To hell and back: 10 San Francisco Giants who were traded away, then re-acquired
by Troy Nelson, 22gigantes.com
Tis the season for returning unwanted Christmas gifts to the store for something better.
After the recent signing—or should I say re-signing—of pitcher Boof Bonser by the San Francisco Giants, I got to thinking about the number of players the Giants have traded away or let walk, only to re-acquire them years later.
Kind of like a re-gift.
The...
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December 30, 2011
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December 30, 2011
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On this date in Giants history — Dec. 22
2000: Hoping to fill the void created by the departure of Ellis Burks, the Giants sign veteran outfielder Eric Davis to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. The Players Choice Awards’ “Man of the Year” had considered retirement, but the lure of more playing time changes his mind.
1994: The Giants trade pitcher John Burkett to the Texas Rangers in exchange for minor...
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
SF Giants Rumors – More Insights On Giants Number 1 Pick, Joe Panik
Are you dying (not literally) to know more about the San Francisco Giants number one draft pick? Marc Raimondi of the New York Post recently wrote an article about the Giants drafting shortstop Joe Panik. Raimondi says Panik was just another smallish middle infielder with potential at the plate after high school. Panik went on to St. John’s and added 20 pounds of muscle, improved...
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June 08, 2011
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June 08, 2011
Your 2011 Giants: Panik Giants Draft Pick #29
With the 29th pick of the draft, the Giants selected St. John's SS Joe Panik. The choice is a bit underwhelming because higher potential players like Josh Bell, Andrew Susac, Austin Hedges, Dan Norris were still on the board. According to Baseball America's Top 200 list, Panik is the 67th best player in this draft. However, according to Perfect Game's Top 100 list...
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June 06, 2011
X-Factor: Paul Janish
Paul Janish (The Enquirer/Joseph Fuqua II)Orlando Cabrera (2010)
Alex Gonzalez (2009, 2007)
Jeff Keppinger (2008)
Felipe Lopez (2006)
Rich Aurilia (2005)
Between 1974 and 2004, the Cincinnati Reds were fortunate to be able to pencil in the names of Dave Concepcion or Barry Larkin at the shortstop position nearly every Opening Day. Now take a look at the group of names above. You...
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March 27, 2011
All-Time Giants: The team of the 00's
Giants news is a little slow outside of pics of a slim downed Pablo Sandoval, so I was playing around with the Baseball-Reference play index to come up with some all time Giants teams based on WAR.
The first one that I present here is the team of the 00's.
2000's
POSPlayerYearWAR
CBobby Estalella20002.5
1BJ.T. Snow20043.2
2BJeff Kent20007.9
3BPablo Sandoval20094.8
SSRich...
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January 18, 2011
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January 18, 2011
Pablo Sandoval's Weight-Loss Efforts Reportedly Paying Off
by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Giants
So far one of the most closely watched weight-loss programs in the majors is going as planned. At least, that's the story from two people who have seen the Giants' Pablo Sandoval over the winter.
Sandoval, whose disappointing season was punctuated with the Giants suggesting that if he didn't lose weight and rediscover his stroke that...
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January 11, 2011
Operation Panda 2: Giants’ Sandoval tries to slim down again
The word on the street is that Pablo Sandoval is working out diligently, has lost weight and is on his way to being in better shape for the upcoming season.Henry Schulman reports in the San Francisco Chronicle that former teammate Rich Aurilia saw Sandoval at a Phoenix-area mall around Christmastime, and Kung Fu Panda told him he had dropped 17 pounds working out at a private facility...
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January 11, 2011
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January 11, 2011
Operation Panda 2: Giants' Sandoval tries to slim down again
The word on the street is that Pablo Sandoval is working out diligently, has lost weight and is on his way to being in better shape for the upcoming season.Henry Schulman reports in the San Francisco Chronicle that former teammate Rich Aurilia saw Sandoval at a Phoenix-area mall around Christmastime, and Kung Fu Panda told him he had dropped 17 pounds working out at a private facility...
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January 11, 2011
Slim Sandoval Sightings
You know it’s January when the “best shape of his career” stories start popping up. Rich Aurilia saw Pablo Sandoval at Christmas:
“When I saw him he looked great. He really did,” Aurilia said. “I think his mind-set hopefully has changed in a sense that he knows what’s at stake not only for the team but his own individual health and career...
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January 11, 2011
Pablo Sandoval has lost 17 pounds
The most exciting thing this off-season for the World Series champions is the status update of Pablo Sandoval’s weight. It’s “Panda Weight Watch 2011.”
According to Rich Aurilia via Hank Schulman, Pablo Sandoval has lost 17 pounds. Apparently, Aurilia saw Pablo at a shopping mall late last year and said he looked good.
After having his most disappointing season...
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January 11, 2011
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January 11, 2011
SF Giants Rumors – Sandoval Update, Ex-Giants Signed
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says he has heard from a number of folks that Pablo Sandoval’s conditioning work at a private facility in Arizona is paying dividends. Sandoval told Rich Aurilia just before Christmas that he had lost 17 pounds.
