After a heated meeting between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s on Monday, Mike Krukow identified the origin of this tension as Santiago Casilla.
Sherman appeared on the Murph & Mac show on Tuesday morning to elaborate more on his decision. He was asked if Garoppolo’s presence had an effect on the cornerback’s conclusion to join the 49ers.
49ers beat writer Matt Barrows joined Murph & Mac on Monday morning, and went so far as say that the 49ers hope Witherspoon will turn into Richard Sherman part two with the right mentoring.
Even a couple days removed from the news of Richard Sherman signing with the 49ers, it’s still difficult to fathom. That after seven dominant seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Sherman has joined the team he once antagonized, just one day after he was released.
Although Buster Posey’s ankle discomfort doesn’t appear to be an issue right now, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle told Murph & Mac that’s a storyline he’ll be watching this season.
In the ongoing battle for the last two spots in the Giants starting rotation, Ty Blach delivered another strong outing and further pushed his case for consideration.