On the Farm: Newcomers Tanaka, Vogt fit in nicely
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s are struggling right now.
A combined 0-4 record over the last two days has been a downer for Bay Area baseball fans, as they have been outscored 33-16. However, there are a couple new prospects in their farm systems who are performing quite well.
Kensuke Tanaka – 2B, Fresno Grizzlies
This guy has been a real surprise for the Grizzlies...
SF Giants Rumors: Kensuke Tanaka Utility Job, Conor Gillaspie Traded, Starting Rotation
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the first Cactus League game for the San Francisco Giants. Manager Bruce Bochy will likely get the World Baseball Classic guys a lot of game time early on. He wants them to be ready to go when they part ways for the WBC. Once they’re gone a lot of young guys will get plenty of playing time to show off their skills.
Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com says ...
SF Giants Rumors: Pablo Sandoval, Kensuke Tanaka, and Sergio Romo Update
With the 49ers all over the news in the Bay Area (which, I have no problem with); it’s hard for some of us to get our baseball fix. We’re still finding ways to dig up San Francisco Giants news for you die-hard fans like me!
John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle points out that Pablo Sandoval was named the MVP of the Venezuelan championship series.
I’m sure that MVP trophy...
Japanese Invasion, Sort Of
I admit it: I’ve been one of those guys hoping for the Giants to dive into the Japanese market for players for a while.
It’s a big risk: for the best players, there’s a big ‘Posting fee’ that the team would have to pay before even being able to negotiate a salary, but it’s an enticing one. It’s not just because that Japanese players are an untapped market (it’s...
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