Here’s the facts: In 2008, the Giants had the worst team production for the shortstop position in the National League. The collective of Giants’ shortstops combined for an OPS of .576. That made them the only team in the NL that failed to surpass the .600 OPS mark for team shortstop production. Omar Vizquel, Ivan Ochoa, Brian Bocock, and Emmanuel… Read more →
The Hot Stove League is a time during baseball when everyone and their little brother can create terrible, awful, truly terrible (did I say terrible?) rumors involving the San Francisco Giants professional baseball club team. It’s actually really easy to get the wheels of trade speculation moving. The Giants need a third basemen? Hank Blalock could be available. A package… Read more →
The online Giants community has been perkin’ this past weekend. The team won a series against the Cardinals, which featured more Lincecum goodness with a side of Bowker power, and made a roster move that has some scratching their heads and others going “meh”. Let’s talk about the roster move that took place. The Giants have DFA’d Rajai Davis, who… Read more →
The latest news out of Spring Training is that Omar Vizquel will miss 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The official word is that it’s a ‘torn medial meniscus’ in his left knee. Vizquel has had knee problems a couple of times in his 19-season career, the most recent was two surgeries that he had on his right knee in… Read more →
A lot has been made out of the Giants’ defense in the coming years as a key component to their success. It’s a good idea in theory, as the offense looks to be bad for the ’08 season and maybe beyond. Any positives gained on the defensive front will be critical to the team. As of now, the Giants’ bats… Read more →
The Rule 5 might not be the most exciting draft, most will pick the June amateur draft, but it nicely breaks up the traditional drought of much needed baseball news in the winter off-months. The basic rule of the Rule 5 is that whoever your team drafts, they must keep them on their starting roster for an entire year or… Read more →
Baseball America has a list up of all the available minor league free agents. A minor league free agent is able to sign with any team he likes. The Giants have a total of 20 minor league free agents. Here’s what the list looks like: San Francisco Giants (20) Righthanders: Jesse Foppert, Dan Giese, Carlos Hines, Sun Woo Kim, Matt… Read more →
A few rumors floating around recently that the White Sox would like to acquire Omar Vizquel for Juan Uribe and probably a pitching prospect. Uribe has had some off season trouble being involved in a shooting. The White Sox heavily pursued Omar before he signed with the Giants during the 2004-2005 off season. The Sox are believed to have offered… Read more →