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Matt Cain has that hefty new contract he hoped for beforeopening day.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants and Matt Cain have reached an agreement on a 5 year extension through 2017 with a clubvesting player option for 2018.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Thanks to the fine folks at MLBTradeRumors.com, here is a look at what the Giants' chief rival did this offseason.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
A tip othe top to the Giants and Matt Cain for reaching the only logical conclusion where nobody looks greedy or stupid or shortsighted, a rare feat in today's...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants and Matt Cain have agreed to a five-year contract extension through the 2017 season. The deal, which supersedes Cain's current contract, includes $112.5...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
San Francisco's star pitcher was scheduled to become a free agent after the 2012 season
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From the Web › HardballTalk
First Joey Votto and now Matt Cain. Said to be working hard on contract negotiations over the weekend, the Giants just made things official with Cain by announcing a...
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From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
The 2012 schedule for the San Francisco Giants consists of 52 different series ranging from two to four games long. From games against National League West division foes...
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When Tim Lincecum makes his opening day start against Arizona on Friday, he'll be taking the mound without his full arsenal of pitches. The San Francisco Giants pitcher...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
This is the latest BSOHL I have ever witnessed, but this is an unequivocal case. As we've noted, Matt Cain has set a Friday deadline for contract extension talks with...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
In his last spring start, Tim Lincecum wasn't at his best, but felt that his fastball command was improved and was confident in his ability to pitch well in games that...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Tim Lincecum and Yovani Gallardo are both ready for their opening-day starts. Gallardo outlasted Lincecum and the Giants in Milwaukee's 7-4 win on Sunday.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Tim Lincecum will limit himself to fastballs, curves and split-changes when he starts the season opener. Bruce Bochy acknowledged the slider isnt so friendly on the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Mike Fontenot is a player of small build who made a big contribution to the Giants ' 2010 World Series team and received a well-earned championship ring. On Friday...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
- In a perfect world, the Giants would have boarded Sunday's flight to San Francisco with Freddy Sanchez in seat 15C, looking forward to his Opening Day start at second...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
It's not often a major league manager can call his son in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Bochy got that honor Sunday and his son, right-handed reliever Brett, didn't...
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From the Web › HardballTalk
It's starting to feel like a rite of spring: Barry Zito shows up with a new delivery he was working on in the offseason, only to ditch it on the advice of Giants...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Barry Zito, hammered for 10 runs on 16 hits in his last two spring starts, threw from a more familiar, upright delivery during Sundays side session with pitching coach...
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Sources tell Comcast SportsNet's Giants Insider that the volume of dialogue has increased between the Giants and Matt Cain's representatives as Friday's soft deadline...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Manager's son works scoreless inning, strikes out 2
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
(04-01) 16:37 PDT PHOENIX, -- Yovani Gallardo outlasted Tim Lincecum in a matchup of opening day starters and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Forty-four days of action have come and gone down here in the desert. That's a lot of baseball, a lot of tedious drills and a lot of sun. (And, depending on who the...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants might have found a future leadoff hitter and a long-term solution at shortstop during their 44 days in Scottsdale, but this spring will...
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From the Web › FOX Sports
Yovani Gallardo outlasted Tim Lincecum in a matchup of openingday starters and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San FranciscoGiants 7-4 on Sunday.
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Yovani Gallardo outlasted Tim Lincecum in a matchup of opening day starters and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Sunday. Gallardo, slated to...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
When he was eight years old, Brandon Crawford, while watching his childhood idol play shortstop for the Giants, knew what he wanted to be. Now, his idol has a message...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The clubhouse is packed and the plane is waiting. The Giants are headed home, but first they've gotta face the Brewers in one last Cactus League game. Here are the...
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If manager Bruce Bochy learned anything in spring training, it's that he has more offensive options than last season.Scoring the fewest runs in the league and struggling...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The Giants have decided to carry 12 pitchers into the regular season, four starters plus an eight-man bullpen, because they do not want to overuse their staff in six...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
In the wake of two horrible starts, Barry Zito said he does not want to scrap all the elements of a new delivery that he had hoped would make him better, but the...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
A year removed from playing for the A's and Giants, a flood of players are preparing with new teams for a new season. Here's a glance: Former A's Gio Gonzalez: Shortly...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Through most of baseball history, a shortstop's hitting ranked about 4,000th on the list of important factors. If a shortstop caught the ball and hit his weight - and a...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants have been playing a low level of baseball the past week, and Bruce Bochy has seen enough of it.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Jeff Francis retired 15 Giants in a row as San Francisco mustered just five hits in the loss to Cincinnati.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
We grade everything that happens at spring training on a curve, a huge curve at times. Angel Pagan slumps? It's fine, he's working on his hand placement. Tim Lincecum...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Dan Otero, Steve Edlefsen and Jean Machi continue to impress
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From the Web › FOX Sports
Given another chance to make the Cincinnati Reds' opening-dayroster, Jeff Francis responded with his best outing of thespring.
