GIANTS SIGNINGS -
Kevin Gausman: 1/$18.9M. SP / Tommy La Stella: 3/$18.75M IF Jake McGee: 2/$7M RP / LH Anthony DeSclafani: 1/$6M SP / RH Aaron Sanchez: 1/$4M SP/RP / RH Alex Wood: 1/$3M SP / LH Curt Casali: 1/$1.5M C Matt Wisler: 1/$1.15M RP / RH John Brebbia: 1/$800K RP (RH)
Nick Tropeano (Non Roster) $1.1M if he makes team SP/ RP / RH ——————————————
11:30 FARHAN REPLAY
WAS ASKED BY MARTY AND KERRY — (10 AM HOUR)
-DH AND EXPANDED PLAYOFFS (“PLANNING TO NOT HAVE THOSE”)
-“HOPING FANS ENTER EQUATION EARLY IN SEASON” (DID NOT EXPAND MUCH ON IT)
-MAX 7 INNING GAMES EARLY IN SPRING TRAINING
-NOT WORRIED ABOUT COMPUTER PROJECTIONS - PROJECTIONS WILL BE “SKEPTICAL” THAT OUR PLAYERS CAN REPEAT HITTING FROM 2020, HE THINKS THE HITTING APPROACH IN ROG. WILL SUSTAIN. PROJECTIONS DON’T LOOK FAVORABLY AT WOOD, DESCFANI- HE FEELS THEY’LL GET BEST OUT OF THEM.
-WHAT IS JOEY BART’S ROLE RIGHT NOW? “FUTURE STARTING CATCHER , LAST YEAR “DID NOT DISCOURAGE ORGANIZATION” WON’T START THIS YEAR WITH BUSTER BACK - (DID NOT FOLLOW ON WHERE HE WILL START YEAR” — CATCHER OF FUTRE FOR ORG. LABEL HASN’T CHANGED.
-HITTING AT ORACLE LAST SEASON - ARCHWAYS - WILL THEY STAY CLOSED? - THAT REMAINS AN OPEN QUESTION - HE THINKS THE SCRIM BEING UP WAS ONE FACTOR BUT WARM SUMMER AND DEMENSIONS OF PARK WERE ALSO FACTORS AND ALSO GIVE CRED IT TO “OUR PLAYERS”
-WHY CHANGE THE BASEBALL? “THE INTENT IS TO CREATE MORE CONSISTENCY BALL TO BALL” - SAID THE NEW BALL WOULD TRAVEL 1-2 FEET LESS, DOWNPLAYED BALL TRAVEL, SAID IT WAS MORE ABOUT BALL CONSISTENCY THAN DEADENING BASEBALL.
12:30 BUSTER REPLAY
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Crew chief Marc Davis explained what Draymond did to warrant an ejection in the Warriors' stunning loss bit.ly/3aBFRfk pic.twitter.com/Kevon Looney and James Wiseman are probably going to return against the Knicks. Curry could be back, too, depending on how he feels the next couple of days. This team is still sitting right near .500, as they have all season, despite being more complete and dangerous than they were weeks ago.
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Catcher: Salvador Perez, Travis d'Arnaud, Christian Vazquez (club option), Buster Posey (club option)
First base: Freddie Freeman, Anthony Rizzo, Brandon Belt
Second base: Starlin Castro
Third base: Nolan Arenado (opt-out), Kris Bryant, Eduardo Escobar, Kyle Seager (club option), José Ramírez (club option)
Shortstop: Francisco Lindor, Javier Báez, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Trevor Story
Outfield: Michael Conforto, Tommy Pham, Starling Marte, Kyle Schwarber, Eddie Rosario, Corey Dickerson, Nick Castellanos (opt-out), Charlie Blackmon (player option), Andrew McCutchen (club option)
Designated hitter: Jorge Soler, Khris Davis, J.D. Martinez (opt-out)
Starting pitchers: Noah Syndergaard, Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke, Lance Lynn, Eduardo Rodriguez, Dylan Bundy, Lance McCullers Jr., Johnny Cueto (club option), Carlos Martínez (club option)
Relievers: Kenley Jansen, Jeurys Familia, Corey Knebel, Archie Bradley, Raisel Iglesias, Adam Ottavino
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Shun Yamaguchi, who is in camp on a minor league deal, will wear No. 77, which was Joey Bart's old spring training number. 2/21/21, 9:09 AM
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“Strategically speaking, it will put more emphasis on speed, on hitting the ball the other way, especially with two strikes, on contact. Strikeouts will be more disdained, like they were in the past. Pitchers might challenge hitters more because they want the ball in play, and they won’t walk as many guys.”
