Giants are linked to SS Luis Hernández, one of the top prospects of the 2026 international class out of Venezuela. He trains at Carlos Guillén Academy. At age 15, he’s already getting regular playing time against advanced competition in @LMBP_ve.

Hi all, taking a long break from posting, probably permanently. If you need to contact me for some reason, shoot me an email (address in bio). Go Giants!.

Here is a simple thing to consider for a fan who sympathizes with ownership needing to treat their team as a business. Why should ownership expect both billions when they sell the team and annual returns? Significant annual losses should be acceptable as asset appreciates.

Most ownership groups want to budget to make an annual return comparable to the market, asset appreciate at an astronomical level, the fun and notoriety of owning a team, and get respect from community. Playing defense for mentality as a fan is billionaire ball gargling imo.

RT @BenBadler: The Los Angeles Dodgers make history with the signing of Joseph Deng, the first player ever signed from South Sudan. He’s….

Wonder what the Giants said.

OOPSY likes some of my fave offseason targets like Edmundo Sosa, Willi Castro, Jesús Sánchez, Romy Gonzalez more than Steamer. So I think it’s good.

Just perfect that the one year the Giants sign the consensus top international amateur prospect, the Dodgers still end up doing better.

Plenty of evidence for Sasaki going to LAD as far back as last March. Years back for those more in the know.

RT @francysromeroFR: The 16-year-old Aruban OF Djean Macares will officially sign tomorrow with the San Francisco Giants. Macares will be….

South Africa would be my top pick. Every time I’ve seen their cricket team, it’s jarring how big and strong they are compared to their opponents. Big population, relatively affordable, and a strong sporting culture.

Dodgers have an academy in Uganda, nothing to prevent the Giants from making similar investments. Cricket playing countries (like Uganda) could be fertile ground and in countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, India also wouldn’t be very expensive.

Haha, that was cool.

Just to put a pin in it regarding his name. Despite being written up as Josuar González in today’s press release, he’s officially listed as Josuar De Jesús. So expect him to show up in box scores, FanGraphs, BR, etc with that name.

RT @PavlovicNBCS: "He can beat you in many ways, with the glove, the bat, speed -- that stands out." After months of waiting, the Giants fi….

Check out the free newsletter (pinned tweet) to read brief notes about the next three signing classes. The Giants will make it back to back years landing the top amateur prospect.

Giants signed OF/LHH Djean Macares (16.8Y, 5’8” 174, Hooiberg, Aruba). Bonus is $1.1M. Ranked at 25 on MLB Pipeline’s top 50 prospects. Signed by scouts Abner Abreu and Rogelio Castillo. MLB Pipeline Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 45 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50

Full scouting report and video on González and other signees:

Giants signed SS/SHH Josuar De Jesús González (17.2Y, 5’9” 175, San Cristóbal, D.R.). Bonus is $3M. Ranked at 2 on MLB Pipeline’s top 50 prospects. Signed by scout Jonathan Bautista. MLB Pipeline Grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 60 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 60

Write-up with scouting notes and video of the Giants 2025 international signing class, led by SS Josuar De Jesús González:

Release the international signing list @SFGiants. So that I can send out the newsletter and take a nap.