In this case, the Bs being B.J. Upton and Carlos Beltran. The first thing you have to ask yourself is this: Is either of these players worth a top prospect? The point is debatable. Regardless, I think both players are going to fetch one, if moved. The latest on the Beltran front is that he may not fetch a top… Read more →
The trading deadline for major league baseball, according to this site, is next Sunday on July 31st. At this point, the Giants seem sure to do something besides trading for Jeff Keppinger. As we’ve already covered, Keppinger is a nice fill-in for second base, but the Giants need offense, and despite a nice batting average, Keppinger isn’t going to be… Read more →
The Giants grabbed slappy slapper Jeff Keppinger from the Houston Astros for minor league right-handed pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel. First, let’s discuss what they gave up. —- We’ve begun working on a mid-season top-15 prospect list here at Bay City Ball, and neither Stoffel or Sosa landed in my top 15. Stoffel is a 22-year-old reliever that has… Read more →
Shopping list: Jose Reyes Hunter Pence B.J. Upton Michael Bourn J.J. Hardy Jamey Carroll Carlos Beltran Aramis Ramirez Yorvit Torrealba Ramon Hernandez Ronny Paulino not-Whiteside and Stewart Ideally, before the July 31 trade deadline, the Giants would acquire Player X that ‘Doesn’t Suck’. It seems simple, sure, but the truth is that the Giants need to infuse some life… Read more →
Back on May 25, I wrote about the Giants’ inability to score via the home run. Unfortunately, you may not have read that piece because something horrible happened that night, something far more unfortunate than you not reading what I’d written. The Giants lost the game and their star catcher. And we lost our innocence. In a nutshell, I explained… Read more →
Well, that’s how these things go sometimes. After going 20-8 and in the month of July, the Giants have struggled in August. The team’s current W/L record in August of 9-10 actually downplays just how bad things have looked in the last few series. Errors, poor pitching, and vintage bad hitting have all combined to put a sizable dent in… Read more →
Oh, that Giants. Ken Rosethal tweets: Rival executive says Guillen to #SFGiants is “done,” confirming ESPNDeportes report. #Royals #MLB You can scroll down for my take on Guillen or read it right here. It hasn’t changed. * Jose Guillen, OF – I love the idea of picking up an outfielder and moving Huff back to 1B. It improves the overall… Read more →
There’s nothing like the old switcheroo trade. Mike Fontenot started today as a Chicago Cub, but he’ll end it as a Giant. The Giants have traded A-ball outfield prospect, Evan Crawford, to the Cubs in exchange for 2B Mike Fontenot. Fontenot describes the weirdness of changing sidelines and changing teams before a game. “It’s been a strange day so far,… Read more →
Henry Schulman is reporting that the Giants have traded RHP Tim Alderson (the #4 Giants prospect by BA before this season started) for Pirates 2B Freddy Sanchez. Salary details are a little sketchy, but for what the Pirates are getting in Alderson they’ll probably be kicking in the rest of Freddy’s 2008 salary.* *Looks like I was wrong on that… Read more →
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 →