Monday, February 15, 2010

Five questions the Giants need to answer

Henry Schulman
SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle
Have 4 1/2 months really passed since Pablo Sandoval hit his 25th home run on the final day of the 2009 season, hoisting the Giants to their 88th win?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Giants add Wellemeyer as long reliever

Veteran righty could get occasional chances to start

Chris Haft
MLB.com
The Giants acquired the experienced long reliever they sought by signing free agent right-hander Todd Wellemeyer to a Minor League contract Wednesday that includes a non-roster invitation to big league Spring Training.

Wellemeyer, 31, has spent most of the past two seasons as a starter with the St. Louis Cardinals. But Giants vice president of baseball operations Bobby Evans said, "We're looking at him right now more as a long man" -- a reliever capable of pitching multiple innings. Evans acknowledged that Wellemeyer could receive occasional chances to start, but indicated that rookie left-hander Madison Bumgarner, the Giants' top pitching prospect, and right-handers Joe Martinez and Kevin Pucetas are the top contenders for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation.

"We want to give our internal options every opportunity as well," Evans said.

Wellemeyer enjoyed his best season with St. Louis in 2008, when he finished 13-9 with a 3.71 ERA in 32 starts. He slumped to 7-10, 5.89 in 28 appearances (21 starts) last season. The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder owns a 29-29 career record with a 4.74 ERA in 195 appearances, including 64 starts, with the Cubs, Marlins, Royals and Cardinals.

Arizona, Colorado, Philadelphia and the New York Mets were reportedly among the other teams interested in Wellemeyer.


Monday, February 1, 2010

Giants sign Horacio Ramirez and Byung-Hyun Kim

Mike Lovell
Talkin' Giants Baseball
The Giants signed Horacio Ramirez and Byung-Hyun Kim to Minor League contracts.

It remains to be seen whether or not there will be any value to the Giants with these retreads. Neither pitcher has distinguished himself in recent years and look to be more of a shot in the dark with the hope that one or both produce at some point.


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