong is 3-3 with a 5.55 ERA over eight starts away from home.</p><p><b>Eduardo Rodriguez </b>(3-3) with a 5.09 ERA</p><p>Last Start: Rodriguez dominated in his last outing, going 6 1/3 innings while allowing two earned runs on five hits, striking out 11 and walking one in a win over the Colorado Rockies.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Rodriguez has struggled at home, going 0-2 with a 6.05 ERA over four starts at Chase Field.</p><p><strong><em>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </em></strong></p><h2><strong>MLB Odds: Giants-Diamondbacks Odds</strong></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-137)</p><p>Moneyline: +144</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+114)</p><p>Moneyline: -172</p><p>Over: 9 (-110)</p><p>Under: 9 (-110)</p><h2><strong>How to Watch Giants vs. Diamondbacks</strong></h2><p>Time: 9:40 PM ET/6:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: None</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" target="_blank" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><strong>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The Giants are officially eliminated from the playoff race. Predictably, things have not gone well this season, as they came into the day trailing the final wildcard spot by 10 games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-call-up-top-prospect-after-just-9-double-a-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calling up a top prospect</a> is probably the most exciting thing going on for the Giants right now. They need all the help they can get, especially on offense.</p><p>Heliot Ramos has been one of the lone bright spots in this lineup, leading the Giants in home runs. Also, he has done well against the Diamondbacks, batting .350 with seven hits, two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs over six games. Ramos is simply elite at the plate and will eventually be the one to lead them back to the playoffs. For now, he is playing out the regular season and hopes to play spoiler against the Giants.</p><p>Mark Canha is not a threatening hitter. Yet, he can still pack a punch at the plate. Lamonte Wade Jr. has battled injuries and struggles this season. But he is still a solid hitter. Wade has struggled against the Diamondbacks, batting .222 with 32 hirs, seven home runs, 19 RBIs, and 20 runs over 45 games.</p><p>Birdsong has not produced a quality start since July 21. Unfortunately, he has just not been able to get the job done. When Birdsong exits the game, he will turn it over to a bullpen that is 16th in baseball in team ERA. Camilo Doval has been the closer and has struggled this season, going 5-3 with a 5.24 ERA and 23 saves.</p><p>The Giants will cover the spread if Wade and Canha can both clobber the baseball and get on base while Ramos batters the baseball into the seats. Also, they need Birdsong to fly high and make good pitches to avoid allowing the Giants to fall behind.</p><h2><strong>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The Diamondbacks are one of the top-hitting teams in the league. Ultimately, this is one reason they have remained in the NL&#8217;s final wildcard spot. The Diamondbacks must continue to hit the ball well if they are to make the playoffs.</p><p>Corbin Carroll struggled at the start of the season. However, there has been a slight improvement over the last few weeks. Carroll has struggled against the Giants throughout his career. Unfortunately, he is batting just .213 with 23 hits, one home run, seven RBIs, and 18 runs over 28 games against the Giants. Christian Walker remains a consistent threat at the plate. Also, he is hitting .257 with six home runs, 39 RBIs, and 40 runs over 95 games against the Giants. Ketel Marte leads the team in home runs. Likewise, he has done well against the Diamondbacks, batting .304 with 109 hits, 14 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 54 runs over 94 games.</p><p>Rodriguez has just one quality start this season, and it happened in his last start. Can he replicate it? That is the question as he comes into a battle with the Giants. When Rodriguez exits, he will hand the game ball over to a struggling bullpen that is just 24th in baseball in team ERA. With Paul Sewald out with an injury, there has been a vacancy in the closer&#8217;s spot.</p><p>The Diamondbacks will cover the spread if their hitters can batter the baseball and drive runners home. Then, they need another quality start from Rodriguez.</p><h2><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</strong></h2><p>The Giants are 76-80 against the run line, while the Diamondbacks are 81-75. Additionally, the Giants are 42-35 against the run line on the road, while the Diamondbacks are 34-41 at home. The Diamondbacks lead the head-to-head series 6-4, including a 2-1 record at home against the Giants. I like the Diamondbacks in this one because they have the better pitcher and have more motivation to win. Take the D-Backs.</p><p><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+114)</strong></p>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/23/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-2-top-giants-candidates-if-farhan-zaidi-is-fired');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: 2 top Giants candidates if Farhan Zaidi is fired');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MLB-rumors-2-top-Giants-candidates-if-Farhan-Zaidi-is-fired.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: 2 top Giants candidates if Farhan Zaidi is fired</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T12:23:01-07:00">September 22nd, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T12:23:01-07:00">September 22nd, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are set to miss the playoffs this season, and with there being some talk about president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi being dismissed, there are two names that have been <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/22/home-field-advantage-mlb-postseason-overrated/75331164007/" rel="noopener">rumored as potential replacement targets</a>.