Honestly, Pavlovic, Schulman, and Baggs are all great writers. I dream about seeing them at bar one day, buying them drinks and talking about baseball. Read more

I'm in the Alex Pavlovic camp now. A few years ago, I definitely would have said Baggs. I just think that the Extra Baggs blog on the Merc site really worked well for him. I don't know if it's the format or the Merc's ability to hire great writers (probably both), but Pavlovic has taken over that space and now he's my… Read more

Renck is very good. He keeps a very respectable relationship with the players and not afraid to call them out for their play. Definitely one of the better baseball writers in the nation. Plus he isn't afraid to explain why he votes certain ways regarding HOF. Read more

I haven't seen any proof to dissuade from theorizing that Plascke is a James-Franco-like performance piece. Read more

For pure beat writer Baggs is above the rest (even though I agree that Comcast is not his best medium BECAUSE he is a writer) Read more

I'm a fan of Hank Schulman's. He's the slightly surly, cantankerous old school "What's the buffet spread, tonight?" kind of beat writer but he's also quite adept at twitter and seems self aware. No one is outright shitty, Baggs has his corporate overlords looming large, Pavlovic is improving but not quite there and… Read more

Mike Petriello lives in New York and has not attended a game this season. Read more

As a Giants blogger, I aspire to get to the level of Brisbee. I would be happy to be half as good as he is. So with that said... Read more

Just wanted to agree with everyone that even though Grant isn't a beat writer, there is no one in the Giants writing universe that can even approach how good he is. Read more

Alex Pavlovic is BY FAR the best. He is the only one with a good sense of humor (though Baggs on occasion has a good tweet) and he provides the most content through his blog. Read more

I've been credentialed, but there's no sense in me pretending I'm a beat writer. I'm pretty useless if I'm not writing from the perspective of a fan, which means the press box is a weird place for me. I was at a game earlier this year, and I had to remind myself not to cheer or clap ever five minutes. It was odd. The… Read more

Although I'm a Dodger fan, I read Grant Brisbee regularly. He's my favorite baseball writer by a far margin because of his unique blend of sports, humor, and culture. He's what Bill Simmons might've been had he not become a parody of himself. Read more

All three of those dudes are pretty great, but I'd probably say Renck is my favorite. Good info and quite funny as well. It's the same for all 3 of them, but Renck seems to have the most connection to the team so he gets the nod for me. Read more

Piecoro has to be first. Clearly the best. Can we put Pedro Gomez last even though he doesn't work for the Republic anymore? He was terrible. Read more

Saunders is a general sports guy. The nuances of baseball escape him. Renck is pretty good and writes with some wit. He gets baseball. I used to really like him, but I think he sticks a little too close to the team's official party line. The Monforts are pretty clearly satisfied with mediocrity, and Renck does… Read more

All are ok as far an analysis goes. None are adversarial in nature towards the club. Do a lot of water carrying for a pitiful front office. Doesn't help that the Denver Post owns a 6% share of the club. Read more

Dylan is the best of the bunch. He works the beat and has great insight on the club and front office. Read more

Harding isn't awful. He does his job and writes unspectacular but detailed and informative pieces. I've always figured he was handcuffed because he's an MLB writer. Read more

Nice list but I would place John Gambodoro (@Gambo620 ) ahead of Berthiaume. Read more