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Saying goodbye to the Coliseum with one of the greatest who ever played. A lot of great memories in Oakland. #athletics ⁦Athletics⁩ ⁦National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾⁩

Giants elevate Randy Winn to top role in player development nytimes.com/athletic/59236…

nytimes.com/athletic/59257… The Giants’ hitting philosophy in 2025: More dynamism, fewer strikeouts

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Over a decade ago, I made a proposal to the BBWAA to create a relief-pitcher award. The reason: Even as relievers were growing in prominence, they never won our other awards. Mariano Rivera, the only unanimous HOF, won NO awards. My proposal lost. But so glad to see

Hadi Raad is leaving the Pirates to become the Giants’ new pro scouting director, sources tell The Athletic. Raad had been a professional evaluation team leader with Pittsburgh.

Sources: Farhan Zaidi talking to Dodgers about front office role. With Fabian Ardaya: nytimes.com/athletic/59663…

Logan Webb joined his family at the Placer County courthouse for the hearing to sentence the dealer convicted of murdering his cousin. The outcome gives justice if not closure for a family still shocked at the destruction caused by one fentanyl-laced pill. nytimes.com/athletic/59734…

Source confirms: Willy Adames to Giants, seven years, $182M, pending physical. Biggest contract in Giants history, surpassing Posey’s $167M deal.

First on Adames: Jeff Passan

Giants’ record-setting Willy Adames deal shows Buster Posey means business nytimes.com/athletic/59771…

Giants focus on the next move after Willy Adames: ‘He’s just a unique connector of people’ nytimes.com/athletic/59829…

Buster Posey sold new Giants shortstop Willy Adames on his vision: ‘Just being authentic’ nytimes.com/athletic/59856…

Paul Goldschmidt? Max Scherzer? Giants could use an old approach to bolster roster nytimes.com/athletic/59884…

Signing off here for good. It’s been fun, but I can’t contribute to a platform that has become a channel to amplify nothing but division, misinformation and hate speech. Bluer skies ahead in 2025 and beyond.