Baseball Prospectus 1996
The 1997 San Francisco Giants starting eight will probably look something like this, barring an imbecilic signing by Bob Quinn:
C Marcus Jensen 1B Bill Mueller/Keith Williams? 2B Jason Canizaro 3B Matt Williams SS Rich Aurilia LF Barry Bonds CF Stan Javier/Keith Williams/Marvin Benard? RF Jake CruzThe Giants currently have a whole bunch of players in the minors that are likely to be very good major leaguers, starting with Canizaro. I'm not a big fan of the collection of carbon- based life that's occupied the Giants' front office in the past, and since I'm trying to be polite, I'm not going to talk about Dusty Baker, but the front office has been en fuego for some time now. There has been the occasional Terry Mulholland, but very few organizations have been able to stock their farm system as well as the Giants have done in recent years.
In 1997, Williams and Bonds will still have a good portion of their current value, and the Giants will rid themselves of lead weight Kirt Manwaring. If half the breaks go the Giants' way, they could have the strongest NL lineup in recent memory to begin the 1997 season. As for their pitching? Well, VanLandingham and new Cuban acquisition Osvaldo Fernandez should be able to provide a good foundation for a pitching staff, and it's possible that restraint on Dusty Baker's part in 1996 could rejuvenate an arm or two in the bullpen.
Of course, there's a wildcard in all this, and it's not the abomination foisted upon us by Bud Selig and The Baseball Network. The wildcard is the upcoming battle over a new Downtown Stadium For The Giants [tm Bob Lurie, circa 1982]. Stop me if you've heard this before, but the Giants are seeking approval for a China Basin baseball-only stadium. This time however, it's supposed to be privately funded. Of course, there's still quite a financial burden to be borne by the city for improvements, infrastructure, and accoutrements. Considering the volatile political climate in the city right now, and the general positive atmosphere since the election of Willie Brown, Peter Magowan may be able to get the whole deal done fairly quickly. If not, the Giants might start making some short-sighted deals in order to win quickly. After all, it's a lot easier to rally public support if your team's on top, right?
For 1996, Bob Quinn has obviously decided to go with a stopgap strategy a Stan Javier here, a Shawon Dunston there. Probably not a bad idea, since the other teams in the division all have big holes, and the NL West title is just a few breaks away for any of these clubs, save Colorado. If Robbie Thompson's back can hold up, Matt Williams can stay healthy, and Carreon and Hill can put up decent years, this team can most definitely win the division. The real danger for Giants fans is that Quinn might win the division with this bunch, and then become too risk-averse to put the young talent on the field at the start of next season.
An interesting thing about the Giants: does anyone remember someone coming up through the Giants' farm system that couldn't field their position exceptionally well? In recent years, the Giants have brought up Will Clark, Royce Clayton, Robbie Thompson, Matt Williams and Kirt Manwaring. Manwaring's strictly a backup catcher, but he can definitely pick it. The culture of the Giant organization strongly emphasizes defensive excellence, and when you combine this with the fact that they play in a pretty good pitcher's park, you've got an organization that should really be able to do some things with their young pitchers.
I believe Giant fans are willing to be patient, strap in for 1996, and ready themselves for 1997-99. The main worries for them: will management have the same patience, and can Dusty Baker finally figure out how to handle a pitching staff? Add in Baker's penchant for using defensive replacements that he doesn't even need as pinch hitters, and you've got a wide open NL West race. The main difference between the Giants and the other teams in the division is that the Giants have a future. The hated Dodgers are close, but the Rockies and Padres are basically blindered to years beyond 1996.
A special note to Giant fans: I've gone to great lengths here not to make you upset by omitting any mention to imKay atisteBay. Try to let your mind go blank. It's just a dream. I mean, why would the Giants go after a guy who can't outhit Johnnie LeMaster or out-field a shackled Jose Offerman, right? Just count to 100, and pray he misses the cut in spring training.
RICH AURILIA 1972 SS YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1993 PCH 448 120 11 2 7 60 11 9 .268 .354 .348 .251 112 53 1994 TUL 461 96 9 2 11 44 9 7 .208 .277 .308 .204 94 35 1995 SHV 227 70 9 1 4 22 9 2 .308 .369 .410 .282 64 33 1995 PHX 250 61 4 0 5 31 2 2 .244 .327 .320 .230 58 24 1996 PRJ 500 131 29 2 10 57 11 7 .262 .338 .388 .257 128 63Swing is a little long and looks awkward to me, and I'm a bit concerned about the declining walk rate, but I think Aurilia's going to be a high-quality major league shortstop. He's particularly interesting to me because I think he's going to go on one of two distinct career paths: He might hit for a high average, flirting with .300 for a few years, or he could develop the power and walks. Most players develop a little bit of everything I think Aurilia will either be a .300/.330/.400 guy, or a .240/.340/.440 guy. Either way, his glove can support that kind of production. Will spend 1996 in Phoenix, waiting for Shawon Dunston to age. It won't take long.
KIM BATISTE 1968 3B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 SWB 458 121 18 4 2 2 17 8 .264 .267 .334 .216 99 37 1992 SWB 267 63 8 4 2 6 6 3 .236 .253 .318 .201 54 19 1992 PHI 137 31 2 0 2 5 0 0 .226 .254 .285 .184 25 8 1993 PHI 155 44 7 1 4 4 0 1 .284 .302 .419 .250 39 18 1994 PHI 209 51 3 0 1 1 1 1 .244 .248 .273 .177 37 10 1995 BOW 95 32 3 0 3 4 2 0 .337 .364 .463 .294 28 15 1995 ROC 257 63 9 1 2 7 4 5 .245 .265 .311 .199 51 18 1995 SWB 121 26 2 1 3 2 1 0 .215 .228 .322 .189 23 7 1996 PRJ 308 82 9 1 6 5 0 0 .266 .278 .360 .225 69 27Is there a Giant fan that won't breathe a sigh of relief when this guy leaves the organization? What a miserable ballplayer. The Giants would be better off dredging crustaceans from beneath the wharf at least no one would be tempted to put sea life on the field.
MARVIN BENARD 1971 CF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1992 EVE 165 29 6 1 0 14 6 2 .176 .240 .224 .156 26 7 1993 CLN 358 93 7 1 4 41 21 6 .260 .336 .318 .243 87 39 1994 SHV 456 131 21 2 4 25 19 8 .287 .324 .368 .250 114 52 1995 PHX 365 95 7 3 6 44 11 10 .260 .340 .345 .243 89 41 1995 SFG 34 14 1 0 1 1 1 0 .412 .429 .529 .340 12 7 1996 PRJ 411 112 19 1 5 41 18 9 .273 .338 .360 .252 104 49Not a bad little prospect. I like him more than the projection above. Bat is quick enough to make me think that those doubles could turn into home runs any year now. I wrote the projection system to try to guess when changes like that might occur, and it doesn't think it will be this year. I think he'll boost his power and walk rate, and follow Stan Javier into CF in a couple of years, if there's any room out there.
BARRY BONDS 1965 LF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 PIT 529 171 29 4 29 109 42 11 .323 .439 .558 .342 181 126 1992 PIT 491 168 34 4 44 134 40 7 .342 .483 .697 .387 190 154 1993 SFG 552 196 35 4 45 127 32 13 .355 .476 .678 .376 208 160 1994 SFG 390 125 19 1 33 74 33 10 .321 .429 .628 .350 136 99 1995 SFG 513 161 28 7 32 119 33 11 .314 .443 .583 .345 177 127 1996 PRJ 544 166 29 4 34 129 30 13 .305 .438 .561 .338 184 130A fantastic player, and an excellent investment. Bonds is the only active left fielder who can still have a crack at being the best ever at his position. Barring catastrophic injuries, I expect him to pass Henderson and Musial in total value, and he's still got a crack at Williams, thanks to the wars. Hits for a high average, draws a ton of walks, has great power, and is fantastic defensively. He's also durable, a good baserunner, and a smart ballplayer. Hard worker.
JASON CANIZARO 1974 2B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1994 SJO 469 105 9 1 10 33 8 4 .224 .275 .311 .206 97 35 1995 SHV 443 122 18 4 10 48 16 6 .275 .346 .402 .267 118 60 1996 PRJ 502 136 22 5 18 54 19 9 .271 .342 .442 .274 138 74The Giants? With prospects in their system? Where's Rod Serling? Slugged .464 at Shreveport at age 21. That's not just good; that's excellent. Right-handed batter with very quick hands the bat just jumps through the hitting zone. Not to go overboard, but his swing looks like Hank Aaron's. You remember those hands? Has a reputation of having trouble turning the deuce, but is still probably the best second baseman in the organization at this point.
