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Mike Caruso, Where Are You?
McCovey Chronicles — From Pravda: Still seeking right-handed relief help, the Giants have accelerated their pursuit of right-hander Bob Howry, who became a more attractive option Monday when his former team, the Chicago Cubs, declined to offer him salary arbitration. No arbitration? ...

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Sandoval, Burriss
obsessivegiantscompulsive — Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I was out traveling to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm (or Merry Farm, for the holidays) to help my nephew celebrate his upcoming birthday, so sorry for the long stretch of no posts. Catching up plus will discuss some stuff I found from the past that is pertinent now. Pablo Sandoval's Defense: Lots of people have been pushing to trade Molina and start Sandoval there as catcher until Posey is ready (if ever, of course, if that isn't clear to everybody). I ran across some info from Baseball America, from a chat not too long ago, which went over his defense at the catcher's position. From their Cal League description, they ...

Giants Sign Bobby Howry To $2.75M/1-Year Deal
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — ... been up and down throughout his career, but his 84 ERA+ with Chicago in 2008 doesn't lend itself to a lot of optimism going forward. El Lefty Malo links to San Francisco Chronicle blogger Henry Schulman, who says Howry's poor showing was due to overwork, "particularly in the number of times Howry warmed up in the bullpen without pitching." It's an interesting comment since it's hard to check on. McCovey Chronicles reminds us that the Cubs refused arbitration to Howry, thus making him more attractive to the Giants.