BOOF BONSER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Q&A With Boof Bonser

The San Francisco Giants have recently signed pitcher Boof Bonser to a minor league deal. Bonser was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round of the 2000 draft. He was later traded away to the Twins in a package deal. Boof has been kind enough to do a short Q&A with SF Giants Rumors.   Steven: It’s got to feel like your career has come full circle since you were drafted by the...

SF Giants Rumors: Lincecum Contract Talks, Bonser Comes Full Circle

I hope everyone had a nice Christmas, and now it’s time to get back to the San Francisco Giants news/rumors etc. The Giants and ace Tim Lincecum are in contract negotiations. Which makes since, so they don’t have to go through the arbitration process.Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says a gap still exists in the Giants and Lincecum talks. The Giants offered Lincecum 4-years...

Giants sign P Bonser to minor league deal

The New York Giants signed righthander Boof Bonser to a minor league contract. Bonser was in the New York Mets organization last season when he injured his elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery. He is expected to be sidelined at the beginning of the 2012 season. Bonser made just two appearances for the Boston Red Sox in 2010 before being designated for assignment June 18. In...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  December 28, 2011

SF Giants Rumors: Burres Deal Confirmed, Bonser Talks

Happy Holidays to all the San Francisco Giants fans out there from SF Giants Rumors! Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via twitter) confirmed that the Giants have signed former Giant Brian Burres to a minor league deal. They’re also talking to 1st rounder (2000 draft) Boof Bonser for a minor league deal. Burres was drafted by the Giants, and was later designated...

Tommy John surgery for Boof Bonser

According to Andy McCullough of The New York Star-Ledger, Boof Bonser, the former San Francisco Giants prospect and current Mets minor league pitcher, has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery. He had been vying for a spot in the Mets bullpen during Spring Training, but was optioned to Triple-A near the end of camp. Bonser, who was originally drafted by the Giants with the 21st...
Via 22gigantes  |  April 15, 2011

Boof Bonser: Forgotten man with unforgettable name

In all of the discussions about the makeup of the Mets’ bullpen, one name keeps getting left out. You would think his first name alone would keep him in the discussion, but Boof Bonser is the forgotten man in this equation. The Mets picked up Bonser on a minor league deal and he’s one of many who are vying to make the team as a reliever. Bonser was a first-round pick of the...
Via Mets360.com  |  March 03, 2011

Boof Bonser would be a better option then Carrasco in the rotation...

I said in this post that after recent off-seasons there was this fear in the back of my head that they would make excuses all off-season until we ended up with Boof Bonser as our fifth starter. While I have more faith in this new front office, then the past who would have stalled all off-season to say in the end "nothing made sense", there have been some warning signs....
Via Mets Fever  |  December 24, 2010

Mets Sign Boof Bonser to Minor League Contract

The Mets signed pitcher and former first round pick, Boof Bonser, today to a minor league contract. With fans intently focused on and critical about improving the major league roster, it’s often easy to forget that signing minor league depth is an important aspect of the game too. Bonser, a right-handed pitcher, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants with the 21st overall...
Via Rising Apple  |  December 08, 2010

Former Giants' top draft pick Boof Bonser signs with A's

The Oakland A's have signed former Giants prospect Boof Bonser to a minor-league contract. Bonser, San Francisco's No. 1 draft pick in 2000, will join the A's Triple-A team in Sacramento. Bonser, who missed all of 2009 after suffering a torn labrum, was released by the Red Sox earlier this week after allowing four runs in two appearances for Boston. Bonser, 28, pitched...
Via 22gigantes  |  July 04, 2010

Boof’s Replacement

The PTBNL in the Boof Bonser trade has been named, and it is 25 year old Chris Province. The 2007 4th rounder has actually posted some pretty impressive numbers. The real outlier appears to be 2008, when Province posted a 5.18 FIP. He has consistently gotten good ground ball rates in the Sox minor leagues, [...]
Via Twinkie Talk  |  December 13, 2009
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