MARK CARREON 1964 1B/OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 NYM 257 71 6 0 4 12 2 1 .276 .309 .346 .233 60 25 1992 DET 338 83 11 1 11 20 3 1 .246 .288 .382 .235 79 34 1993 SFG 152 52 7 1 7 13 1 0 .342 .394 .539 .321 49 29 1994 SFG 100 28 2 0 3 7 0 0 .280 .327 .390 .254 25 12 1995 SFG 399 126 19 1 16 23 0 1 .316 .353 .489 .290 116 62 1996 PRJ 491 137 25 2 16 49 0 0 .279 .344 .436 .273 134 69Has been a excellent acquisition for the Giants, and took advantage of his opportunities last year. Will probably still get a lot of playing time in 1996, and I wouldn't expect much of a dropoff. Mr. Carreon can hit.
JOEL CHIMELIS 1968 1B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 SJO 128 26 4 1 0 9 4 2 .203 .255 .250 .175 22 7 1991 HUN 245 51 7 1 2 12 3 2 .208 .245 .269 .174 43 12 1992 SHV 284 86 8 1 8 16 5 4 .303 .340 .423 .267 76 37 1992 PHX 183 51 6 2 2 2 1 3 .279 .286 .366 .226 41 16 1993 SHV 115 22 1 0 5 7 2 0 .191 .238 .330 .198 23 8 1993 PHX 252 66 7 1 9 17 3 2 .262 .309 .405 .249 63 29 1994 SHV 482 133 22 1 10 33 7 4 .276 .322 .388 .251 121 56 1995 PHX 388 88 17 1 7 24 1 2 .227 .272 .330 .208 81 30Not many guys will ever have the distinction of being insurance against a J.R. Phillips injury. We salute you, Joel.
ERIC CHRISTOPHERSON 1969 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 CLN 359 81 6 1 5 47 5 4 .226 .315 .290 .215 77 30 1992 SHV 277 65 7 1 5 33 2 3 .235 .316 .321 .224 62 26 1993 SHV 47 6 1 0 0 8 1 1 .128 .255 .149 .108 5 1 1994 SHV 271 64 10 1 6 35 4 1 .236 .324 .347 .239 65 29 1995 PHX 276 52 4 1 1 31 1 1 .188 .270 .221 .162 45 12
JAKE CRUZ 1973 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1994 SJO 119 25 4 0 0 6 0 1 .210 .248 .244 .158 19 5 1995 SHV 461 128 18 1 12 47 10 5 .278 .344 .399 .263 121 60 1996 PRJ 598 161 24 1 11 61 8 4 .269 .337 .368 .252 151 70Another prospect. Why try to sell Faneyte as a prospect when you've got guys like this and Canizaro? Bunch of walks, good power, good defense and 23 years old next year. Probably the starting right fielder for the 1997 San Francisco Giants, right behind Canizaro at second base. Not a can't-miss prospect, but definitely a keeper.
SHAWON DUNSTON 1963 SS YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 CHC 497 136 21 5 14 23 20 5 .274 .306 .421 .259 128 62 1992 CHC 74 25 4 1 0 4 2 3 .338 .372 .419 .273 20 10 1994 CHC 332 97 13 1 11 17 4 9 .292 .327 .437 .260 86 42 1995 CHC 476 143 25 5 13 9 11 5 .300 .313 .456 .269 128 63 1996 PRJ 557 158 19 6 14 13 9 5 .284 .300 .415 .252 140 64Not a vile signing, but is there really a need for a 33-year-old shortstop who's missed a year to serious injuries, and wasn't really all that great to begin with? I don't like the signing, but it could be a good one-year move. I'd have put Aurilia in that spot, and spent the money on a little bullpen help.
TOMMY EASON 1971 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 BAT 52 12 0 0 1 5 0 0 .231 .298 .288 .206 11 4 1991 SPA 88 21 3 0 1 3 0 0 .239 .264 .307 .198 17 6 1992 SPA 268 69 10 1 5 16 1 0 .257 .299 .358 .233 62 26 1994 CLR 195 54 9 1 2 10 1 2 .277 .312 .364 .238 46 20 1994 REA 142 37 5 0 4 8 1 1 .261 .300 .380 .238 34 15 1995 REA 332 77 9 1 12 12 2 2 .232 .259 .373 .219 73 29
KURT EHMANN 1971 SS YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1992 EVE 219 40 4 0 1 18 2 1 .183 .245 .215 .144 32 7 1993 SJO 441 95 10 1 4 49 7 4 .215 .294 .270 .199 88 31 1994 SHV 429 95 6 1 3 21 7 2 .221 .258 .261 .180 77 23 1995 SHV 132 28 3 0 1 18 1 1 .212 .307 .258 .198 26 9 1995 PHX 210 48 4 1 0 21 7 2 .229 .299 .257 .202 42 15
TIM FLOREZ 1970 INF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 EVE 195 35 5 2 0 3 2 1 .179 .192 .226 .115 22 4 1992 CLN 300 58 6 1 2 20 10 3 .193 .244 .240 .166 50 14 1992 SJO 131 26 3 1 1 0 2 1 .198 .198 .260 .145 19 4 1993 SHV 320 72 11 1 1 14 3 3 .225 .257 .275 .182 58 18 1994 SHV 160 31 3 0 2 18 1 2 .194 .275 .250 .176 28 9 1995 SHV 297 75 6 1 8 20 4 2 .253 .300 .360 .233 69 29
GLENALLEN HILL 1965 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 CLE 123 35 3 0 5 16 5 2 .285 .367 .431 .282 35 19 1991 TOR 99 26 5 2 3 6 3 2 .263 .305 .444 .258 26 13 1992 CLE 368 90 14 1 19 19 10 5 .245 .282 .443 .250 92 44 1993 CHC 87 30 7 0 9 6 1 0 .345 .387 .736 .359 31 22 1993 CLE 175 42 7 2 5 10 9 3 .240 .281 .389 .239 42 19 1994 CHC 271 85 11 1 9 29 22 7 .314 .380 .461 .299 81 47 1995 SFG 501 140 26 4 23 38 27 6 .279 .330 .485 .285 143 79 1996 PRJ 536 143 20 3 26 49 29 8 .267 .328 .461 .277 149 81A typical #5 hitter. Good speed, has trouble going to the gap on line drives, and will occasionally bail out on curveballs. Just barely gets on base enough to keep a regular job, and a better player for rotisserie than for real baseball. Decent BA, good steals and will bat with runners on base quite often. Wouldn't give him more than a one-year deal.
STAN JAVIER 1964 CF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 LAD 178 40 6 3 1 16 6 1 .225 .289 .309 .217 39 15 1992 LAD 59 13 1 0 2 6 1 2 .220 .292 .339 .215 13 5 1992 PHI 281 81 12 2 1 33 18 1 .288 .363 .356 .271 76 38 1993 CAL 234 69 10 4 2 25 13 2 .295 .363 .397 .278 65 34 1994 OAK 418 117 16 1 8 44 30 8 .280 .348 .380 .267 112 57 1995 OAK 442 129 17 2 6 44 47 6 .292 .356 .380 .279 123 65 1996 PRJ 361 100 12 3 5 41 33 7 .277 .351 .368 .269 97 50I liked this acquisition more before the Dunston signing. One stopgap solution can be a good thing, but betting on two or more just isn't good policy. Very good defensively, one of the great basestealers of all time (very similar to Eric Davis in terms of technique) and won't hurt you much with the bat. Probably best-suited for a part time or fourth outfielder role, but can certainly play a good center field for a couple more years. He won't singlehandedly carry a team to a World Series, but he can give you an insurance policy against injuries.
MARCUS JENSEN 1973 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1992 CLN 276 54 4 0 4 39 2 1 .196 .295 .254 .191 53 18 1993 CLN 335 77 11 1 8 49 1 1 .230 .328 .340 .237 79 35 1994 SJO 425 90 7 1 5 46 1 1 .212 .289 .268 .193 82 28 1995 SHV 323 87 16 5 4 34 0 0 .269 .339 .387 .257 83 39 1996 PRJ 472 119 23 2 9 53 0 0 .252 .328 .367 .246 116 5322 years old, already a better hitter than Manwaring. Of course, that's not all that rare of a distinction. I don't see the hole in his defense that seems to be keeping him in the minors. Hit the ball very well at Shreveport, which is about as much fun to hit in as "Uncle Buzzy's Festival of Stinging Insects." Switch hitting catchers who draw walks and have a bit of power are rare commodities. This game will probably make him a millionaire. Another quality Giants prospect.
