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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
You can find all the draft picks that the Giants made on day two of this years draft with the MLB Draft Tracker, a very handy tool to track and see some light scouting reports on all the picks.
The Giants drafted 44 additional players on the second day of the draft. I won’t go through [...]
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 [...]
The 2008 First-Year Players Draft is here. Who will the Giants take? Could they get lucky enough for Pedro Alvarez to fall all the way to a #5 pick? Probably not but the Giants could still have some other quality options if everything goes right. Justin Smoak, Eric Hosmer, or Gordon Beckham could all be [...]
The San Jose Giants are similar to the Augusta Greenjackets in some ways. The San Jose Giants are young and filled with some promising prospects, who in a best case scenario, are most likely 2-3 years away from the major leagues. Most of the Giants farm system talent is split between these two A-ball teams. [...]
I was going to write a post today about how Jose Castillo is awful or that our infield defense is still pretty bad or that Ray Durham has the range of a beached whale but I said screw it. We all know that the 2008 Giants season, or the year that speed and defense ran [...]
We’re heading to Fresno!
Hot off the heels of a nail biting win over the Purple Ones, the Giants made a roster change involving the ever-speedy Eugenio Velez.
From the SFGiants.com
The Giants optioned Velez to Triple-A Fresno after Tuesday night’s 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies, and replaced him with infielder Travis Denker, who was recalled from [...]
