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From Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times: Hyun-Jin Ryu is scheduled to make his major league debut April 2 in the Dodgers' second game of the regular season. The...
March 26, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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More bad news regarding Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval via Andrew Baggarly: Pablo Sandoval tried to play catch on Saturday but even light duty proved too much...
March 23, 2013 at 8:40 PM -
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According to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, the Marlins have signed infielder Wilson Valdez to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Valdez...
March 23, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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San Francisco released a pair of players who had opt-out clauses in their minor-league contracts, cutting loose reliever Ramon Ramirez and infielder Wilson Valdez...
March 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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Last week we heard that the Giants and Buster Posey had "exchanged preliminary ideas" about a multi-year deal to buy out his remaining arbitration years. Today Jon...
March 20, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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From CSNBayArea.com's Andrew Baggarly: Third baseman Pablo Sandoval had an MRI exam that ruled out major structural damage in his sore right elbow, and the Giants remain...
March 19, 2013 at 11:40 PM -
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Pablo Sandoval was sent for tests today after the Giants scratched him from yesterday's lineup due to soreness in his right elbow and tingling in his fingers. For now...
March 18, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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Ryan Theriot has failed to latch on anywhere this spring. Hank Schulman hears that he's assessing his options: I'm hearing Ryan Theriot, who is still unsigned, is...
March 18, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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Pablo Sandoval has played in fewer than 120 games in each of the past two seasons. With today's news, the Giants are hoping the trend does not continue in 2013. Andrew...
March 17, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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Diamondbacks outfielder Cody Ross was removed from a Cactus League game on March 3 against the Giants with discomfort in his lower left leg. It's been two weeks and his...
March 17, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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Between now and Opening Day, HardballTalk will take a look at each of baseball's 30 teams, asking the key questions, the not-so-key questions, and generally breaking...
March 16, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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From Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com comes word that Giants utilityman Brett Pill is scheduled to undergo knee surgery on Thursday and will be sidelined for at least...
March 13, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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Ned Yost isn't the only one taking spring training way too seriously. Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com has this little tidbit about Giants outfielder Andres Torres: In...
March 12, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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My friend Josh Fisher alerted me to something in Buster Olney's column over the weekend about the fallout from Melky Cabrera‘s positive PED test last year: Before...
March 11, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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Giants starter Tim Lincecum, dealing with a blister on the middle finger of his throwing hand, received the thumbs-up from manager Bruce Bochy. The right-hander missed...
March 9, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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The Giants and catcher Buster Posey avoided arbitration in January by agreeing to a one-year, $8 million contract, but Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com hears that the...
March 9, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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Sergio Romo threw 26 pitches for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic yesterday and he's eligible to make an appearance again tonight because the tournament's "can't...
March 8, 2013 at 10:40 AM -
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Former Giants' closer Brian Wilson had a tryout with the Mets in January, but things have been pretty quiet since. There's a reason for that. According to CBS Sports'...
March 6, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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John Danks returned to game action this afternoon for the first time since he required season-ending shoulder surgery last August. After limiting the Giants to one run -...
March 4, 2013 at 7:40 PM -
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Closer Brian Wilson, formerly of the San Francisco Giants, could return according to manager Bruce Bochy. ESPN's Jim Bowden tweeted: Bochy told us the Giants have not...
March 3, 2013 at 8:40 PM -
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Well, this is interesting. San Jose has been an oft-discussed new locale for the Oakland Athletics if they were to move, but the San Francisco Giants have been a thorn...
March 3, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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In camp with the Giants after spending last year in Korea, Scott Proctor told the San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman that his collapse was more about his struggles...
March 1, 2013 at 3:40 PM -
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Andres Torres won't play for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic because of an oblique strain and is expected to be sidelined for 7-10 days in Giants camp...
February 28, 2013 at 10:40 AM -
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CSN Bay Area's Andrew Baggarly made an observation while hanging out in the Giants' clubhouse here in Scottsdale the other day: I looked around the room, I realized that...
February 28, 2013 at 9:40 AM -
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Scottsdale Stadium, the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants, is pretty great. It just sits here nicely in the neighborhood. The scale is just right. The...
February 28, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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Didn't you hate it when you played little league and the coach's kid was given all that special treatment? If so, you'll love the Bochy show in Giants spring training...
February 26, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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The Giants exercised their 2014 options on general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy in December following the club's World Series title, but the duo could...
February 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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San Francisco and Chicago swapped minor leaguers, with the Giants sending former first-round pick Conor Gillaspie to the White Sox for Jeff Soptic. Gillaspie has had a...