DAX JONES 1971 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 EVE 182 41 2 2 3 14 6 4 .225 .281 .308 .207 38 14 1992 CLN 301 75 8 2 1 12 9 3 .249 .278 .299 .208 62 22 1992 SHV 67 19 0 1 1 4 1 0 .284 .324 .358 .247 17 7 1993 SHV 440 112 12 3 3 23 10 4 .255 .292 .316 .218 96 37 1994 PHX 386 91 15 2 3 18 15 7 .236 .270 .308 .207 80 29 1995 PHX 393 90 13 2 2 27 12 8 .229 .279 .288 .200 78 28Test your mettle. All of the statements below were made with straight faces. Could you have done it?
TOM LAMPKIN 1964 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 LVG 158 42 8 1 1 6 1 1 .266 .293 .348 .226 36 14 1991 SDP 59 12 4 1 0 3 0 0 .203 .242 .305 .185 11 3 1992 LVG 327 86 13 2 3 43 11 5 .263 .349 .343 .250 82 38 1993 NWO 80 25 2 0 2 17 6 4 .312 .433 .412 .299 24 14 1993 MIL 162 33 8 0 4 19 8 3 .204 .287 .327 .221 36 15 1994 PHX 437 113 18 4 6 35 8 6 .259 .314 .359 .238 104 45 1995 SFG 77 23 1 0 1 9 2 0 .299 .372 .351 .267 21 10If you missed him on Wild Kingdom's "Backup Catchers of the Serengeti," go back and find the tape. In addition to some stunning footage of Lampkin bringing down a wild gnu, there's also some amazing clips of Jim Fowler wrestling an angered Brian Dorsett to the ground.
MARK LEONARD 1965 OF/1B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 PHX 144 32 4 0 6 16 1 0 .222 .300 .375 .237 34 15 1991 SFG 132 35 6 1 3 13 0 1 .265 .331 .394 .253 33 16 1992 PHX 136 43 3 1 4 17 1 1 .316 .392 .441 .293 40 22 1992 SFG 130 34 6 0 5 17 0 1 .262 .347 .423 .266 35 18 1993 ROC 330 85 13 1 13 54 0 1 .258 .362 .421 .273 90 48 1994 PHX 302 77 11 1 7 42 2 2 .255 .346 .368 .253 76 36 1995 PHX 379 99 14 2 11 70 3 2 .261 .376 .396 .274 104 55 1996 PRJ 289 80 14 1 9 37 2 2 .277 .359 .426 .246 116 53Can hit, no matter how badly teams mess with him. Can still help a team, and probably should have started at 1B for the Giants last year. He can do better in the majors than the numbers he's posted so far. I'd platoon him at first base if I were Dusty Baker.
KIRT MANWARING 1966 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 PHX 80 16 2 0 2 6 0 0 .200 .256 .300 .189 15 5 1991 SFG 182 46 6 0 1 9 1 1 .253 .288 .302 .208 38 13 1992 SFG 355 95 10 5 6 31 2 1 .268 .326 .375 .248 88 40 1993 SFG 437 126 11 1 5 42 1 3 .288 .351 .352 .251 110 50 1994 SFG 315 81 12 1 1 25 1 1 .257 .312 .311 .221 70 27 1995 SFG 381 101 13 2 3 27 1 0 .265 .314 .333 .231 88 36 1996 PRJ 399 103 14 1 5 38 1 1 .258 .323 .336 .235 94 40An absolute stiff who has a great defensive reputation. Has three gears when running the bases slow, really slow, and Hassey. A waste of money. Shouldn't be starting for the Giants, or for that matter, in MLB. An ideal backup catcher.
DAVE MCCARTY 1970 1B/OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 VIS 49 16 1 0 2 8 1 1 .327 .421 .469 .309 15 9 1991 ORL 90 22 2 0 3 8 0 1 .244 .306 .367 .233 21 9 1992 ORL 462 116 9 1 15 48 5 3 .251 .322 .372 .245 113 52 1992 POR 25 11 1 0 1 4 1 0 .440 .517 .600 .395 10 7 1993 POR 137 46 5 0 6 22 4 1 .336 .428 .504 .326 45 28 1993 MIN 349 76 13 2 2 16 3 5 .218 .252 .284 .180 63 19 1994 SLC 179 36 4 2 2 29 1 2 .201 .312 .279 .207 37 14 1994 MIN 130 34 7 2 0 6 2 1 .262 .294 .346 .227 30 12 1995 IND 139 45 8 1 6 14 0 0 .324 .386 .525 .312 43 26 1995 PHX 145 46 12 1 4 14 1 1 .317 .377 .497 .301 44 25 1995 MIN 55 12 3 1 0 3 0 1 .218 .259 .309 .190 10 3 1996 PRJ 362 97 16 2 11 42 0 0 .268 .344 .414 .267 97 49Hasn't made the transition from college ball, and won't.
BARRY MILLER 1969 1B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 CLN 410 83 10 1 5 34 1 1 .202 .264 .268 .180 74 23 1992 SJO 420 102 19 1 8 47 2 1 .243 .319 .350 .237 99 44 1993 SHV 460 122 18 1 10 42 4 2 .265 .327 .374 .248 114 52 1994 SHV 421 109 15 1 11 56 2 1 .259 .346 .378 .257 108 52 1995 PHX 153 30 6 1 1 20 0 2 .196 .289 .268 .189 29 10Is there a significant difference between Miller and Manwaring? Maybe with the glove. Do you think the difference is worth over a million bucks per year?
ROGER MILLER 1967 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 SJO 374 87 5 1 6 31 2 0 .233 .291 .299 .209 78 29 1993 SHV 196 43 5 0 2 12 0 1 .219 .264 .276 .183 36 11 1994 SJO 168 29 3 0 2 14 0 0 .173 .236 .226 .142 24 5 1995 SHV 62 16 3 0 2 5 0 0 .258 .313 .403 .251 16 7 1995 PHX 134 24 2 1 1 8 0 0 .179 .225 .231 .139 19 4
DOUG MIRABELLI 1971 C YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1992 SJO 178 34 6 1 0 15 1 1 .191 .254 .236 .160 28 7 1993 SJO 372 82 11 1 1 49 0 2 .220 .311 .263 .201 75 27 1994 SHV 259 53 5 0 3 30 2 1 .205 .287 .259 .190 49 16 1995 SHV 127 36 7 0 1 17 1 0 .283 .368 .362 .264 34 16 1995 PHX 65 9 1 0 0 11 1 0 .138 .263 .154 .123 8 1
CHRIS MORROW 1970 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 VRO 278 76 9 2 5 9 3 3 .273 .296 .374 .235 65 28 1991 SAN 88 29 2 0 2 2 1 1 .330 .344 .420 .270 24 11 1992 SAN 247 55 5 1 5 6 3 2 .223 .241 .312 .190 47 15 1992 ABQ 65 16 0 1 1 4 1 0 .246 .290 .323 .220 14 6 1993 VRO 313 84 7 1 12 15 5 2 .268 .302 .412 .251 79 36 1995 SHV 242 57 10 0 6 26 1 1 .236 .310 .351 .232 56 24
BILL MUELLER 1971 3B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1993 EVE 204 48 6 1 0 25 5 3 .235 .319 .275 .213 44 17 1994 SJO 440 116 12 5 4 80 3 5 .264 .377 .341 .257 113 55 1995 SHV 333 95 13 1 1 44 6 3 .285 .369 .339 .257 86 41 1995 PHX 167 44 8 4 2 16 0 0 .263 .328 .395 .254 42 20 1996 PRJ 508 142 17 1 5 80 5 3 .280 .378 .346 .263 134 65
CALVIN MURRAY 1972 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1993 SJO 345 84 10 1 7 23 24 7 .243 .291 .339 .232 80 35 1993 SHV 140 23 4 0 0 12 9 3 .164 .230 .193 .143 20 5 1994 SHV 485 102 13 2 3 39 24 8 .210 .269 .264 .193 93 32 1995 SHV 446 97 12 2 2 48 23 7 .217 .294 .267 .206 92 34 1995 PHX 49 8 0 0 3 4 3 2 .163 .226 .347 .197 10 4Talked up a lot, but I've never understood why. Glenn Braggs II, without the power?
