Picture courtesy of Marko Realmonte In a move to make room on the 40-man roster, the San Francisco Giants have designated infielder Tommy La Stella for assignment. La Stella has been battling injuries and hasn’t lived up to his 3-year, $18.75 million ($2MM in 2021, $5.25MM in 2022, and $11.5 million in 2023) contract. His contract is backloaded, so even though the Giants owe him $11.5 million, they still feel ready to move on. La Stella has been struck hard by the injury bug while with the Giants. He’s had two Achilles tendon surgeries and the Giants seem like they’re ready to move forward wit ..read more

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Tomoyuki Sugano @ Opening Season for Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome. Photo by Dennis A. Amith, J!-ENT (Creative Commons) The San Francisco Giants are reportedly interested in pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano. He’s coming off a 14-2 season, 1.97 ERA 3 shoutouts and 3 complete games with the Yomiuri Giants. Other teams that are also in pursuit are Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and the San Diego Padres. The post SF Giants Are Kicking The Tires On Tomoyuki Sugano first appeared on SF Giants Rumors ..read more

The San Francisco Giants went big with drafting Catcher, Joey Bart in 2018. This year the Giants shocked everyone with taking Catcher, Patrick Bailey. This sounds crazy to the average fan, but Farhan Zaidi is bringing a different mindset to the Giants. He wants all players to be able to play multiple positions. Which means one game, Bart could be behind the dish and Bailey at another position. Then the next day they could switch… It’s going to be awesome to see these two premium catchers in the lineup at the same time, let’s just hope the Giants don’t suffer on defense with their secondary pos ..read more

This Day in SF Giants History! San Francisco Giants‘ Vida Blue won his 200th career game, combining with Jeff Robinson to shut out the San Diego Padres 4-0. Box Score Fun Fact: Bruce Bochy and Tim Flannery also played in that game for the Padres! Bochy was hitless in his 2 AB’s and Flannery took a walk in his only pinch hit AB ..read more

The San Francisco Giants today announced that it has established a fund of $1 million to assist those event staff affected by the postponement of the 2020 season. In addition to the $1 million pledged by the club, the Giants will ask its ownership group and business partners to also support this effort.  “Our event staff is the heart and soul of Oracle Park,” said Giants President & CEO Larry Baer.  “During these challenging times, we want to provide peace of mind and support to our event staff employees so they can focus on their family and loved ones ..read more

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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants announced today that they have named Gabe Kapler the 39th field manager in Giants history by agreeing to terms on a three-year contract. “Our top priority in the next manager was to find someone who can build strong relationships with our players, coaches, front office and fans, and someone who has the drive and desire to win,” said Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi.  “After an exhaustive and comprehensive search, we are delighted to welcome Gabe Kapler as the next manager of the San Francisco Giants. “I ..read more

Major League Baseball introduced free agency over 43 years ago and a lot has changed since those salad days of player movement. As Major League Baseball heads to the offseason and another free agent market, the money being paid to players around the league is at an all-time high. According to USA Today, modern Major League Baseball players are well off with over 50% of the league being millionaires. Free agency may see salaries spiking around the league, but according to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the system in place today is the same as the one instituted in 1976. The baseball free agency sys ..read more