Sandoval would like to drop 24 pounds by the start of spring training.
Shawon Dunston said if Sandoval gets back...
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January 11, 2011
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January 11, 2011
17 pounds and counting --- The ever-shrinking waist of Pablo Sandoval
Rich Aurilia told Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle that San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval has lost 17 pounds this winter.
"When I saw him he looked great. He really did," said Aurilia. "I think his mindset -- hopefully -- has changed in a sense that he knows what's at stake not only for the team, but his own individual health and...
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January 10, 2011
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January 10, 2011
Pablo Sandoval Weight Loss Update (Part 2)
Pablo Sandoval has lost another 6 pounds since our last update on December 1st. Not quite the big drop like after the end of the season where he lost 10 pounds in a month at his own version of the biggest loser.
This report comes courtesy of Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. There are two new takes on the weight loss.
The first comes from former Giant Rich Aurilia who...
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January 10, 2011
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January 10, 2011
Pablo Sandoval Has Lost Over 17 Pounds Since The World Series
No, the Panda hasn’t borrowed Heath Bell’s Nintendo Wii, but he has apparently lost some weight – actually, a good amount.
Rich Aurilia told Schulman earlier today that the pudgy hot corner looks fantastic and has really come around on the importance of his health:
“When I saw him he looked great. He really did,” said Aurilia. “I think his mind...
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January 10, 2011
Giants optimistic about Pablo Sandoval’s future thanks to weight loss
The last we heard about San Francisco Giant's infielder Pablo Sandoval was an order from the front office to slim down or spend some time in the Minor Leagues. He's taken those words to heart, and according to Giants' instructor Shawon Dunston (via Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle), he's lost 17 pounds.
TV commentator and former Giants' teammate...
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January 10, 2011
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January 10, 2011
This Date In Transactions History: January 8th
Now that everyone has recovered from the holidays, the hot stove action has started to pick up. Let's look back at some of the moves made on this date in years past...
Last year the Astros signed Brett Myers for one-year and $5.1MM guaranteed. He rewarded them with a 3.14 ERA in 223 2/3 innings, so they rewarded him with two-year, $21MM extension.
That same day, the Royals...
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January 08, 2011
Hall of Giants: Class Nine
We are now getting down to the nitty-gritty, the point where yours truly has to play bad guy and say, sorry fellas, that’s it, the door is closed, at least for now.
I went through “The Giants Encyclopedia” and wrote down every player and pitcher with 5 or more years with the team. Since the book was published in 1999, I looked at Baseball...
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December 03, 2010
Cody Ross wrecks Roy Halladay, and the October Legend only grows
* Straight from tomorrow morning’s paper, UNEDITED, with a quick topper…
The list of SF-era Giants who have hit two home runs in a playoff game: Jeff Kent, Rich Aurilia, Will Clark… and now Cody Ross.
Just roll that one in your brain for a bit.
I’ll add this: Ross is...
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October 17, 2010
Giants 2010 Playoff Perspective
Playoffs 2010: not torture (hopefully)
Today the Giants embark on a journey this franchise hasn't seen in 7 years.
The last time they made it to the playoffs was in 2003 with a lineup that consisted the likes of Barry Bonds, J.T. Snow, Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham, Marquis Grissom, Kirk Rueter and Jason Schmidt.
Seems like that was decades ago when those players wore San Francisco...
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October 07, 2010
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October 07, 2010
Mariners bottoming out timeline
Jan. 8, 2004 Just weeks after landing free-agent Scott Spiezio, 31, the Mariners sign shortstop Rich Aurilia, 32, and enter 2004 with the...
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August 23, 2010
Batting Stance Guy is Back with the All-Temper Team
Batting Stance Guy's all temper lineup:
Milton Bradley
Rich Aurilia
Paul O'Neill
Tony Phillips
Michael Barrett
Albert Belle
Rob Dibble
John Rocker
Chili Davis
Bo Jackson
Al Hrabosky (the Mad...
Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bobsblitz
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August 01, 2010
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August 01, 2010
Giants honor Aurilia, Estes on Wall of Fame
Shawn Estes and Rich Aurilia helped begin a new era of winning baseball in San Francisco in the late 1990s. On Saturday morning, the two players took their place among the greatest players in San Francisco Giants history, joining the team's Wall of Fame.
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July 31, 2010
Aurilia, Estes to join Giants Wall of Fame
Rich Aurilia and Shawn Estes, two of the most popular Giants during the team's renaissance in the late 1990s and early 2000s, will have their plaques unveiled on the club's Wall of Fame before next Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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July 24, 2010
The San Francisco Giants Spit On Tradition
The San Francisco Giants president Larry Baer just announced recently retired Rich Aurilia will be honored by retiring his No. 35 jersey and giving him a spot on the Giants' Wall of Fame outside the ballpark...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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April 12, 2010
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