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Last night the World Baseball Classic came to an end, as Santiago Casilla and the Dominican Republic beat Angel Pagan and Team Puerto Rico in the championship. SF Giants Rumors would like to congratulate Team Dominican Republic!
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) San Francisco Giants trainer Dave Groeschner said Pablo Sandoval had an MRI that showed same bone spur he’s had in the past. As of now there’s no plans for surgery.
Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News says (via Twitter) manager Bruce Bochy is confident that Sandoval and Jose Mijares have enough time to get ready for Opening day. Hector Sanchez is the most iffy of the injured players.
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Starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong is back with the San Francisco Giants. He was playing with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Vogelsong is expected to get back on the mound for the Giants Wednesday against the Brewers.
“It was a great experience, it really was. It was everything I thought it would be, minus winning,” said Vogelsong (reports John Shea via Twitter).
World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval was scratched from yesterday’s game after feeling discomfort in his right elbow. Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com said (via Twitter) Sandoval felt it on a throw to second base on Saturday. The soreness was worse Sunday, but Sandoval said “I don’t think it’s serious.”
Matt Snyder of CBSSports.com says pitcher Barry Zito was duped out of $3 million by a friend. Zito claims his friend convinced him to make a $3 million investment in a start-up company that was in the midst of raising $20 million worth in equity. I guess it’s safe to say the company didn’t pan out, or Zito wouldn’t be suing his friend. You can read more about it here at courthousenews.com.
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Spring Training BP 2013 – Credit: Steven Robles – SF Giants Rumors
Today the San Francisco Giants made a ton of Spring Training cuts. They’ve optioned and reassigned 21 players. An Optioned player means they’re on the 40-man roster and they’re being option to one of the Giants minor league teams. The players that are not on the 40-man roster are reassigned to minor league camp.
Optioned Players
Fresno Grizzlies:
Nick Noonan
Ehire Adrianza
Chris Heston
Jake Dunning
Dan Otero
Sandy Rosario
Roger Kieschnick
Juan Perez
San Jose Giants:
Edwin Escobar
Reassigned Players
Gary Brown
Brock Bond
Adam Duvall
Ricky Oropesa
Tyler LaTorre
Brett Bochy
Boof Bonser
Steve Edlefsen
Heath Hembree
Mitch Lively
Shane Loux
Michael Kickham
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Hector Sanchez Catching Gear – Credit: Steven Robles – SF Giants Rumors
Today the San Francisco Giants are facing Team Japan in an exhibition game. Kensuke Tanaka is getting the start today for the Giants at shortstop.
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) Brett Pill had surgery this morning (meniscus repair) and is already on his way back to Arizona. Pill is expected to be out 3-weeks.
Catcher Hector Sanchez was in the Giants starting lineup today, but has since been scratched. Sanchez can’t seem to shake all of his nagging injuries this spring. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle says (via Twitter) his bid to make the final roster is not being helped by his multiple ailments.
Sanchez has had shoulder issues and a calf strain this spring. With these nagging injuries, he could end up seeing himself start off the season in AAA-Fresno.
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Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News said (via Twitter) San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy smiled when asked about interaction with Dodgers fans. “I don’t ever talk to them. I try not to, anyway,” said Bochy.
When asked about the Dodgers, Bochy called them the favorites in the division (Pavlovic tweet). “That’s what I’m hearing. It really doesn’t matter. That’s on paper.” Did Bochy just call the Dodgers paper champions? Just kidding!
In another Pavlovic tweet, he says Jose Mijares is headed to Venezuela for a personal matter.
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Yesterday the San Francisco Giants beat the Rangers 2-1. Madison Bumgarner was on point and outshined the Rangers’ Yu Darvish. Kensuke Tanaka is a former teammate of Darvish. They played together in Japan for the Nippon Ham Fighters.
Tanaka singled off Darvish, and then poured salt in the wound by stealing a bag off of him as well. I would say Tanaka won that friendly battle. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle jokingly asks (via Twitter) if Tanaka is stealing his signs?
If you haven’t heard by now, Andres Torres took us back a couple decades by going Bo Jackson style! Torres broke a bat over his leg after striking out. Torres even has the Giants young talent wanting to follow in his footsteps. Prospect Gary Brown tweeted, “I need to learn how to break a bat over my knee.” I’m sure he’s joking around, and not willing to risk injuring his legs. He’s the Giants future speedster on the base paths and center fielder!
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If you’re into the World Baseball Classic or just love knowing who your Giants are facing, they’ll face Team Japan on Thursday.
