Giants 2022 Opening Day preview

Baseball is officially back as all 30 teams continue to work at their respective Spring Training sites. We are just 16 short days away from Opening Day 2024 as the 162-game gauntlet begins once again. While the start of the season nears close, there are still several big-name free agents who remain without a home. While that will be factored into…

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants hoped Thursday's off-day would help them reset and build some positive momentum ahead of the All-Star break, but the club once again fell flat in a 5-2 loss to the last-place Rockies on Friday night at Oracle Park. San Francisco's slumping offense didn't show much fight against Colorado left-hander Austin Gomber, who…

As Major League Baseball kicks off its 2023 regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are again the favorites to reign supreme in the National League West division. According to GlobusBet Sportsbook, the Dodgers hold the shortest World Series odds at+700, tied with the Houston Astros as the MLB favorites. However, the Dodgers will have to get past…

The San Francisco Giants will travel to New York City to take on the New York Yankees in a Thursday afternoon MLB Opening Day matchup at Yankee Stadium. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Giants-Yankees prediction and pick, laid out below. San Francisco could not quite capture the same magic from…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants tried hard to lure reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge away from the Yankees in the offseason. Despite their best efforts, Judge opted to stay with New York on a nine-year, $360 million contract -- dealing a blow to San Francisco's hopes of landing a superstar who could help revitalize the franchise after a…

San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals 3/24/2023 Picks Predictions Previews The San Francisco Giants will meet with the Kansas City Royals in MLB action in Surprise Stadium, AZ, on Friday, March 24, 2023, at 4:05 PM ET. One week from Thursday, the Giants' 2023 MLB campaign gets underway. This implies that before Opening Day, the national…

2022 record: 81-81; third in NL West Offseason headlines: Poised to make a pair of high-profile additions, the Giants ended up going to spring training without Aaron Judge or Carlos Correa. After not landing either top right-handed hitter, the club made far less splashy moves but solid additions in outfielders Mitch Haniger and Michael Conforto,…

Boy, oh boy - what a difference a season makes. At this time last year, the Giants were fresh off of a shocking 107-win season that saw them raise the NL West pennant for the first time since 2012. With that being said, there were concerns that 2021 may have been an outlier season for San Francisco and sure enough, they fell back down to Earth with…

FanGraphs released their ZiPS projections for the 2023 SF Giants this week, and they confirm a lot of existing expectations about the Giants. Once again, the team has put together a roster with a lot of adequate-to-good position players and pitchers, but no one who projects to be a superstar. There's something to be said for having 10-15 decent…

Back in November, we looked at the very early ZiPS projection for the San Francisco Giants by the esteemed Dan Szymborski. That was before all the unpleasantness of the Judge and Correa pursuits and before even a hint that Plan B would be a pivot to quality quantity. And now this morning comes the formal season projection based on the likely…

Aaron Judge wouldn't take their money, so the San Francisco Giants decided to give it all to Carlos Correa. Nabbing the best remaining free agent on the board and perhaps the best bat in the entire class, the Giants made a $350-million bet that they're going to be World Series contenders again soon. Does Correa return the Giants to glory? Or is San…

Faced with the possibility of Carlos Rodón accepting a long-term contract elsewhere, it appears the Giants are taking a "strength in numbers" approach to filling the void in their starting rotation. On Tuesday, they agreed to terms with right-hander Ross Stripling, bringing their number of capable starters to seven, after adding lefty Sean…

Who: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants When: Friday, Sept. 16 Time: 10:15 p.m. EDT Where: Oracle Park (San Francisco, CA) Betting Odds Summary Moneyline: Dodgers -162, Giants+136 Runline: Dodgers -1.5 (+105), Giants+1.5 (-126) Total: Over/Under 7.5 Runs (-105/-115) It doesn't matter what time of year it is or where they are in the…

The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers will renew their rivalry on Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Giants-Dodgers prediction and pick, laid out below. San Francisco has come down to Earth following their 107-win season in 2021, with a 65-69 record…

The Post's Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL West O/U wins: 97.5 Key player: Mookie Betts. For the Dodgers to be historically great - which is a real possibility - they could use their $365 million man in peak form. The right fielder was merely very good (.854 OPS) but not great last season, and the lineup is even more ludicrous with the addition of…

A new playoff format introduced this season gives two extra teams a shot at going deep into the postseason. Six teams from both leagues now make the playoffs, with the top two division winners earning byes into the Divisional Round. Yes, that's right - there will be no more winner-take-all Wild Card games. The new format will create more variance…

I write this piece every year, but I never could have predicted what happened in 2021. Usually, "bold predictions" come up short because they're too bold. For instance, last year I picked Austin Slater to hit more homers than in his previous four seasons combined (he came close, missing by two!) and Duane Kuiper projected double-digit homers for…

The Giants began the 2021 season with little fanfare in a division that was supposed to be dominated by behemoths in Los Angeles and San Diego. All manager Gabe Kapler's team did was obliterate every projection system, win a franchise-record 107 games and stop the Dodgers' eight-year streak of NL West titles - and because the Dodgers won 106 games,…

The San Francisco Giants went on a terrific run in their 2021 campaign as one of the best underdog teams in the regular season with 107 wins. Even before they added Kris Bryant to the roster, San Francisco was already a force to be reckoned with because of their impeccable pitching and defense. Offense was still lacking as proven in their…

The 2023 MLB season is here and the Giants look to exceed expectations after a rollercoaster of an offseason. After failing to sign a superstar free agent, the sentiment surrounding San Francisco's offseason was, at times, rather negative. However, the Giants made an abundance of moves, signing six notable free agents that should bolster a roster…

All odds are provided by our partner, PointsBet. PointsBet is our Official Sports Betting Partner and we may receive compensation if you place a bet on PointsBet for the first time after clicking our links. Go ahead, count them out again. The 2021 MLB season hasn't even been over for a full day, and we already have World Series odds. Once again,…

Following a franchise-best 107-win season in 2021, the Giants' over/under for wins this season is rather surprising. After Buster Posey announced his retirement, San Francisco lost both Kevin Gausman and Kris Bryant in free agency and all three of those departures likely played a role in the conservative betting line. With six days until Opening…