The 49ers enter the 2018 season with high expectations after capping the 2017 season on a five-game winning streak. Which players have the most to prove?
Before their Opening-Day matchup with the Dodgers, Bruce Bochy announced on Thursday that Hunter Strickland will be the team’s closer until Mark Melancon returns from the disabled list.
Former Giants pitcher Shawn Estes and former A’s pitcher Mark Mulder joined the latest episode of The Krueg Show Podcast on Thursday, to chat with hosts Larry Krueger and Cody Pasby about the respective outlooks of their former clubs heading into the 2018 season.
Last offseason, the Giants spent $62 million to make Mark Melancon their closer of the future. Unfortunately, his first year in San Francisco could’ve hardly gone worse. Melancon blew five of his 16 save opportunities while dealing with forearm issues, which eventually led to season ending surgery.
After the loss of Madison Bumgarner and Jeff Samardzija, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale gave Tolbert & Lund his best case scenario for the Giants to remain in contention while their starting pitchers are on the disabled list.