By Chris Quick on August 13, 2010
Oh, that Giants. Ken Rosethal tweets: Rival executive says Guillen to #SFGiants is “done,” confirming ESPNDeportes report. #Royals #MLB You can scroll down for my take on Guillen or read it right here. It hasn’t changed. * Jose Guillen, OF – I love the idea of picking up an outfielder and moving Huff back to [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged jose guillen, Trades, what
By Chris Quick on August 2, 2010
I’m a bit late on responding to the Giants deadline deals, but I wanted to briefly write a few words about the two relievers the Giants picked up. Giants Lose: OF John Bowker, RHP Joe Martinez Giants Get: LHP Javier Lopez I guess this means the quest for the LOOGY is over. I’ll state up [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged bullpen, javier lopez, joe martinez, john bowker, ramon ramirez, relievers, Trades
By Chris Quick on July 26, 2010
Taking a week long break from baseball can leave you feeling refreshed. We all love the game — living and dieing most nights by the final score — but sometimes, over the long grind of a season, it’s nice to take a step back and unwind a little. It helps to put things in the [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged adam dunn, jorge cantu, jose guillen, Outfield, Trades
By Chris Quick on July 28, 2009
The Giants, in a quest to add something resembling a major league hitter to their lineup, went out and traded LHP Scott Barnes for 1B Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians. Let’s look at some background information on the players involved in this trade before we go any further. Ryan Garko The 28-year-old Garko was [...]
Posted in Giants | Tagged ryan garko, Scott Barnes, tim lincecum, Trades
By Chris Quick on March 27, 2009
The Giants have sent LHP Jack Taschner to the Phillies for C Ronny Paulino. Meet your new backup catcher. From SFGiants.com: Paulino, 27, could replace Steve Holm as the Giants’ backup catcher. Paulino hit .278 in 304 games with Pittsburgh from 2005-08 before Philadelphia obtained him in an offseason trade. Paulino played in only 40 [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged jack taschner, ronny paulino, Trades
By Chris Quick on July 29, 2008
Expert Analysis: Kevin Correia, he’s pretty good until that one inning where he’s not. Here’s the pitch count by inning for Correia in last nights 7-6 win over the Dodgers. See if you can find where the trouble started. Inning PC# 1 12 2 11 3 10 4 14 5 36 6* 7 * Didn’t [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged bengie molina, infield defense, jack taschner, jose castillo, kevin correia, Trades
By Chris Quick on July 14, 2008
The All Star break is here and that means that a little more than half the season has been played. It also means that the trading deadline of July 31st is getting closer and closer. At the break, the Giants find themselves in 3rd place in the worst division in baseball with a record of [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged dave roberts, jack taschner, randy winn, ray durham, rich aurilia, Trades, tyler walker, WBQOTW
By Chris Quick on March 13, 2008
Seems like the Giants are still taking a look at Brandon Inge to play 3B. From the Chronicle this morning, emphasis mine: The Giants reportedly are scouting Detroit’s Brandon Inge, the third baseman who wants to be traded because he’s playing behind Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers would need to pick up some of the $19.1 [...]
Posted in Giants, Trades | Tagged angel villalona, brandon inge, bullpen, Trades
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
