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Giants Aquire Ronny Paulino; Trade Jack Taschner

Published by on March 27, 2009 | 1 Response

The Giants have sent LHP Jack Taschner to the Phillies for C Ronny Paulino. Meet your new backup catcher. From SFGiants.com: Paulino, 27, could replace Steve Holm as the Giants’ backup catcher. Paulino hit .278 in 304 games with Pittsburgh from 2005-08 before Philadelphia obtained him in an offseason trade. Paulino played in only 40 games for the Pirates last… Read more →

Goodbye Jack, Hello Will?

Goodbye Jack, Hello Will?

Published by on March 27, 2009 | 1 Response

A simple question today, should the Giants sign Will Ohman to a 1-year $2M-ish deal to replace the struggling Jack Taschner? After avoiding arbitration with Taschner — he was signed to a 1-year 830K deal — the Giants can’t be pleased with how the Special Agent has performed thus far in Spring Traninig. Taschner’s 12 free passes in 8.2 innings… Read more →