George Kontos

If any club wants Samardzija or Moore to appear on a playoff roster, a trade must be completed prior to September 1.

Since the start of the 2017 season, the Giants have had August 5 circled on their calendar as the day they would turn back the clock.

It’s hard to find a player who was as universally well-liked in the Giants’ clubhouse as George Kontos was. And that’s what made Saturday a bittersweet day for Kontos, his teammates and the Giants’ coaching staff.

Outside of Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner, only one member of the Giants’ pitching staff had claimed multiple World Series titles with San Francisco. Now, George Kontos will take his rings to Pittsburgh.

Jeff Samardzija’s had his ups and downs throughout his career, but regardless of where he’s been, the Giants’ right-hander has built a reputation for going deep into ballgames

“It’s definitely not too late to turn it around, we’ve had flashes of playing really good baseball. Nobody in the clubhouse has lost hope of turning this season around, that’s for sure.”

The Giants bullpen has a much different look in 2017 than the group that blew an MLB worst 32 saves last season. San Francisco addressed the closer position by adding Mark Melancon for $62 million this offseason. They also let three veteran relievers, Sergio Romo, Javier Lopez and Santiago Casilla, walk in free agency, opening […]

San Francisco Giants reliever George Kontos was nominated as the team’s representative for the 2016 Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards, which honors coaches that had an impact on the lives of professional Bay Area athletes and coaches.

The San Francisco Giants continued their trend of avoiding arbitration hearings, offering contracts to all six of their arbitration-eligible players on Friday evening, and agreeing to one-year deals with two of them.

George Kontos caught up with Marty Lurie, and explained that the 2016 season has a similarity to the 2012 team that won a World Series ring.