EMMANUEL BURRISS RUMORS

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Diamondbacks fan snags foul line drive

An Arizona Diamondbacks fan leaned over a railing with his glove to make a nice snag a line drive foul ball during Sunday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Your browser does not support iframes. It happened in the top of the fourth inning as Giants second baseman Emmanuel Burriss hit a line drive foul down the first base side. Burriss ended up grounding out to the...
Via Holdout Sports  |  April 10, 2012

On this date in Giants history—Jan. 17

Birthday wishes are in order today for former Giants outfielder Chili Davis (who turns 52) and current Giants utility man Emmanuel Burriss, who is 27 today. On this date in Giants history… 1916: The New York Giants purchase three stars from the defunct Federal League: pitcher Fred Anderson, outfielder Benny Kauff, and catcher Bill Rariden. 1934: National League MVP Carl...
Via 22gigantes  |  January 17, 2012

Update on bogus Brian Burres-to-Giants rumor

by Troy Nelson, 22gigantes.com Many of you have asked me to provide an update on my post from a couple of days ago, when I wrote about how skeptical I was about the supposed report that pitcher Brian Burres had been signed to a minor league contract by the Giants. My skepticism arose as soon as I heard that the Giants had also re-signed infielder Emmanuel Burriss on the same day...
Via 22gigantes  |  December 21, 2011

SF Giants Rumors: One Less Arbitration Case, Burriss Signs

The San Francisco Giants (Press Release) have knocked off an arbitration case by signing infielder Manny (Emmanuel) Burriss to a one-year major league contract. Burriss is expected to come off the bench in 2012. He can play any infield position and even left field. He has some speed that the Giants will love to see in a steal situation as well. ~King of Cali (Steven) —...

Giants sign Brian Burres and Emmanuel Burriss

The Giants reached a couple of agreements today with players of similar sounding names. Emmanuel Burriss, will reportedly have a larger role in the 2012 season as the Giants try to groom him as a potential super utility guy. Hank Schulman of the SF Chronicle speculates that the deal will be close to the league minimum. By signing now the Giants and Burriss avoided an arbitration...
Via SF Giants Nirvana  |  December 19, 2011

Unconfirmed: Giants sign reliever Brian Burres

On a day when they signed a Burriss, the San Francisco Giants have also apparently signed a Burres. Confused? Me too. So, I went to the supposed source, Kristy Robinson, a Pittsburgh Pirates beat reporter for Ohio Valley Athletics. She’s a self-proclaimed “rookie” in the business, and I wanted to make sure she didn’t confuse Emmanuel Burriss (the Giants infielder...
Via 22gigantes  |  December 19, 2011

Giants sign Whiteside and Burriss to one-year deals

The San Francisco Giants signed catcher Eli Whiteside and infielder Emmanuel Burriss to one-year contracts on Monday.
Via Miami Herald  |  December 19, 2011

Giants re-sign Emmanuel Burriss

The San Francisco Giants have signed infielder Emmanuel Burriss to a one-year contract, 22gigantes.com has learned. Burriss was eligible for arbitration. The 26-year old switch hitter had a down year in 2011 and spent most of the year at Triple-A Fresno where he batted .297/.386/.389 with 2 HR, 10 RBI and 24 stolen bases in 45 games. The Giants front office recently spoke about Burriss...
Via 22gigantes  |  December 19, 2011
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