I don't know if he'll ever get enough playing time to be relevant, but Alen Hanson (who was a decent prospect for a while) hit .403/.479/.661 with 3 HR/6 SB in 18 minor league games, got called up today and hit a home run in his first game. He's nominally only up while Panik is hurt, but I wouldn't be surprised if they send Tomlinson down when Panik comes back, and maybe they'll trade Panik or Crawford someday.
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this team is fertile ground in deep NL-only, especially for OF
I have Pence and Williamson and now Hanson, after getting beat out for Slater
Hanson is a 2B-OF, btw, and Duggar is a prospect who is close
if Giants tank, will McCutchen, Span or Pence even still be around by the All-Star break?
finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
Span was moved in the off-season, so he certainly won't be around at the AS break.Originally Posted by Judge Jude
I don't think that Hanson is going to amount to much, if he couldn't stay with the totally rebuilding Sox last season, I really don't hold out a lot of hope for him. But if he get's off to a hot start, there's really nothing standing in his way for PT at this point. Worth a cheap flyer, not much more.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
heh, the Giants wish they had a less-fungible Span. it's Austin Jackson who has one foot out the door.
and yes, this all is NL-only at this point. maybe Mac in a deep mixed with many reserves
finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
Their new pitching prospect looked pretty good in his big league debut on Saturday.
So he's gotten off to a pretty hot start, no? Who now thinks they'll continue to play him regularly between 2B and OF even after Panik returns from the DL? I'm currently stuck with Asuaje at 2B in my NL-only league, and desperately need speed, so I know I want Hanson, but don't know how much FAAB to blow.Span was moved in the off-season, so he certainly won't be around at the AS break.
I don't think that Hanson is going to amount to much, if he couldn't stay with the totally rebuilding Sox last season, I really don't hold out a lot of hope for him. But if he get's off to a hot start, there's really nothing standing in his way for PT at this point. Worth a cheap flyer, not much more.
I'd take Hanson over Asuaje, for sure
finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
Cueto gone for 6 weeks
After former Broncos quarterback Brian Griese sprained his ankle and said he was tripped on the stairs of his home by his golden retriever, Bella: “The dog stood up on his hind legs and gave him a push? You might want to get rid of that dog, or put him in the circus, one of the two.”
He's certainly worth a shot, but like I said in another thread, he seems to have almost no baseball sense. But he's got marketable skills, and the Giants really have nobody else to put there, so take the shot...
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
I've heard this idea echoed elsewhere. Hanson is a great athlete and a nice person, but he's "difficult to coach." I always took this to be a nice way of saying he's not very bright, but I'm totally just guessing here, maybe reading something between the lines that isn't there.
Bochy and crew might be the right kind of managers to get the best out of him, because we know the Hall of Fame is littered with tons of functional morons with great talent.
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