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 wild, is going to have… Read more →
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 Fresno. “This… Read more →
Let me preface this post with this: Spring Training statistics are meaningless. Time and time again Spring Training has shown us that those who play hot for a few weeks before the season begins, aren’t essentially solid bets to carry that performance over into the regular season. Neifi Perez hitting .474 with 7 HRS in a few games? It’s probably… Read more →
I’ve got a confession to make. I love pitchers with funky motions. Mostly side-armers, though, I also love the old-time throwing styles of pitchers from the 60′s, like Koufax, Gibson, and of course this wouldn’t be a Giants blog without the mention of Marichal’s rock-back-and-huge-leg-kick pitching motion. But, what really gets my juices flowing are pitchers that throw with a… Read more →
John Sickels of Minor League Ball has posted his top-20 list for the Giants. You can find the list here. Here’s how Sickels ranked the top-20 in the Giants’ farm system: Angel Villalona, 3B, Grade B+ Henry Sosa, RHP, Grade B Tim Alderson, RHP, Grade B Madison Bumgarner, LHP, Grade B- (lack of breaking ball is a caution flag for… Read more →
Baseball America has just recently released their Top-10 Prospects list for the Giants. You can find it here. Here’s what the list looks like: 1. Angel Villalona, 3b 2. Tim Alderson, rhp 3. Madison Bumgarner, lhp 4. Nate Schierholtz, of 5. Henry Sosa, rhp 6. Nick Noonan, 2b/ss 7. Eugenio Velez, of/2b 8. Wendell Fairley, of 9. John Bowker, of… 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 →
The Giants last place finish in 2007 not only secured their 5th overall pick in the amateur draft in June but also for the Rule 5 Draft this December. The Rule 5 Draft is a little more popular in years past because some teams have found hidden gems in the draft. Probably the most well known Rule 5 selection of… 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 couple of days late but I wanted to post some reactions from the doubleheader against the Pirates on Monday. I’m back to a PC with internet access after spending the last few days in Pittsburgh. Matt Cain’s game 1 start was typical for this season in almost every single way. Lots of pitches in the first, a few earned… Read more →