Giants vs Rockies comparing rosters

VizquelQuest — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:49:12 -0000

So after hearing and reading so much about how the Rockies are "top to bottom" such a more talented team than the Giants the last couple days I decided to break the rosters down to compare the talent side by side.

I decided for my comparison to only compare the 22 most relevant players since the players after that are relatively unimportant to the big picture. Although they can be maddeningly overplayed in some cases (Aurillia, Burriss...ahem). Also I realize it is kind of cheating but I did include Freddie Sanchez as a starter even though he has been injured for most of his time with the Giants. Anyways without further adieu here is my highly scientific comparison of the rosters side by side.

SP    Lincecum    >>    Marquis
SP    Cain    >>    Jimenez
SP    Zito    >    Cook
SP    Sanchez    =    De La Rosa
SP    Martinez    <    Hammel

CL    Wilson    <    Street
Setup    Affeldt    >    Betancort
Setup    Romo    <    Morales
RP    Medders    <    Fogg
RP    Miller    <    Daley

C    Molina    >    Ianetta
1B    Garko    <<    Helton
2B    Sanchez    =    Barmes
SS    Renteria    <<    Tulowitzki
3B    Sandoval    >>    Stewart
LF    Lewis    =    Spilborghs
CF    Rowand    =    Fowler
RF    Schierholtz    <<    Hawpe

Bench    Winn    <    Gonzalez
Bench    Uribe    >    Atkins
Bench    Velez    <    Smith
Bench    Ishikawa    >    Torrealba

You will notice that I have added in some extra science when comparing the players because some comparisons involve highly unequal players (>>), some where there is clearly a superior player (>), and some that are essentially equal (=). Here are the breakdowns from my comparisons:

The Giants have 3 far superior players and 5 superior players with 4 players being about equal

The Rockies have 3 far superior players and 7 superior players with 4 players being about equal

From this highly scientific analysis I derived that the Rockies have slightly more talent but nothing that I would call "top to bottom" advantages over the Giants. I don't think this is a perfect way to analyze things but I think it is one way to put into perspective that the talent level between the two teams is remarkably close. The Rockies have more balance between their offensive and pitching talent but if I had to pick one of the two areas to be unbalanced in I would always pick the pitching side.

Also I know the last series was hard to stomach (especially the last game which was like getting simultaneously kicked in the groin, stabbed in the eyes, crowbarred to the knee and punched in the stomach) but the season series is still only 5 games to 7 and the Giants play all 6 remaining games at home. I truly believe that with the way the Giants play at home the season series will end tied or in the Giants favor, which should be the true comparison of talent anyway. In conclusion the season is NOT over yet!

Obligatory this is my first FanPost so feel free to rip apart all of my scientific analysis. Thanks for reading and...

GO GIANTS!!!

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Giants vs Rockies comparing rosters