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The Opening Day loss didn’t faze the San Francisco Giants. They went on to take the next two games to win the series. Madison Bumgarner pitched a gem against the Dodgers in game two of the season, and Tim Lincecum struggled through five innings yesterday. He walked seven Dodgers and was obviously having trouble with his command. However, it was good enough to get the win.
Pablo Sandoval not only got the first hit of the season for the Giants on opening day, but he also hit the first homer for the G-men last night as well. Hunter Pence also showed his power by hitting a solo shot later in the game.
Welcome To The Show
Infielder Nick Noonan made his Major League Debut last night with an AB late in the game. He wasted no time at the plate, and grounded out to second on the first pitch. I’m sure he was looking for something he can hit and got it right away. Don’t worry Nick, your first career hit will come soon!
Down On The Farm
The Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A Affiliate) are sending Yusmeiro Petit to the mound for their home Opener. The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A Affiliate) are also at home and they’re sending Craig Westcott to the mound to start their season. The San Jose Giants (Class-A Advanced Affiliate) start off on the road tonight, and they’re sending the Giants number 6 prospect Clayton Blackburn to the mound.
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Opening Day didn’t go the way San Francisco Giants fans had hoped for, but guess what?!?! It’s just game 1 of 162! The Giants are back at it tonight against the Dodgers, and Madison Bumgarner will try to get the Giants their first win of the 2013 season.
Matt Cain started his first career Major League Opening Day, and it didn’t end like he hoped it would. However, he did pitch a great game! Cain tossed 6 innings of shutout ball. He gave up 4 hits, 1 walk and racked up 8 strikeouts.
There wasn’t much offense generated against Clayton Kershaw. There was a few hard balls that were hit right at the Dodgers. Infielder Marco Scutaro snapped his 20-game hit streak that carried over from the end of last year’s regular season.
Pablo Sandoval did have a 2-for-4 day at the plate. It just wasn’t enough of a spark to get things rolling for the Giants.
No need to be down Giants fans. Championships are won in October and not in April. Let’s not forget that the Giants were swept in Arizona last year to start the 2012 season, and we all remember how that season ended?!?!
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Opening Day has finally arrived and this is the day that all San Francisco Giants fans have been waiting for! Matt Cain will lead the Giants into Los Angeles against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers.
Giants Opening Day Roster
Pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt
Madison Bumgarner
Matt Cain
Santiago Casilla
Chad Gaudin
George Kontos
Tim Lincecum
Javier Lopez
Jose Mijares
Sergio Romo
Ryan Vogelsong
Barry Zito
Catchers
Buster Posey
Guillermo Quiroz
Hector Sanchez
Infielders
Joaquin Arias
Brandon Belt
Brandon Crawford
Nick Noonan
Pablo Sandoval
Marco Scutaro
Outfielders
Gregor Blanco
Angel Pagan
Hunter Pence
Andres Torres
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says the Giants have invited Brian Wilson, Aubrey Huff and Ryan Theriot to the ring ceremony (April 7 at AT&T Park). Huff will be attending, Theriot isn’t sure because of a prior commitment, and Wilson hasn’t let the team know if he will be attending or not.
Wilson is also not hosting any workouts at this time. He’s waiting till he’s 100% before he throws for teams and starts to negotiate a contract.
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The San Francisco Giants have announced that they’ve extended GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy‘s contracts through 2016, and have options for 2017. It’s nice to see the team taking care of their GM and manager after winning two World Series in a three year span.
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reported earlier that the Giants and Buster Posey were in serious talks on a long-term deal. Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com later reported (via Twitter) that the Giants and Posey have agreed to a nine-year deal (8 year extension). The deal covers the remaining three years of arbitration and five of Posey’s free agency years. There’s also an option for 2022. You can pretty much say Posey is a Giant for life!
John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter) breaks down the contract details.
Signing bonus: $7 million
2013: $3 million
2014: $10.5 million
2015: $16.5 million
2016: $20 million
2017: $21.4 million
2018: $21.4 million
2019: $21.4 million
2020: $21.4 million
2021: $21.4 million
2022: Option – $22 million or $3 million buyout
Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News says (via Twitter) Posey’s deal is a record for a player with fewer than four years of service time, and obviously, the largest deal in Giants history.