Rawlings has loosened the tension of the first of three wool windings around the center of the ball, which reduced the weight of the ball, by less than one-tenth of an ounce — or 2.8 grams — as well as the bounciness of the ball.
-The overall feeling I’ve gotten from friends and family and fans that I’ve talked to is that, yeah, seeing home runs is almost like watching the NBA and guys throwing up three-pointers all the time,” said Rich Hill, a 40-year-old pitcher who recently signed with the Tampa Bay Rays.
“It understandably has a point to it, but strategically, if we want to continue to grow the health of the game, we might want to rethink where we are right now. And I don’t think I’m the only one who feels that way.”
Hitters are bigger and stronger and have a more discerning batting eye, and the dramatic increase in defensive shifts in the last six years pushed many to alter the launch angles of their swings to generate more loft. Their logic is sound: A home run beats the shift every time.
With balls jumping off bats and so many hitter-friendly parks throughout the league, home runs were bound to increase. Slight variations in the ball also affected slugging. Many pitchers complained in 2019 that flatter seams forced them to change grips and reduced the drag on the ball in flight
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS. San Francisco would be okay with entering 2021 with Jimmy Garoppolo as its starter. But no matter what Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch say, they can’t be totally comfortable with it. Garoppolo has missed 23 of the last 48 regular-season games with injuries. (Tom Brady has missed 15 games due to injury in 20 seasons.) And I’ll always wonder if the 49ers have the tiniest bit of buyer’s remorse for not putting the trigger on a deal with Brady last March. We’ll know when Brady (or Lynch or Shanahan) write a book in 15 years how close that came. But if the Niners could convince Garoppolo to waive his no-trade clause, I could see San Francisco being all in here, even though the Niners clearly would have to part with some major assets, perhaps including the young nerve center of their defense. Linebacker Fred Warner is such a rising star, however, that his re-signing in San Francisco in the next 12 months might affect the franchise’s ability to keep other great young players (Nick Bosa?) in house.
Peter King Proposal: Seven-for-1. Garoppolo, linebacker Fred Warner (that really hurts), tackle Mike McGlinchey, first-round picks in 2021 (12th overall) and 2022, plus a second-round pick in 2021 and third-round pick in 2022 for Watson. It’s a lot for the Niners to pay; of all the players in all the deals I’m proposing, Warner would be the most coveted one in my book. But he’s here because he is entering the final year of his rookie contract and would want a new deal. (McGlinchey is in exact same position, too.) Houston could view them as cornerstones for the rebuild.
RECAP: MCGLINCHEY, WARNER, 1ST ROUNDERS: 2021, 2022, 2ND IN 2021 AND 3RD IN 2022.
Or . . .
• SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS/MINNESOTA VIKINGS. This is centered on the premise that San Francisco would not want to rip apart a team and a future, and might be willing to take a lesser deal for a quarterback Shanahan has long admired. And also that Caserio, in the heart of the draft room in 2014 when the Patriots made Garoppolo a second-round pick, would want to try again with Jimmy G. It’s a wing and a prayer, but fascinating to me.
Peter King Proposal: The Vikings send quarterback Kirk Cousins to San Francisco. The Niners send Garoppolo to Houston, if, of course, he’d waive his no-trade. The Texans send Watson to Minnesota. In return: the Niners send their first-round pick in 2021 (12th overall) to Houston, and they’re out. (So San Francisco would be trading Garoppolo and a one to Houston and getting Cousins with two years left on his contract.) The Vikings would send linebacker Anthony Barr and running back Alexander Mattison plus their first-round picks in 2021 (14th overall) and 2023, and second-round picks in 2022 and 2023 in exchange for Watson. Houston’s haul: Garoppolo, two ones this year, a one in 2023, and two second-round picks.
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Thanks to my guy @VishKumaranFeels like Chris Simms’ tune on Jimmy Garoppolo has changed. Feels like the 49ers continually have made it clear to keep everything around Garoppolo positive. Wonder why? pic.twitter.com/
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PIZZA HEALTHIER THAN CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST -
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a26408671/pizza-healthier-breakfast-than-cereal/
TACO BELL ENTERS THE CHICKEN SANDWICH WARS —-
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/taco-bell-enters-chicken-sandwich-wars-with-a-taco-version.html
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