The Giants have had some spectacular bullpen meltdowns over the years. I suppose if I think long and hard enough this one might not make the top 10 but wow, that was an implosion! Game Notes:
So, the first Burning Question I posed yesterday was, "Is Kevin Gausman RHP an ace?" Well, he sure pitched like one in this game: Shutout ball for 6 innings. 1 runs allowed in 6.2 IP with 4 baserunners. If he keeps pitching like this, he'll win his share of games although I am not overly sanguine about FZ and Kap solving their bullpen situation. I mean, you get what you pay for.
4 players hit solo HR's, Austin Slater LF, Alex Dickerson PH/LF, Evan Longoria 3B, Buster Posey C. Longoria keeps his hot spring going into the season. When was the last time you saw Buster pull a ball over the LF fence?
Donovan Solano 2B and Wilmer Flores DH had 4 hits between them, 3 doubles.
YtY looked like his hand was not 100% which made him overmatched at the plate. If that is the case, it might be better to give him a few more days to get right. He's their best player when healthy, but he's not helping when he looks like he did last night.
Bullpen: You had to have a feeling this was all headed south about one batter into Jarlin Garcia LHP's appearance. All I can say is I don't think the current group is quite this bad and I'm pretty sure this is not the bullpen they are going to finish the season with. IMO, they did not even bring their best options north out of spring training due to FZ's obsession with inventory preservation. I get inventory preservation, but that only works if the inventory you put on the shelf is as good or better than what you keep in the warehouse.
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The Giants face another LHP in Game two tonight with Johnny Cueto RHP looking to re-establish himself as an ace against Yusei Kikuchi LHP.
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