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The Giants assigned four non-roster invitees yesterday: Trevor Gott (oh my how his stock fell), Dominic Leone, Zach Littel, and Nick Tropeano, all right-handed pitchers. Interestingly, this has been one of the rare Spring Training seasons when not a single non-roster invitee made the team. The 2021 Giants are eerily similar in roster construction to last year’s team. So far I would say Farhan Zaidi’s process has been slow, conservative, and methodical with an emphasis on rebuilding the Minor League talent through drafts and savvy free-agent/rule 5 pickups and trades. The Giants roster is now down to 27:
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José Álvarez 50 | L/L | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 05/06/1989 |
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Caleb Baragar 45 | R/L | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 04/09/1994 |
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Johnny Cueto 47 | R/R | 5′ 11″ | 229 | 02/15/1986 |
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Anthony DeSclafani 26 | R/R | 6′ 2″ | 195 | 04/18/1990 |
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Jarlin García 66 | L/L | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 01/18/1993 |
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Kevin Gausman 34 | L/R | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 01/06/1991 |
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Jake McGee 17 | L/L | 6′ 4″ | 229 | 08/06/1986 |
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Reyes Moronta 54 | R/R | 5′ 10″ | 265 | 01/06/1993 |
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Wandy Peralta 60 | L/L | 6′ 0″ | 217 | 07/27/1991 |
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Tyler Rogers 71 | R/R | 6′ 3″ | 181 | 12/17/1990 |
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Aaron Sanchez 48 | R/R | 6′ 4″ | 210 | 07/01/1992 |
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Logan Webb 62 | R/R | 6′ 1″ | 220 | 11/18/1996 |
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Matt Wisler 37 | R/R | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 09/12/1992 |
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Alex Wood 57 | R/L | 6′ 4″ | 215 | 01/12/1991 |
| Catchers | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | |
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Curt Casali 2 | R/R | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 11/09/1988 |
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Buster Posey 28 | R/R | 6′ 1″ | 213 | 03/27/1987 |
| Infielders | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | |
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Brandon Belt 9 | L/L | 6′ 3″ | 231 | 04/20/1988 |
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Brandon Crawford 35 | L/R | 6′ 1″ | 223 | 01/21/1987 |
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Mauricio Dubón 1 | R/R | 6′ 0″ | 173 | 07/19/1994 |
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Wilmer Flores 41 | R/R | 6′ 2″ | 213 | 08/06/1991 |
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Tommy La Stella 18 | L/R | 5′ 11″ | 180 | 01/31/1989 |
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Evan Longoria 10 | R/R | 6′ 1″ | 213 | 10/07/1985 |
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Darin Ruf 33 | R/R | 6′ 2″ | 232 | 07/28/1986 |
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Donovan Solano 7 | R/R | 5′ 8″ | 210 | 12/17/1987 |
| Outfielders | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | |
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Alex Dickerson 12 | L/L | 6′ 2″ | 226 | 05/26/1990 |
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Austin Slater 13 | R/R | 6′ 1″ | 204 | 12/13/1992 |
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Mike Yastrzemski 5 | ||||
This list and links comes to you courtesy of MLB.
The Giants prepare for Opening Day in Seattle with an off-day. Stay tuned as I will have my 2021 MLB predictions in tomorrow’s post.
Virtual Play Ball Lunch
Today the Giants also announced their Play Ball Lunch, a virtual version which is officially part of the Giants Community Fund and a great cause.
3..2..1! Our 2021 Virtual #PlayBallLunch has officially begun! Follow along with us here as we live-tweet the program. ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/ZvOxpeVU83
— Giants Community Fund (@giantscommunity) March 30, 2021
The Two Brandons
Alex Pavlovic (he ought to pay me for all the free press I give him) wrote a fascinating article on the two Brandons and their decade together as Giants. I recommend it. Both Brandons are free agents after this season and 2022 looks to be the start of a very different era in Giants baseball as Buster’s contract also ends in 2021.