Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via twitter), infielder Charlie Culberson dropped a weight on the tip of his finger and broke it. He’s out indefinitely, says Baggarly.
In another tweet, Baggarly says Ryan Vogelsong was sent home today with an illness. Vogelsong seems to have bad luck as he’s already out with a back injury. Manager Bruce Bochy says it’s best to get it all out of the way now.
Jaymee Sire of CSNBayArea.com says (via twitter) closer Brian Wilson is on track to pitch in the 2nd week of Spring Training games.
That’s really good news as some Giants fans were a little worried about Wilson since he was shut down early towards the end of the 2011 season.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says Pat Burrell could be back in a Giants uniform as an instructor down in Scottsdale like Will Clark, Robb Nen and Shawon Dunston.
What’s your thoughts on Culberson’s injury, Vogelsong’s bad luck, Wilson on track to pitch the 2nd week of Spring Training games and Burrell back in uniform as a coach?
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Spring Training is right around the corner. Pitchers and catchers are reporting on February 18, and most of the bullpen roles are already filled. The San Francisco Giants have lost one key arm in the bullpen and that’s reliever Ramon Ramirez (traded to Mets). His arm will be missed, and this trade prompted the Giants to go out and sign Clay Hensley. Hensley should be the replacement for Ramirez unless he has a horrific spring training.
Players that have a spot in the bullpen barring injury are closer Brian Wilson, Sergio Romo, Javier Lopez, Jeremy Affeldt, Santiago Casilla and Guillermo Mota. Hensley should also have a spot locked in, but he’s also coming off a sub-par 2011 season. If he shows no signs of putting it together at spring training. He can eliminate himself from the opening day roster. It’s not clear as of yet how many pitchers that the Giants want to carry out of spring, but Dan Runzler is hoping he can get himself back in the mix.
“I want to be the first guy he (Bruce Bochy) thinks about,” Runzler on his bullpen role.
What’s your thoughts on the bullpen?
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Here are more nuggets from the sit down session with San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean at Giants Media Day. I had a chance to ask Bochy who would be plan B if closer Brian Wilson can’t go at the start of the season. Bochy said you can start with Sergio Romo and Javier Lopez. He also said everyone in the bullpen can move up a spot.
“It’s nice to have a luxury of having five or six guys who aren’t afraid to pitch in that ninth inning,” said Bochy.
Sabean also chimed in on their ace pitcher Tim Lincecum.
“Timmy likes San Francisco. He’s been treated very well here. He’s been compensated very well along the whole way. As it turns out, I think it was a win-win to get these two years out of the way. To kind of give us a base-line for how we can go forward,” said Sabean.
“Our budget can hold both Lincecum and Cain (Matt Cain), and try to get more offense in here,” said Sabean.
I asked Sabean if the Ryan Theriot signing means Brandon Crawford would be on a shorter leash.
“I don’t think so. We all want Crawford to be the shortstop going into Spring Training. No matter really what kind of Spring Training he has. We think he’s that talented with the glove,” said Sabean.
~King of Cali (Steven)
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The San Francisco Giants had their Media Day on Friday (2/3/12). I was lucky enough to attend this event, and had a chance to interview multiple players (Brian Wilson, Madison Bumgarner, Etc.). I will be posting them on the site soon, so continue to come back to check them out.
A few of us had a chance to sit down with Giants manager Bruce Bochy, and GM Brian Sabean. Below is some quotes from our discussion.
Bochy was asked, how do you think the team will be improved in 2012 compared to last year?
“I think you start with the fact that we’re healthy. We get our catcher back. Buster (Buster Posey), we certainly missed him and Freddy Sanchez. You get your two hole and four hole hitter. That’s gonna make it better,” said Bochy.
“We kept our pitching for the most part intact. Sure we moved Jonathan Sanchez, but we got a nice everyday player for that (Melky Cabrera). With Vogelsong (Ryan Vogelsong) having his breakthrough season last year that allows Brian to make a move like that. Knowing he’s our fourth starter and I think Barry Zito is going to do a nice job for us in that fifth spot,” said Bochy
Sabean tells us how they knew the pitching staff was going to change.
“The pitching staff was going to change. We knew that we probably couldn’t pay Sanchez $6 million in arbitration. We knew and hoped to use him as a trade chip which we did. For instance to get Cabrera. We knew Zito was going to become the fifth starter,” said Sabean.
I will be updating more news/quotes tomorrow that I was able to get at Giants Media Day.
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Jerry Crasnick of ESPN say (via twitter) the San Francisco Giants have agreed to terms with reliever Clay Hensley. Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (in a later tweet) confirmed the signing, and that the contract is non-guaranteed. Hensley has to win a job in Spring Training to crack the Opening Day roster.
There is a bullpen spot that could be Hensley’s since the Giants traded away Ramon Ramirez in the Angel Pagan trade. Giants fans might remember Hensley for a couple different reasons. He was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round of the 2002 draft and was traded to the Padres for Matt Herges in 2003. Fans might also remember Hensley as the pitcher that gave up Barry Bonds 755th career home run on August 4, 2007.
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com says (via twitter) Ryan Theriot and the Giants have reached an agreement. It’s a 1-year deal for $1.25 million (non-guaranteed, like Hensley).
