Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe says there should be no shortage of teams that need a right-handed power bat. Gary Sheffield will be looking for a team this off-season and Nick Cafardo has listed the Mets, Mariners, Braves, Cardinals, Rays, Twins, Orioles, A’s, Rangers and Giants as the teams that could find some role for him. Sheffield wants to reach 3,000 hits and right now he’s currently at 2,689.
King of Cali thoughts: Sheffield was always a guy I wanted the Giants to get. He’s now 41 years old, and he’s by far not the force he once was. Let’s hope the Giants don’t fall back on Sheffield. I would rather Keep Velez, Rowand and Schierholtz in the outfield. Sheffield would need to stick to the American League if he wants to have a chance to reach 3,000 hits.
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Troy Renck of the Denver Post says Yorvit Torrealba, who turned down a two-year, $4.5 million deal from the Rockies. Is expected to receive an offer soon from the clubs that have called about him, including one from the NL West. Troy says he hasn’t pinpointed the NL West team, but the Giants make a lot of sense since they are expected to lose Bengie Molina and need someone they can trust in prospect Buster Posey needs more Triple-A seasoning.
King of Cali thoughts: I have always liked Torrealba, and think he would be a good fit with the Giants. Yorvit did hit .291 in 64 games, so sharing time between him and Posey would also work for Posey’s first full year in the show.
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Jon Heyman of SI.com says the Marlins are looking to trade some players to free up space on their already microscopic payroll. Dan Uggla is still the name that keeps coming up, and the Giants and Orioles are still showing interest.
Milton Bradley: The Cubs are eager to unload him, with the Rangers, Rays and Giants appearing to be the most likely to land the talented-yet-troubled outfielder.
Mark DeRosa: There is now around a dozen teams that have inquired about DeRosa. The San Francisco Giants are one of those teams.
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Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of Foxsports.com say Marco Scutaro is not just a shortstop, and would consider changing positions for the right team. Rosenthal and Morosi say the Mariners, Phillies, Angels, Orioles, Twins, Cardinals and Giants are among the teams that could look for help at third.
King of Cali thoughts: I personally wouldn’t want to see the Giants go out and get Scutaro. Leave him in the AL. Lets focus on guys who can spark the offense!
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Buster Olney of ESPN.com said via Twitter – “Remember that if SF (San Francisco Giants) signs Jason Bay to to 4 years at $64 million type deal, They’d owe him, Barry Zito and Aaron Rowand $46 million annually for the next 3 years. Before even paying Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain.
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Giants GM Brian Sabean: “It’s not our top priority, but he’s a player we’re looking into.” Agent Arn Tellem: “There is high interest for stoppers in the majors. He’s a player that a lot of teams should show interest in, and we expect good results from him.”
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Uggla, 29, projects to earn approximately $8 million in arbitration. In four major-league seasons, he has averaged 30 homers and 90 RBI’s.
For the Giants, he would represent a more affordable addition than Jason Bay or Matt Holliday. The Giants would play Uggla at third, Edgar Renteria at shortstop, Freddy Sanchez at second and Pablo Sandoval at first.
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The Giants are open to bringing Molina back on a one-year contract but probably not for anything more than the $6 million he made last season.
Molina does want a multi-year deal and thinks he should get a raise, so he’s likely to sign elsewhere.
The Rumors floating out there that the Mets are considering Molina and another unnamed AL team might get involved as well.
If the Giants don’t re-sign Molina, they’re expected to bring in a veteran to buy time for Buster Posey and mentor the rookie. Pudge Rodriguez sure seems like a fit says Baggarly in his blog. The Giants have also tried to acquire him a couple times in recent years. King of Cali thoughts – I think bringing in someone like Pudge would be a good move. He would be a great person for Posey to learn from.
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The What Ifs that we know…. Part 1
by Darrin Reyes
During the 2009 season many What If style transactions were talked about on sports talk radio, forums and even on twitter. Many are still possible but what they could mean to the giants are still unclear.
Aaron Rowand for Milton Bradley Straight up.
Milton Bradley has been a cancer to the Cubs. He was suspended for the remainder of the season on 9/20/2009. Aaron Rowand has been a good locker room Giant but that’s the only good thing he has brought to the Giants since signing.
Both have similar contracts. According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts. Rowand is signed until 2012 with making 12 million a year. Bradley has 2 years left with a performance based club option for 2012. 9 mil for 2010, 12 mil for 2011 with club option for 12 mil. The Cubs would be losing 3 mil by taking the deal but may be worth it to get rid of the problems that Bradley has brought to the organization.
Aaron Rowand and Milton both had similar numbers in the 2009 season. Rowand had a higher batting average by 4 points, 3 more home runs and 24 more RBIs. Rowand played 20 more games than Bradley due to his suspension which gave Rowand 106 more At-Bats and 30 more Strike Outs. Strike Outs have always been an issue for Rowand with having over 100 SOs for 4 of the last 5 years. Bradley has only had over 100 SOs in 1 of the last 5 years.
What Milton Bradley will bring to the Giants. One big downside for the Giants is that Bradley has baggage. He doesn’t have a Bonds style baggage but he may be a problem for a young locker room. Going to the Giants can give him a fresh start that he will not get from the Cubs. It also keeps a right handed bat in the line up to a team that already has a lot of left handed batters. He is a switch hitter which would keep in the everyday line up because we know how Bochy likes to go with “The Match-Ups.” This factor will help the Giants by maintaining stability in the line up due to his presence. Often in 2009 the Giants did not have the same line up on back to back days because of Bochy following the Lefty/Righty match ups. From looking at his number he has performed better while on a young team rather than a team with more veteran players. He had his best year in 2008 on a young Texas Ranger team which he helped get to be 2nd in the AL West after being last in AL West in 2007.
If he would come to the Giants I see him as being a Left Fielder, with having Velez and Schierholtz filling out the rest of the outfield. The Giants would still need to get a big bat to play in the infield because the outfield is still crowded.
Possible Line Up with Bradley (with Giants current roster)
Velez CF
Sanchez 2B
Sandoval 1B
Bradley LF
Uribe 3B (if he re-signs)
Schierholtz RF
Molina C (if he re-signs)
Renteria SS
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The Giants contacted Winn’s agent Craig Landis prior to the World Series and thanked Winn for his services, but said they have a number of young outfielders and advised him to seek employment elsewhere.
Winn is looking for an everyday job and he believes he’d be a good fit on a team that is looking to add athleticism to a lineup that already has plenty of power production.
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