By Chris Quick on February 9, 2009
Hey, it looks like the Giants offered Rich Aurilia a minor league deal similar to the one that Juan Uribe got. Fringe utility middle infielders? Gotta catch’em all. Per Baggs: For now, one development to share: Sabean said the Giants made Rich Aurilia an offer for a non-guaranteed contract similar to what they gave Juan [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged Brian Sabean, fan fest, joe crede, pablo sandoval, rich aurilia, Third Base
By Chris Quick on January 29, 2009
Bear with me, it’s another sloooooow Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, we’re just 16 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training. Mid-to-late January is probably the worst time of the year for baseball, the offseason is still trudging along, but you can almost see baseball in the distance. Just a few more weeks and [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged joe crede, links, prospects, will clark
By Chris Quick on December 23, 2008
I wanted to do a quick Wins Above Replacement post on Joe Crede and Pablo Sandoval. I’ve been pro Crede this offseason for a couple of reasons. He’s essentially a league average hitter with plus-defense that’s battled injuries over the past two seasons. Because he’s been stuck in the trainers room so much lately, he [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged fat dudes, joe crede, pablo sandoval, Third Base
By Chris Quick on January 30, 2008
Joe Crede heading westward to the Giants is the new rumor that just-won’t-die. From a White Sox Blog hosted on the Chicago Sun-Times: Joe Crede: The whispers around the organization still seem to point to the idea that if the third baseman shows up to camp and the back looks strong he will be gone [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged joe crede, terrible ideas, Third Base, Trades
By Chris Quick on January 29, 2008
Or something… The unbelievable has happened, Pedro Feliz will not be a Giant in 2008. The Phillies, who actually had an enormous hole at third base, lured away Pedro Feliz for a 2 year $8.5M contract that can run up to 3-years and $15M depending on incentives. I feel like I’ve written an enormous amount [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged joe crede, Pedro Feliz, thirdbase
By Chris Quick on January 24, 2008
Is it true? Could it be true? Have the Giants finally backed away from Pedro Feliz? Words from Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle: Pedro Feliz apparently is gone, with Sabean saying, “We made a two-year offer, which he rejected. We’ve pretty much moved on from there.” There are other third baseman coming off [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged chris shelton, david aardsma, joe crede, morgan ensberg, Pedro Feliz, thirdbase
By Chris Quick on January 9, 2008
Still not much baseball news going on (outside of the 24/7 Roger Clemens drama on ESPN which is fastly turning into a he-said she-said deal) but a few nuggets of information were posted this morning by Henry Schulman of the San Fransico Chronicle on free-swinging-should-be-gold-gloving 3B Pedro Feliz. Blurb #1 from Schulman: Contract talks between [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged joe crede, morgan ensberg, Pedro Feliz, scott rolen, Third Base