</p><p>“If the San Francisco Giants dismiss Farhan Zaidi, president of baseball operations, at the season’s conclusion, look for them to reach out to former Miami Marlins GM Kim Ng and Minnesota Twins GM Thad Levine as potential replacements,” Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. “The Giants have missed the postseason in all but two years since winning the 2014 World Series.”</p><p>These are two interesting candidates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-surprising-role-buster-posey-matt-chapmas-contract-extension-giants">for the Giants</a>, if they move on from Zaidi. Kim Ng is a big name due to her work with the Miami Marlins, helping them get into the playoffs in 2023 before leaving the organization. Kim Ng was also the first woman to serve as general manager in MLB. Thad Levine is the general manager of the Minnesota Twins and works under president Derek Falvey. The Twins have a competitive team that is on the playoff bubble this season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-logan-webb-offers-honest-admission-on-san-franciscos-2024-season">If the Giants decide</a> to move on from Zaidi, it will be interesting to see if either of these two candidates surface in reports.</p><h2><b>Farhan Zaidi’s tenure with Giants</b></h2><p>The Giants hired Zaidi to be their president in 2018 from the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Francisco has made the playoffs one time in his tenure, which was in 2021, when the team lost to the Dodgers in five games in the NLDS. The 2021 season was incredible for the Giants, as they won 107 games, but it has been frustrating outside of that during Zaidi’s tenure.</p><p>2019 was the first season for the Giants under Zaidi, and they went 77-85, which is not shocking given that San Francisco was at the end of things with the players from the dynasty teams. In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, San Francisco went 29-31, before that incredible 2021 season in which they went 107-55. The Giants then followed that season up with a .500 record in 2022, then 79-83 in 2023, and a current record of 76-79 so far in 2024.</p><p>What has defined the last few years for the Giants is missing out on top free agents. They missed out on top target Aaron Judge in free agency ahead of 2023, and pivoted to Carlos Correa. To be fair, the Giants and Correa came to an agreement, but it fell apart due to medicals.</p><p>Regardless, the Giants have disappointed in recent years, and it will be interesting to see if the organization moves on from Zaidi.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: 2 top Giants candidates if Farhan Zaidi is fired

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-important-message-buster-posey-matt-chapman-151-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'The important message Buster Posey sent Matt Chapman before $151 million contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Giants-news-The-important-message-Buster-Posey-sent-Matt-Chapman-before-151-million-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>The important message Buster Posey sent Matt Chapman before $151 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T11:06:40-07:00">September 22nd, 11:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T11:06:40-07:00">September 22nd, 11:06am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants won’t be finding their way into the postseason this year, but there are a couple reasons to believe that there are better days ahead for the team. One of the main ones is the fact that the team managed to lock up star third baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-matt-chapman-recruiter-151-million-contract-extension">Matt Chapman on a six-year, $151 million contract extension</a> earlier this month, and it sounds like one of their former players in Buster Posey played a big role in convincing him to stay in town.</p><p>Posey played his entire career in the MLB with the Giants, and ended up becoming a minority owner with the team after he retired. It was reported that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-surprising-role-buster-posey-matt-chapmas-contract-extension-giants">Posey played a big role</a> in convincing Chapman to extend his contract with San Francisco, and he managed to do that by telling the third baseman that the front office was <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/22/home-field-advantage-mlb-postseason-overrated/75331164007/" rel="noopener">committed to spending big</a> this offseason in an effort to build around him.</p><p>“While Giants minority owner Buster Posey met privately with third baseman Matt Chapman the day before signing his six-year, $151 million contract, it had little to do with contract negotiations but everything to do about answering Chapman’s questions about the future of the franchise. Posey assured him that the Giants plan to spend, and spend big, turning the organization around as quickly as possible.” – Bob Nightengale, USA Today</p><h2><b>Buster Posey, Giants committed to building around Matt Chapman</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Matt-Chapman-of-the-Giants.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Several things have gone wrong for the Giants this season, but Chapman has put up some strong numbers in his first season with the team (.249 BA, 26 HR, 75 RBI, 15 SB, .789 OPS), which made extending him such a big win for the team. However, he wasn’t just going to blindly commit his future to the team, which required Posey to come in and reassure him that San Fran has big plans for their future.</p><p>It’s interesting to see Posey taking on such a big role in the Giants front office, and without him, it’s fair to wonder if Chapman would have put pen to paper on his new deal. Now that he has, though, it’s clear that San Fran has some work to do over the next few months in order to put together a playoff contender and make their new franchise star happy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The important message Buster Posey sent Matt Chapman before $151 million contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-vs-royals-prediction-odds-pick-9-20-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Royals prediction, odds, pick – 9/20/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Giants-vs.