Category Archives: Top Headlines
Giants’ bullpen is coming together as Kapler ‘challenges’ potential closer
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsAs the Giants’ bullpen takes shape, Gabe Kapler wants an important piece of it to be in top shape next season.The Giants had a clear need to add some righty arms to...
Dec 11, 2020
Why Giants’ interest in Mets righty spiked in instructional league
Denis Poroy / Getty Images Dedniel Nunez had been on the Giants’ radar for a while, a growing prospect for the Mets who might not have flashed the raw stuff but was establishing control. Typical...
Dec 10, 2020
Curry ranked behind Lillard in ESPN’s Top 100 NBA Players list
Troy Wayrynen | 2018 Feb 14 Professional sports are a what have you done for me lately business. If you want an example of that, check out the latest ESPN rankings of the top 100 players in the NBA, t...
Dec 10, 2020
Giants take a chance on Mets righty in active Rule 5 draft
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The Giants are coming away from the virtual Winter Meetings with a pair of righty pitchers. But Thursday’s addition is far more a project than Tuesday’s. After...
Dec 10, 2020
‘Heartbreaking’: Salem-Keizer crushed, determined after Giants leave longtime affiliate
Salem-Keizer/David Green The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes believe they are no longer an affiliated team. They’re pretty sure. They are now unaffiliated, right? After all major league clubs extended th...
Dec 09, 2020
Which prospects could Giants lose (and pick) in Rule 5 draft?
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The biggest effect the Rule 5 draft has on teams results from the players lost ahead of draft day. In adding four prospects to their 40-man roster, the Giants had to part...
Dec 09, 2020
Here are the Giants’ new-look minor league affiliates
Sutter Health Park At long last, Major League Baseball has unveiled its overhaul of the minor league system, complete with changed affiliations, leagues that will take some getting used to and axed cl...
Dec 09, 2020
Giants announce series of minor league signings and a Chadwick Tromp surprise
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY SportsAs the Giants announced a list of 11 players they had signed to minor league deals with invites to major league camp, the biggest surprise was a name that was absent.C...
Dec 09, 2020
Popular Giants catcher is back after nontender
Chris Brown-USA TODAY SportsAfter Chadwick Tromp’s first big moment, going 2-for-4 with a double July 31 in his second major league game, Wilmer Flores captured his spirit well.“There̵...
Dec 08, 2020
Frank Gore has message for Alex Smith after Washington’s win over undefeated Pittsburgh
(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)49ers fans could use a feel good story right now, and it doesn’t get much better than what Alex Smith is doing in Washington.The former 49ers quarterback alm...
Dec 08, 2020
