DeSclafani fully bought in to the Giants’ player-focused development strategy and threw the second-most innings of his career.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The adjectives used by Gabe Kapler to describe Anthony DeSclafani’s spring so far leading up to his first start Friday embodied the type of person DeSclafani is, and why the Giants are confident the new $36 million dollar man can build upon his bounce-back campaign last season.“Nothing really to report,” Kapler said. “He’s doing well. … He’s not searching for a spotlight. … He wants the ball and wants to go as deep into the game as he possibly can.
But the Giants front office was paying attention. President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi rewarded DeSclafani with the longest contract he has given to a pitcher since taking over in San Francisco in 2018. The Giants ponied up $36 million over three years for DeSclafani while balking at the five years and $110 million the Blue Jays gave Gausman.
With one successful season in San Francisco under his belt, DeSclafani has turned from reclamation project to expected workhorse — and an example to follow for their new crop of under-the-radar arms. The changes in DeSclafani’s arsenal are well documented: he started throwing his slider more often and more effectively than ever before, resulting in the highest whiff percentage of his career , more than twice as much weak contact as he had ever induced and the lowest ERA of his career. His move to Oracle Park allowed him to reduce his home run rate from 1.7 per nine innings in his final three years in Cincinnati to 1.0 per nine last year, despite generating fly balls at the same rate.
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