Draft Day
MLB draft starts today. The Giants have 7 picks in the first 5 rounds….
Today’s Guess the Flapper is a little different. This is a picture from a 1976 Little League yearbook. In the photo there is an extremely famous former SF Giant. Name the player and identify where he is in the pic….
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Turlock is mentioned in American Graffiti. As they’re all cruising down the street, somebody tells somebody in another car they go to Turlock High.
The movie is set in Modesto (although filmed in Petaluma.)
George Lucas went to Downey High in Modesto, the same high school Joe Rudi went to.
I don’t think Z should be or will be immune to criticism, but I think many fans at this point *believe* he has a plan, and it’s going to take a couple years for it to bear fruit. I’m sort of in that camp. I was surprised the first pick was a catcher, but I’m envisioning a “war room” with post-its and pics and stats slapped on the wall by each position, and it doesn’t matter which *need* gets addressed first, it’s a matter of choosing the best athlete that’s available who meets the needs criteria for each position. For at least the next year or two, I’m going with the Jason Bourne model for Z’s management team, as espoused by Nicky Parsons: “They don’t make mistakes. They don’t do random. There’s always a target or objective.” Who’s giving them the objectives? “Scary version? Z is.” (Apologies to Nicky Parsons)
Z is going by what he knows best, his time with the A’s and Dodgers, two organizations that are talent-producing factories these days.
Let’s see if he can turn the Giants into that. Maybe he will, or maybe he won’t. But I think it’s worth seeing if he and his staff can do it.
Outfielders.
I want some goddamm outfielders !
Maybe ZMan figures he can get OFers off the international draft…
Before the draft, 6 of the Giants’ top 15 prospects were outfielders. Admittedly, there’s no way yet to know if that means much.
I want more ! …
6 picks left….6 outfielders drafted !
Make it so for Snarkk!!
“We have the worst GM in baseball. Send him back to the Dodgers!” — Comment on the Giants’ FB page announcing the 1st pick. I checked, it didn’t appear to be FireSabeanNow….