<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-casey-schmitt-emergence-brandon-crawford-uncertainty');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants shortstop Casey Schmitt’s emergence leads to Brandon Crawford uncertainty');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Casey-Schmitt_s-emergence-leads-to-Brandon-Crawford-uncertainty-for-San-Francisco.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants shortstop Casey Schmitt’s emergence leads to Brandon Crawford uncertainty</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T17:12:28-07:00">May 27th, 5:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T17:14:47-07:00">May 27th, 5:14pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>What is a fan to do when a red-hot streak portends the beginning of an exciting, new era, but the end of a special and historic one? It has been bittersweet for San Francisco Giants fans to witness the passing of a torch in Oracle Park.</p><p>Three-time World Series champion and longtime shortstop Brandon Crawford may not have a choice in the matter if top prospect Casey Schmitt continues to impress in the big leagues. The veteran was benched in favor of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-casey-schmitt-debut-will-clark-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">scorching Schmitt</a> for the third game in a row in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Naturally, the media questioned manager Gabe Kapler about the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-crawford-vs-casey-schmitt-at-shortstop?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage" rel="noopener">complicated situation</a>.</p><p>“I think a lot of it has to do with how well Schmitt is playing,” he said prior to the game, via MLB.com’s Maria Guardado. “He’s not the easiest guy to take out of the lineup right now. He’s doing a really nice job at shortstop. He’s having really good at-bats. If you needed to point to one area, that’s probably it.”</p><p>The 24-year-old rookie has made a grand first impression, batting .329 in 17 games. Even if he cools off, though, (0-for-3 with a walk Saturday), Schmitt is expected to be the Giants’ future shortstop. Crawford is 36 and in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-brandon-crawford-gets-brutally-honest-amid-retirement-speculation" rel="noopener">final year of his contract</a>. Furthermore, he is hitting just .172 following a season in which he batted .231. The four-time Gold Glove winner has not been himself in the field either and currently has -1 outs above average.</p><p>All of that means that Giants fans need to soak up all of the remaining games they have with the three-time All-Star. Brandon Crawford has been a pillar of consistency and a valued leader in the clubhouse. His contributions will be immortalized in franchise history.</p><p>But a new day is quickly dawning in the Bay.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants shortstop Casey Schmitt’s emergence leads to Brandon Crawford uncertainty