RAY ORTIZ 1968 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 ORL 481 111 12 1 10 35 2 1 .231 .283 .322 .212 102 38 1992 ORL 268 66 11 1 8 18 0 1 .246 .294 .384 .236 63 27 1992 POR 132 41 9 1 3 5 0 1 .311 .336 .462 .275 36 18 1993 POR 349 86 9 1 4 10 2 1 .246 .267 .312 .203 71 24 1994 PHX 353 84 10 4 7 15 2 4 .238 .269 .348 .213 75 29 1995 PHX 186 40 7 1 3 11 1 0 .215 .259 .312 .198 37 13
JOHN PATTERSON 1967 UTIL YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 SHV 461 120 21 7 4 17 27 12 .260 .287 .362 .234 108 47 1992 PHX 357 98 17 3 3 25 18 12 .275 .322 .364 .244 87 40 1992 SFG 104 21 2 1 0 6 5 1 .202 .245 .240 .173 18 5 1993 SJO 68 14 4 0 1 4 3 0 .206 .250 .309 .204 14 5 1994 SFG 239 57 10 1 2 17 15 3 .238 .289 .314 .224 54 22 1995 SFG 206 45 3 3 1 14 4 2 .218 .268 .277 .190 39 13 1996 PRJ 255 68 8 4 3 17 5 3 .267 .312 .365 .241 61 27Scrubbinsky. Backup middle infielder. Why pay more?
J.R. PHILLIPS 1970 1B/K Machine YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 PSP 478 103 11 1 13 32 8 6 .215 .265 .324 .204 98 36 1992 MID 498 108 18 1 13 30 4 2 .217 .261 .335 .207 103 38 1993 PHX 490 109 14 1 19 42 6 4 .222 .284 .371 .228 112 48 1994 PHX 347 92 15 2 19 37 5 4 .265 .336 .484 .279 97 53 1994 SFG 38 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 .132 .154 .211 .073 3 0 1995 SFG 232 48 7 0 9 19 1 1 .207 .267 .353 .214 50 20 1996 PRJ 153 34 7 0 9 11 1 1 .222 .274 .444 .245 38 18Earned a look by hitting 937 HR in Phoenix in 1993 and 1994, along with such stalwarts as Murray the Accountant, and Les Nessman. I like him better than most, and I don't like him much. Pretty darn smooth with the glove, but the world's not ready for defensive specialists who play first base. Nonetheless, I think he's got it in him to have a 5-7 year career where he peaks at .270/.340/.520 or something. If he gets lucky and does that in the sixth year, he could be a rich man.
DEION SANDERS 1968 CB YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 RIC 130 32 5 2 4 7 11 3 .246 .285 .408 .251 33 16 1991 ATL 110 21 1 2 4 12 10 2 .191 .270 .345 .228 25 11 1992 ATL 308 101 9 12 11 20 27 8 .328 .369 .542 .314 97 59 1993 ATL 272 76 18 5 5 17 21 7 .279 .322 .438 .270 74 39 1994 ATL 190 55 6 0 4 17 23 8 .289 .348 .384 .270 51 27 1994 CIN 183 51 5 3 0 16 22 10 .279 .337 .339 .250 46 22 1995 CIN 129 32 1 3 1 9 17 3 .248 .297 .326 .243 31 15 1995 SFG 216 66 9 5 4 17 9 7 .306 .356 .449 .278 60 32Currently debating whether or not he should play baseball, and his motives seem to be simple he apparently really likes to play. Won't play in SF. The fans would ride him, and Canizaro's a better bet. Also squeezed out by the acquisition of Javier. Sitting out at least at 1996.
STEVE SCARSONE 1966 UTIL YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 REA 49 14 1 0 2 2 1 0 .286 .314 .429 .264 13 6 1991 SWB 403 102 16 3 6 9 9 4 .253 .269 .352 .220 89 35 1992 ROC 83 20 2 0 1 5 3 2 .241 .284 .301 .208 17 6 1992 SWB 324 82 18 2 9 20 10 6 .253 .297 .404 .245 79 37 1993 PHX 68 15 1 1 2 6 1 0 .221 .284 .353 .225 15 6 1993 SFG 104 28 8 0 2 4 0 1 .269 .296 .404 .242 25 11 1994 SFG 103 29 6 0 2 10 0 2 .282 .345 .398 .256 26 13 1995 SFG 235 66 11 3 10 17 3 2 .281 .329 .481 .278 65 35 1996 PRJ 321 83 12 2 12 25 4 2 .259 .312 .421 .256 82 40A very good ballplayer. Can handle several positions competently, hits with a bit of pop, and will probably start at 2B for the Giants starting about ten games into the season, when Robbie Thompson's back goes on its annual vacation.
ROBBY THOMPSON 1962 2B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 SFG 508 150 26 4 22 64 14 6 .295 .374 .492 .299 152 89 1992 SFG 451 129 23 1 18 47 6 9 .286 .353 .461 .278 125 68 1993 SFG 500 162 27 2 18 46 11 4 .324 .381 .494 .304 152 87 1994 SFG 129 28 6 2 2 15 4 1 .217 .299 .341 .229 30 13 1995 SFG 339 81 12 1 7 41 1 2 .239 .321 .342 .234 79 34 1996 PRJ 506 136 20 2 10 53 0 2 .269 .338 .375 .253 128 60Had a very impressive peak, and then, like Mattingly and Canseco, his back went south. Still an excellent defender, or at least it appears to me. I don't know about Vladimir, but I expect his walks to increase noticeably, and his average to dip. Probably won't play more than 120 games, and probably not even that. Like all Giant infielders, he can really pick the ball. Turns the deuce as well as anyone since Mazeroski.
KEITH WILLIAMS 1972 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1993 EVE 293 74 10 2 7 27 10 4 .253 .316 .372 .245 72 33 1994 SJO 509 139 18 4 14 44 3 2 .273 .331 .407 .259 132 64 1995 SHV 276 80 11 1 8 18 5 2 .290 .333 .424 .267 74 36 1995 PHX 80 21 1 1 2 5 0 0 .262 .306 .375 .240 19 8 1996 PRJ 502 144 25 3 14 39 8 5 .287 .338 .432 .270 136 69Another decent year by a hitter at Shreveport? Is it a fluke, or do the Giants just have an excellent farm system at this point, chock full of hitters? Probably a little of both. Williams has a very slow release on his throws, sort of not like Jesse Barfield or Glenn Wilson used to. Will have to prove himself in Phoenix in 1996, and the Giants may have a crowded camp in the spring of 1997.
MATT WILLIAMS 1966 3B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1991 SFG 605 181 24 4 39 33 5 4 .299 .335 .545 .296 179 102 1992 SFG 536 134 12 4 25 43 8 7 .250 .306 .427 .253 135 66 1993 SFG 584 180 29 4 37 29 1 3 .308 .341 .562 .302 176 102 1994 SFG 444 123 20 3 38 33 1 0 .277 .327 .592 .303 135 81 1995 SFG 286 101 16 1 22 30 2 0 .353 .415 .647 .351 100 68 1996 PRJ 615 187 21 2 49 55 1 0 .304 .361 .584 .316 194 120The two best hitters in baseball last year were nursing injuries in the Bay Area. Williams is an excellent defender, a great slugger and has shown better and better strike zone judgment each year. Hits the high pitch as well as anyone in baseball. No offense to Giants fans, but I'd love to see this guy and McGwire in Denver. 120 home runs by September 1st could be a lot of fun.
DESI WILSON 1968 1B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1993 PCH 516 140 16 4 5 39 18 6 .271 .323 .347 .243 125 55 1994 TUL 494 126 9 1 7 31 13 8 .255 .299 .320 .221 109 43 1995 SHV 484 128 20 2 4 31 11 6 .264 .309 .339 .231 112 47
CHRIS WIMMER 1971 2B YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1993 SJO 494 111 14 2 2 21 26 7 .225 .256 .273 .193 95 32 1994 SHV 464 120 15 2 3 19 16 8 .259 .288 .319 .218 101 39 1995 PHX 438 99 16 2 2 26 13 6 .226 .269 .285 .196 86 29
KEN WOODS 1971 OF YEAR TEAM AB H DB TP HR BB SB CS BA OBA SA EQA EQH EQR 1992 EVE 262 44 2 0 1 20 7 7 .168 .227 .187 .115 30 5 1993 CLN 328 80 4 1 3 28 15 3 .244 .303 .290 .219 72 28 1994 SJO 340 89 10 1 5 33 10 5 .262 .327 .341 .240 82 36 1995 SHV 211 49 6 0 3 18 4 3 .232 .293 .303 .210 44 17
Organizational Pitching Report
OPR Points: 23 Rank in MLB: 17th (T) Rank in NL West: 2nd (T)
Name Lvl Age IP Work H/G K/BB K/G ERA Adj Ttl Grade Estes, Shawn 3 1 4 0 8 5 9 5 0 35 A- Foulke, Keith 3 1 9 0 3 10 6 2 0 34 B+ Brohawn, Troy 3 1 2 0 8 6 5 6 0 31 B- Bourgeois, S 6 3 9 0 2 2 1 4 +1 28 C Macey, Fausto 3 6 9 0 3 3 0 2 0 26 D+ Soderstrom, S 6 1 5 0 4 2 4 3 0 25 D Best Prospect in 1994: Joe Roselli (C) Best Rookie Starter in 1995: Jamie Brewington (D)
LUIS AQUINO 1964 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 KCR 155.0 151 54 10 44 90 3.14 11 6 8.77 2.55 5.23 1992 OMA 9.7 14 6 1 5 3 5.59 0 1 13.03 4.66 2.79 1992 KCR 66.3 86 32 5 19 13 4.34 3 4 11.67 2.58 1.76 1993 FLA 109.0 119 41 6 44 71 3.39 7 5 9.83 3.63 5.86 1994 FLA 50.3 38 19 3 23 23 3.40 3 3 6.79 4.11 4.11 1995 SJO 9.0 13 4 0 1 10 4.00 1 0 13.00 1.00 10.00 1995 MON 37.0 47 20 5 11 22 4.86 2 2 11.43 2.68 5.35Has been pretty solid in terms of everything a pitcher needs to do, with one major exception: staying healthy. 1995 was the first time he's allowed a large number of long balls, and he really wasn't that bad. Not a good risk at this point; doesn't strike a lot of guys out, can't stay healthy. Then again, the Giants pitching last year was just vile, so I guess things could be worse. Headed to Japan.
