As usual, this post is a little bit late, but I wanted to briefly touch upon the Giants’ 22 non-roster invitees for the 2011 Spring Training Camp. From the press release via SFGiants.com: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Giants have extended non-roster invitations for Major League Spring Training to the following 22 players, club Senior Vice President and… Read more →
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 →
Earlier last week I wrote about a few things that I thought the Giants should be doing for next year’s team. Among them were fixing the bullpen and finding free — or very cheap — talent to plug in to the team. Over the weekend the Giants made an early signing that could satisfy both of those requirements. The Giants… 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 →