Theriot is coming in to add some infield depth and give manager Bruce Bochy some options at shortstop. Brandon Crawford should still be the Opening Day shortstop, but Bochy now has other options if Crawford has some early struggles. Theriot, Mike Fontenot and Manny (Emmanuel) Burriss will be competing for bench roles at Spring Training.
What’s your thoughts on the two signings, and the competition that’s in place for bench roles?
~King of Cali (Steven)
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The San Francisco Giants said (via twitter) that they have extended the contracts for GM Brian Sabean and Manager Bruce Bochy through 2013 with a club option for 2014.
This extension makes sense to me, since they helped bring a World Series Championship to San Francisco!
What’s your thoughts on their contract extensions?
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Highlights from Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy‘s end of the year conference.
- Sabean says they have 13 arbitration eligible players and they’re not going to bring all of them back.
- The budget for the Giants in 2012 will be right around $124 million. Where the budget was when they ended the 2011 season.
- Jonathan Sanchez will be competing for the 5th spot in the rotation in Spring Training.
“Our pitching is going to get expensive, and that’s the punchline. We have to take care of that first,” Sabean on paying for pitching.
- Brandon Crawford is going to the Fall League, and Brandon Belt is going to the Dominican League.
- Sabean doesn’t think Hector Sanchez will be ready to backup Buster Posey at the start of the 2012 season.
- “He’s going to have to come in ready. He’s going to have to come in and pull more weight, and if he can’t as we’ve shown before. The manager is going to be in a position to have other choices. We will put in other people in there if need be,” Sabean on Aubrey Huff. Huff was told he might have to go to the outfield next year.
- Sabean says they’re not sure yet if Gary Brown will start in AA-Richmond or AAA-Fresno next season.
- Bochy says Nate Schierholtz should be the starting right fielder in 2012. “His job to lose now at this point in his career,” Bochy on Schierholtz.
- Sabean expects Jeremy Affeldt to be in a Giants uniform next year. He’s not sure if it’s going to be by the Giants using the team options, or re-signing Affeldt to a new contract.
- Justin Christian is seen as an extra man, and is not in the mix as the Giants leadoff hitter.
- Brett Pill may work on playing some outfield in winter ball or spring training.
- “It might be a luxury item at the price point. I’m not sure, but again we know he hits 2nd. We know he plays the position for some reason if (Freddy) Sanchez isn’t ready. It gives you good protection, or if something happens with Sanchez’s comeback. He also can play 3rd and can play 1st base. We like the bat,” Sabean on Jeff Keppinger.
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Henry Schulman said (via twitter) that Carlos Beltran said he’ll give the San Francisco Giants first crack to try to re-sign him. Once the World Series ends, Giants will have 5 days of exclusive negotiating rights to try to sign him before all the other teams can jump in the mix. It’s not likely that Beltran would re-sign that fast. I’m sure it’s going to be a long process, so he can see all his offers on the table from other teams.
Bruce Bochy pulled Beltran out after going 0-for-2 in the final game, so his batting average for the season wouldn’t drop below .300.
“I talked to Carlos last night. I got you covered. I’m not going to let you get under .300,” Bochy said on Beltran’s batting average.
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News says Cody Ross was named the recipient of the Bill Rigney Good Guy award, given annually to a Giants player for cooperation with the media. Ross smiled as he accepted the small crystal award.
“Aw, thanks,” Ross said. “It’ll go right next to my (NLCS) MVP trophy.”
Baggarly also says that Pat Burrell will give his chronic foot strain a month to improve this winter before making any retirement decisions. Burrell said he would return only to the Giants.
Burrell’s Stats In A Giants Uniform
G 188, AVG .252, HR 25, RBI 72, R 58, BB 80
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Today is game 162 for the San Francisco Giants. It’s the last time they can wear the World Series patch on their sleeve. It’s also probably the last time Pat Burrell will see action as a player on the field.
Burrell has an injured right foot that can’t be repaired by surgery, so his 11 year major league career is likely coming to an end today.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says Bruce Bochy is giving Burrell the start today, so he can get his final chance to feel the thrill of the grass.
“It’s been incredible,” Burrell said of his two season in San Francisco. “I don’t know what the future holds. Who knows? Maybe there will be a miracle-type healing situation where I can give it one more shot. If not, I’d like to go back out there one more time.”
Check out the video of Burrell talking with SF Giants Rumors at Media Day prior to the 2011 season. He tells us the difference between winning the World Series in Philadelphia and San Francisco.
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Welcome to the big leagues Brett Pill. For those of you that missed the game last night. Pill hit a 2-run BOMB in his first big league at-bat. The last Giants player to do that was Will (The Thrill) Clark back on 4/8/86.
Pill hit 25 homers for the Fresno Grizzlies this year, and is showing that he has the power potential to do it at the big league level. The Giants should trot him out to first base and see what the kid can do.
We have seen Aubrey Huff struggle for most of the year, and if he continues to do so next year. The Giants may want to give Pill the job at first base, and leave Brandon Belt in left field. It’s a good way to get some good young bats in the lineup.
It’s just something that Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy should start considering if they want to find a way to jump start the offense with some young talent from the farm system. What’s your thoughts?
~King of Cali (Steven)
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Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says (via twitter), infielder Charlie Culberson dropped a weight on the tip of his finger and broke it. He’s out indefinitely, says Baggarly.
