San Francisco Giants

Former Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff was a panelist on the Fox News program Fox News Specialists on Thursday, and was asked to give his take on the Colin Kaepernick situation.

Giants director of player development Shane Turner joined the podcast to talk about some of the organization’s most notable prospects, including the newly drafted Heliot Ramos.

The San Francisco Giants have optioned utility player Orlando Calixte to Triple-A Sacramento as first reported by Andrew Baggarly of The San Jose Mercury News.

Chris Stratton wants to pitch every five days. And with the way he’s thrown in his last two starts, the Giants’ rookie may one day have the opportunity to do so.

There’s pride at stake and plenty left to prove over the final 35 games of the season for an organization that hasn’t been in this position throughout the decade.

Joe Panik suffered a concussion on August 13, and Johnny Cueto hasn’t started a game since July 14.

The veteran outfielder opted out of his minor league deal with the Giants on Monday, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. He is apparently looking to sign with a team headed to the postseason.

After Buster Posey expressed some rare frustration after being hit by a pitch in Sunday’s game, Mike Krukow joined Murph and Mac on KNBR to discuss why Posey became so angry.

The Giants’ first-round draft pick in the 2017 draft, Heliot Ramos, went down in a heap on Sunday in a rookie league game after being nailed in the helmet by a fastball.

The out brought a roar from the fans at AT&T Park, Melancon, and especially Bumgarner, who still remains in line for his fourth win of the season.