Giants Still Need Infield Help
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 27 days ago — On Saturday, the Giants finalized a 2 year contract extension with Freddy Sanchez, who they acquired in July for Tim Alderson. The new deal for Sanchez will pay him 12 million over the next 2 seasons instead of 8.5 million for just 2010, which was his option for 2010. I've voiced my ...

GIANTS / Freddy Sanchez signs for 2 years
sfgate.com 10/31/2009 — On the other side of the infield, the Giants would like to re-sign Juan Uribe, and general manager Brian Sabean has begun talks with Uribe's agent. However, a quick resolution is unlikely. "I get the sense he's going to test the free-agent market," ...

Giants re-sign Freddy Sanchez
scoresreport.com 10/31/2009 — According to the San Francisco Chronicle , the Giants have re-signed second baseman Freddy Sanchez to a two-year, $12 million deal. This is a good deal for the Giants. Considering he’s turning 32 this winter, it’s safe to say that Sanchez’s best days are behind him. But he hits for ...

Giants Re-Sign Freddy Sanchez; Was It The Right Move?
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 10/31/2009 — The San Francisco Giants on Friday re-signed veteran second baseman Freddy Sanchez on a two-year, $12-M contract. The Giants had an $8.1 player option on Sanchez for 2010, but the front office instead chose to offer an extra year and a lower annual rate. After thinking about this for a while, ...

Giants Figure Out A Way To Win: Do Nothing
fackyouk.blogspot.com 15 days ago — Good morning, Fackers. Typically, the bye week during the NFL season is a welcome break for a team, but as much for the fans. A Sunday after the baseball season has concluded and without your NFL team in action seems kind of empty and aimless. However, that extra healing and preparation time is ...

The Giants are not likely to keep Molina, but that doesn't mean Buster Posey has the job
bases.nbcsports.com 20 days ago — Andrew Baggarly of the Mercury News says that while the Giants would welcome Bengie Molina back, they only want to give him a single year and don't want to give him a raise.  Molina, on the other hand, wants more...

Off-Field Issues Haunting Giants
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 22 days ago — The Giants organization has been in the news quite a bit lately, and it's not the kind of news that you hope for. I'm sure most Giants fans are aware of the trouble that "The Franchise" got into a couple of weeks back after being caught with an illegal substance, as well as the tragic news out ...

What to Do With Sanchez and Garko?
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 10/24/2009 — The majority of the Giants' fan-core have been very open about there displeasure for Brian Sabean's trades from this last summer. Sabean sent two of the teams top-5 pitching prospects (#2 Tim Alderson and #5 Scott Barnes) away in separate trades for Freddy Sanchez and Ryan Garko, and their first ...

Giants Offseason Begins Now
giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com 10/9/2009 — The Major League Baseball offseason doesn't officially start until the end of the World Series, when free-agents can file and trades can be made. However, for the Giants and GM Brian Sabean, the offseason planning should start now. Even after a year in which they overachieved, the Giants have a ...

Catching Up With The G-Men
fackyouk.blogspot.com 23 days ago — In their final game of the 2008 season, the Yankees fell to the Red Sox 4-3 in 10 innings at Fenway Park. It was the only time in the previous 14 years that combination of events wouldn't have meant a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the ALCS, but since only one of those teams was going to the ...

Nats add Schueler as adviser to GM Rizzo (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 28 days ago
The Washington Nationals have hired former Chicago White Sox general manager Ron Schueler as special adviser to GM Mike Rizzo and promoted Bill Singer to director of professional scouting. Schueler worked for the San Francisco Giants the past two ...

Nationals hire special adviser to GM — Nationals Journal 28 days ago
The Washington Nationals today named Ron Schueler special adviser to the general manager and promoted Bill Singer to director of professional scouting. From the news release: A 42-year baseball veteran, Schueler joins the Nationals after serving the ...

San Francisco: A nice spot for Jason Bay; Why the Giants Must Sign Him — Bleacher Report - MLB 27 days ago
Word around the streets of MLB is that free-agent hitter's don't put the San Francisco Giants anywhere near the top of their list because AT&T Park isn't a "hitters" park. Well, if it isn't a "hitters" park, then how come Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" ...

James: 23 homers for Wright in 2010 — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 27 days ago
Statistician Bill James offers these projections for next season in his recently released Bill James Handbook 2010 . David Wright 599 AB, 100 R, 23 HR, 99 RBI, 24 SB, .302 avg., .892 OPS Carlos Beltran 522 AB, 92 R, 24 HR, 91 RBI, 17 SB, ...

Top 12 Consolations for Phillies Fans — Bleacher Report - MLB 27 days ago
12) Red Sox Fan will hear about this much more than you will 11) A-Rod got hit a lot 10) It's not like your laundry hasn't won recently 9) New York Fan is still bent over that Giants game 8) With any luck, you won't have to watch Brad ...