Since Barry Bonds' final season in 2007, the Giants have had a different left fielder on Opening Day in every single year. With the team's intended everyday left fielder, Mitch Haniger, beginning the year on the Injured List, and a right-hander in Gerrit Cole on the mound, Joc Pederson could repeat his placement from last year. For perspective, to get 17 different left fielders moving backwards from 2007, you have to go all the way back to 1963, for the first All-Star year in the illustrious career of Willie McCovey, back when he was still an outfielder.
For a few weeks during the offseason, an awkward possibility existed of Aaron Judge wearing the uniform of the San Francisco Giants and lining up along the visiting baseline while getting introduced to fans at Yankee Stadium. Instead, Judge re-signed with the New York Yankees, and the slugger will be officially introduced as the 16th captain in team history Thursday afternoon in New York's home opener against the Giants. After hitting 62 homers to break Roger Maris' single-season American League home run record, Judge spent a little over a month in free agency and the Giants were among the teams vying for his services.
Taylor Wirth makes four bold predictions for the Giants' upcoming 2023 season.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
54 | P | |
59 | P | |
38 | P | |
26 | P | |
75 | P | |
64 | P | |
77 | P | |
34 | P | |
52 | P | |
33 | P | |
71 | P | |
P | ||
48 | P | |
61 | P | |
62 | P | |
57 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
21 | C | |
2 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
35 | SS | |
7 | 1B | |
39 | 2B | |
41 | 2B | |
32 | 3B | |
31 | 1B | |
70 | 2B |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
8 | LF | |
51 | RF | |
17 | RF | |
23 | LF | |
13 | CF | |
5 | CF |