-Royals-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants vs. Royals prediction, odds, pick – 9/20/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T08:57:27-07:00">September 20th, 8:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T08:57:27-07:00">September 20th, 8:57am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are on the road to take on the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. This game will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Giants-Royals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Giants-Royals Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Mason Black</b> vs. <b>Michael Wacha</b></p><p><b>Mason Black</b> (0-4) with a 7.07 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 28 innings pitched, 24K/9BB, .314 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. San Diego Padres: Loss, 4 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 3 games, 2 starts, 10.03 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, 11.2 innings pitched, 12K/6BB, .327 oBA</p><p><b>Michael Wacha</b> (13-7) with a 3.29 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 156 innings pitched, 138K/43BB, .245 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at Pittsburgh Pirates: Win, 5 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 13 starts, 2.87 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 75.1 innings pitched, 63K/18BB, .249 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Giants-Royals Odds</b></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-134)</p><p>Moneyline: +154</p><p>Kansas City Royals: -1.5 (+112)</p><p>Moneyline: -184</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-115)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Giants vs. Royals</b></h2><p>Time: 8:10 PM ET/5:10 PM PT</p><p>TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, Bally Sports Kansas City</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>San Francisco is coming off a really good series on the road in Baltimore. They were able to win the series against a very good team. San Francisco’s success this month has come on the mound. They have a 4.01 ERA, but they are doing a good job really limiting the damage. Along with that, the Giants have a 3.38 ERA in their last 10 games. Mason Black has not pitched well, but he could feed off the team. He does not need to have a great game, but holding the Royals to three or four runs would help the Giants win this game.</p><p>Kansas City has not played well lately. They are on a four-game losing streak, and they have not hit the ball well in those four games. The Royals have scored just 12 runs in those four games, and they are batting under .250 in those games, their OPS is under .700. They have scored three runs or less in three of those four games, as well. If the Royals continue to struggle, the Giants should be able to win.</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Royals should be able to do some real damage at the plate in this game. Mason Black has not only struggled this season, but he has not been good at all on the road. His ERA is well over 9.00, and teams are hitting .327 off him on the road. Kansas City has the talent to score plenty of runs in the game, and that should continue Friday night. If Mason Black continues his struggles, the Royals are going to win this game.</p><p>Michael Wacha has been a very solid addition for the Royals this season. Wacha is absolutely dominant at home, as well. He has been even better in September. This month, Wacha has thrown 17 innings, allowed just 13 hits, struck out 18, and he has a 1.59 ERA. He is pitching well at the right time, and will lead the Royals into the playoffs. As long as Wacha continues to pitch as he has been, the Royals are going to win this game.</p><h2><b>Final Giants-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Giants are playing good baseball, but the Royals are the better team. Along with that, Wacha is by far the better pitcher this season. I will put my trust into Michael Wacha and choose the Royals to not only win this game, but cover the spread, as well.</p><p><b>Final Giants-Royals Prediction &amp; Pick: Royals -1.5 </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Royals prediction, odds, pick – 9/20/2024

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During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are on the road to take on the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Giants-Orioles prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Giants-Orioles Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Hayden Birdson</b> vs. <b>Dean Kremer</b></p><p><b>Hayden Birdsong </b>(3-5) with a 4.74 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 57 innings pitched, 68K/36BB, .217 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. Milwaukee Brewers: No Decision, 5 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 7 starts, 5.70 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 27 innings pitched, 29K/16BB, .212 oBA</p><p><b>Dean Kremer</b> (7-9) with a 4.10 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 118.2 innings pitched, 113K/49BB, .222 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at Boston Red Sox: No Decision, 7 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 10 starts, 4.28 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 54.2 innings pitched, 51K/23BB, .249 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Giants-Orioles Odds</b></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-156)</p><p>Moneyline: +140</p><p>Baltimore Orioles: -1.5 (+130)</p><p>Moneyline: -166</p><p>Over: 8 (-114)</p><p>Under: 8 (-106)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Giants vs. Orioles</b></h2><p>Time: 6:35 PM ET/3:35 PM PT</p><p>TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, MASN</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>If there is ever a time for Birdsong to start pitching well, it is right now. He is coming off arguably his best start of the season, though. He went five scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, and allowed just two hits while walking only one batter. Keeping the walks down is going to be key for him in this game. When he works ahead, Birdsong is a very good pitcher. If Birdsong can get the Orioles into two strike counts, he is good enough to put them away.