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The San Francisco Giants announced Wednesday evening that they have agreed to terms with Alex Cobb. The deal is reportedly worth $20 million for two years. It includes a club option for $10 million in 2024, with a $2 million buyout. Giants Taking a Risk on Oft-injured Cobb The right-hander started 18 games last year […] READ MORE
Giants 1, Diamondbacks 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 — A pitchers’ duel between Alex Wood and Merrill Kelly turned into a tense relief battle. However, small ball prevailed, and the normally homer-heavy San Francisco Giants used it to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 1–0, Wednesday night. Kelly and Wood exchanged zeros through the first five innings. […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ top pitching prospect, Josiah Gray, will likely make his MLB debut on Tuesday versus the San Francisco Giants. The righty amassed a 2.87 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, and 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings in three starts and one relief appearance for Oklahoma City. The twenty-three-year-old struck out 22 batters while walking only […] READ MORE
The San Francisco Giants have been a great story in 2021. At the start of the year, they weren’t even in the conversation in the NL West. The word on the street was that not only the NL West, but arguably the National League as a whole was a two-team race. It was all about […] READ MORE
Alex Wood has been outstanding in 2021. He is 5-0 in his first six starts as a member of the San Francisco Giants. And, his 1.75 ERA sits in the middle of the three-headed monster that also includes Kevin Gausman (1.66 ERA) and Anthony DeSclafani (2.03). An All-Star in 2017, Wood pitched to the tune […] READ MORE
Three Kansas City Royals Ejected after Epic Meltdown Welcome to Week Five of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author – a former player/coach/umpire – analyzes each ejection and assigns it an entertainment […] READ MORE
Ok, raise your hand if you expected the San Francisco Giants to be in first place in the NL West at the conclusion of the first month of the season. As long as everyone remains unbiased, not many hands should be flying up to the sky. However, for the first time since 2014, The underdog […] READ MORE
Logan Webb flashed some of what he was able to do in Spring Training to San Francisco Giants fans in yesterday afternoon’s game vs. the Miami Marlins. Webb pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, striking out eight batters, all without allowing a run. In his previous four appearances this year, Logan Webb had accumulated a […] READ MORE
The San Francisco Giants have made several moves this offseason, but have not acquired any big name stars, as of yet. Farhan Zaidi, President of Baseball Operations, and Scott Harris, General Manager, have been busy with several acquisitions that can best be described as under-the-radar. The question remains, whether the Giants have done enough to […] READ MORE
The San Francisco Giants have signed pitcher Alex Wood to a one-year deal. The team announced the deal late Thursday evening on Twitter. OFFICIAL: The #SFGiants have signed left-handed pitcher Alex Wood to a one-year Major League contract for the 2021 season. pic.twitter.com/78Fu5ONpQl — SFGiants (@SFGiants) January 15, 2021 Giants Sign Alex Wood Wood pitched […] READ MORE
Doug Winkey is 30-years-old and serves as a staff writer for both Last Word on Hockey and Last Word on Baseball. In addition to being a huge Avalanche and Rockies fan, he covers news across the NHL. His other sporting interest include the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Iowa State University in the NCAA