Sandoval pitched another inning for the Giants

[Auggie]

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8th inning. S.F. was losing to Cincy in a 12-4 blowout; bullpen was spent. In 10 pitches the Panda hit the first batter, got the second on an outfield fly, then got the third -- and baserunner -- on a double-play grounder.

Baseball fans gotta love stuff like this. I know I do.

[True Dough]

1. Is he earning his salary, would you say?

More and more like Babe Ruth all the time, eh?

[Brother Buzz]

5. He's worth every penny the Red Sox are paying him

and then some.

His stick goes hot and cold, but he's become one of the better clutch-hitters on the Giants team.

His sweetheart deal ends this year, and his protectorate, Bruce Bochy, is retiring at the end of the season, so it will be interesting to see what offers 'Free Agent' Sandaval will be receiving.

[Auggie]

6. I still expect Panda to be traded

Sandoval is a valuable bench player -- if the right offer comes along he's gone. Zaidi will want to look at some farm kids too.

[Brother Buzz]

7. The rub is EVERY playoff contenting team will already be front-loaded with good bench players....

with two or three hungry prospects on their farm teams. Are you thinking of a mid-season trade?

[Auggie]

8. Yeah ... mainly because of injury

Plus there are other intangibles. I was reading the other day that Sandoval and Gregor Blanco corrected Brandon Crawford's swing last May (2018) that resulted in a .400 improvement. You're not going to get that insight from a prospect, nor the balls to even suggest such a thing. So there's that, the switch-hitter option off the bench, and decent defense at first and third.

I don't think they'd get a whole lot for him. Maybe a prospect they could assign to the minors to make room for a Heliot Ramos-type call up.

[Ohiogal]

2. Oh, yeah!

Remember Nick Swisher pitching for the Yanks a few years ago?

And this year, the Tribe has our very own “ace” mopper -upper Kevin Plawecki!

[unc70]

3. 17th game he has hit HR, stolen base, pitched scoreless inning

I just saw that stat posted a few minutes ago. Really unusual if one plays third base.

[Brother Buzz]

4. 0.00 ERA for two seasons, Baby!

His pitching is becoming passé.

Boche WILL NOT put him in the outfield (he saw him screw up horribly in Japan a few years ago), but catching is still on his bucket list.

[Auggie]

9. But wait ... THERE'S MORE:

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Sandoval became only the second player since 1900 to throw a scoreless outing, hit a home run and steal a base in the same game, joining fellow Giant Christy Mathewson, who accomplished the feat on May 23, 1905.

https://www.mlb.com/news/pablo-sandoval-pitches-for-giants

[Brother Buzz]

10. Bummer he didn't do this next Saturday. Saturday, May 11, is Let Pablo Pitch Bobblehead day!

If there is poetic justice, Bochy will let him catch on Let Pablo Pitch Bobblehead day.