* As of 2:30 pm, the Giants have Bengie Molina, Eliezer Alfonzo and Steve Holm listed on the active roster. This could simply mean that Alfonzo is headed back to Fresno, and the MLB.com Web monkey went out for a caramel frappalappadingdong and forgot to erase E-Alf’s name. Or it could mean that something else —something bigger — is about to happen. KNBR’s Damon Bruce hinted last night a move was afoot. I generally regard information from Bruce as seriously as I would a glassy-eyed guy on the street asking me for $2.50 because his car broke down and he needs to take BART back to Fremont. Is your car perchance named Wild Irish Rose, my good sir?
Maybe there’s more to this than a simple backup catcher swap, but my money’s on the hungover Web guy.
* Is Randy Winn available? Brian Sabean recently said no, but BP’s Will Carroll now says yes. (Baseball Prospectus is free all week, by the way. Click over, peruse, and subscribe. It’s worth it.) Winn is Plan B or C for most teams looking for OF help, not surprising.
* Speaking of BP, prospect guru Kevin Goldstein has quotes from anonymous scouts about Madison Bumgarner and Angel Villalona. Read them in full here, but a couple excerpts: On Bumgarner, who had another outstanding game last night for low-A Augusta: “He's young for the year, he has above-average velocity, his control is outstanding, and his command is getting there… I like him a lot and think he'll move fast.” On Villalona, Bumgarner’s teammate who now has 12 home runs: “His raw power is just off the charts. It's massive raw power—he'll mis-hit balls in [batting practice] and they go 390 feet, but right now he's very restless at the plate."
