There’s something to see at every level of the San Francisco Giants minor league system this spring. It’s nice to see the system balanced in such a way, where there are prospects to watch on every team. In Richmond, there’s Andrew Susac, Joe Panik, Adam Duvall, and Jarrett Parker as the names I’m excited about. Let’s get started with the… Read more →
All stats are from the period between December 23 and January 1. Happy New Year, all! Thanks for sticking with us for another year. I delayed the final major Winter Leagues Digest past the new year because the final day of the Puerto Rican and Venezuelan leagues landed on Monday plus I figured you’d all have something better to do… Read more →
All stats are from the period between December 17 to 22. It’s the final weeks of the winter leagues. The Dominican League ended Saturday, so all the notes from the DR will have the players’ final statistical lines. The Venezuelan and Puerto Rican leagues end December 30. Here is the final Dominican Leagues report for 2012. Name Position League Team… Read more →
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 draw a response out… Read more →
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 the list. It’s anyones guess… Read more →
Good morning, I hope everyones day has started well. Pass me the coffee and I’ll be OK. A few things in Giants news today ~ Keichii Yabu has been promoted to setup man. I wasn’t aware of this until I caught Schulman’s Notebook column on the Chronicle. The article talks about Pat Misch going back to AAA and this quote… Read more →
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 his rumored $12M… Read more →