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The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will close out a four-game set on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Dodgers prediction and pick. The Giants won the series opener before the Dodgers took the next two games by a combined eight runs. Both teams will send […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers get set to square off with the San Francisco Giants by the bay on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Giants prediction and pick. We have an exciting rivalry series between the third-place Dodgers and the first-place Giants in the NL West. Both teams […]

San Francisco Giants minor leaguer Drew Robinson’s story is one filled heartbreak, horror and then perseverance and joy. It was just last April, in 2020, that Robinson planned and tried to take his own life with a gunshot to the head. Jeff Passan of ESPN did an incredible job documenting and telling Robinson’s story. Miraculously, […]

San Francisco Giants minor leaguer Drew Robinson is gearing up to start in the season opener on Thursday for their Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento Rivercats.  The 29-year-old signed a deal in the winter after losing his eye in a suicide attempt in 2020 and is now one step away from appearing with the Giants at […]

The San Francisco Giants take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game set in Philly. It’s time for us to continue or MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Giants prediction and pick for the game on Monday. The first game of the series will feature Chase Anderson on the mound for the home squad and […]

The San Francisco Giants are in San Diego to take on the Padres in the rubber-match of a three-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Padres prediction and pick. These teams have split the first two games of the series and have a pitchers duel set for Wednesday afternoon. Hard […]

San Francisco Giants owner Charles Johnson is facing backlash for donating a massive sum of cash to the Republican Party after laying off more than 50 employees. Johnson reportedly donated nearly $11 million to Republicans in all cycles between 2016 and 2020, the most of any owner in professional sports. $10,995,500 is $219,910 when split […]

Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants has announced that he is retiring from the MLB after a decorated 14-year career. Pence announced his decision on social media with a heartfelt video: https://twitter.com/hunterpence/status/1309927840574447617 Pence, a four-time All-Star with four different teams, turned 37 this year and had only played 17 games for the scrappy San […]

Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s MLB games between the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners have been postponed due to air quality issues that are taking place in Seattle, per ESPN. The games between the Mariners and Giants will now take place in San Francisco on Wednesday and Thursday, although the Mariners are still going to be the “home” […]

Scheduled games between the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants have been postponed following the Jacob Blake shooting, according to CBS Sports’ Jim Bowden. Conflicting reports came out regarding the Dodgers-Giants game, as NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic reported that no decision had […]

Both small and large market teams love to cash in on their players early on in their careers, helping keep the costs low and the player control fruitful. But for MLB teams across the board, the move of extending their best prospects – even before they play a single inning on the MLB level – […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached an agreement on a five-year deal with left-hander Madison Bumgarner, according to ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic: Madison Bumgarner will get $85 million over five years from the Diamondbacks, a source confirms to ESPN. Arizona was Bumgarner’s top choice, and when the Diamondbacks went […]

The San Francisco Giants are in desperate need of some offense, and it looks like they are making an effort to get it. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Giants are viewed as the top bidder for outfielder Nicholas Castellanos, with Rosenthal noting that San Francisco’s push has “discouraged” at least one other […]

With all of the hubbub at the 2019 MLB Winter Meetings centralized around the starting pitching market, it is fair that Madison Bumgarner wants to be included in that conversation. What remains to be seen, however, is if his reported price tag of nine figures will be a fair market value for the veteran left-hander. […]

In the spirit of taking riches away from one team and giving them to others, how about Madison Bumgarner in a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey? Hard to imagine, right? Well, it has a slight chance of becoming a reality this offseason. With the Dodgers always seemingly in need of starting pitching help, and a few […]

In an offseason that could finally see this team break the mold and actually spend big money, there may end up being an interesting pairing this offseason between a budding franchise and a long-dominant starting pitcher: the Atlanta Braves and Madison Bumgarner. With the former San Francisco Giants left-hander entering free agency and looking to […]

Gerrit Cole ended up being the ultimate bottom line during the Houston Astros’ series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. Cole won each of his starts in the series, including a sensational performance in a winner-take-all Game 5 in which he allowed one run on just two hits in eight innings. Should the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have been granted permission to interview Dusty Baker for their managerial opening, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune: Phillies will interview Dusty Baker for manager’s job https://t.co/hqW2TJQkfT — Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) October 13, 2019 Baker was named as a special advisor to the San Francisco Giants last May, and is regarded […]

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 […]