February 22, 2013 at 9:40 AM -
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The Giants own Twitter feed says so: .@hunterpence‘s decision to eat like a "caveman" has him in the best shape of his career - [VIDEO]atmlb.com/Y9QEB9 #GCast...
February 21, 2013 at 5:40 AM -
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Well, Anchor Brewing is putting an Anchor Brewery there. It will be on what is now known as Pier 48, but is transforming into the Giants-owned Mission Rock development...
February 19, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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Alfonso Soriano wasn't shy last season in saying that he would veto a potential trade to the eventual World Series champion Giants, but he hasn't ruled out accepting a...
February 18, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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Pablo Sandoval‘s conditioning has been an issue at times over the past several years, so it's no surprise to hear that it is a topic of conversation in Giants'...
February 16, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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From Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times: Clayton Kershaw will be the Dodgers' opening-day starter for the third consecutive year, Manager Don Mattingly announced...
February 16, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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Here's a video of Tim Lincecum (and his new haircut) and Hunter Pence at Giants Fan Fest, being coaxed into doing impressions of each other in front of an adoring crowd...
February 12, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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Ah, team chemistry. The ultimate example of post hoc ergo propter hoc in baseball. We always credit winning teams with having it after the fact and, in most cases...
February 12, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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The Reds announced late this afternoon that they have signed reliever Clay Hensley to a minor league contract. The deal includes an invite to spring training. Hensley...
February 11, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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There were murmurings yesterday that maybe Brian Wilson could still make a return to the San Francisco Giants. The murmurings came after Brian Sabean said that the team...
February 8, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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Along the same lines as "Aaron Gleeman is open to dating Kate Mara and said he wants Netflix to hurry up with the second season of ‘House of Cards'" comes this...
February 8, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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Once upon a time, Angel Villalona was a highly regarded first base prospect with the Giants. However, he hasn't played in the United States since 2009 because of a...
February 7, 2013 at 6:40 PM -
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General manager Brian Sabean said a couple weeks ago that Brian Wilson re-signing with the Giants was a long shot, but manager Bruce Bochy left the door open a bit more...
February 7, 2013 at 10:40 AM -
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The Giants have wrapped up their final arb. case. According to beat writer Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, closer Sergio Romo agreed Wednesday evening to...
February 6, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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Last offseason the Giants traded outfielder Andres Torres and reliever Ramon Ramirez to the Mets for outfielder Angel Pagan. And now they have all three players. Pagan...
February 5, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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San Francisco picked up a potential backup infielder by claiming Tony Abreu off waivers from Kansas City today. Abreu spent most of last season at Triple-A, but got into...
February 4, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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Candlestick Park, which was home to the San Francisco Giants from 1960-1999, will be no more once the San Francisco 49ers move into their new home in Santa Clara after...
February 4, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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With B.J. and Justin Upton getting together in Atlanta, I thought it'd be fun to look at the other MLB outfields to pair siblings. The Uptons are the fourth set of...
January 24, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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This has been assumed in recent days, especially with the club reportedly deep in talks with free agent reliever Brandon Lyon, but in comments to Anthony Sulla-Heffinger...
January 19, 2013 at 1:40 PM -
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What does a 25-year-old reigning MVP get in his first year of arbitration eligibility? Apparently $8 million, which is what Buster Posey and the Giants settled on for a...
January 18, 2013 at 11:40 AM -
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Shortly after the season ended there was some speculation that the Giants would non-tender Hunter Pence rather than pay him a big salary via arbitration following a down...
January 18, 2013 at 9:40 AM -
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Jose Mijares and the Giants have agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million deal, avoiding arbitration. Last offseason the Twins oddly decided to release Mijares rather than...
January 18, 2013 at 7:40 AM -
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We're less than a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to their respective spring training sites in Florida and Arizona, yet many familiar faces remain...
January 17, 2013 at 5:40 PM -
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Yesterday Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that the Mets were unimpressed with Brian Wilson‘s audition. Marc Carig of Newsday reports, however, that there's...
January 17, 2013 at 6:40 AM -
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From beat writer Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle: I learned today that free-agent Brian Wilson has completed his long-toss program and should begin...
January 9, 2013 at 7:40 PM -
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From John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle comes word that the Giants are "closing in on signing" Japanese second baseman Kensuke Tanaka to a minor league contract...
January 9, 2013 at 4:40 PM -
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The central fact of economic life for the San Francisco Giants over the next few years will be how much Buster Posey is to be paid. For he is now, for the first time...
January 9, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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Making official what was reported last week, Jose Lopez has signed a one-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. According to the Associated Press he'll get...
