I spend most of my days worrying about Jarrett Parker and Mac Williamson. There’s a post coming today or tomorrow on it, and I’ll probably have one next week and the week after that. For the Giants to go with a pair of unknowns in a corner outfield spot, when they’re likely going to need every win they can scrounge up? Dunno, man. Seems risky.
On the other hand, the Giants just might have two of the 10 best pitchers in baseball. That should help make up a lot of the difference.
That assertion comes from MLB Network, who came up with this list:
- Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
- Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
- Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
- Jon Lester, Chicago Cubs
- Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
- Johnny Cueto, San Francisco Giants
- Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
- Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks
It is not a list that would meet with a lot of consensus, to be fair.