BRIAN SABEAN RUMORS & GOSSIP
GM turnover is cost of doing business
When San Francisco's Brian Sabean attended his first general managers' meeting in November 1996, he was the only new kid on the block.
Now look at him.
Other general managers may be more flamboyant, but none has the longevity of Sabean.
He has become the dean of general managers.
How times have changed.
There have been 68 general manager changes since Sabean replaced...
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February 24, 2012
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SF Giants Rumors: More Nuggets, Sit Down Session With Bochy And Sabean
Here are more nuggets from the sit down session with San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean at Giants Media Day. I had a chance to ask Bochy who would be plan B if closer Brian Wilson can’t go at the start of the season. Bochy said you can start with Sergio Romo and Javier Lopez. He also said everyone in the bullpen can move up a spot.
“It’...
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February 07, 2012
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February 07, 2012
Sabean, on Yoenis Cespedes: “Price tag is beyond what his talent is”
Most of my posts are about guys the Giants do sign, but this one’s to let you know about a player the team says it won’t go after.
According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will not be putting on the orange and black anytime soon.
The Giants had previously been rumored to possibly be in on Cespedes, who defected from Cuba...
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February 05, 2012
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February 05, 2012
Brian Sabean on baseball…
Sabean:
“In this information age, the average fan has so much information at his/her disposal, they have all the players, stats, projections right there,” said Sabean. “But this game is so much more than those stats and analysis and metrics. It’s ultimately about human beings.”
This quote conjures up memories of the Giants’ two-year offer to Willie Bloomquist...
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January 22, 2012
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January 22, 2012
Giants brass talk to fans about payroll, the 2012 season, and Juan Marichal’s magic touch
Renel laughs with Sabean during a live web stream on Wednesday.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy, pitching coach Dave Righetti, CEO Larry Baer and general manager Brian Sabean all sat down tonight to answer questions posed by Renel Brooks-Moon and from Giants fans in the audience during a live web stream at sfgiants.com.
The theme of the night seemed to be the team’s payroll. In...
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
Bob Mariano to manage Fresno Grizzlies in 2012
Mariano with Brian Sabean (left) at the Giants' World Series parade in 2010.
Three new faces will join the Fresno Grizzlies coaching staff in 2012.
The San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A affiliate announced today that Bob Mariano will become the Grizzlies’ skipper next season, replacing Steve Decker, who will become the Giants’ new organizational hitting instructor...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Have Giants bowed out of Jose Reyes sweepstakes?
LAYING IT DOWN: Has Brian Sabean put down his pen in respect to signing free agent Jose Reyes? (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Those of you who were hoping the Giants would fill their void at shortstop and the leadoff spot in the lineup with one fell swoop of the pen by signing free agent Jose Reyes….. well, it may be time to move on to plan B.
According to the New York...
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November 16, 2011
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November 16, 2011
Inside the Front Office: A Dramatic Re-Enactment
The scene is a smoke-filled office, with the shades drawn. Brian Sabean, with his feet propped up on his desk, reaches over and puts out his cigar. He grabs the phone and hails his secretary.
Our Fearless Leader in the flesh.
Sabean: Laura, get Dayton Moore on the phone. And patch Zito in too; I want him to hear this.
Dayton Moore: …hello?
Sabean: D-man. How’...
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November 09, 2011
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November 09, 2011
SF Giants Rumors: Highlights From Urban’s 1-on-1 With Sabean
Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com was able to chat with Giants GM Brian Sabean. Below is the highlights of the phone interview.
Sabean is in Arizona for organizational meetings. They started meetings the day after the season ended. Sabean stresses that it’s about roster management right now.
“Including who you may just be willing to take off the roster, cause you...
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October 27, 2011
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October 27, 2011
Mychael Urban Interviews Brian Sabean (October 26, 2010)
Mychael Urban of CSN Bay Area interviewed Giants GM Brian Sabean today…a few notes –
In regards to payroll, Sabean says the Giants will go up incrementally in spending, but not dramatically.
He says Brandon Crawford’s done a really good job making mechanical adjustments in the Arizona Fall League, and has “earned” his high batting average there.
Joe...
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October 26, 2011
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October 26, 2011
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