Oh here go hell come. An AP report published on ESPNDeportes.com says that Angel Villalona, the former Giants prospect from the Dominican Republic accused of murdering a man in 2009, is suing the Giants for illegal termination of his contract. Here’s the link: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1355469&s=bei&type=story It’s all in Spanish. What I gleaned from it was that he’s seeking $10,400 in lost wages and… Read more →
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 →
Seems like the Giants are still taking a look at Brandon Inge to play 3B. From the Chronicle this morning, emphasis mine: The Giants reportedly are scouting Detroit’s Brandon Inge, the third baseman who wants to be traded because he’s playing behind Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers would need to pick up some of the $19.1 million left on Inge’s contract,… 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 →