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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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Giants acquire Matt Beaty, leave Bryce Johnson and Sean Hjelle off the Opening-Day roster
The Giants announced their Opening-Day roster today, and it included a few surprises. For one, they acquired OF/1B Matt Beaty from the Kansas City Royals for cash. Beaty holds a career line of .249/.320/.405 (95 wRC+) slash line in the bigs and hold around a 107 wRC+ vs. righties. Beaty bats from the left side, […]
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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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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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The Nationals Should Sign a Veteran Backup Catcher
Mike Rizzo has had a limited budget this offseason. Still, he’s done a great job by filling up the roster with cheap but experienced veterans who could be used as fillers as top prospects continue to develop or even as potential trade chips if some of them have bounce-back seasons to acquire some prospects at […]
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