[Mick]

Nimmo back to the Mets. Options are rapidly shrinking. Feels like the Giants are like George McGovern in ‘72 offering the VP slot to anyone who would listen and getting turned down.

Don't know much about Nimmo, but I read an article referenced somewhere. Seems to not hit for power, kind of gets on base, and is injury prone. Considered the second best free agent outfielder this year. Seems the Giants dodged a bullet here.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/m...-deal.html

Frankly...I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I think that about most super-sized free agent contracts. I think about the bullets we dodged (Kris Bryant) and bullets we didn't dodge, like Barry Zito, or going way back, Rennie Stennett.  Or guys like Bryce Harper who signed with Philadelphia -- the ballpark where he has the highest OPS. Harper's OPS at SF last year was .533 and .656 for his career, lowest for any ballpark that he's had 100 or more ABs. He doesn't hit well in SF, period. 

There are two major "name" shortstops left, Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson.  Of the 27 ballparks in which Correa has played, he has the second-lowest OPS at Oracle Park, just .449. For his career, Swanson is only .618 OPS at Oracle but he had a 1.122 OPS there last year, tops among all ballparks he played in last year. I say, get Swanson.

[Mick]

Nimmo back to the Mets. Options are rapidly shrinking. Feels like the Giants are like George McGovern in ‘72 offering the VP slot to anyone who would listen and getting turned down.

Don't know much about Nimmo, but I read an article referenced somewhere. Seems to not hit for power, kind of gets on base, and is injury prone. Considered the second best free agent outfielder this year. Seems the Giants dodged a bullet here.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/m...-deal.html

Frankly...I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I think that about most super-sized free agent contracts. I think about the bullets we dodged (Kris Bryant) and bullets we didn't dodge, like Barry Zito, or going way back, Rennie Stennett.  Or guys like Bryce Harper who signed with Philadelphia -- the ballpark where he has the highest OPS. Harper's OPS at SF last year was .533 and .656 for his career, lowest for any ballpark that he's had 100 or more ABs. He doesn't hit well in SF, period. 

There are two major "name" shortstops left, Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson.  Of the 27 ballparks in which Correa has played, he has the second-lowest OPS at Oracle Park, just .449. For his career, Swanson is only .618 OPS at Oracle but he had a 1.122 OPS there last year, tops among all ballparks he played in last year. I say, get Swanson.