This is your Giants News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of June 29, 2021.
“JUNE 28: Belt has minimal structural damage in his knee, Kapler told reporters (including Guardado). The team is optimistic he’ll be able to rehab the injury without requiring surgery. JUNE 26: Belt will miss more than 10 days in recovery, Kapler told MLB.com’s Maria Guardado and other reporters, and a possible knee surgery isn’t out…”
““The three home runs obviously ended up being the difference-maker,” DeSclafani said. It obviously sucks giving up three home runs, but at the end of the day, it’s three runs. “It’s definitely unfortunate that three of the five were home runs, two of them coming on two-strike counts,” DeSclafani said. DeSclafani surrendered a season-high three home runs over five innings as the Giants were outslugged, 3-2, in Monday night’s series opener at Dodger Stadium.”
““If you’d asked me before the season, who I would bet on to have a great season right in the middle of our lineup, I would have probably said Brandon Belt because of his track record and because of how dependable he was last year,” Kapler said. Manager Gabe Kapler said Belt has “minimal structural damage” in his right knee, spurring optimism that the 33-year-old first baseman will be able to rehab the injury and avoid surgery. The Giants placed Belt on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation on Friday. “We’re still hopeful that this is going to be a rehab situation,” Kapler said before the Giants’ series opener at Dodger Stadium.”
“I’m sure it’s pretty sore, but I think he’s going to be fine.” (Last updated: June 28) 10-day IL RHP Logan Webb (right shoulder sprain) Expected return: July Webb is scheduled to throw two innings in his first rehab start on July 1, but the Giants still haven’t decided whether he’ll pitch at Triple-A Sacramento or High-A San Jose. (Last updated: June 28) 1B Brandon Belt (right knee inflammation) Expected return: TBD Belt was removed from the Giants’ 9-3 win over the Angels on June 23 after injuring himself running the bases in the eighth inning. (Last updated: June 26) RHP Aaron Sanchez (right bicep tightness) Expected return: July Sanchez was scheduled to throw 60-65 pitches in a rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento on June 25, but he was pulled after throwing 31 pitches over two innings due to a blister issue on his right middle finger. (Last updated: June 28) 3B Evan Longoria (left shoulder sprain) Expected return: July Longoria was forced to exit the Giants’ 4-3 win over the Cubs on June 5 after colliding with shortstop Brandon Crawford while trying to field a grounder in the top of the ninth inning.”
“You hit the ball hard. You throw the ball hard. And sometimes, the ball is hit with such force that you can’t help but ask yourself, “Just how hard was that thing hit?!” Thanks to Statcast, we now know the exit velocity of each ball hit across the big leagues each day, no matter if it’s a squeaker or a towering homer. Baseball has always been a simple game.”