SHAWN BARTON 1963 LRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 JAX 32.0 44 19 1 7 19 5.34 1 3 12.38 1.97 5.34 1991 CLG 29.3 25 10 4 7 21 3.07 2 1 7.67 2.15 6.44 1992 CLG 49.3 55 26 6 23 31 4.74 2 3 10.03 4.20 5.66 1992 SEA 12.3 10 4 1 7 5 2.92 1 0 7.30 5.11 3.65 1993 CLG 56.0 64 26 5 28 25 4.18 3 3 10.29 4.50 4.02 1994 PHX 51.0 51 16 1 24 37 2.82 4 2 9.00 4.24 6.53 1995 PHX 24.0 20 5 2 5 25 1.88 2 1 7.50 1.88 9.38 1995 SFG 44.0 38 20 3 20 22 4.09 2 3 7.77 4.09 4.50
J.J. BAUTISTA 1965 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 MIA 71.0 80 33 13 10 54 4.18 4 4 10.14 1.27 6.85 1991 OKL 31.0 37 15 5 4 20 4.35 1 2 10.74 1.16 5.81 1991 ROC 14.7 9 2 1 2 7 1.23 2 0 5.52 1.23 4.30 1992 OMA 102.7 138 67 9 30 62 5.87 3 8 12.10 2.63 5.44 1993 CHC 110.0 106 36 10 30 67 2.95 8 4 8.67 2.45 5.48 1994 CHC 69.0 75 28 8 17 46 3.65 4 4 9.78 2.22 6.00 1995 SFG 100.0 124 69 25 26 45 6.21 3 8 11.16 2.34 4.05Live the adventure. Most fans don't notice when this guy leaves your organization. Good control, but just plain not very good. A year in 3Com could extend his career a couple of years by allowing him to have a year with an ERA under four.
ROD BECK 1969 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 PHX 68.0 57 18 5 11 34 2.38 6 2 7.54 1.46 4.50 1991 SFG 52.0 57 21 6 13 41 3.63 3 3 9.87 2.25 7.10 1992 SFG 91.3 66 20 6 17 97 1.97 8 2 6.50 1.68 9.56 1993 SFG 78.0 63 22 12 15 93 2.54 6 3 7.27 1.73 10.73 1994 SFG 48.3 53 23 9 14 41 4.28 2 3 9.87 2.61 7.63 1995 SFG 58.0 62 28 7 22 42 4.34 3 3 9.62 3.41 6.52Pitched for 227 consecutive days in the final days of that great pennant race three years ago, and I'm not sure he's ever recovered. I understand the temptation of not wanting things to slip away, but any manager with a time horizon that short needs to reevaluate. Health and performance dropping quickly. May take him several years to get back to being dominating, and he probably won't ever make it.
STEVEN BOURGEOIS 1973 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1993 EVE 69.7 78 56 16 44 48 7.23 2 6 10.08 5.68 6.20 1994 CLN 95.7 108 61 22 62 60 5.74 4 7 10.16 5.83 5.64 1994 SJO 32.3 46 23 4 24 19 6.40 1 3 12.80 6.68 5.29 1995 SHV 132.0 168 64 9 58 88 4.36 7 8 11.45 3.95 6.00 1995 PHX 32.7 37 15 3 13 23 4.13 2 2 10.19 3.58 6.34Make your own Friedrich Engels joke here. Control improving each year, hasn't been overworked and like Turk Wendell, has some idiosyncracies. Apparently tips his curveball by humming Warren Zevon's "Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner" while gripping the pitch. Go figure.
JAMIE BREWINGTON 1972 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1992 EVE 56.7 81 51 6 59 34 8.10 1 5 12.86 9.37 5.40 1993 CLN 120.0 163 105 39 71 73 7.88 3 10 12.23 5.32 5.47 1994 CLN 48.7 50 31 10 28 42 5.73 2 3 9.25 5.18 7.77 1994 SJO 71.7 69 42 7 26 47 5.27 3 5 8.67 3.27 5.90 1995 SHV 81.0 83 47 12 61 71 5.22 3 6 9.22 6.78 7.89 1995 SFG 74.3 71 34 8 46 45 4.12 4 4 8.60 5.57 5.45Will probably get a good shot at making the rotation, which shows you how hard up for pitching the Giants are. How many organizations dig up a 23-year-old who's walking six guys a game and put him in the rotation? Everyone complains that there's no pitching, so I can only guess that the Giants are trying to make a point. Not a brilliant prospect. Needs to lose two of those walks per game, but probably won't do that for some time. The Giants seem to be pretty high on him, but I don't really see why.
ENRIQUE BURGOS 1966 LRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1993 OMA 60.0 38 23 6 40 92 3.45 4 3 5.70 6.00 13.80 1994 OMA 54.0 46 22 6 34 67 3.67 3 3 7.67 5.67 11.17 1995 PHX 53.0 57 35 9 38 76 5.94 2 4 9.68 6.45 12.91An older Rudy Seanez.
DAN CARLSON 1970 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 CLN 161.0 205 105 33 84 110 5.87 6 12 11.46 4.70 6.15 1992 SHV 173.3 191 101 29 74 124 5.24 7 12 9.92 3.84 6.44 1993 SHV 92.0 102 40 10 33 64 3.91 5 5 9.98 3.23 6.26 1993 PHX 65.7 70 41 15 33 41 5.62 2 5 9.59 4.52 5.62 1994 PHX 142.0 170 70 16 58 110 4.44 7 9 10.77 3.68 6.97 1995 PHX 124.7 132 56 12 69 93 4.04 7 7 9.53 4.98 6.71
ANDY CARTER 1969 LRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 REA 95.0 98 67 21 59 54 6.35 3 8 9.28 5.59 5.12 1992 CLR 81.0 79 52 13 20 54 5.78 3 6 8.78 2.22 6.00 1992 REA 23.0 39 28 7 17 14 10.96 0 3 15.26 6.65 5.48 1993 REA 21.0 17 9 2 13 13 3.86 1 1 7.29 5.57 5.57 1993 SWB 103.7 119 64 10 40 61 5.56 4 8 10.33 3.47 5.30 1994 SWB 29.7 23 10 1 14 25 3.03 2 1 6.98 4.25 7.58 1994 PHI 34.3 34 16 6 12 18 4.19 2 2 8.91 3.15 4.72 1995 SWB 19.3 19 11 3 14 17 5.12 1 1 8.84 6.52 7.91
EDWIN CORPS 1973 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1994 SJO 154.3 208 101 10 42 66 5.89 5 12 12.13 2.45 3.85 1995 SHV 150.0 231 95 18 44 51 5.70 6 11 13.86 2.64 3.06Extreme control pitcher who gave up 30 more hits than innings pitched while pitching in Shreveport, which is something like hitting like Rafael Belliard in Phoenix. Guys like this are on the fringe. I have no idea what to make of someone whose performance is just way out there like this. In 1994, he unintentionally walked only 42 guys in over 168 innings, and hit 20 batters. Probably not afraid to go inside, so I immediately like him. "An intentional walk is simply a waste of three pitches. There's a reason God gave hitters big butts." Satchel Paige.
