After 18 seasons that produced three World Series titles and a handful of the most successful pitchers in San Francisco Giants’ history, Dave Righetti is out as the team’s pitching coach
The Major League team finished at 64-98, but the team’s AAA affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats, also finished in last place in the Pacific Coast League. The Giants’ AA-affiliate, the Richmond Squirrels, didn’t quite end up in the cellar, but their fifth place finish in the Eastern League wasn’t much to celebrate.
It’s safe to say Larry Krueger wasn’t satisfied with what Giants general manager Bobby Evans had to say during the team’s end of season press conference on Tuesday.
Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning and gave a synopsis on what went wrong for the club in 2017 and what general manager Bobby Evans needs to do in the offseason to turn things around in 2018. Krukow said that while San Francisco needs to improve drastically in a handful of areas, this team is not far enough off to require a full-on rebuild.
There’s one potential free agent who has the ability to shake up Major League baseball’s landscape this offseason, and on Wednesday morning, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy admitted San Francisco is scouting him.
Only nine losses away from losing 100 games for the second time in franchise history, Giants GM Bobby Evans is focused on the future instead of dwelling on the current misfortunes.
Vogelsong joined his old friends Murph & Mac on Thursday morning, and recounted a conversation he had with Giants general manager Bobby Evans this summer that led to his decision to retire as a Giant.