San Francisco Giants

After signing a 4-year, $62 million contract with the Giants this offseason, closer Mark Melancon’s campaign was cut short after just 32 games due to a lingering issue in his right elbow.

With hopes of October baseball out reach, the Giants can still make an impact on the playoffs in the last two weeks of the season; especially for division rival Diamondbacks, Rockies and Dodgers.

On Sunday afternoon, San Francisco honored one of the greatest postseason performers in franchise history, as Vogelsong made a final appearance on the mound at AT&T Park before retiring as a member of the Giants’ organization.

“When I left the Twins camp in March, it wasn’t the first thing that I thought of, but as I got home and knew that I was done playing, my thoughts were reflecting a little bit,” Vogelsong said of retiring a Giant.

On this day in 1997, the Team of Dustiny began a crucial two-game set against the Dodgers, that propelled the Giants to the NL West pennant and started them down a path to future greatness.

Veteran reporters John Shea and Henry Schulman wrote an excellent piece for the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, detailing the toll the brutal 2017 Giants’ season has taken on manager Bruce Bochy, and what the future holds for the sure-fire Hall of Famer.

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.

The Giants added some much needed depth to their depleted farm system on Thursday, claiming a ‘slick-fielding’ 23-year-old infield prospect off waivers as first reported by Mike Berardino of Pioneer Press.

As the Giants stumble towards their first losing season since 2013, the Dodgers are looking to continue their dominance in the NL West with a slew of young talent, led by rookie sensation Cody Bellinger. This reality makes this upcoming offseason all the more important for the Giants, if they hope to compete in the division.