January 7, 2013 at 8:40 AM -
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And I want a pony: Aubrey Huff, the consistent power producer and 2010 Giants hero derailed by an episode of panic attacks in 2012, is looking to make a comeback in...
January 4, 2013 at 2:40 PM -
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Remember back in August when that teenager was arrested at Busch stadium for aiming a laser pointer from a luxury box at Giants pitcher Shane Loux and Cardinals manager...
January 4, 2013 at 5:40 AM -
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We learned earlier today that Giants reliever Sergio Romo was detained in a Las Vegas airport on New Year's Day for allegedly "becoming belligerent" with a TSA officer...
January 3, 2013 at 8:40 PM -
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I think the only time we at HBT ever talk about Scott Proctor is when he signs a minor league deal someplace. So in that spirit, let us note that Scott Proctor has...
January 2, 2013 at 12:40 PM -
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Jose Lopez is close to signing with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Lopez was an All-Star at age 22 and is still just 29 years...
December 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM -
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The Athletics have been trying to move to San Jose for a long time now, but with the Giants' territorial rights continuing to stand in the way, they are ready to make...
December 22, 2012 at 6:40 AM -
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Sandy Rosario has been claimed off waivers yet again, going from the Cubs to the Giants in what has been a ridiculous series of moves for the 27-year-old right-hander...
December 21, 2012 at 12:40 PM -
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UPDATE: Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle hears that the deal is worth around $15 million. Nothing to get too worked up about, but long-term deals for...
December 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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Scott Richmond has appeared in just four big-league games since starting 24 times for the Blue Jays in 2009 and now the 33-year-old right-hander is headed to Korea...
December 17, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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Xavier Nady, who hit .184 in 59 games for the Nationals and Giants this year, has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Royals. In addition to struggling in the...
December 14, 2012 at 8:40 AM -
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Manny Acosta‘s agent, Gene Mato, announced on Twitter this afternoon that his client has signed a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central...
December 13, 2012 at 6:40 PM -
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According to Janie McCauley of the Associated Press, the Giants have signed right-hander Chad Gaudin to a minor league contract. The deal presumably includes an invite...
December 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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As if getting Angel Pagan from the Mets last offseason in exchange for Andres Torres wasn't enough of a victory for the Giants now Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com...
December 13, 2012 at 8:40 AM -
Great Moments in post hoc ergo propter hoc: the Royals, and everyone else, are looking for "winners"From the Web › HardballTalk
Jeff Passan has a great piece up about how teams are looking for "winners." Or at least players perceived to be "winners." Players like the ones who propelled the San...
December 13, 2012 at 7:40 AM -
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Eli Whiteside is giving Sandy Rosario some competition for the waiver wire's favorite player this offseason. Today the Rangers claimed Whiteside off waivers from the...
December 12, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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The last time we saw Johnny Cueto in action, he was walking off the mound in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLDS against the Giants due to an oblique injury. It's...
December 7, 2012 at 7:40 PM -
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From FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal comes word that the Giants have re-signed infielder Marco Scutaro to a three-year contract worth a total of $20 million. The Giants were...
December 4, 2012 at 8:40 PM -
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Update: Buster Olney is chiming back in, with a source telling him it's 50-50 that Scutaro returns to the Giants. The source indicated that St. Louis is the most likely...
December 4, 2012 at 5:40 PM -
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From columnist John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle comes word that the Giants have exercised options for the 2014 season on manager Bruce Bochy and general manager...
December 4, 2012 at 3:40 PM -
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Brian Wilson isn't happy that the Giants non-tendered him and isn't wanted by the Dodgers, but manager Bruce Bochy would like the rehabbing right-hander back in San...
December 4, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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Even with Zack Greinke and Anibal Sanchez still up for grabs, the National League already seems set to sport some excellent rotations in 2013. How about this for the top...
December 4, 2012 at 9:40 AM -
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The Mets were strongly considering non-tendering Angel Pagan rather than pay him $5 million or so for 2012. Instead, they found a taker for him in the Giants, who sent...
December 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM -
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UPDATE: Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports says it's a done deal at four years and $40 million. ========== Even though the last we heard was that the negotiations between the...
December 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM -
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Free agent Scott Hairston may yet choose to return to the Mets, but he's also drawing interest from the Cardinals, Giants, Indians, Tigers and Yankees, according to...
December 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM -
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Eli Whiteside has been a busy guy. First the Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Giants in early November. Then he avoided arbitration with the Yankees by signing a...
December 3, 2012 at 11:40 AM