Archive for October, 2009.
Jon Heyman reported on twitter today that Red Sox are believed willing to pay Jason Bay close to $15 million a year for 4 years. He see’s Giants, maybe Mets bidding more..
Technorati Tags: Free Agents, Giants, Hot Stove, Jason Bay, Jon Heyman, King of Cali, Mets, MLB Rumors, San Francisco Giants Baseball, SF Giants Rumors
Schulman thinks fast rising Double-A manager Steve Decker should be a top candidate to replace Rohn.
With the end of the World Series coming, Schulman says the first order of business for the Giants besides their search for a hitting coach, will be deciding whether to exercise Freddy Sanchez’s $8.1 million option or let him walk as a free agent. The Giants most likely want to renegotiate and give Sanchez a two-year deal.
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Danny Wild of MLB.com reports that Posey has won the ‘09 Spink Award. Giants catcher Buster Posey, who ascended from Class A Advanced San Jose to the Majors in less than six months, was named the winner of the 50th annual J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the Topps/Minor League Player of the Year for 2009 on Tuesday.
Posey was ranked as the No. 5 Top Prospect in the Minors by MLB.com at the July 31st Trade Deadline after beginning the season at No. 14.
Ben Maller of Foxsports.com says the Marlins haven’t had serious trade talks yet on Dan Uggla, but Maller believes Uggla will draw lots of interest from teams like the Giants, Dodgers and Mariners.
Technorati Tags: Buster Posey, Dan Uggla, Free Agents, Hot Stove, King of Cali, MLB Rumors, San Francisco Giants Baseball, SF Giants, SF Giants Daily Rumors, Top Prospects, Trades
Chris Haft of MLB.com answers some fans questions. When asked if he see’s the Giants going after Chone Figgins. Haft said if they’re not considering Figgins, they should. Figgins, whose 101 walks and .395 on-base percentage this year for the Angels were career highs, would complement the free swingers in the Giants lineup. He’ll be 32 next Opening Day, so he conceivably has a few years left at peak effectiveness. And he earned “only” $5.78 million this season, suggesting that he’ll be affordable even with a pay increase.
Haft was also asked if it boild down to it, who would be a better fit for the Giants, Matt Holliday or Jason Bay? Haft said Bay’s defense gives him a slight edge. He’s considered only average with the glove, but that’s better than Holliday. At the plate, Holliday’s more productive, but not by much. His 162-game average is .318, with a .387 on-base percentage, a .545 slugging percentage, 29 home runs and 112 RBI’s. Bay’s corresponding numbers are .280, .376, .519, 33 and 107.
Technorati Tags: Chone Figgins, Free Agents, Giants, Hot Stove, Jason Bay, King of Cali, Matt Holliday, MLB Rumors, San Francisco Giants Baseball, SF Giants Baseball, SF Giants Rumors
Buster Posey isn’t off to a hot start in the Arizona Fall League. He’s currently batting .212 with 0 home runs in 8 games so far for the Scottsdale Scorpions. He does however have 5 RBI’s in those 8 games.
Joe Martinez on the other hand is off to a very nice start in the Arizona Fall League. He’s currently 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 3 starts so far.
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Chris Haft of MLB. com says the Giants liked what they saw of Zack Wheeler, their No. 1 pick in June’s First-Year Player Draft, during their instructional league session that ended Wednesday in Arizona.
The four-week stint gave the Giants their first extended look at Wheeler, 19 the right-hander from East Paulding (Ga.) High School, who received a reported $3.3 million bonus after San Francisco selected him sixth overall.
Technorati Tags: Draft, Giants, Hot Stove, MLB Rumors, San Francisco Giants Baseball, SF Giants Rumors, Zack Wheeler
ESPN’s Jorge Arangure @jorgearangure reports that the Giants might sign highly regarded 16-year-old Wagner Mateo from the Dominican Republic via Twitter.
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Chris Haft of the MLB.com reports that Tim Lincecum was named top NL pitcher by TSN.
Lincecum posted a 15-7 record this year, a slight dip from his 18-5 finish in 2008, when he captured the NL Cy Young Award. But the panel of 31 Major League general managers and assistant GMs who cast ballots for the TSN honor were among the observers who looked beyond the 25-year-old’s wins and losses.
“In a lot of ways, he was actually better,” Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti said.
Lincecum trimmed his ERA from 2.62 to 2.48. Opponents hit .206 off him this season, compared to .221 in ‘08. After walking 84 in 227 innings a year ago, he improved to 68 walks in 225 1/3 frames this season.
Technorati Tags: Cy Young, Dave Righetti, Giants, MLB Hot Stove, San Francisco Giants Baseball, SF Giants Rumors, Tim Lincecum
Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald says Eighteen-year-old left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, who met with the Red Sox and seven other major league teams in Tokyo on Monday and yesterday, is trying to decide whether to enter the Japanese draft later this month or go straight to North America to begin his pro career.
Kikuchi has also met with the Mariners, Mets, Yankees, Indians, Rangers, Dodgers and Giants. He throws in the mid-90’s with excellent movement and command.
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Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle posts on the Giants Splash blog. Tim Lincecum made his major-league debut on May 6, 2007 on national TV against the Phillies. Had the date been May 14, the Giants would have saved millions.
The cut off to be eligible for arbitration is two years and 141 days of service. Lincecum has 2 years and 148 days. Which means he past the cut off and now is arbitration-eligible. Had Lincecum fallen short of arbitration, the Giants could have renewed his contract themselves.
As Brian Sabean correctly suggested, the union probably will discourage any such talks. Because Lincecum won a Cy Young so early in his career, his arbitration case would set a substantial record for a Super Two pitcher’s salary even if he loses the case. That’s why the union loves arbitration.
Technorati Tags: Arbitration, Brian Sabean, Giants, MLB Hot Stove, NL West, San Francisco Giants Baseball, SF Giants, SF Giants Rumors, Tim Lincecum
