SF Giants Rumors – Names Still Swirling By The Bay
Posted on July 27th, 2010 by admin in SF Giants Rumors
It’s been reported by Jon Heyman of SI.com (via twitter) that if the San Francisco Giants can’t swing a deal for Milwaukee Brewers Corey Hart or Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista the Giants may want to consider renting a player such as Jose Guillen.
Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star said (via twitter) that the Giants are showing interest in Kansas City Royals Scott Podsednik. Podsednik isn’t the power bat that the Giants are looking for, so I really don’t see this deal happening. Bob has told me (via email) that the Giants have been linked to both Podsednik and Guillen and he knows the Royals are willing to move both players. He also says it won’t take much for the Giants to land Guillen.
It’s also been reported that the Giants are still in on Jorge Cantu. Cantu is a free agent after this year, so he does fall into the rental player category. Sabean says that’s what he doesn’t want to do, but if he gets desperate I’m sure he will take a rental player. He knows his job is still on the line.
I have been receiving a lot of emails/comments from fans that want the Giants to pull the trigger on the Hart/Sanchez deal with the Brewers. I look forward to receiving more emails/comments from fans as to which move they would like to see done before the trading deadline.
~King of Cali
You think we are going to make a move?
Scott Podsednik doesn’t make all that much sense to me. We already have Torres and Torres is better.
Guillen is interesting, but I’m not too sure his body holds up.
All 3 can help us win the west and yes it is vital that we make a move because we can and will take down the Padres.I do believe we have to do something because Panda’s bat isn’t going to be anything close to last years due to his divorce and personal issues so somebody is going to have bring more offense via a trade even if it is a rental.
if were getting a rental we need to make it worth it. I’m very dissapointed that we are no longer going for corey hart, fielder. We need pop and I don’t see it coming from derosa this or next year. We need a big bat and if they are going to get a rental, it better be something big otherwise I will be very dissapointed……..if they are going to get a podsenik or a low homer low average guy…id rather keep what we got.
Posednik wreaks of Garko. He has terrible numbers the two years he played in the NL (MIL) and a very short stint in COL, where his numbers were not very good either.