Some San Francisco Giants recent happenings:
Signing of NICK HUNDLEY free agent CATCHER 1 year 2 million dollars.
Trevor Brown will start in Triple A but will have a chance to show his stuff during Spring Training. The franchise felt there was a need for another catcher even though Buster Posey started 122 games last season.
EHIRE ADRIANZA will step aside to make room on the 40 man roster for the 33 year old Hundley. Personally I have seen Adrianza get some huge hits when it counted so Hundley has that to live up to.
Hundley, it is said, has hit “more effectively” than most Rockies on the road so let’s hope he can hit well as a Giant. Hundley has been a member of two of our rival teams, the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies. I’m simply going to have a much harder time loving him because of that. But…Welcome Nick! 🙂
“Every season, the more we can keep Buster behind the plate and healthy, the stronger the team is,” General Manager Bobby Evans said.
Who won’t be playing in the WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC?
MARK MELENCON who signed with the Giants in December and most likely wants to go spend some of that $62 million he will be paid over 4 years.
I don’t know…? Did we really need another over paid over rated pitcher? Yes we did. Do! In my teenie tiny little opinion- relievers were our weakest point last season. Fingers crossed!
OUTFIELD
BYE BYE TO THE WHITE SHARK 😦
GREGOR BLANCO Now with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a Minor League contract! Crazy! Oh but it came with “an invitation to big league camp”.
Gregor Blanco, besides being one of the most pleasant people on and off the field, was a huge part of the “Magic” of 2012 and 2014. And then there was that supernatural catch June 13 2012 that saved Matt Cain‘s perfect game.
Gregor has always been one of my favorite SFG boys. I will miss him as a Giant but if the D-Backs have half a brain I should be seeing him at Chase Field soon.
“I would say Gregor will always be remembered as a ‘Forever Giant,'” said left-hander Javier Lopez in a recent text message, citing the label that the franchise frequently attaches to its favorite sons.
“There’s no doubt that he and I will always be connected in our baseball careers because of that amazing catch,” Cain said via text.
LEFT FIELD
JARRET PARKER and MAC WILLIAMSON
Only one will get the job even though ones a left and ones a righty
Leaving themselves open in case someone magical emerges from the Non invitees
RIGHT AND CENTER FIELDS
HAPPY DAYS WE’VE GOT THE MOOSE BACK -I missed MICHAEL MORSE and look forward to viewing his…talents in Scottsdale next month.
No formal invitation yet but I think he will be there. We do have our first baseman BRANDON (peaches) BELT but Morse has been “inked” to our Minor League.
MORSE AND FREE AGENT JUSTIN RUGIANO will try to bring some hitting from a side of the plate that hasn’t seen much action lately.
THIRD BASE
Giants’ have an agreement with free-agent third baseman Jae-gyun Hwang on a one-year Minor League deal with an invitation to Major League camp.
“We’re very fortunate he chose us,” Evans said of Hwang, who will earn $1.5 million if he makes the big league club. Evans didn’t address Hwang’s anticipated role, though he did say that the Korean has the potential to help the team “at some point this year.”
Welcome! 🙂
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SPORTS 