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-brandon-crawford-gets-brutally-honest-amid-retirement-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brandon Crawford gets brutally honest amid retirement speculation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Brandon-Crawford-Giants.jpg"></figure><h1>Brandon Crawford gets brutally honest amid retirement speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-15T07:50:57-07:00">May 15th, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-15T07:54:07-07:00">May 15th, 7:54am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco Giants veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-san-francisco-dealt-injury-blow-key-bats-brandon-crawford-mike-yastrzemski" rel="noopener">shortstop Brandon Crawford</a> is no longer the spring chicken he used to be. At 36 years old, Crawford is aware that he’s not going to be playing in the majors for many years to come. He’s evenly admitted openly the uncertainty he feels about his future not only with the Giants but in the big leagues.</p><p>“I’m not too worried about what’s maybe going to happen after this year,” Brandon Crawford <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/05/14/brandon-crawford-san-francisco-giants-contract/70215855007/" rel="noopener">said</a>, per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY. “It’s the last year of my contract. I don’t know what the future holds after that.”</p><p>Brandon Crawford has played his entire career so far in Giants uniform. He signed a two-year deal worth $32 million with San Francisco back in 2021, so this season could potentially be his last with the team and in the majors.</p><p>“I’m sure it will end up being a feeling that I have and the conversation that I’ll have with my wife. It’s a decision we’ll make together.”</p><p>Brandon Crawford has just returned from a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-casey-schmitt-decision-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">10-day injured list</a> due to a calf issue and went 0-for-3 in his first game back on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the road.</p><p>In 23 games so far in the 2023 MLB season, Brandon Crawford is only batting .162 to go with a .235 OBP and .338 SLG. He also has four home runs and 10 RBI.</p><p>Whatever happens the rest of the way for Brandon Crawford, his legacy in San Francisco is safe, as he was a member of two of the Giants’ three World Series teams in the last decade.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brandon Crawford gets brutally honest amid retirement speculation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-casey-schmitt-debut-will-clark-brandon-crawford');   ga('set', 'title', 'Casey Schmitt’s Giants debut nets him elite company on shortlist with Will Clark, Brandon Crawford');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Giants-news-Casey-Schmitt_s-debut-nets-him-elite-company-on-shortlist-with-Will-Clark-Brandon-Crawford.jpg"></figure><h1>Casey Schmitt’s Giants debut nets him elite company on shortlist with Will Clark, Brandon Crawford</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-11T14:27:29-07:00">May 11th, 2:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-11T14:27:29-07:00">May 11th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Every rookie when they make it to the big leagues wants that magic, cinematic moment. Casey <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-guardians-galaxy-forced-casey-schmitt-mlb-promotion" rel="noopener">Schmitt had that moment</a> on Tuesday in his debut, joining a shortlist of San Francisco <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-overreactions-ugly-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">Giants greats like</a> Will Clark and Brandon Crawford.</p><p>It only took his second at bat of the night for Giants fans to remember Schmitt. The Giants <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/giants/" rel="noopener">fourth-ranked prospect</a>, according to MLB Pipeline, took Washington Nationals SP Patrick Corbin’s 92 mph sinker deep over the left field wall for his first career hit and home run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casey Schmitt's first MLB hit is a homer! <a href="https://t.co/S302I63w4v">pic.twitter.com/S302I63w4v</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1656129107485179905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In doing so, Schmitt joined a group of past Giants players as the nineteenth in team history to have their first career hit be a home run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casey Schmitt is the 19th <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SFGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SFGiants</a> player to have his first MLB hit be a homer. Here’s the rest of the list: <a href="https://t.co/Cq2ZSxtAzR">pic.twitter.com/Cq2ZSxtAzR</a></p><p>— Steven Rissotto (@StevenRissotto) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenRissotto/status/1656130600095588352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Some of the most notable on the list have to be Will Clark and Brandon Crawford.</p><h2><b>Brandon Crawford</b></h2><p>Crawford is in his twelfth season with the Giants and has racked up the accolades in his time while in the Bay Area. He’s a three-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion, four-time Gold Glove Award winner, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and a Sliver Slugger.</p><p>Crawford, however, is currently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-casey-schmitt-decision-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">dealing with a calf injury</a> that has sidelined him for the time being, which was the reasoning for Schmitt’s call-up.</p><h2><b>Will Clark</b></h2><p>Will Clark was a name synonymous with the Giants for almost ten years and would have probably played with the team longer if not for nagging injuries to slight his production.</p><p>Still, his name resides in the Giants Wall of Fame with his number 22 retired. While with the Giants, Clark was a five-time All-Star, a NLCS MVP, a two-time Silver Slugger and a Glove Glove winner.</p><h2><b>Out of this galaxy</b></h2><p>“That was crazy,” Schmitt told the Bay Area News Group <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/what-a-debut-sf-giants-prospect-casey-schmitt-goes-deep-in-first-mlb-game/ar-AA1aYsIm" rel="noopener">after the game</a>. “I don’t even know what to say. It felt like I was in a movie. This is something I’m never going to forget.”</p><p>When Casey Schmitt was getting a phone call that every minor leaguer hopes for about his call-up to the show, he was indulging in Marvel’s latest film, <i>Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3</i>, at a local theater. He ignored the first call but took the second one after his Triple-A Sacramento manager called him back just minutes later.</p><p>“It was during, like… the ending credits, so the movie was already over,” Schmitt said.</p><p>We could be in the first act of a future star for the Giants, as it seems the infielder has all the tools capable of succeeding at the major league level. His opening scene was one that writers and directors often attempt to capture on screen but then rarely capitalize on in the following acts. Luckily, Schmitt kept up the good work on Wednesday night in his second game, going 2-for-2 against the Nationals.</p><p>Let’s just hope he knows the proper Marvel movie etiquette by now and watched all those end credits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Casey Schmitt’s Giants debut nets him elite company on shortlist with Will Clark, Brandon Crawford

