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May 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain (18) throws to the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of their MLB baseball game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY SportsGiants push loyalty aside, make right choice to move Cain to bullpen
This offseason, the San Francisco Giants signed closer Mark Melancon to a four-year, $62 million deal that was among the richest contracts ever signed by a Major League reliever. When the Giants start the second half of the season on Friday in San Diego, Melancon won’t even be the highest-paid member of San Francisco’s bullpen.
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Sabean says Giants are ‘open for business’ with trade deadline looming
With a payroll that already sits around $175 million, Sabean said he doesn’t expect to take on much more money in any deals, but at the same time said they’ll be creative knowing that the goal in 2018 is still to return to the playoffs.
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Bochy on Murph and Mac: Cain will move to ‘swingman’ role in bullpen as Bumgarner returns
Ace Madison Bumgarner is set to start this weekend after a nearly three-month absence, and Bruce Bochy told Murph & Mac on KNBR Wednesday morning that Matt Cain will be the one to step out of the rotation with Mad Bum’s return.
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Cepeda, Marichal throw out first pitches at All-Star Game
The San Francisco Giants have a proud history, and though they only have one All-Star in 2017, catcher Buster Posey was not the only player representing the franchise on Tuesday evening in Miami. Prior to the start of the 2017 All-Star Game, Major League Baseball honored some of the game’s most prolific players, and asked…
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KJ Podcast: ‘Holding onto the past’ has played a role in Giants struggles
On an All-Star break edition of the KJ Podcast, Kevin Jones and Kerry Crowley dove into the Giants struggles during the 2017 season, and what shakeups there will be if the downward trend continues into 2018.
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One year after starting All-Star Game, Johnny Cueto not the same pitcher
When the Giants carried baseball’s best record, a 57-33 mark, into last year’s All-Star break, one of their own stood above the rest in the National League. After San Francisco splurged on a seven-year, $130 million contract in the 2016 offseason, Johnny Cueto looked like he was worth every penny. When it came time for Mets’…
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Posey on retiring as a Giant: ‘I would love nothing more’
Posey is starting at catcher for the National League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game for the fourth time (his fifth appearance in the midsummer classic overall) and currently boasts the fourth highest batting average in the NL, .324, midway through the season.
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Bumgarner set to return to Giants this weekend after successful rehab start
After a nightmarish start to the 2017 season, the San Francisco Giants will exit the All-Star break with some good news. Madison Bumgarner is coming back.
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May 30, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Christian Arroyo (22) misses a ground ball against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY SportsGiants prospect Christian Arroyo has successful surgery
Christian Arroyo tweeted that he had successful surgery on Monday. The Giants’ third baseman broke his hand after getting hit by a pitch playing down for the Sacramento River Cats
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Ex-Giants pitcher Livan Hernandez files for bankruptcy
Ex-Giants ace Livan Hernandez has filed for bankruptcy in South Florida federal court, as first reported by the Miami Herald on Monday.
