The San Francisco Giants Open the 2023 Season!

 Pitchers

Logan Webb, R, 26

Will this be his first All-Star season?
 
Sean Manaea, L, 31
Had rough 2022 in San Diego after solid A’s tenure
 
Alex Wood, L, 32
Contract year; needs a season more like ’21 than ‘22
 
Ross Stripling, R, 33
Arrives after a sparkling 10-4, 3.01 season in Toronto  
 
Anthony DeSclafani, R, 33 
Make-or-break contract season after IL last year
 
Alex Cobb, R, 35
With six starters, somebody’ll be looking for more work
 
Camilo Doval, R, 25
80 strikeouts in 68 innings, but also 30 walks
 
Jakob Junis, R, 30
Did well in swingman role a year ago
 
Tyler Rogers, R, 32
We were ready to give up on him last year   
 
Taylor Rogers, L, 32
Tyler’s identical twin is mirror-image lefty
 
John Brebbia, R, 33
Had fourth-best ERA on the team in 2022
 
Scott Alexander, L, 33
Gotta keep two lefties in the ‘pen… don’t we?
 

  

Position Players
 
Joc Pederson, dh-of, 31
Team MVP in 2022 returns on one-year deal  
 
Thairo Estrada, 2b, 27
Earned himself the starting job with a fine 2022
 
Michael Conforto, rf, 30
Can lefty-swinging former Met slugger thrive here?
 
Brandon Crawford, ss, 36
Does attempted Correa trade mean thin ice for fan fave?  
 
David Villar, 3b, 26
Third on the team in 2022 WAR-- in only 181 PAs
 
LaMonte Wade jr, 1b, 29
Must make it this year after a wasted 2022   
 
Wilmer Flores, 1b-dh, 31
Might Giants be positioning him for trade?
 
Mike Yastrzemski, cf, 32
Awful spring numbers; can he hold platoon role?
                     
Joey Bart, c, 26
Once-touted star of future may be running out of time
 
Roberto Perez, c, 34
Can’t hit a lick but the pitchers love him
 
J.D. Davis, if, 30
Crawford’s performance may affect how much he plays
 
Blake Sabol, lf-c, 25
Kapler’s dream— a versatile youngster with a bat
 
Matt Beaty, of, 30
Played 240 games in three years with the Dodgers 

Brett Wisely, cf, 23
Only active Giant with no MLB experience 
 
 
On the IL
 
Mitch Hanigar, of, 32
Free-agent signee battles the dreaded oblique strain
 
Austin Slater, of-dh, 30
Starts his 7^th year by nursing a tender hamstring
 
Luis Gonzalez, of, 27
Back surgery ensures he’ll be out ‘til summer