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Buster Olney of ESPN.com says (via Twitter) the San Francisco Giants dodged a bullet! At the time outfielder Melky Cabrera was suspended, he was in talks with the Giants about an extension worth something in the range of $75-$85 million.
Cabrera was a big reason the Giants were in the position they were till he got busted for PED’s. He was very fun to watch and was putting on a hitting clinic. However, it remains a mystery as to how well he will do post PED’s. I’m just glad the Giants didn’t give him that kind of money, because he could come crashing down to earth this year. Only time will tell if this Melk is spoiled or not!
In another Olney tweet, he says Buster Posey and the Giants are not close to an extension. If one develops, then the best comparable contract is probably the Joey Votto deal. That’s a 12-year commitment, and not a 3-year deal.
In a 3-year span, Posey has already won Rookie of the Year, Batting Title, Silver Slugger Award, Hank Aaron Award, Comeback Player of the Year, MVP, and contributed to winning two World Series Championships. If any Giants player was going to get a ridiculous type contract, it would have to be Posey!
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com (via Twitter) reports that reliever Jose Mijares (elbow impingement) said he felt good after throwing on flat ground. It’s still not clear as to when he will start throwing off a mound again.
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Today is the first day of cuts in Spring Training for the San Francisco Giants. They’ve sent pitchers Fabio Castillo, Edward Concepcion, Justin Fitzgerald, Jose Valdez, Josh Osich, infielder Joe Panik and catcher Andrew Susac to Minor League Camp, says Giants Beat Writer Chris Haft (via Twitter).
In another Haft tweet, he says infielder Angel Villalona has been optioned to the San Jose Giants roster (Class A).
None of this news should be a surprise to anyone. The team is pretty much set, except for a bullpen arm or two and bench roles. However, I sure would have loved to see Panik, Susac and Villalona get more playing time for the G-men this spring.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says the Giants seem to be concerned about Sergio Romo‘s long outing yesterday for Team Mexico. Romo threw 26 pitches and ended up with a blown save.
After watching the highlights, I wouldn’t blame Romo for the blown save. An average outfielder playing left field would have made the catch that cost Team Mexico two-runs and a loss. I hate to point fingers, but I can’t let Romo take the blame for this one.
Catcher Hector Sanchez has been battling the injury bug this spring. He’s had a shoulder issue already, and his right calf tighten up Tuesday during the game. He had to take a few days off to rest it, but he’s now ready for game action.
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Today is the day that Tim Lincecum was scheduled to return to the mound from his blister injury. He wasn’t ready to go, but did manage to get a bullpen session in. To me that’s still putting in work, so I’m good with that!
Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News says (via Twitter) Lincecum’s bullpen session went well, and he’s on track to pitch in a game on Saturday.
Chad Gaudin took Lincecum spot as the starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. Gaudin had a nice three innings pitched. He gave up zero runs on 2 hits. An outing like that is a good thing for a man fighting for a roster spot.
Gaudin said he’s never been on a team whose players prepared as much as the Giants, in the weight room, in drills, watching video, reports Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).
Pavlovic says (via Twitter) Brett Pill tweaked his knee, and hopes to be back in the lineup tomorrow.
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If you attend Spring Training you get to see players have a little stretching session prior to batting practice. Then you see them joking around while shagging balls in the outfield. Others are getting their swings in and working on bunting. However, you might miss the hard work that these players actually put in.
Brandon Crawford started Sunday against the D-Backs. When Crawford exited the game, he then took a walk to the practice field that’s located behind the right field area. Crawford then started working on sprints and was being timed during each run. He was working up a good sweat and had to pause at times to catch his breath. I just wanted to mention this as a lot of fans actually don’t see the hard work these guys put in behind the scenes.
With Spring Training already well underway, manager Bruce Bochy told Jim Bowden of ESPN (via Twitter) that the San Francisco Giants still haven’t closed the door on a Brian Wilson return.
Bochy also told Bowden (via Twitter) that left field is really the only competition they have in camp.
Gregor Blanco, Andres Torres and Francisco Peguero look like the final three guys that are going to battle it out till Opening Day.
Since we’re on Bowden tweets; he also said Hunter Pence tells him that his preference is to a sign a long-term contract with the Giants instead of testing free agency.
Tim Lincecum has been sidelined a few days with a blister. He’s hoping he can get back into a spring game on Thursday.
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~Steven Robles
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Last night the World Baseball Classic came to an end, as Santiago Casilla and the Dominican Republic beat Angel Pagan and Team Puerto Rico in the championship. SF Giants Rumors would like to congratulate Team Dominican Republic!
