SF Giants Rumors – Winners or Losers After Trading Deadline?
I keep hearing from a lot of San Francisco Giants fans saying the Giants are fine. They don’t need to add a bat, or bringing in Jose Guillen is a bad idea. I recently read an article by Bob Nightengale (USA Today Sports Weekly Aug. 4-10 edition), and he listed the winners and losers at the trading deadline.
The Giants were no where to be found on the list. They weren’t winners or losers, so I guess that’s a good thing right? They brought in Javier Lopez and Ramon Ramirez right before the trading deadline. It was no secret that the Giants needed some bullpen help which they went out and got. They however still didn’t add a bat that they have been saying they needed.
They scored 7 runs in the 4 game series in Atlanta. That’s less than 2 runs a game. Which tells me the offense can still use a little help. Even the New York Yankees who are already an All Star team added two bats (Lance Berkman and Austin Kearns).
Let me tell you 3 teams that made the winners list. That’s the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers. This is what Bob Nightengale had to say about the Padres.
“The Padres rewarded their players and fans by giving them every possible chance of winning the National West. They acquired outfielder Ryan Ludwick and shortstop Miguel Tejada, took on $3 million and didn’t give up any prized prospects. Great work by rookie GM Jed Hoyer”.
Now this is exactly what I have been saying about making some moves without sacrificing the farm system. It doesn’t only take a huge splash to get us over the hump. Just get us some pop or some good players that can give other guys a rest and be a threat to come off the bench!
UPDATE
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle said (via twitter) Jose Guillen to the Giants not completely dead, but it’s not on the front burner either.
~King of Cali
Well,
What’s going on with Adam Dunn. I heard the Dodgers claim him but i guess the dateline to make a deal already passed. Do we have a chance on this guy. He hits very well in SF and can put the ball over the right field wall with no problem.
ESPN declared the Giants losers stating that they had opportunities to get a big bat but they didn’t want to part with any of their pitching.
They also said it was too bad because their pitchers won’t be in their prime forever and this could be the era where they could have capitalized on their great pitching but didn’t.
yes its true they won’t be in their prime forever however with the exception of Zito they have yet to reach their prime.
I still can’t understand why other teams made there team stronger without giving up much on prospects and Sabaean couldn’t even get a bat that is just pathetic !