Where will the Giants trade J.D. Davis? Will the A’s newly rendered ballpark ever see the light of day? All those questions and more, answered in Dieter’s weekly wrap-up.
San Francisco Giants third baseman J.D. Davis throws out a batter during the Oakland A’s 7-4 spring training defeat of the San Francisco Giants at Hohokam Stadium on Feb. 28, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona…..photo by John MedinaIn recent years, the Giants built a lineup around versatility and platooning. Anyone could be in, anyone could be out. Sometimes it worked , other times it didn’t.
The Giants could use a lefty infield bat off the bench. Another bullpen arm would never hurt. A reliable, back-end-of-the-rotation starter would be manna from heaven. I have no idea what Davis’ trade value is. I know that no one needs to go crazy with the bidding — the Giants can’t reasonably hold onto Davis before the start of the season.
Reports from Mesa say that Ruiz’s swing is much cleaner and direct this spring. The results are a mightily impressive .286/.348/.619 slash line.And while there’s little reason to think there won’t be a drop-off — particularly in the slugging percentage — even a big drop could still produce big results for Ruiz and the A’s.
And I don’t think the Giants will be lacking for arms on that side of the pitching equation this season, either.Erik Miller, Nick Avilla? I like ’em.This bullpen might seem a bit hodgepodge, but I think it has a chance to be one of the better operations in the game. It’s unacceptable for Major League Baseball to allow teams to cheap out and not do it. Heaven knows they need to train folks to put out broadcasts — every year a new team needs the league to take over its TV production.
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