The Official SF Giants 2013 Season Thread
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We NEED OFFENSE. Period. Left field and 1st base are my 2 concerns. I think Belt was flash in the pan good for the 2nd half of the year. Either Panda goes to 1st and we bring in a new 3 bagger or bring in a new catcher and give Posey 1st base.... Left field needs a .280 25 hr guy!!!!!!!!!! LOL wishful thinking but we cant keep running triple A guys out there in left.
Heres the FA options
Do Not Want
JASON BAY .204 BA and would definately do shitty at ATT
MARK DEROSA already tried this, no thanks
MATT DIAZ hes 35 and hasnt hit for power in the minors nor majors
REED JOHNSON no Blanco is better
AUSTIN KEARNS terrible
JASON KUBEL batted 220 with 5 homers
XAVIER NADY no thanks
LAYNCE NIX batted 180 with 2 homers, no thanks
DELMON YOUNG no thanks.
Take For a 1 year deal
RAUL IBANEZ hes 42 but hit 29 homers this year
Pretty much the same
NATE MCLOUTH batted 258 with 12 homers hes 31
MIKE MORSE batted 215 with 13 homers, has more ks than hits
DAVID MURPHY batted 220 with 13 homers
In comparison Belt batted 289 with 17 homers. hes only 25. the 1st basemen options are
Do Not Want
LANCE BERKMAN too old, wouldnt do well with his broken body in SF
JASON GIAMBI too old
TRAVIS HAFNER too old
TODD HELTON hes more of a DH
ERIC HINSKE no and screw u
@Rossibreath
PAUL KONERKO might retire and isnt the same player
CASEY KOTCHMAN cut by marlins after he sucked
MIKE MORSE see above
KEVIN YOUKILIS no longer the same player
JUAN RIVERA no thanks
CARLOS PENA
On the fence
JAMES LONEY he had a pretty good year, but was it a fluke?
JUSTIN MORNEAU batted 259 with 17 homers
MARK REYNOLDS batted 220 with 21 homers, had 157 ks
LYLE OVERBAY batted 240 with 14 homers not a great option
Would love to get
ADAM LIND batted 288 with 23 homers
KENDRYS MORALES batted 277 with 23 homers
MIKE NAPOLI batted 259 with 23 homers (could also rotate at catcher)
Do Not Want
JASON BAY .204 BA and would definately do shitty at ATT
MARK DEROSA already tried this, no thanks
MATT DIAZ hes 35 and hasnt hit for power in the minors nor majors
REED JOHNSON no Blanco is better
AUSTIN KEARNS terrible
JASON KUBEL batted 220 with 5 homers
XAVIER NADY no thanks
LAYNCE NIX batted 180 with 2 homers, no thanks
DELMON YOUNG no thanks.
Take For a 1 year deal
RAUL IBANEZ hes 42 but hit 29 homers this year
Pretty much the same
NATE MCLOUTH batted 258 with 12 homers hes 31
MIKE MORSE batted 215 with 13 homers, has more ks than hits
DAVID MURPHY batted 220 with 13 homers
In comparison Belt batted 289 with 17 homers. hes only 25. the 1st basemen options are
Do Not Want
LANCE BERKMAN too old, wouldnt do well with his broken body in SF
JASON GIAMBI too old
TRAVIS HAFNER too old
TODD HELTON hes more of a DH
ERIC HINSKE no and screw u
@Rossibreath
PAUL KONERKO might retire and isnt the same player
CASEY KOTCHMAN cut by marlins after he sucked
MIKE MORSE see above
KEVIN YOUKILIS no longer the same player
JUAN RIVERA no thanks
CARLOS PENA
On the fence
JAMES LONEY he had a pretty good year, but was it a fluke?
JUSTIN MORNEAU batted 259 with 17 homers
MARK REYNOLDS batted 220 with 21 homers, had 157 ks
LYLE OVERBAY batted 240 with 14 homers not a great option
Would love to get
ADAM LIND batted 288 with 23 homers
KENDRYS MORALES batted 277 with 23 homers
MIKE NAPOLI batted 259 with 23 homers (could also rotate at catcher)
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Rossibreath and DubbC415
not much of an update, but it sounds like they're pretty interested
MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reports that the Giants have already scouted Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu three times leading up to this week's showcases.
Baseball America's Ben Badler reported on Monday that the Rangers were the favorites to land Abreu, but it sounds like the Giants could be one of their main competitors. The Red Sox, Nationals, Pirates, White Sox and Mets have also been linked to the power-hitting Cuban defector.
MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reports that the Giants have already scouted Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu three times leading up to this week's showcases.
Baseball America's Ben Badler reported on Monday that the Rangers were the favorites to land Abreu, but it sounds like the Giants could be one of their main competitors. The Red Sox, Nationals, Pirates, White Sox and Mets have also been linked to the power-hitting Cuban defector.
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W0RM_Da_C0N
looks like timmy will be testing the free agent market
Tim Lincecum isn’t signing with Giants before free agency
Last month, after locking up Hunter Pence to a long-term deal before he hit the open market, Giants general manager Brian Sabean indicated that he hoped to do the same with impending free agent Tim Lincecum.
However, according to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com the two sides haven’t been able to come to an agreement and Lincecum expects to become a free agent.
Baggarly reports that the Giants offered him a two-year deal and plan to make a qualifying offer to Lincecum, which means they’ll receive draft pick compensation if/when he signs elsewhere. He’d also have the option of simply accepting the qualifying offer, which would be a one-year deal for around $14 million, but presumably Lincecum feels he can do better.
He’ll be one of the more interesting free agents to track, because Lincecum is still just 29 years old and his track record includes two Cy Young awards, but since the beginning of 2012 he has a 20-29 record and 4.76 ERA in 65 starts.
Tim Lincecum isn’t signing with Giants before free agency
Last month, after locking up Hunter Pence to a long-term deal before he hit the open market, Giants general manager Brian Sabean indicated that he hoped to do the same with impending free agent Tim Lincecum.
However, according to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com the two sides haven’t been able to come to an agreement and Lincecum expects to become a free agent.
Baggarly reports that the Giants offered him a two-year deal and plan to make a qualifying offer to Lincecum, which means they’ll receive draft pick compensation if/when he signs elsewhere. He’d also have the option of simply accepting the qualifying offer, which would be a one-year deal for around $14 million, but presumably Lincecum feels he can do better.
He’ll be one of the more interesting free agents to track, because Lincecum is still just 29 years old and his track record includes two Cy Young awards, but since the beginning of 2012 he has a 20-29 record and 4.76 ERA in 65 starts.
Giants re-sign Timmy for 2 years, 35 mil with a no trade clause...Ummm, re-signing Timmy is not a bad idea, given the state of their pitching staff, but 35 mil??? seems to me the front office is more interested in keeping the fans happy than trying to put that money towards building a better team. i dont get it also because less than a week Timmy said he was gonna test the open market and that he had turned down a 2 year offer and the giants were gonna match on a qualifying offer, meaning that if he signed with someone else they'd AT LEAST get a draft pick....why not wait and see what happens instead of throwing this amount of money at him???
thoughts?
thoughts?