</p><p>San Francisco has not been at their best at the plate this season. However, one thing they are really good at is plate discipline. The Giants do not chase many pitches, and they take their fair share of walks. Kremer has a high walk rate, so the Giants should be able to reach base in this game. All they have to do is take advantage of their base runners. If San Francisco can stay patients and hit well with runner in scoring position, they will win this game.</p><h2><b>Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Dean Kremer was able to flush his rough August, and start September off very strong. He has made two starts, and both were good enough to give the Orioles a chance to win. Kremer has combined for 13 innings pitched, seven hits allowed, 14 strikeouts, and he has allowed just one earned run in September. He is getting hot right when the Orioles need it, and they definitely need it in this game. If Kremer can continue to pitch well, the Orioles are going to win this game.</p><p>Hayden Birdsong started his career off strong, but has since struggled. The main part of his game that needs work is his command. Birdsong’s walk rate is one of the worst in the MLB. Along with that, Birdsong gets hit hard when he is in the zone. His average exit velocity and hard hit percentage are both in the first percentile in the MLB. Not only do the Orioles take their walks, but they crush mistakes over the plate. Do not be surprised to see the Orioles score four or five runs off Birdsong in this game.</p><h2><b>Final Giants-Orioles Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game comes down to which pitcher I trust more to get it done. Between Birdsong and Kremer, I am going to take Kremer. i think Birdsong will get himself in trouble early, and the Orioles will hit him hard. I also like the Orioles bullpen a little bit more than the Giants. I will take the Orioles to win this game straight up at home.</p><p><b>Final Giants-Orioles Prediction &amp; Pick: Orioles ML (-166)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Orioles prediction, odds, pick – 9/18/2024

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He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is in hot water amid their team’s recent struggles, including a brutal 0-10 loss to the San Francisco Giants, due in part to Craig Kimbrel’s poor performance, allowing six runs in one outing. The Giants, led by Blake Snell, held the Orioles to only one hit across six innings, with 12 strikeouts, to complete the blanking.</p><p>Asked about Kimbrel’s dismal performance, Hyde was forthcoming.</p><p>“I had a tough time trying to find a spot for him on the roadtrip. He didn’t pitch for a week,” the manager <a href="https://x.com/jcalvinmeyer/status/1836230958543942036" rel="noopener">said</a>, via Jacob Calvin Meyer on X, formerly Twitter. “There was some fatigue at the end, the velo started getting down. Normally, he’s not out there that long. That wasn’t his normal stuff at the end.”</p><h2><b>The Orioles’ pre-playoffs struggles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Craig-Kimbrel-walking-off-the-field.jpg"><figcaption>© Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The team surely didn’t expect the 36-year-old pitcher to unravel this close to the postseason. In the offseason, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-orioles-pursuing-craig-kimbrel-felix-bautista-miss-2024-campaign">Orioles signed Kimbrel to a one-year $13 million contract</a>, as the backup option to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-felix-bautistas-emotional-message-orioles-fans-elbow-surgery">injured Felix Bautista</a>. The pitcher had a breakout 2023 season, but a Tommy John surgery put him out for the entire 2024 campaign.</p><p>Still, Kimbrel delivered on his contract in the first half of the season, only to crumble as the team returned to the field after the All-Star break. Since then, he has allowed 23 hits in 18 innings, with 17 walks and 23 earned runs.</p><p>In the loss to the Giants, Kimbrel had a walk and a sacrifice bunt that resulted in a run. Then he had a walk and a strikeout, though LaMonte Wade, Jr. still singled while Heliot Ramos had a double. In all, he had six runs on his account thanks to a two-run single conceded by Matt Bowman.</p><p>The Orioles pitcher gave reporters an idea about what was causing his recent struggles.</p><p>“You just can’t miss down the middle. I can’t say I haven’t been missing down the middle, but there’s a fine line in between pitches,” Kimbrel said, via <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-kimbrel-second-half-falloff-D7VX3IRX35HKHO2XOKY7LJITGI/" rel="noopener">a report</a> from Andy Kostka for The Baltimore Banner. “It just gives them a little more time to react. The ball is not by them when they pick up the pitch and things like that. So, it’s just pitching accordingly. I can still pitch with it. It’s just different.”</p><p>Recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-orioles-pursuing-craig-kimbrel-felix-bautista-miss-2024-campaign">Orioles GM Mike Elias took the blame</a> for the team’s recent skid, acknowledging the unfortunate reality of injuries depleting the roster he had put together. However, most Orioles fans would rather see him replace Brandon Hyde with another manager.</p><p>Despite Craig Kimbrel’s terrible game, the Orioles are in the race with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-nightmare-seeding-matchup-2024-mlb-playoffs">New York Yankees for the American League East title</a>, though the Yankees now have a four-game lead as of Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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