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-casey-schmitt-decision-brandon-crawford');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants eyeing top prospect call up amid Brandon Crawford injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/San-Francisco-eyeing-top-prospect-call-up-amid-Brandon-Crawford-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants eyeing top prospect call up amid Brandon Crawford injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-09T09:51:25-07:00">May 9th, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-09T09:51:25-07:00">May 9th, 9:51am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Alongside their rough 15-19 start to the season, the San Francisco <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-overreactions-ugly-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">Giants are now dealing with</a> an injury to shortstop Brandon Crawford. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-why-madison-bumgarner-reunion-would-not-worth-it-san-francisco" rel="noopener">Giants look to remedy</a> both issues, San Francisco is poised to turn to their farm system.</p><p>The Giants <a href="https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1655948003310698497" rel="noopener">are strongly considering</a> calling up infield prospect Casey Schmitt, via Alex Pavlovic. While there’s no confirmation if/when San Francisco will make that move, Schmitt has been working on his positional versatility in hopes of a potential call up.</p><p>That versatility will be key for Schmitt, who is a natural third baseman. Crawford was placed on the injured list with a calf injury. While he has been able to <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyEmerman/status/1655711249290924032?s=20" rel="noopener">do some work</a> on the field, San Francisco is looking for his potential replacement. With Schmitt spending time at second base and shortstop – alongside third, he would have an opportunity to contribute with or without Crawford.</p><p>But for all his defensive chops, the Giants would love to get Schmitt’s bat into the lineup. He has appeared in 222 games over his minor league career, hitting .283 with 30 home runs, 129 RBI and eight stolen bases.</p><p>He caught San Francisco’s eye with his work at the AAA level this year. Through his first 32 games in Triple-A, Schmitt is hitting .313 with a home run, 22 RBI and three stolen bases.</p><p>Casey Schmitt currently ranks as the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/giants/" rel="noopener">fourth-best</a> prospect in the Giants organization, via MLB Pipeline. After dominating the minor league level, San Francisco seems ready to see what Schmitt can offer at the major league level. His call should come imminently.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants eyeing top prospect call up amid Brandon Crawford injury

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Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco Giants’ veteran shortstop Brandon Crawford <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/03/giants-rumors-brandon-crawford-knee-injury.html" rel="noopener">has reportedly been shut down</a> from all baseball activity due to knee discomfort, per MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams. He is expected to be shut down for the next week due to the knee injury. He will be reevaluated next week and San Francisco will then determine whether or not he will need to miss an extended period of time.</p><p>The 36-year old has been with the Giants since the 2011 campaign. Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey and Brandon Belt were previously the faces of the team, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-buster-posey-to-retire-on-thursday" rel="noopener">Posey retired</a> prior to last season and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-agrees-deal-ex-giants-all-star-mlb-free-agency" rel="noopener">Belt signed in Toronto</a> with the Blue Jays this past offseason. Crawford is one of the final remaining players still on the team from San Francisco’s magical 2010-2014 run, where they won three World Series championships in a five-year span. Crawford, who debuted in 2011, played a pivotal role in two of those championships.</p><p>Brandon Crawford is a three-time All-Star as well. He last made the All-Star team in 2021, but struggled to stay on the field in 2022. He slashed .231/.308/.344 with a .652 OPS over just 118 games last season. Crawford is hoping to bounce back in 2023, but that will be difficult to do if he deals with another injury-plagued campaign. The Giants are certainly hopeful that Crawford will not need to miss a significant amount of time due to this knee ailment.</p><p>The Giants come into 2023 in an uncertain position. They will have an outside chance of competing for an NL Wild Card spot, but their odds of vying for the NL West title are slim. The one fact that is certain is that Brandon Crawford’s health will be pivotal to their success throughout the 2023 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.182	0	2	0.56	0

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.182	0	2	0.56	0

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