The Giants have signed 1B Josh Phelps to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. From SFGiants.com: Adding potential depth Monday, the Giants signed first baseman Josh Phelps to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league Spring Training. Phelps, 30, owns a .273 batting average with 64 home runs and 244 RBIs in 465… Read more →
Good lord, what a terrible game last night. In the 0.5 seconds it took for Brad Ausmus’ — hereby referred to as the evil one — line drive to reach Lincecum’s knee, every tragic career ending scenario flashed through my head. Watching Lincecum limp badly off the field as he leaned against our head trainer, so to keep his balance,… Read more →
Kevin Towers is a good GM. He always seems to demonstrate a knack for finding good talent and acquiring it on the cheap. Take for example: Cla Meredith, Josh Bard, Adrian Gonzalez, Chris Young, Scott Linebrink, Heath Bell, and Mike Cameron just to name a few. We might be able to add Justin Huber to that list of good, cheaply… Read more →
A common rumor that’s been floated among Giants fans all offseason is trying to acquire Nick Johnson from the Nationals. The 29-year-old first baseman is a career (.272/.395/.458) hitter over parts of 6 seasons. In 2006, while posting a career season — an OPS+ of 149 — Johnson collided with teammate Austin Kearns while attempting to catch a foul ball…. Read more →
The Giants have announced 15 players who got the invite for spring training. Non-roster invites are usually a mix of long-shot players who’ve either played in the minors forever or have had injuries that have delayed their careers and younger rookies hoping to break camp with the big club. Let’s take a look at the invites. The Players Pitchers 1…. Read more →