Pablo Sandoval had successful surgery on his fractured hamate bone. The Giants say he should be out 4-6 weeks, but Sandoval said he hopes to be back in 7 weeks.
Mark DeRosa is expected to come off of the DL on Tuesday. He would be a nice option at 3rd base while Miguel Tejada continues to struggle.
Andres Torres is expected to be activated this Friday when the Giants come home to face the Colorado Rockies.
You’re Brian Sabean
The buzz that’s still going around is Jose Reyes would be a good fit for the Giants. No one is denying that, but the Giants will not part ways with a top prospect to land him. Reyes got on base all six times he came to bat against the Giants. He had two singles, a double and 3 walks.
If you were Brian Sabean. What would you be willing to give up for Jose Reyes? Keep in mind he is a rental player, and will be a free agent at the end of the season.
~King of Cali
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Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com says (via twitter) that the Giants are letting teams know that Nate Schierholtz is available. Crasnick also says Schierholtz may be the odd man out when Andres Torres returns from his injury.
It may be true that the Giants are shopping Schierholtz, but let’s not forget that the Giants can send Darren Ford back to Triple-A Fresno when Torres comes off the DL.
Welcome Back (Again)
Jenifer Langosch (Pirates Beat Writer) of MLB.com tells SF Giants Rumors that Pirates fans loved Freddy Sanchez when he was in Pittsburgh, so he will be treated to a nice ovation.
Sanchez was a 3-time All Star, and won the NL Batting Title in 2006 (.344) while a member of the Pirates.
Trade Market
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says Mark DeRosa would be a perfect fit for the Florida Marlins as their biggest need is thrid base.
Rosenthal also chimes in on Miguel Tejada‘s struggles and says remember these names for the trade market Jose Reyes, Marco Scutaro and J.J. Hardy.
Injury Update
Andrew Baggarly says (via twitter) Barry Zito will see a specialist in North Carolina to examine his sprained foot tomorrow.
~King of Cali
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy thinks Barry Zito will be able to make his start on Sunday. If not, the Giants may place Zito on the DL and bring up Ryan Vogelsong from Fresno. It’s very doubtful that Madison Bumgarner would pitch on three days rest.
Staying Around Another Year
The Giants and infielder Freddy Sanchez agree on a one-year extension for $6 million. Which means Sanchez will be back in a Giants uniform in 2012. Sanchez has a lifetime .298 average in 9 Major League seasons.
Sloppy Defense
The Giants looked like they had their World Series hangover last night. It wasn’t the same focused Giants that we seen in last year’s Playoffs/World Series. Don’t get me wrong Clayton Kershaw was dealing last night, but when it came to the bottom of the 6th inning. They looked like the “Bad News Bears”. Miguel Tejada throws a ball away, and Buster Posey also does the same. It’s just pretty amazing after how bad the Giants played that they only gave up 2 runs, and lost 2-1.
One more thing that really stood out to me was when Mark DeRosa walked on four straight pitches to start the top of the 8th inning, and the next two pitches were also balls to Andres Torres. In my head I’m thinking okay this is definitely a red light. Let’s make Hong-Chih Kuo throw a strike. Sure enough on a pitch that was up and in, Torres was taking a hack. It just seemed like that helped Kuo find his rhythm, and maybe things would have turned out differently if Torres took the pitch. Oh well, it’s only one game. I guess we will just have to settle for a 161-1 record this season.
Was I the only one booing Juan Uribe last night?
~King of Cali
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Mark DeRosa is not in today’s lineup, but is listed as a bench player in today’s game against the Angels. Okay scratch that. Let’s start over again. DeRosa has been taken off the list of bench players today and now is penciled in to start tomorrow. DeRosa has missed a few games to rest his surgically repaired wrist. Some Giants fans are now getting a little concerned that DeRosa might actually be injured. I did see DeRosa walking around the clubhouse this past weekend with ice wrapped around his wrist. Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.
Wilson To Start The Season On The DL?
Brian Wilson‘s oblique is still an issue. Wilson tried to play catch today, but he still didn’t feel 100%. The Giants had him stop throwing, and it’s likely Wilson will start the season on the DL. If Wilson starts the season on the DL. Then who do you want to be the closer while he’s on the shelf?
Giants beat writer Chris Haft said (via twitter) that Wilson won’t argue with management/staff if he has to start season on the disabled list with his oblique injury.
If Tejada Doesn’t Pull His Weight
ESPN’s Buster Olney says if Miguel Tejada struggles. The Giants may turn to Mike Fontenot to be his replacement. However, if they start to look outside of the organization. Olney says Jose Reyes, Marco Scutaro and Jack Wilson could be players that the Giants may look to pursue.
Cody Ross Injured
Cody Ross leaves today’s game with an injury. He took a very long time to walk off the field, and it doesn’t appear to look good. More updates on Ross to follow
Little Nuggets
8 Days till Opening Day!
Greg Anderson refuses to testify at Bonds trial, and is sent back to jail for a 3rd time!
MLB Most Popular Jerseys for the 2010 calendar year – Tim Lincecum (10) and Buster Posey (19) made the top 20 list.
~King of Cali
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The San Francisco Giants began their title defense today in the first game of Spring Training. I know it’s Spring Training and it doesn’t mean anything. I’m just happy to hear baseball on the radio again!
