When left-hander, Madison Bumgarner, made his MLB debut last year, the top pitching prospect in the Giants organization showed up with less velocity than advertised. After working in the low-to-mid 90’s in the minor leagues, Giants fans were shocked to see Madison posting 88’s on the stadium radar gun. Velocity concerns aside, Bumgarner has a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘free agents’
The Universe Hates Us
So, your favorite team just signed Aubrey Huff for 1-year, $3M to play first base. What happens next?
#diamondbacks deal with adam laroche will pay him between $4 mil and $5 mil, sources tell si.com. good job by dejan getting scoop on AZ.
Oh, right. A division rival will sign a much better player to a better [...]
Let There Be Jazz!
Jon Heyman tweets (I can’t tell you how much I dislike Twitter):
juan uribe has agreed to deal to go back to #sfgiants, pending physical.
If it’s one thing this team needs, it’s more versatility! Honestly though, bringing back Uribe on the (rumored) 1-year deal with an option isn’t a bad move. He was a plus-defender at [...]
Giants Add DeRosa (Just Call Him Mr. Average)
A little late getting to this news. Curse you home ownership!
He’s versatile! He’s gamery! He’s Mark DeRosa! It’s been a quiet offseason to this point for the Giants, but the recent addition of Mark DeRosa to a 2-year deal worth $12M breaks up some of the monotony. I’m not sure it’s great news, but it’s [...]
Cross Him Off The List
Nick Johnson, a favorite FA target, has reportedly inked a deal with the Yankees for 1-year, $5.5M.
The Yankees were on the verge of bringing Nick Johnson back to the Bronx Thursday night on a one-year contract worth about $5.5 million, a move that could mean the end of Johnny Damon’s time in pinstripes
This is a [...]
Ogling Uggla
There’s been some discussion on the Giants and Dan Uggla. The Giants, who drastically need to upgrade their offense, have been rumored as a suitor for Uggla despite claims that nothing is imminent. With Freddy Sanchez’s ability to play third base — he’s logged over 1,300 career innings at the position — the Giants could [...]
Needing Nick Johnson
There’s a good chance the Giants could use the FA market this offseason to upgrade at first base. The good news for the Giants is that the 1B market is cram-packed with options. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a first baseman looking for work. The market is full of guys like: Carlos [...]
Bay By The Bay
The Giants were terrible on offense this past season.
There are a few free agents who are pretty good hitters.
Therefore: Every bipedal human being that can pick up a baseball bat and swing it a few times will be linked to the Giants this upcoming offseason.
Nameless Yahoo MLB rumor-monger says:
The San Francisco Giants want to add [...]
Wondering About Wiggy
This past week the Houston Astros decided to non-tender Ty Wigginton rather than extend a contract to him and increase his salary through arbitration. The Chron article that I just linked to suggests that after arbitration, Wigginton would have been looking at a salary around $6M. He made $4.35M last year. Because the Astros did [...]
Free Agents and Arbitration
Yesterday was the deadline for clubs to offer arbitration to their free agent players. This is interesting for a couple of reasons but the most important reason is that it might help us narrow the scope of free agents that the Giants intend to pursue. Brian Sabean said earlier in the offseason that the compensation [...]