June 18th, 2013 at 10:31 AM
By Michael AlmonteHenry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle and Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com is reporting the San Francisco Giants have signed their first-round pick in shortstop Christian Arroyo to a $1.866,500 million deal.
The Giants selected Arroyo with the No. 25 pick out of Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida, where he batted .524 in 30 games in his senior season. He smacked 55 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 35 RBI's, scored 42 runs and produced a .580 on-base percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .955 fielding percentage and committed five errors.
Arroyo is expected to visit AT&T Park on Thursday before beginning his professional career in the Arizona Summer League. The 18-year-old had previously committed to attending college at Florida. He also helped Team USA's under-18 team capture the gold medal at the 2012 International Baseball Federation World Championships.
Read more... Join the Conversation... June 17th, 2013 at 4:44 PM
By Michael AlmonteSan Francisco Giants center fielder Angel Pagan continues to rehab his injured left hamstring and there is no timetable for his return.
According to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com, the Giants medical staff presented the option of surgery to Pagan, which would sideline him 6-to-8 weeks. Pagan has decided against surgery for the moment and elected to receive a platelet-rich plasma injection, so he can speed up the healing process. He had the injection last Sunday in Arizona and before that, took a cortisone shot in the hamstring to alleviate the inflammation. Pagan says once he can run the bases and make sharp cuts without any pain, he will have a better idea when he can return.
The 31-year-old has not played since his walk-off inside-the-park home run on May 25 against the Colorado Rockies. The Giants say Pagan will need a minor league rehab assignment before he is activated from the DL.
The Giants miss Pagan's presence atop the lineup and hope he can return soon.
Read more... Join the Conversation... June 16th, 2013 at 9:29 PM
By Michael AlmonteThe San Francisco Giants were blanketed 3-0 by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night ending their nine-game road trip with a 4-5 record.
Playing on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball on this Father's Day, Braves' starting pitcher Julio Teharan retired the Giants in order in the top of the first. Tim Lincecum took the mound for the Giants and immediately allowed a leadoff walk to shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Right fielder Jason Heyward flied out and, Simmons stole second base during left fielder Justin Upton's at-bat. Gregor Blanco made a great running catch going a long way on a ball hit by Upton. Facing a 0-2 count, first baseman Freddie Freeman connected with an RBI single scoring Simmons. Lincecum struck out center fielder B. J. Upton and threw 24 pitches in the inning. The Braves had a quick 1-0 lead.
Lincecum ran into trouble again in the bottom of the second with runners on first and second with no outs. The two-time Cy Young Award winner escaped the inning by getting the next three batters.
Read more... Join the Conversation... June 14th, 2013 at 9:42 PM
By Michael AlmonteThe San Francisco Giants recorded their second straight shutout Friday night in a 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Gregor Blanco led off the game with his first home run of the season and first career leadoff homer off Braves' starter Kris Medlen. The Giants had an early 1-0 lead.
Giants' starter Madison Bumgarner breezed through the bottom of the first and Joaquin Arias smacked a ground-rule double with one out in the top of the second. After Bumgarner struck out, Blanco scored Arias with an RBI single to extend the Giants lead to 2-0.
Buster Posey doubled leading off the top of the third and scored on a Hunter Pence RBI double to increase the lead to 3-0.
Bumgarner kept the Braves offense in check and Posey doubled with one out in the top of the fifth. After Pence grounded out, Brandon Crawford doubled Posey home and the Giants now led 4-0.
Bumgarner took a no-hitter into the bottom of the sixth before allowing a leadoff single to third baseman Chris Johnson.
Read more... Join the Conversation... June 13th, 2013 at 8:36 PM
By Michael AlmonteFor the second straight year on June 13th, the San Francisco Giants won 10-0 Thursday night and avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pirates' starting pitcher Charlie Morton began the game by walking Gregor Blanco and hitting Brandon Crawford bringing Buster Posey to the plate. Posey recorded an RBI single scoring Blanco and giving the Giants a quick 1-0 lead. Hunter Pence grounded out and the next two Giants batters struck out ending the inning.
Matt Cain, who was pitching on the one-year anniversary of his perfect game, tossed a 1-2-3 bottom of the first.
Joaquin Arias led off the top of the second with a single and Nick Noonan reached first on a force out. Noonan moved to second on a Cain ground out and scored on a Blanco RBI single. The Giants had a 2-0 lead.
Cain continued to roll and the Giants looked to add more runs in the top of the fifth. Crawford was struck by another pitch with one out and advanced to third on a Posey ground-rule double. Pence reached base on a fielder's choice and Crawford scored on an interference error by third baseman Pedro Alvarez. Brandon Belt was hit loading the bases for Andres Torres, who produced an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Posey. The Giants had a 4-0 lead after five innings.
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