DOUG CREEK 1969 LRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 HAM 33.3 49 27 7 20 27 7.29 1 3 13.23 5.40 7.29 1991 SAV 24.3 33 20 6 20 20 7.40 1 2 12.21 7.40 7.40 1992 SPR 34.3 43 22 8 14 27 5.77 1 3 11.27 3.67 7.08 1992 STP 66.3 70 43 13 48 49 5.83 2 5 9.50 6.51 6.65 1993 ARK 135.7 171 94 25 61 102 6.24 4 11 11.34 4.05 6.77 1993 LOU 13.7 10 5 0 10 9 3.29 1 1 6.59 6.59 5.93 1994 ARK 84.7 110 59 14 40 52 6.27 3 6 11.69 4.25 5.53 1994 LOU 24.7 38 22 2 23 15 8.03 1 2 13.86 8.39 5.47 1995 ARK 32.0 26 14 6 17 47 3.94 2 2 7.31 4.78 13.22 1995 LOU 28.7 23 14 1 23 29 4.40 1 2 7.22 7.22 9.10Part of the deal that sent Royce Clayton to the new LaRussaLand. As a famous talk show host might say, Doug has some "control issues"; that is to say he has none. I liked that deal from the Giants standpoint, less so with the Dunston signing.
RICH DELUCIA 1965 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 SEA 179.3 190 98 32 76 113 4.92 8 12 9.54 3.81 5.67 1992 CLG 38.0 32 10 3 13 38 2.37 3 1 7.58 3.08 9.00 1992 SEA 82.0 101 47 14 34 78 5.16 3 6 11.09 3.73 8.56 1993 CLG 41.0 43 26 9 21 33 5.71 2 3 9.44 4.61 7.24 1993 SEA 42.0 47 20 5 21 54 4.29 2 3 10.07 4.50 11.57 1994 IND 41.7 24 12 3 25 51 2.59 4 1 5.18 5.40 11.02 1994 CIN 10.7 9 6 4 5 15 5.06 0 1 7.59 4.22 12.66 1995 STL 81.7 64 33 9 37 75 3.64 5 4 7.05 4.08 8.27Folks, check out that 1991 line. Those 32 Home Runs were neither an accident nor unimpressive. He rode those home runs to the Binaca Blast Deep Drive Derby Championship. That being said, I really like this guy as a one-year stopgap relief mop. He's a nibbler, but he's a groundball pitcher, and his greatest weakness, the KiteBall [tm] will be somewhat minimized by 3Com. He'll give the Giants 75-90 innings of relief, with an ERA right around 3. That's not going to win a pennant by itself, but would have really helped last year.
MARK DEWEY 1965 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 PHX 10.0 16 6 0 6 4 5.40 0 1 14.40 5.40 3.60 1991 TID 60.0 69 31 3 35 37 4.65 3 4 10.35 5.25 5.55 1992 TID 51.0 67 29 7 20 50 5.12 2 4 11.82 3.53 8.82 1992 NYM 33.3 37 14 4 10 26 3.78 2 2 9.99 2.70 7.02 1993 BUF 28.7 22 9 2 5 17 2.83 2 1 6.91 1.57 5.34 1993 PIT 26.3 14 6 0 11 15 2.05 2 1 4.78 3.76 5.13 1994 PIT 51.0 57 20 3 19 30 3.53 3 3 10.06 3.35 5.29 1995 SFG 31.0 31 12 1 18 32 3.48 2 1 9.00 5.23 9.29
SHAWN ESTES 1973 LSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 BLN 26.7 32 41 7 68 20 13.84 0 3 10.80 22.95 6.75 1992 BLN 64.3 107 73 17 56 42 10.21 1 6 14.97 7.83 5.88 1993 APP 73.7 114 83 9 59 41 10.14 1 7 13.93 7.21 5.01 1994 APP 17.3 23 15 2 20 19 7.79 0 2 11.94 10.38 9.87 1995 BUR 13.7 14 9 3 14 16 5.93 1 1 9.22 9.22 10.54 1995 WIS 8.7 8 3 0 6 8 3.12 1 0 8.31 6.23 8.31 1995 SJO 45.7 42 20 3 20 45 3.94 3 2 8.28 3.94 8.87 1995 SHV 20.7 17 7 2 11 17 3.05 1 1 7.40 4.79 7.40 1995 SFG 17.0 17 10 2 5 14 5.29 1 1 9.00 2.65 7.41Might get called up mid-season if everything falls apart. On a scale of 1-10, he's a 7. If his control vanishes again, he could languish in the minors for another 15 years. If not, he could be real good. That 1991 line was fairly scary. 55 walks in 34 innings in A Ball. Anyone have a theory on that?
CHAD FRONTERA 1973 RBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1994 EVE 52.0 72 42 9 30 27 7.27 1 5 12.46 5.19 4.67 1995 SHV 74.3 103 53 13 43 50 6.42 2 6 12.47 5.21 6.05
BOB GAMEZ 1969 LBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 QUD 67.3 90 46 12 42 54 6.15 2 5 12.03 5.61 7.22 1992 PSP 88.7 107 56 8 39 52 5.68 3 7 10.86 3.96 5.28 1993 MID 55.3 72 32 8 23 39 5.20 2 4 11.71 3.74 6.34 1993 VAN 12.3 11 8 0 10 13 5.84 0 1 8.03 7.30 9.49 1994 PHX 91.0 125 60 11 53 56 5.93 3 7 12.36 5.24 5.54 1995 PHX 62.3 72 37 8 28 41 5.34 3 4 10.40 4.04 5.92
PAT GOMEZ 1968 LRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 GRN 74.0 70 25 5 33 56 3.04 5 3 8.51 4.01 6.81 1991 RIC 75.7 105 51 4 38 39 6.07 2 6 12.49 4.52 4.64 1992 GRN 44.7 36 14 3 23 33 2.82 3 2 7.25 4.63 6.65 1992 RIC 66.7 84 45 12 45 43 6.08 2 5 11.34 6.08 5.81 1993 SDP 31.0 35 16 3 20 27 4.65 1 2 10.16 5.81 7.84 1994 PHX 10.7 14 5 0 4 9 4.22 0 1 11.81 3.38 7.59 1994 SFG 33.3 25 14 2 21 15 3.78 2 2 6.75 5.67 4.05 1995 SFG 14.0 16 9 2 13 15 5.79 1 1 10.29 8.36 9.64Is it possible to describe how hard up the Giants were for pitching in 1995? Probably not. I think the most telling item about the 1995 San Francisco Giants pitching staff was the large number of scouts they kept around the Speed Pitch booth at Candlestick. "Good afternoon, Ma'am. I'm Mark Henson of the San Francisco Giants, and I've got a great opportunity for you today."
KENNY GREER 1967 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 FTL 53.3 63 46 12 25 37 7.76 1 5 10.63 4.22 6.24 1992 PRW 24.3 32 14 3 11 22 5.18 1 2 11.84 4.07 8.14 1992 ABY 64.0 60 26 3 35 46 3.66 4 3 8.44 4.92 6.47 1993 COH 75.0 85 41 6 41 45 4.92 3 5 10.20 4.92 5.40 1993 NYM 11.7 15 11 4 6 7 8.49 0 1 11.57 4.63 5.40 1994 NOR 29.3 41 16 2 12 7 4.91 1 2 12.58 3.68 2.15 1995 PHX 60.0 63 25 2 20 41 3.75 4 3 9.45 3.00 6.15 1995 SFG 11.7 16 11 4 5 7 8.49 0 1 12.34 3.86 5.40
JULIAN HEREDIA 1970 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 BOI 74.0 57 30 6 10 56 3.65 4 4 6.93 1.22 6.81 1992 QUD 39.0 42 17 2 12 29 3.92 2 2 9.69 2.77 6.69 1992 PSP 26.3 29 15 4 7 27 5.13 1 2 9.91 2.39 9.23 1993 MID 84.3 80 44 16 24 69 4.70 4 5 8.54 2.56 7.36 1994 MID 91.7 82 39 15 40 84 3.83 5 5 8.05 3.93 8.25 1995 VAN 70.7 76 37 11 25 67 4.71 3 5 9.68 3.18 8.53Played the voice of World Control in "Colossus: The Forbin Project." Probably one of the Giants' best bets for the 1996 rotation, and certainly a better prospect than the likes of Jamie Brewington. If he gets 50 innings in San Francisco before the All-Star break, he's good bet to a have a pretty reasonable career, and can definitely help the Giants for several years to come. A good acquisition for Bob Quinn.
CHRIS HOOK 1969 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 CWV 61.3 76 41 4 48 50 6.02 2 5 11.15 7.04 7.34 1992 CDR 140.3 189 87 8 60 91 5.58 5 11 12.12 3.85 5.84 1993 CHT 153.3 194 100 11 74 101 5.87 5 12 11.39 4.34 5.93 1994 PHX 84.0 108 41 6 30 54 4.39 4 5 11.57 3.21 5.79 1995 SFG 51.7 57 30 7 30 40 5.23 2 4 9.93 5.23 6.97"Can't anyone on this damn team pitch?" Dusty Baker, most of 1995. Hook's a marginal prospect, at best. Wouldn't have even gotten the shot in most other organizations.
