Wednesday/Thursday BP: New Year’s Resolutions

The time has arrived: we must flip our calendars from December, 2025 to the next page, realize that there’s no calendar on the next page, throw out the calendar, look for the 2026 calendar, realize we haven’t purchased a 2026 calendar, and then order a 2026 calendar so that we can put it up a week late.

Yes, it’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day time. We move to a new year, which brings with it many things. In the baseball world, a new year means the end of the offseason, the start of Spring Training, a brand new regular season from start to finish and, hopefully, a new world champion.

New Year’s resolutions are always a fun thing, and I invite you to share with the class what yours are, as it might inspire you to stick to it, inspire others to make similar resolutions, or simply provide some fun conversation. As for me? Well, I’ve written up some resolutions for the Giants for 2026. Here’s a very incomplete list.

1. Realize that Adrian Houser is a No. 5 starter, not a No. 4 starter.
2. Realize that Landen Roupp is a No. 4 starter, not a No. 3 starter.
3. Realize that Robbie Ray is a No. 3 starter, not a No. 2 starter.
4. Sign a No. 2 starter.
5. Realize that the Dodgers, Padres, and other competitors are willing to spend freely.
6. Do something about that realization.
7. Fill Spring Training with Giants greats and Giants legends.
8. Don’t trade Bryce Eldridge.
9. Let Bryce Eldridge break camp with the team.
10. Give Bryce Eldridge a leash when he inevitably hits .170/.220/.330 in April.
11. Ride Bryce Eldridge when he invariably hits .330/.450/.640 in August.
12. Remind Heliot Ramos how to play good defense.
13. Teach Jung Hoo Lee how to play good defense.
14. Don’t tell us during Spring Training that you’re going to run more.
15. But …. run more.
16. A lot more.
17. Like, so much more.
18. Win most of the games that Logan Webb pitches.
19. Then sign him to an extension, damn it.
20. Win some games.
21. More than 75.
22. More than 80.
23. Preferably more than 85.
24. Ideally more than 90.
25. A World Series would be okay too, you know.
26. Drop the price of beer at the stadium to $1.99.