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 Uribe ($1 million if he… Read more →
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 we’ll be even closer. Despite… Read more →
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 might sign a short-term —… Read more →
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 by the middle of Cactus… Read more →
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 about Feliz on this site… Read more →
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 injuries who might be available… Read more →
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 the Giants and incumbent third… Read more →