JEFF JUDEN 1971 RBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 JAC 88.0 100 49 8 44 63 5.01 4 6 10.23 4.50 6.44 1991 TUC 53.0 51 22 3 24 48 3.74 3 3 8.66 4.08 8.15 1991 HOU 17.7 20 13 4 8 12 6.62 1 1 10.19 4.08 6.11 1992 TUC 138.0 138 67 17 67 117 4.37 7 8 9.00 4.37 7.63 1993 TUC 157.7 160 83 12 80 136 4.74 7 11 9.13 4.57 7.76 1994 SWB 24.0 30 24 7 19 25 9.00 0 3 11.25 7.12 9.38 1994 PHI 27.7 29 20 5 12 23 6.51 1 2 9.43 3.90 7.48 1995 SWB 79.0 80 45 7 37 61 5.13 3 6 9.11 4.22 6.95 1995 PHI 62.0 56 29 6 31 47 4.21 3 4 8.13 4.50 6.82Formerly a YSF (Young Stud Fireballer) in Houston. Huge kid, threw approximately 130-160 mph before his arm went. He's on the long road back now, and is probably two years away at the very least. I was surprised he got hurt. His mechanics were exceptionally sound, and I think he'll make it back.
MARK LEITER 1963 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 DET 132.7 129 56 16 48 117 3.80 8 7 8.75 3.26 7.94 1992 DET 109.7 122 51 10 41 89 4.19 6 6 10.01 3.36 7.30 1993 DET 105.0 113 51 16 41 79 4.37 5 7 9.69 3.51 6.77 1994 CAL 94.0 96 41 10 31 76 3.93 5 5 9.19 2.97 7.28 1995 SFG 194.3 192 82 20 56 128 3.80 12 10 8.89 2.59 5.93A good acquisition, and a decent pitcher. Will continue to be effective until the workload overtakes him. If the season had been full length last year, Leiter would have collapsed. Will give the Giants 140-160 good innings in '96, and if they push him much beyond that, he'll fold or get hurt. Dusty Baker hasn't been a model of restraint, so if he's posted a 2.80 ERA in August, and you've got him in a fantasy league, trade him quickly. Then, when the guy you traded him to bitches about it, show him this book.
TONY MENENDEZ 1965 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 TUL 13.0 11 3 0 4 12 2.08 1 0 7.62 2.77 8.31 1991 OKL 110.3 100 55 10 59 74 4.49 5 7 8.16 4.81 6.04 1992 NAS 101.7 98 47 12 49 93 4.16 5 6 8.68 4.34 8.23 1993 BUF 60.7 53 19 6 23 48 2.82 5 2 7.86 3.41 7.12 1993 PIT 20.7 20 8 4 5 14 3.48 1 1 8.71 2.18 6.10 1994 PHX 26.7 24 8 1 12 30 2.70 2 1 8.10 4.05 10.12 1995 PHX 60.7 64 28 7 33 61 4.15 3 4 9.49 4.90 9.05
STEVE MINTZ 1969 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 BAK 82.3 95 61 7 59 71 6.67 2 7 10.38 6.45 7.76 1992 VRO 70.3 81 41 14 39 51 5.25 3 5 10.36 4.99 6.53 1993 NBR 64.7 60 25 5 32 43 3.48 4 3 8.35 4.45 5.98 1994 SHV 61.7 56 39 12 25 34 5.69 2 5 8.17 3.65 4.96 1994 PHX 34.0 39 20 8 13 25 5.29 1 3 10.32 3.44 6.62 1995 PHX 46.0 41 15 3 22 36 2.93 3 2 8.02 4.30 7.04 1995 SFG 19.0 27 14 4 12 7 6.63 1 1 12.79 5.68 3.32
TERRY MULHOLLAND 1963 LBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 PHI 230.3 252 100 20 52 154 3.91 13 13 9.85 2.03 6.02 1992 PHI 228.3 239 100 21 52 140 3.94 13 12 9.42 2.05 5.52 1993 PHI 188.7 178 72 23 45 123 3.43 12 9 8.49 2.15 5.87 1994 NYY 118.3 156 77 20 31 78 5.86 4 9 11.86 2.36 5.93 1995 SFG 148.3 197 101 26 39 65 6.13 5 11 11.95 2.37 3.94Done. Fini. Kaput. It's over, Terry. Next stop: Two years of failed attempts at lefty relief, followed by scrounging for a coaching job. Not exactly an E-ticket ride.
JEFF PATTERSON 1969 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 SPA 102.3 135 84 21 44 71 7.39 2 9 11.87 3.87 6.24 1992 CLR 32.7 40 18 2 15 26 4.96 2 2 11.02 4.13 7.16 1992 REA 29.3 33 17 5 16 19 5.22 1 2 10.12 4.91 5.83 1992 SWB 13.0 12 5 0 9 10 3.46 1 0 8.31 6.23 6.92 1993 SWB 88.7 93 36 3 47 61 3.65 5 5 9.44 4.77 6.19 1994 SWB 88.0 107 45 7 51 58 4.60 4 6 10.94 5.22 5.93 1995 COH 58.7 61 30 1 34 33 4.60 3 4 9.36 5.22 5.06
RANDY PHILLIPS 1971 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1993 DUN 102.0 114 64 27 34 75 5.65 4 7 10.06 3.00 6.62 1993 KNX 22.7 34 19 5 13 10 7.54 1 2 13.50 5.16 3.97 1994 KNX 45.3 40 18 7 15 26 3.57 3 2 7.94 2.98 5.16 1994 SYR 103.0 135 77 19 47 74 6.73 3 8 11.80 4.11 6.47 1995 PHX 125.0 148 68 15 42 66 4.90 6 8 10.66 3.02 4.75
SCOTT ROBINSON 1969 RBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 CDR 111.0 167 83 17 51 50 6.73 3 9 13.54 4.14 4.05 1992 CWV 90.3 98 44 9 27 53 4.38 5 5 9.76 2.69 5.28 1992 CHT 76.7 98 46 11 31 43 5.40 3 6 11.50 3.64 5.05 1993 CHT 103.0 135 70 18 45 48 6.12 3 8 11.80 3.93 4.19 1993 IND 45.7 56 38 15 26 29 7.49 1 4 11.04 5.12 5.72 1994 PHX 81.7 100 48 7 36 42 5.29 3 6 11.02 3.97 4.63 1995 PHX 117.0 129 56 18 39 61 4.31 6 7 9.92 3.00 4.69
JOHN ROPER 1972 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 CWV 166.7 197 98 17 74 119 5.29 7 12 10.64 4.00 6.43 1992 CHT 112.7 136 68 19 44 83 5.43 5 8 10.86 3.51 6.63 1993 IND 52.0 58 30 10 32 42 5.19 2 4 10.04 5.54 7.27 1993 CIN 79.0 88 42 11 39 56 4.78 4 5 10.03 4.44 6.38 1994 IND 55.7 54 17 1 10 33 2.75 4 2 8.73 1.62 5.34 1994 CIN 91.3 91 43 16 31 52 4.24 5 5 8.97 3.05 5.12 1995 IND 39.7 56 30 10 18 23 6.81 1 3 12.71 4.08 5.22Will show major improvement this year. Instead of losing his control and confidence in Cincinnati, and then being bounced back to Indianapolis, he'll lose his control in San Francisco and get sent back to Phoenix. Considering what wonderful cities San Francisco and Phoenix are, this can only be described as a quantum leap.
JOE ROSSELLI 1972 LSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 CLN 137.3 195 103 19 49 85 6.75 4 11 12.78 3.21 5.57 1992 SJO 132.7 194 75 12 36 88 5.09 6 9 13.16 2.44 5.97 1993 SHV 21.0 26 11 2 9 15 4.71 1 1 11.14 3.86 6.43 1994 SHV 84.3 88 35 4 19 44 3.74 5 4 9.39 2.03 4.70 1994 PHX 70.0 95 39 10 16 33 5.01 3 5 12.21 2.06 4.24 1995 PHX 75.7 91 39 11 12 34 4.64 3 5 10.82 1.43 4.04 1995 SFG 30.0 40 26 5 21 7 7.80 1 2 12.00 6.30 2.10Very skinny lefty. Hip flies out while he's pitching. This means one of two things: He'll either correct and become a lot better, or he'll continually fight it, occasionally getting people out, and occasionally getting hurt.
