Dominant in playoffs, Giants' Webb builds on breakout year
San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb turned a heavy two-seam fastball and a new-found confidence into a breakout 2021 seasonMARCH 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CURT CASALI #2 - CATCHER - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
1 HR •
8 RBI •
.194 AVG
1 HR
8 RBI
.194 AVG
Receives $2.6 million for 2022 Casali agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Giants on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Casali joined the Giants last season and had a .663 OPS while operating as the backup to Buster Posey. Casali and Joey Bart are set to split catching duties this season in the wake of Posey's retirement.
MARCH 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Darin Ruf receives $6,25M, 2-year deal from Giants
Outfielder Darin Ruf agreed to terms on a $6.25 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on TuesdayMARCH 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Set to split time with Bart Casali and Joey Bart will split time at catcher to begin the 2022 season, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Impact Casali is no stranger to a timeshare role -- he started approximately once every three games last season to give Buster Posey extra rest. It appears Casali will likely get closer to half of the starts early this season, though the exact distribution of playing time will come down to performance. While Bart has the better bat, Casali is a more reliable defensive catcher who also hit .210/.313/.350 with five home runs and 26 RBI last season.
MARCH 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Lockout Limbo: Judge, Sale, others find fields to stay loose
Caught in lockout limbo, Yankees star Aaron Judge, Red Sox ace Chris Sale, Braves slugger Adam Duvall and other players are doing their best to stay looseFEBRUARY 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants bring back left-hander Alex Wood on two-year contract
Left-hander Alex Wood is staying with the San Francisco Giants, reaching agreement Wednesday on a $25 million, two-year contractDECEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dodgers beat Giants 7-2, force decisive Game 5 in NLDS
Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-2 to force a decisive Game 5 in their NL Div...OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wade, Giants beat D-backs in 9th, hold 2-game NL West edge
LaMonte Wade Jr. singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants held their two-game lead in the NL West by beating the Arizona Diamondba...OCTOBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fried scheduled to start for Braves at Giants
The Braves will start Max Fried on Sunday while the Giants are expected to counter with Anthony DeSclafaniSEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Drives in both runs in win Casali went 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI in Saturday's 2-0 win over Atlanta.
Impact The 32-year-old provided the only scoring play of the game, plating LaMonte Wade and Brandon Crawford with a four-inning single. Casali has posted a .214/.314/.359 slash line with five home runs, 26 RBI, 20 runs scored and 11 doubles in 221 plate appearances. He'll continue to play roughly twice a week as backup to Buster Posey.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Curt Casali's 2-run single holds up, Giants beat Braves 2-0
Curt Casali hit a two-run single in the fourth that held up, Alex Wood made an impressive three-inning return from COVID-19, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 2-...SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filling in for resting Posey Casali will start at catcher and bat eighth Wednesday against the Rockies.
Impact Casali should make for an appealing streaming option in season-long leagues with daily lineup moves, given that he'll have the benefit of hitting at high altitude in Colorado. Beyond Wednesday, however, Casali won't provide much fantasy value, given that he typically starts only once or twice per week while No. 1 catcher Buster Posey is healthy. Posey is merely getting some routine maintenance Wednesday with the Giants playing a day game after a night game.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Anderson expected to start for Atlanta against San Francisco
The Braves are expected to send Ian Anderson to the mound Sunday and the Giants plan to give Anthony DeSclafani the startAUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Webb expected to start for the Giants against Braves
The Giants will start Logan Webb on Saturday while the Braves are expected to counter with Huascar YnoaAUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soler's homer, Pederson's catch lift Braves over Giants 6-5
Jorge Soler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning, Joc Pederson made a leaping catch at the wall for the final out and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat San Franci...AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posey returns to Giants lineup; no concussion for Casali
San Francisco catcher Buster Posey has returned after missing two games with discomfort in his left kneeAUGUST 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Passes concussion tests Casali (head) passed concussion tests and will be available off the bench Friday against Atlanta, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Impact Casali left Thursday's game against the Mets after a foul ball off the mask led to him experiencing dizziness. The backstop appears to feel better Friday, and with him clearing all concussion tests, he'll be an option off the bench. Starting catcher Buster Posey (knee) is set to return to the lineup after missing the previous two games.
AUGUST 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Experiencing dizziness Casali was removed from Thursday's game against the Mets after experiencing dizziness while running the bases, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Impact Casali took a foul ball off his mask and then later reported feeling dizzy after running from first to third on a single. There has been no official diagnosis to this point, though Casali will continue to be evaluated over the next few days.
AUGUST 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Suffers injury on bases Casali exited Thursday's game against Mets after picking up an injury running from first to third base, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Impact It's not clear exactly what the injury is, though presumably Casali tweaked something in his lower-body. If he is forced to miss extended time, the team would be thin at catcher as Buster Posey (knee) has also missed the last two games.
AUGUST 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Solano tests positive, Posey out of Giants' lineup again
San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be sidelined for at least 10 daysAUGUST 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Playing time still limited Casali has gone 6-for-26 (.231) with a home run and two doubles through nine games in August.
Impact Casali sees a regular work pattern, typically starting behind the dish roughly once every three games. He went 0-for-3 Wednesday versus the Mets with Buster Posey sidelined by knee discomfort, although the latter had started four games in a row (once as the designated hitter in Oakland) and likely would have sat out that contest anyway. Should Posey need more time off, Casali could get a short-term bump in playing time, but he's hit to a mediocre .219/.321/.388 slash line with five homers, 23 RBI, 18 runs scored and 10 doubles in 185 plate appearances.
AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
