Andrew Baggarly
@extrabaggs
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journalist • author • broadcaster • commentator • mlb press box denizen. Currently pecking keyboards for https://t.co/mZDGPh692R. In the words of Trebek: solid.
Bay Area, Calif. USA
Joined April 2009
I've switched over and am posting news/insights on Blue Sky (@andrewbaggarly.bsky.social) so please feel welcome to join me there. Twitter/X is now a links-only account. No breaking news or engagement here. Thanks.
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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.
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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 @baseballhall
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Paul Goldschmidt? Max Scherzer? Giants could use an old approach to bolster roster
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The Giants and Brian Sabean had success signing very veteran players. Buster Posey could follow that blueprint.
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Buster Posey sold new Giants shortstop Willy Adames on his vision: ‘Just being authentic’
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The Giants got their man in Adames but the rising price on starters may take them out of the Corbin Burnes market.
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Giants focus on the next move after Willy Adames: ‘He’s just a unique connector of people’
nytimes.com
The Giants are still considering free agents at the top of the market after agreeing to a deal with Adames.
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Giants’ record-setting Willy Adames deal shows Buster Posey means business https://t.co/rkBvFoGDBz
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In signing Adames, Posey did as a team president what he did as a player: cut through the noise and find the best solution to a problem.
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Source confirms: Willy Adames to Giants, seven years, $182M, pending physical. Biggest contract in Giants history, surpassing Posey’s $167M deal.
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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. https://t.co/K1JmLORFqj
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“We hope our family's story can help save lives,” said Logan Webb, who is using his platform to teach about the dangers of fentanyl.
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Just a reminder: Any breaking news that I post will be on Bluesky, so please join the conversation there! This site is for sharing links only. No engagement.
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Giants announced their major league coaching staff. It includes one outside addition (which I reported on Bluesky yesterday) and one promotion to their hitting group under Pat Burrell: https://t.co/RbxxEexu6N
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Bernard was part of Bob Melvin’s staff in San Diego in 2023. Minor spent eight seasons as the Giants’ Triple-A hitting coach.
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Sources: Farhan Zaidi talking to Dodgers about front office role. With @FabianArdaya:
nytimes.com
The Giants' former president of baseball operations would return to the team where he served as general manager from 2014-2018.
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Hadi Raad is leaving the Pirates to become the Giants’ new pro scouting director, sources tell @TheAthletic. Raad had been a professional evaluation team leader with Pittsburgh.
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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
It's time for the BBWAA to add a Reliever of the Year Award
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https://t.co/5e8wA742dR The Giants’ hitting philosophy in 2025: More dynamism, fewer strikeouts
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The Giants will be looking to do more of the little things well, including moving runners over and making contact with two strikes.
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Giants elevate Randy Winn to top role in player development
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Winn played five of his 13 seasons in San Francisco and has been involved in the Giants organization in different capacities since 2018.
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Hi, quick housekeeping note: While I will keep posting links here (for the time being), I'm migrating all engagement to andrewbaggarly@bsky.social. You're welcome to find me there. I've valued interacting with so many of you here and hope we can keep the conversation going. ✌️
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