SCOTT SERVICE 1967 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 IND 117.0 95 47 12 37 87 3.62 7 6 7.31 2.85 6.69 1992 IND 23.7 13 4 0 9 26 1.52 3 0 4.94 3.42 9.89 1992 NAS 67.0 55 21 2 37 88 2.82 5 2 7.39 4.97 11.82 1993 IND 29.0 26 15 5 18 28 4.66 1 2 8.07 5.59 8.69 1993 CIN 41.0 34 16 6 17 42 3.51 3 2 7.46 3.73 9.22 1994 IND 56.0 39 17 2 29 67 2.73 4 2 6.27 4.66 10.77 1995 IND 39.3 40 16 4 17 47 3.66 2 2 9.15 3.89 10.75 1995 SFG 31.0 18 10 4 21 30 2.90 2 1 5.23 6.10 8.71How long is a guy a project before he's a washout? Service made me think of that question, but he doesn't really fit it. He's a good pitcher with a great arm. If he can knock out one walk per nine, he'll transform into a dominant closer and make a lot of dough. He's going to have 2/3 of a great outfield defense behind him, and he's moving to a pitcher's park. Need a reliever in a roto league? Draft him. After Baker finishes grinding Beck's shoulder and elbow tissue to pat‚, he could take the job and never relinquish it.
Lefties drew walks off this guy at a Frank Thomas-like pace last year. That means he either won't or can't throw them strikes. Guys like this can be spotted carefully and really thrive. Does Dusty Baker have the foresight to spot him against the Joe Carters of the world, and sit him against the Lance Blankenships? If he does, Service could be a real stud as early as this year. I think Dusty'll do it.
STEVE SODERSTROM 1972 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1994 SJO 37.0 39 22 3 29 29 5.35 1 3 9.49 7.05 7.05 1995 SHV 106.7 124 64 10 57 88 5.40 4 8 10.46 4.81 7.43Will have trouble adjusting to Phoenix. Estimated date of arrival in SF: 1998.
ANDY TAULBEE 1973 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1994 SJO 65.0 79 32 8 20 37 4.43 3 4 10.94 2.77 5.12 1995 SJO 57.3 64 38 13 25 24 5.97 2 4 10.05 3.92 3.77 1995 SHV 78.3 126 55 8 29 37 6.32 3 6 14.48 3.33 4.25
CARLOS VALDEZ 1972 RRP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1993 CLN 81.7 96 65 13 52 56 7.16 2 7 10.58 5.73 6.17 1994 SJO 114.0 122 75 12 67 84 5.92 4 9 9.63 5.29 6.63 1995 SHV 60.3 48 16 2 15 49 2.39 5 2 7.16 2.24 7.31 1995 PHX 27.7 28 10 2 13 30 3.25 2 1 9.11 4.23 9.76 1995 SFG 14.0 20 9 1 8 7 5.79 1 1 12.86 5.14 4.50
SERGIO VALDEZ 1966 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 CSP 123.7 145 65 18 24 69 4.73 6 8 10.55 1.75 5.02 1991 CLE 16.0 15 8 4 4 12 4.50 1 1 8.44 2.25 6.75 1992 IND 59.7 63 28 4 13 42 4.22 3 4 9.50 1.96 6.34 1992 MON 37.0 28 13 3 13 36 3.16 2 2 6.81 3.16 8.76 1993 OTT 79.3 88 34 4 25 48 3.86 5 4 9.98 2.84 5.45 1994 SAR 28.3 51 19 2 3 21 6.04 1 2 16.20 .95 6.67 1994 PAW 94.0 112 47 13 30 62 4.50 4 6 10.72 2.87 5.94 1994 BOS 14.0 23 12 2 7 4 7.71 0 2 14.79 4.50 2.57 1995 PHX 104.0 113 48 9 26 64 4.15 6 6 9.78 2.25 5.54 1995 SFG 65.7 81 39 12 18 29 5.35 3 4 11.10 2.47 3.97
DOUG VANDERWEELE 1970 RBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 EVE 77.7 94 58 7 35 36 6.72 2 7 10.89 4.06 4.17 1992 CLN 43.7 73 38 9 27 24 7.83 1 4 15.05 5.56 4.95 1992 SJO 78.3 95 63 15 51 40 7.24 2 7 10.91 5.86 4.60 1993 SJO 153.7 227 96 23 42 83 5.62 6 11 13.30 2.46 4.86 1994 SJO 48.3 54 24 5 9 24 4.47 2 3 10.06 1.68 4.47 1994 SHV 113.0 189 81 11 36 46 6.45 4 9 15.05 2.87 3.66 1995 SHV 59.0 74 25 3 13 21 3.81 4 3 11.29 1.98 3.20 1995 PHX 36.0 54 26 8 11 20 6.50 1 3 13.50 2.75 5.00
WILLIAM VANLANDINGHAM 1971 RSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 EVE 62.0 72 54 3 96 48 7.84 1 6 10.45 13.94 6.97 1992 CLN 49.0 54 43 7 34 36 7.90 1 4 9.92 6.24 6.61 1992 SJO 18.7 26 22 4 14 14 10.61 0 2 12.54 6.75 6.75 1993 SJO 147.7 190 113 14 84 133 6.89 4 12 11.58 5.12 8.11 1994 SHV 48.3 52 29 8 12 37 5.40 2 3 9.68 2.23 6.89 1994 PHX 28.0 20 11 0 14 27 3.54 2 1 6.43 4.50 8.68 1994 SFG 83.3 77 38 4 46 59 4.10 4 5 8.32 4.97 6.37 1995 SFG 121.7 129 52 15 40 94 3.85 7 7 9.54 2.96 6.95I really like him. Hasn't been worked like a rented Cone, shows improvement in at least one area every year, and he knows how to play the game. If there's one worry I have, it's his ability to stand up to the workload of being in the rotation for a full season. Mechanics are very interesting. You have to have seen him pitch a lot to understand this, but there's a "fluid jerkiness" to his motion, and it seems to give hitters a moment of pause. Of course, William's stuff is good enough so that such a pause is a luxury hitters can't afford.
ALLEN WATSON 1971 LBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 HAM 37.3 25 19 9 19 28 4.58 2 2 6.03 4.58 6.75 1991 SAV 11.3 21 11 2 10 7 8.74 0 1 16.68 7.94 5.56 1992 STP 81.3 102 45 3 26 62 4.98 4 5 11.29 2.88 6.86 1992 ARK 88.7 104 37 7 29 75 3.76 5 5 10.56 2.94 7.61 1992 LOU 11.7 9 4 1 5 9 3.09 1 0 6.94 3.86 6.94 1993 LOU 116.0 108 44 14 33 87 3.41 8 5 8.38 2.56 6.75 1993 STL 84.7 90 47 12 30 52 5.00 4 5 9.57 3.19 5.53 1994 STL 115.0 121 57 15 54 74 4.46 6 7 9.47 4.23 5.79 1995 LOU 23.0 23 11 1 7 19 4.30 1 2 9.00 2.74 7.43 1995 STL 113.7 128 59 18 41 48 4.67 5 8 10.13 3.25 3.80If he's healthy, he'll be good, and definitely good value for what the Giants gave up. They'll notice the defensive difference from Clayton to Dunston, though.
STEVE WHITAKER 1970 LBP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 SJO 25.0 33 20 4 28 15 7.20 1 2 11.88 10.08 5.40 1992 SJO 128.0 201 101 15 87 65 7.10 3 11 14.13 6.12 4.57 1993 SJO 111.7 120 77 15 121 73 6.21 4 8 9.67 9.75 5.88 1994 SHV 141.3 182 92 21 78 89 5.86 5 11 11.59 4.97 5.67 1995 SHV 14.7 20 9 0 11 10 5.52 1 1 12.27 6.75 6.14 1995 PHX 50.3 67 37 3 37 30 6.62 2 4 11.98 6.62 5.36
TREVOR WILSON 1966 LSP YEAR TEAM IP H ER HR BB SO ERA W L H/9 BB/9 K/9 1991 SFG 200.7 187 85 18 80 151 3.81 12 10 8.39 3.59 6.77 1992 SFG 154.0 163 83 24 68 99 4.85 7 10 9.53 3.97 5.79 1993 SJO 9.7 5 1 0 3 6 .93 1 0 4.66 2.79 5.59 1993 SFG 108.0 124 49 9 45 62 4.08 6 6 10.33 3.75 5.17 1995 SFG 82.0 85 38 8 39 38 4.17 4 5 9.33 4.28 4.17Winner of the Dick Davenport Avian Visage Award. I think he's done, but the Giants and the numbers say otherwise. K rate vanishing, health a question, fairly expensive. If he's able to take the mound, Giants fans will probably be willing to trade him for a Juiceman. If not, they'll accept a Flowbee and a really cool Rubber Band Chain.