3 Weeks Ago, obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Huff Aftermath: Batting Cleanup, Merkin DFAed) If you can't be satisfied with an 88 win season with possibilities for better after a number of losing seasons, just because we ended up in 3rd, I can't help you. I am going to enjoy the 2010 season, I am going to enjoy the next decade, as the Giants have the ingredients to be competing during thi...

Last Month, obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in I'll Huff and I'll Puff: Giants Sign Aubrey Huff for $3M) Now Giants management can focus on signing our arbitration eligible players and perhaps sign one or two to contract extensions (hopefully Lincecum and maybe Wilson or Sanchez). Also, perhaps they can sign Sandoval to a nice long-term extension going into his free agent years, that woul...

And obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Giants Sign Uribe for One Year, $3.25M) I think the Giants will be picking up some minor league bargain contracts late in the off-season, just before spring, to compete for a starting corner spot, either infield or outfield, plus compete for the #5 starting slot. Kind of like the way they picked up Uribe, Medders and Miller last o...

And obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in You Say DeLefty, I Say DeRosa) This also does not negate the possibility of the Giants signing a power hitting 1B or LF either. DeRosa is probably going to be, at minimum, the hitter getting all the ABs against LHP when Ishikawa sits. Sanchez hasn't made it through a season without some rest, and Rowand will need some more r...

2 Months Ago, obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Sabean On-Line Chat on 2009.12.09) nomobonds: If both Bumgarner and Posey are on the Major League roster next year, who in your opinion will be the organization's top Minor League prospect?

Sabean: Yes, by virtue of our pitching staff and its depth.

Sabean: The fellowship.

Giants Thoughts

And obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in 2009 Winter Meetings News So Far) But this does make me happy: Pablo Sandoval has been annointed the new clean-up hitter. That is where he should have been hitting at the end of last season except that Bengie Molina would have had a gamer hissy-fit probably and bemoan his lack of respect, and by the way, he's no clean-up hitte...

And obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Very Late: 2009 Postseason Giants News Conference) 1. Bruce Bochy, on what the Giants accomplished...

3. Sabean, on Molina

4. Sabean on big bat

6. Sabean on Bumgarner

7. Sabean on Cain

9. Sabean on 2B if Sanchez isn't around

10. Sabean on $90M payroll

13. Sabean on Velez

19. Sabean on Sandoval

21. Sabean on Penny

22. Sabean on pitching staff

And obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Travis Ishikawa Named to Topps MLB Rookie All-Star Team) As reported by Haft on sfgiants.com, Travis Ishikawa was named to Topps' MLB Rookie All-Star Team. Congrats to Ishikawa for his award, that will always be on his Topps baseball card, and a nice capper to a nice season.

Giants Thoughts

3B is Pablo Sandoval, with Frandsen or Rohlinger as backup.

3 Months Ago, obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Roster-bation: Initial Thoughts on Starting Lineup) Since the Giants were OK with 4 young question marks to start the 2009 season, that gives us a benchmark with which to guess what might happen for 2010. I think that they will consider Rowand, Renteria, Freddie Sanchez, and Pablo Sandoval to be relatively sure things to produce at a certain r...

7 Months Ago, obsessivegiantscompulsive(noreply@blogger.com) from obsessivegiantscompulsive says (in Buster Posey: Come on Up!) The big question for me is who did the Giants remove from the roster in order to put Posey and Runzler on the 40 man roster. There are no more players to put on the 60-day DL, so the Giants will have to start to waive players.

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