September moves begin
Henry Schulman reports from Denver that three players have been added to the big league roster in the first September call-ups. Catcher Steve Holm was brought up from the farm system and pitcher Brad...
View ArticleSan Francisco Giants add Angel Villalona to 40-man, designate outfielder...
The deadline just passed for teams to add prospects to their 40-man rosters, to protect them from the Rule 5 draft next month, and the Giants had a surprise for us. One of the six players they added to...
View ArticleHere’s the latest on Freddy Sanchez, Buster Posey
John Shea from the winter meetings in Dallas: Freddy Sanchez will throw tomorrow. This might not sound like much, but for Sanchez and the Giants, it is. It’ll be the first time the second baseman will...
View ArticleBrian Sabean’s latest thoughts on the 2012 roster
John Shea from the winter meetings in Dallas. General manager Brian Sabean met with Bay Area media tonight and quickly shot down a morning report that the Giants submitted a bid on Japanese shortstop...
View ArticleBochy on his new outfield and Andres Torres’ departure; bye-bye Beltran; Mota...
John Shea from the winter meetings in Dallas: Bruce Bochy is a mix-and-match manager, largely by necessity, and it’ll be no different in 2012. The Giants made official their Andres Torres-Ramon...
View Article25 non-roster invitees to attend Giants spring training
The Giants have announced their list of the 25 non-roster invitees who will be attending spring training. The list is as follows: RHP: Jake Dunning, Justin Fitzgerald, Austin Fleet, Stephen Harrold,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bochy discusses Mike Fontenot’s release
UPDATE: Manager Bruce Bochy said many factors went into the decision to release Mike Fontenot. Part of it was his play last season, when his average declined to .227, the emergence of Emmanuel Burriss...
View ArticleSF Giants’ need for RH bats bodes well for H. Sanchez, Pill, Arias
Fans and writers are the same in one respect. We sometimes tend to make too much of spring-training trends, which is dangerous because the baseball here is so much different than regular-season ball....
View ArticleBrian Sabean defends decision to activate Guillermo Mota
The Chronicle reached Giants general manager Brian Sabean by phone a few minutes ago, and he offered this explanation on the team’s decision to activate reliever Guillermo Mota: “Our organization,...
View ArticleWhat should the Giants do in their outfield?
The Giants now head to Atlanta after dropping two of three in broiling Texas. A theme in their series with the Rangers was shoddy outfield play. Nori Aoki looked bewildered in left field and...
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