According to a post on MLBTR, the Giants could be in the running to sign 16-year-old Dominican prospect Wagner Mateo.
ESPN.com’s Jorge Arangure reports (via Twitter) that the Giants may be on the verge of signing 16-year-old Dominican prospect Wagner Mateo. A deal could be finalized “within [the] next couple of weeks.”
If you’ll remember, Mateo was [...]
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Giants In Pursuit Of Wagner Mateo?
zMLE’s for September Call-Ups
I meant to do this earlier when the call-ups were first announced, but I got sidetracked. If you’re wondering how some of our minor league player’s performances might translate to the majors, this post is for you.
Note: Translations are NOT a guarantee of performance nor are they a prediction of what a player will do, [...]
Speedy Returns
Tip of the cap to Giants beatwriter Andrew Baggarly for the news on Velez’s return. He’ll be replacing Brian Horwitz’s spot on the roster. Velez experienced a brief run of 121 AB’s earlier in the season before the Giants sent him packing to AAA Fresno in order to work some kinks out of his game. [...]
Farm Review: Fresno Grizzlies
We’ve looked at Augusta (A) San Jose (A+) and Connecticut (AA) so far in our farm review. The earlier levels are filled with prospects who could one day reach the Giants and make an impact. Does Fresno have the same kind of prospects? Not so much. Most AAA teams these days are filled with journeymen [...]
Friday News / Notes
I got a chance to listen to the weekly Ralph and Tom interview with Brian Sabean on KNBR this morning. Some notes and reactions after listening.
~ The topic to start the interview was, of course, Barry Zito. Sabes basically backed up Zito saying that he’s trying hard and wants to get better. Ralph tried to [...]
Farm Review: Connecticut Defenders
Getting back to our review of the Giants minor league farm system, we find ourselves in the cool and crisp air of Connecticut. The Eastern League and Dodd Stadium — the home of the Defenders — has long had a well earned reputation of being a tough place to hit. The cold air, windy conditions, [...]
Missing Prospect Found … Again.
Earlier this week I posted that Wendell Fairely was going to make his debut in the AZL later this month. It turns out I was wrong and that Fairely is going to turn up in the Northwest League with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. An article detailing the S-K roster popped up today and Fairely is on [...]
His name is Gerald?
That was the first thought that ran through my head as Bud Selig read aloud the Giants 5th overall pick in this years draft.
“With the 5th pick in the First-Years Player Draft of 2008, the San Francisco Giants select Gerald Posey, catcher, from Florida State University”
Second thought, I guess the Giants aren’t scared off by [...]