By Chris Quick on September 8, 2008
You know, for as bad as the Giants have been this year, they sure do surprise us now and then. The team has just called up 37th overall 2008 draft pick — yes, you read that right, 2008 — Conor Gillaspie to the major league club. Conor had previously collected a scant 93 AB’s for [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged conor gillaspie, pablo sandoval
By Chris Quick on August 14, 2008
First, big news buzzing in Giants Land this morning. The Giants have made a flurry of draft pick signings. The biggest news is that, according to Andrew Baggarly — whom I feel that I’ve been linking to almost everyday for the past week, keepĀ up the great work Andrew — is that #5 overall pick [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged barry zito, billy sadler, buster posey, conor gillaspie, prospects, Ryan Rohlinger, Signings
By Chris Quick on June 6, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Giants, Minors | Tagged brandon crawford, buster posey, conor gillaspie, draft, edwin quirarte, eric surkamp, justin smoak, roger kieschnick