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Bonds’ run at Hammerin’
Hank’s record shouldn’t be the only highlight for the
Giants this season. In my opinion, this is the only team
in the NL West which really has a chance to contend with
the Dodgers. Bonds won’t be the only big name Barry on
the Giants this season either. Barry Zito moves across
the bay to take over the number one pitcher spot from
Jason Schmidt who moves down the coast to the Dodgers.
Matt Cain, Matt Morris, Noah Lowry, and probably Brad
Hennessey round out the starting five. Zito has big shoes
to fill as he is being branded as the new face of the
franchise. Pitching against one of the weakest power
divisions in baseball should only help his numbers
improve. Matt Cain went 13-12 last season and ranked
third in the NL in hits allowed per nine innings. Matt
Morris underachieved last year in his first season with
the Giants. I like he and Noah Lowry to improve their
ERA’s and finish better than .500 on the season.
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Offensively, it’s the 42-year-old Barry Bonds in the
clean up spot drawing walks, facing major shifts, and
looking to become baseball’s homerun king. And he won’t
be without controversy this season surrounding his legal
issues. He’ll hit behind first baseman Rich Aurilia the
way it looks right now. Aurillia played short on the
Giants’ ‘02 World Series team. He hit .300 last season
for the Reds smacking 23 homers and driving in 70 in 122
games. Aurilia will likely start at first and move
around the infield, but Klesko will be waiting on the
bench for a chance to get in the lineup. Aurilia could
struggle as a utility guy. The key to the entire lineup
is Ray Durham who must stay healthy to protect Bonds as
the Giants have no other viable options. Durham posted
career highs in homeruns (26) and RBI’s (93) last
season. If Durham can’t match last season’s production,
the Giants could be in trouble.
Seeing Bonds chase baseball’s most prestigious record,
and getting to host the 2007 All-Star game will be
enough to keep the Giants’ fans excited, but it won’t be
enough for the players who want to play fall ball. The
Giants veteran roster and big signing of Barry Zito lets
you know that they are concerned with winning now. This
is probably the best short-term approach to winning, but
it leaves them susceptible to injuries. If the Giants
were to lose Bonds this season for physical or legal
reasons, it will be a disaster for this franchise.
Because the rest of the division is so weak, I think the
Giants have enough pieces in place to be the only team
capable of challenging LA. This is not going to be a
team that will make its backers lots of money this
season. Last season, San Francisco was terrible on the
road at just 33-47 and just 37-38 in the division. I
expect improvement in both areas and because the Giants
struggled so badly on the road and in their division
last season, we should be able to get them at a good
value in these spots prior to the All-Star break. We’ll
look to cash in on the Giants mostly within their
division taking advantage of good value showing spots
based off of last season’s struggles.
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