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Jeff Francis scattered three hits across seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds routed the San Francisco Giants 10-2 on Saturday. Francis, bidding for a spot in...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Buster Posey continues to exceed expectations this spring and it might be impacting how the Giants arrange their opening-day roster.Rewind: Is Hector Sanchez mashing his...
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Barry Zito would be held back to pitch in a camp game Wednesday instead of facing the As at AT&T Park.More: Zito's 'momentum' hits a...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Some notes here, before the last home game of the spring: - Barry Zito was out in right field throwing off flat ground in an attempt to find some fixes. Manager Bruce...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Guillermo Mota on the mound today, as Ryan Vogelsong is pitching in the minors. Pagan CF Cabrera LF Posey 1B Sandoval 3B Arias 2B Schierholtz RF Burriss SS Stewart C...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Not only did Buster Posey play nine, arduous innings Friday night, but he looked so good that Bruce Bochy said Poseys health, ability and steady progress have exceeded...
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A couple days ago, right-hander Clay Hensley saw a group of reporters in the clubhouse and started limping to his locker. He caught our glances and a big smile broke...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Just five days after the Chicago White Sox lit him up, the San Diego Padres took their hacks in three innings of glorified, very expensive batting practice Friday night...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
As Matt Cain lounged at home Tuesday evening, his potential net worth rose. Industry insiders surmise that the cost of signing free agents will rise now that Frank...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Since the late '90s, the Giants always seemed to set their payroll just high enough to give them hope to contend into September. From there, they either went on a...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Barry Zito's last two starts: 5 1/3 innings, 16 hits, 10 earned runs, 5 walks, 3 strikeouts. He threw 69 pitches in three innings tonight; only 34 of them were strikes...
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Catcher Nick Hundley went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIsand outfielder Jeremy Hermida hit a two-run home run and the SanDiego Padres rallied for an 8-7 win over...
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Catcher Nick Hundley went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs and outfielder Jeremy Hermida hit a two-run home run and the San Diego Padres rallied for an 8-7 win over...
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From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
Mike Fontenot is a player of small build who made a big contribution to the Giants ' 2010 World Series team and received a well-earned championship ring. On Friday...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
The Giants crossed one item off the to-do list Friday when they released veteran infielder Mike Fontenot, leaving just two players in the mix for the starting job at...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Bruce Bochy made it clear that Emmanuel Burrisss terrific spring contributed to the difficult decision to place Mike Fontenot on waivers.More: Giants place Fontenot on...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Darting here and there ...Congrats to Major League Baseball for scheduling the 2012 season opener between two potential cellar-dwellers at 3 a.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Pablo Sandoval gave him a nickname and the Giants could very well give him a roster spot in 2012. Gregor Blanco's game is turning heads.
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From the Web › The Mercury News
Pagan CF Cabrera RF Sandoval 3B Posey C Huff LF Belt 1B Theriot 2B Crawford SS Zito SP - Might be reading too much into this, but Huff playing left this close to the end...
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The San Francisco Giants have released infielder Mike Fontenotand placed second baseman Freddy Sanchez on the 15-day disabledlist along with pitchers Ryan Vogelsong...
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From the Web › The Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Virgin America jet has been decked out with the San Francisco Giants logo and a Brian Wilson beard as a nod to the facial hair-friendly hometown team...
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The San Francisco Giants have released infielder Mike Fontenot and placed second baseman Freddy Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list along with pitchers Ryan Vogelsong...
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
Brian Wilson's black beard very quickly became a cult phenomenon in the Bay Area in 2010. Now? It's painted on airplanes.
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From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The Giants waived Mike Fontenot and placed three others on the DL Friday, clearing the way for new Giants to make the roster. Insider Andrew Baggarly has the...
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