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Yesterday was getaway day for the San Francisco Giants. They played their final game in Arizona, and then boarded a plane to head back to San Francisco. They’re facing the A’s tonight at AT&T Park.
Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News reports (via Twitter) that manager Bruce Bochy is optimistic that Pablo Sandoval will be ready for Opening Day. If Sandoval has to start the season on the DL, he’ll be eligible to come off the DL for the 5th game of the season. That’s if he stays out of the rest of the spring training games.
Sandoval is a big part of this Giants offense, so I hope the G-men don’t rush him back just to play opening day. I wouldn’t want him to risk his health and end up having to spend more time on the DL. He did a workout yesterday by swinging, throwing and taking groundballs. He showed no signs of feeling pain. It’s looking more and more like he’ll be ready for opening day!
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) Bochy is also confident that backup catcher Hector Sanchez will start on the active roster. He has to work on his throwing technique but his arm strength is still there. Sanchez has had nagging injuries all spring, but seems to be getting healthy at the right time.
I’m sure everyone knows by now that the Giants are opening the season against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The Dodgers are sending Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Josh Beckett to the mound in games 1, 2, and 3 against the Giants.
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Last Friday reliever Ramon Ramirez and infielder Wilson Valdez were given their releases. On Sunday reliever Dan Runzler was optioned to Fresno. He was having a strong spring, but his last few outings went downhill.
Chad Gaudin has had his contract purchased and has been added to the San Francisco Giants Major League roster. This means he’s officially made the team.
Pablo Sandoval is determined to be ready to go on Opening Day. However, if he starts the season on the DL, the Giants could bring him back as soon as the 5th game if he stays out of Cactus games, says Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) the Giants are looking for a backup infielder, but he’s not sure they’ll be able to find anyone better than Nick Noonan. Noonan has been swinging a hot bat lately and has caught the attention of the Giants coaching staff.
In another Baggarly tweet, he says Brett Pill is taking ground balls, and will continue to hit off a tee. Pill should be fully cleared and ready to play in 10 days or so. Pill is coming off a knee surgery.
Giants Beat Writer Chris Haft of MLB.com says (via Twitter) the Yankees have claimed RHP Dan Otero off waivers from the Giants. This now clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Giants.
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Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com says the San Francisco Giants and Buster Posey have quietly begun talks about a possible Mega-Deal. Heyman points out that Posey would like a 10-year deal, and it’s not unreasonable since Posey is only 25, and would be 35 when the contract would end.
It could be a big risk to give a catcher a long deal, but Posey isn’t just a catcher. He can flat out hit, he’s won NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP, NL Comeback Player of the Year, NL Hank Aaron Award, MLB Batting Title, Silver Slugger Award and two World Series Championships! Yes, he’s done all this in just three years, and the 2nd year was the year he was out with his horrific injury. Did I also mention that he can play first base too? This is another way of resting him as a catcher, and keeping him fresh.
“Posey is a once-in-a-generation type player,” says Heyman.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says free agent infielder Ryan Theriot has had teams calling, but he doesn’t want to be anybody’s backup. He’s looking for significant playing time, or he’s ready to hang up his spikes and be a full time father, husband, and possibly a player agent.
“I’ve had some stuff come up, no doubt. It’s not really exactly what I’m looking for playing-time-wise. That’s where we’re at right now. We’ll see what happens,” says Theriot.
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via Twitter) he hears the Giants are not enamored with infielder Chone Figgins for a possible bench role. Figgins was the most desirable third baseman during the 2009 free agency market. Four years later, he’s trying to find a team to pick him up…
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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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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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The Opening Day loss didn’t faze the San Francisco Giants. They went on to take the next two games to win the series. Madison Bumgarner pitched a gem against the Dodgers in game two of the season, and Tim Lincecum struggled through five innings yesterday. He walked seven Dodgers and was obviously having trouble with his command. However, it was good enough to get the win.
