San Francisco Giants Articles - Page 35

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski got to catch the ceremonial first pitch on Tuesday night from a very familiar face – his grandfather. Facing off against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, both Mike and his grandfather Carl were able to set foot into the famed grounds that the Red Sox have called […]

The San Francisco Giants performed a reshuffling act at the July trade deadline in the hopes that they might still compete for one of the two National League Wild Card spots while still acquiring assets for the future. Although the Giants are not going to be playing baseball in October this season–they entered play on […]

Acquired in the trade deadline deal that sent pitchers Drew Pomeranz and Ray Black to the Milwaukee Brewers, second baseman prospect Mauricio Dubon is getting his first taste of the majors with the San Francisco Giants. According to Milwaukee Brewers beat reporter Robert Murray of The Athletic, Dubon has been called up in the wake […]

After acquiring him at the trade deadline from the Cincinnati Reds, second baseman Scooter Gennett has been released by the San Francisco Giants, according to Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports. Gennett, who has around $1.8 million left on his $9.75 2019 salary, will most likely pass through waivers on his way to becoming a free […]

CLUTCH Summary: The MLB Playoffs are looming and the stage was neatly set by the month of July. One of baseball’s biggest surprises in July were the New York Mets. Pete Alonso, on the other hand, is coming off his worst month in the Majors.  July not only signals the midway point of the season […]

The San Francisco Giants have announced that they have designated former All-Star second baseman Joe Panik for assignment, per Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors. Remember: the MLB has eliminated August trades, meaning that the Giants are likely hoping that someone picks Panik up off waivers in order to claim the remainder of his salary. […]

Wednesday afternoon was very close to being one of the most dormant MLB trade deadline days in recent memory. Despite there being plenty of activity in the rumor mill and a couple of blockbuster deals prior to the deadline, there seemed to be little action when the day itself arrived. Eventually, the surplus of deals […]

The San Francisco Giants have acquired infielder Scooter Gennett from the Cincinnati Reds, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic: Scooter Gennett to #SFGiants, source tells The Athletic. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2019 Gennett has struggled mightily since he returned to action on June 28 after missing nearly three months due to a strained […]

The Minnesota Twins joined a number of teams looking to improve their bullpen at the trade deadline, acquiring Sam Dyson from the San Francisco Giants: Sam Dyson to Twins — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2019 Minnesota also added veteran right-hander Sergio Romo on Friday, giving them a pair of impact relievers to help a […]

Neither Madison Bumgarner nor Zack Wheeler were traded at the deadline, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Bumgarner had long been considered a top potential trade chip in baseball in the lead-up to the deadline, but thanks to a recent surge by the San Francisco Giants that has vaulted them back into playoff contention, […]

Perhaps the San Francisco Giants aren’t dead set on holding on to Madison Bumgarner after all. According to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, the Houston Astros have engaged the Giants in trade talks for the left-handed ace, although it’s not clear how much traction the Astros have gained in discussions. In addition to Brown’s report, […]

Acting as a depth move for the playoff push, the Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Derek Holland from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations. Hopefully acting as a move that starts the process for the trade deadline to ramp up, the Cubs made a deal to shore up their pitching ranks while the Giants started […]

Nearly two weeks ago, I asked the question of what the Cleveland Indians would do when the trade deadline rolled around. At the time of the article, the Indians were 50-38 and had climbed back into the American League Central divisional chase, standing just 5.5 games back of the Minnesota Twins at the start of […]

Over the last few weeks, rumors have been flying all over the place about the San Francisco Giants trading starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner. While the rumors are still persisting, the Giants may have changed gears when it comes to their trade deadline plans after a recent streak of winning. According to a report from Jon […]

It’s no secret that there has been plenty of trade talk surrounding San Francisco Giants ace starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, but Bumgarner doesn’t seem to particularly care. Following his dazzling nine-inning performance in what ended up being a 16-inning win over the New York Mets on Thursday, Bumgarner was asked about the trade rumors, and […]

Ever since he burst onto the scene as a rookie contributor for a San Francisco Giants team that won their first World Series title in 56 years in 2010, Madison Bumgarner has become one of the faces of the franchise in the Bay Area. In 11 years with the Giants–including this season–Bumgarner has pitched to […]

Even only being one full month into the MLB season, there are teams that are already hitting the eject button on the 2019 season and looking forward to 2020. Teams that have a longer-term plan for how to bring their franchise back from many seasons of missing their goals still do not see 2019 as […]

In 2014, San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner had one of the most memorable World Series performances in history. The imposing left-hander won both of his starts against the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 and Game 5, then threw five innings of two-hit ball in Game 7 on a mere two days of rest […]

The division that represented the National League in the 2018 World Series, the NL West has a ton of firepower in it, even before the announced signing of Manny Machado with the San Diego Padres. Bringing an influx of talent into this division and to a team that is not named the Los Angeles Dodgers […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has joined the chorus of people begging Bryce Harper to come to the San Francisco Giants, but will the player finally listen? Kerr was asked the question about Harper joining the Giants while his team was facing off against the Miami Heat on Sunday night: “That would be […]

On a relatively younger franchise that boasts no players over the age of 34, the San Francisco Giants are looking to improve upon their 2018 season, having finished with a record of 73-89, putting the team 18.5 games behind the division winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The payroll has a decent amount of space currently […]

Per Raj Mathai of NBC, the Oakland Raiders will be playing the 2019 season at Oracle Park, formerly known as AT&T Park. This is the home of the San Francisco Giants of the MLB. This would allow them a year to figure out where they’ll play in Las Vegas, as they’ve previously announced they were moving the […]

A long-tenured center fielder known throughout the whole league, Adam Jones is still looking for a new home as a free agent. In 2018, Jones played his tenth consecutive season on the Baltimore Orioles, and he was a franchise mainstay while there, racking up four Gold Glove awards, five All-Star Game nods, one Silver Slugger […]

Amid the chatter about the Chicago Cubs this offseason, a recent topic has involved cutting costs with their ballooning payroll, which currently sits barely below the luxury tax threshold at $205.9 million. For a team that not only lost its hold on the National League Central crown in game 163 but also lost the Wild […]

Madison Bumgarner is one of the best pitchers of this generation and arguably the best postseason pitcher of all-time. Despite missing significant time over the last two seasons, the San Francisco Giants have said that Bumgarner is part of their plan moving forward. Farhan Zaidi, Giants’ President of Baseball Operations, said on KNBR that “nobody […]

The Atlanta Braves were one of the best surprises from the 2018 MLB season and were able to take the National League East division title. When everything was said and done in the regular season, Atlanta had a 90-72 record. Unfortunately, their regular season success did not translate into postseason success. Atlanta may have had […]

Unless you completely tuned out of baseball after the World Series or have been living under a rock for the past month, you’ve probably heard of Shohei Ohtani, the 23-year-old Japanese pitcher/hitter/superhero who is set to make his way to Major League Baseball in 2018. Ohtani, who was posted by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters […]

The Golden State Warriors‘ Draymond Green is considered one of the best passing forwards in the league today. During last season’s campaign, he averaged six assists per game – an even higher mark than some point guards. But during Monday night’s NLDS game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Michigan State […]