January 2010 Archives

No Giant polarizes the loyal fanbase like Fred Lewis. He's got plate discipline that makes statheads drool. He watches a lot of pitches and gets on base at a steady (though not elite) pace. He also watches a lot of third...
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UPDATE: Baggs checks in from the press conference: Sabean and Groeschner defended the due diligence of the medical department, saying they'd taken four MRIs of Sanchez's shoulder prior to the club signing the second baseman to a two-year, $12 million...
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Ray Ratto wet his pencil and crunched some numbers in today's column, showing us how the Giants will end up with a $100-million payroll this year. It feeds back to my point a couple posts ago that unless the new...
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Last night I dubbed today "The Arbocalypse," but it's ended up in Mo'saster. In some people's eyes, at least. Bengie's back, and he's going to be the 2010 opening day catcher barring a miracle. In my previous post I went...
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2PM UPDATE: - Lincecum filed for $13 M, the Giants for $8 M. - The Giants have re-signed Bengie Molina. - The....wait a second. The what just re-signed the who? It's from our local CBS sports guy who has broken...
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* Adam LaRoche confirmed what I suspected last week. He simply didn't want to play his home games at Mays Field. "Not to bash (the Giants) at all, I just had to weigh it. Was it worth going there for...
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You should all know by now that first baseman Adam LaRoche has signed a one-year deal with Arizona in the $5 million range with some kind of option for 2011. This comes quickly after he reportedly rejected the Giants' two-year,...
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To add Aubrey Huff, the Giants have designated for assigment Merkin Valdez. Someone will certainly give him a look. I always thought he could be the next closer if Brian Wilson ever got injured or too expensive, but the Giants...
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Sorry for the sporadic posting this week. It's more or less the fershlugginest most crazy work week of the year for me, so I appreciate your patience between posts. Quick hit tonight: A few days ago, when Juan Uribe officially...
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The first thing to know about Aubrey Huff is this: It's not Audrey, dammit. The second thing to know: He had a great year in 2008. The third thing to know: He had a great year between 2007 and 2009....
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  For all the warm, fuzzy, cult-status love for Juan Uribe 'round these parts, let's face it, there's a real danger he'll regress to his past form of being one of the worst hackers in baseball. It's like his avatar is...
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In the Sabean/Bochy press conference this morning to welcome back Juan Uribe (1 year, $3.25 M -- more on this later), we learned that the Giants' new top priority is a left-handed hitting free agent. The Velez/Torres leadoff platoon is no longer a...
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As an armchair GM or manager it's always too easy to bitch and moan about how this deal didn't get done or why it was this move and not another. The world needs critics, but the critics need to retain...
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  MLB Trade Rumors, God bless 'em, has posted an updated history of Brian Sabean's trades, signings and draft picks. (It's a downloadable spreadsheet.) Whatever else you think of him, remember that this man had the foresight to draft Brad...
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