Tim Lincecum got the game started by giving up 3 runs in the first inning, including 4 hits in a row. Miguel Tejada struck out swinging in his first Spring Training at bat in a San Francisco Giants uniform. Should we start to worry, and hit the panic button? No way, it’s just Spring Training! Tejada did end up with an RBI single in his second at bat.
The Giants found a way to get the win. The final score was 7-6 Giants. Yes another torture win for the Orange and Black! Buster Posey was the only Giants player with 2 hits, and he also had 2 RBI’s.
The starting lineup was DH Andres Torres, 2B Mark DeRosa, SS Miguel Tejada, C Buster Posey, RF Cody Ross, LF Pat Burrell, 3B Pablo Sandoval, CF Aaron Rowand, 1B Travis Ishikawa and pitching was Tim Lincecum.
~King of Cali
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Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports says Edgar Renteria doesn’t feel disrespected by the San Francisco Giants, and stressed that he has no hard feelings for the Giants.
“I understand the game, I understand what’s going on with the business,” Renteria said. “They’re a great organization. Everybody treated me good. They offered that ($1M/1 Year) because they think that’s my value. I thought that wasn’t my value. So we didn’t have an agreement. That’s why I didn’t sign with them. But it’s nothing personal. It’s about business.”
Renteria later signed with the Cincinnati Reds for one year, $2.1 million.
Speaking of Former Giants shortstop’s. Royce Clayton stopped by the Giants Spring Training camp today. Clayton is portraying Miguel Tejada in the upcoming movie Moneyball.
Ex-Giants Getting Rings
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News says although Fred Lewis never played a game with the 2010 San Francisco Giants, he’s getting a ring. Lewis started the season on the DL and was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on April 15. Other players that will also be getting a World Series ring are John Bowker, Joe Martinez and Jose Guillen.
Cactus League Opener
Tim Lincecum will start the Cactus League opener for the Giants on Friday afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
No League Minimum For Posey
Buster Posey’s representatives and the Giants are trying to work on a one year deal for 2011. Any player like Posey that has under 3 years of experience can be paid what the team decides to pay them as long as it’s the league minimum ($414,000) or more. The Giants don’t have to work out a deal with Posey, but they don’t want to just give him the minimum. They want to keep their rising star happy.
Time To Retire?
Ex-Giant Jose Guillen says he will retire if no teams are interested in his services by next week.
~King of Cali
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I recently asked Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News who he would like to see as the Giants backup shortstop now that Renteria is not coming back.
Baggarly says he’s not sure. “They could go with Fontenot because Tejada usually starts 150-plus games a year. Of course, I think they’ll pay the price if they don’t have a premium defender somewhere on the roster.”
Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes says (via twitter) Jose Veras has some minor league offers on the table from the Giants, Rockies, Twins, Marlins, Rays and Pirates. Veras will get an invite to spring training as well. A decision should be coming soon.
Veras had a 3-3 record with the Marlins last year, and had a 3.75 ERA.
Spring Training
Spring Training tickets go on sale Thursday (1/13/11) at 10am. The Giants are going to be a hot ticket this spring, so get your tickets ASAP. You can get your tickets at sfgiants.com. Tickets start from $9 and go up to $35.
~King of Cali
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Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com says Edgar Renteria and the San Francisco Giants “re-engaged” in contract talks on Monday night. Renteria is weighing multiple offers from other teams, so the Giants are not optimistic about retaining the 2010 World Series MVP.
The Giants offered Renteria a one year contract worth $1M to be the backup shortstop to Miguel Tejada.
~King of Cali
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Newly signed shortstop Miguel Tejada is going to help a friend in need. Orioles relief pitcher Alfredo Simon is a suspect in a New Years Eve shooting death of a 25 year old man in the coastal town of Luperon. Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun tells us that Tejada expects to pick up the tab for Simon’s high-powered Dominican Republic attorneys.
Tejada and Simon were teammates in Baltimore before Tejada was traded to the Padres.
CNN adds more to the story. Simon has since came out and said that the shooting was an accident.
“In truth that young man was my friend, like a brother,” he said of Michael Esteban Castillo. “It wasn’t a thing like we began arguing and I started shooting. It was some accident; it happened by accident,” Simon said, speaking at the police station where he turned himself in. “That’s why I came here — to open my soul,” he said.
Check out both articles by Dan Connolly and CNN to get more insights on this story.
~King of Cali
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The average shortstop salary for this years free agents is $6.41 million. Miguel Tejada received a one-year $6.5 million contract from the Giants. Which means GM Brian Sabean was on his game with this contract.
Now the first base position is a different story. The average free agent signing thus far at first base has signed for $6.53 million. The Giants re-signed Aubrey Huff (best first base free agent in my book) for a two year $22 million contract. Huff will make $10 million in 2011 and 2012 (2013 $10 million club option or $2 million buyout).
Huff will make a little over $3 million more than the other first base free agents who signed this year. The Giants were willing to give Huff the nice raise for what he did for them last year, and don forget Huff can also play multiple positions. Huff’s a big part of their offense, and some have even said they believe Huff should have tried to get more money. Two years and $10 million a year is a pretty good signing to me. Sabean seems to be back on his game after the Aaron Rownad and Barry Zito contracts.
~King of Cali
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Pablo Sandoval had successful surgery on his fractured hamate bone. The Giants say he should be out 4-6 weeks, but Sandoval said he hopes to be back in 7 weeks.
