Blake Sabol
Giants Blast 13 Homers as They Spoil the White Sox Opening Series
At the beginning of the season, Giants’ President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi told KNBR that this Giants team would be capable of leading the league in homers. Most dismissed that as wishful thinking, thinking there was no way a team that was 81-81 the year before could rebound so quickly without any headliner signings. […]
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Injuries and Roster Moves: Bart to IL, Hjelle Recalled
When Joey Bart was set to make his season debut, his manager Gabe Kapler re-iterated to reporters that the Giants wanted to see Bart go out there and run away with the position. Soon after, Bart tweaked his back during batting practice and was scratched from the lineup, and was replaced by Roberto Perez. The […]
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Giants Sign Gary Sanchez to Minors Deal
The Giants announced on Saturday that they’ve signed catcher Gary Sanchez to a minors deal. Sanchez will start in Triple-A Sacramento, but he will make 4m if he gets promoted to the major leagues. Sanchez, 30, has spent his career with the Yankees and Twins. Sanchez debuted and spent the first seven years of his […]
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17 for 17; The Giants’ Streak of Opening Day Left Fielders Continues
The left field position has always been a curious one. For some teams, it was a place where their managers would put a good defender, hoping to get a leg up defensively. Other teams would use left field to hide a player who might provide value offensively but not so much defensively, and some teams […]
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The Giants Will Have a Trio of Young Players on Their Opening Day Roster
Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi made an appearance on the NBC Sports broadcast during the Giants’ loss to the Guardians last night, and he talked about four young players that have been performing well in camp. Blake Sabol was a Rule-5 draft pick who was selected by the Reds and then immediately traded […]
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This Player is Forcing His Way Onto the Giants’ Opening Day Roster
Not much is typically expected of Rule-5 draft picks, with the majority of them getting cut before Opening Day and most of them not making it to the end of the season on the team that claimed them. However, the Giant might have found a gem in C/OF Blake Sabol. Sabol was originally a Rule-5 […]
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Giants Notes: Pitching Struggles, Debuts, The Catching Battle Heating Up, Rookies Playing Well, and More
The Giants have now played four spring games, winning two and losing two. Most of their offseason additions and holdovers from last season have made their debuts, and several players vying for an opening day spot are showing out. Pitching Struggles The Giants added two starting pitchers this offseason, deepening a rotation that already had […]
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What We’ve Learned From the Giants’ First Two Spring Games
The Giants have finished their first two spring training games, playing the Cubs on Saturday and the Reds on Sunday. Let’s look at some of the performances that have stood out. The Catching Battle All eyes will be on the Giants catching battle this spring, and Blake Sabol made a great first impression. Sabol got […]
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Heading Into Spring Training, the Giants Catcher Position is Wide Open
The Giants enter camp with a problem they haven’t had to deal with in over 15 years. Their catching position is up in the air as they start spring training, and they don’t have a set starter. Their options to fill the two catching spots are Joey Bart, a former number 2 overall pick and […]
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