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Eduardo Nunez thanks Giants organization, calls teammates ‘family’ in farewell message on Twitter
Giants infielder Eduardo Nunez was traded to the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Pirates. The departure was emotional for both Nunez and his teammates, who lined up in the dugout to hug him as he made his way into the clubhouse for the final time.
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Jul 25, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; (l to r) San Francisco Giants left fielder Kelby Tomlinson (37), center fielder Gorkys Hernandez (66) and right fielder Hunter Pence (8) celebrate after winning the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsWith deadline pending, expensive core may thwart Giants’ early efforts to rebuild
Bobby Evans and the rest of the Giants’ front office have no choice but to continue to think big picture beyond the trade deadline, because most of the franchise’s top assets are challenging to move.
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Jul 26, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) hits a single against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsGiants cash in on Pirates’ defensive blunder, clinch series win
On Wednesday, Jeff Samardzija turned in a valiant effort, retiring 13 straight batters between the start of the third inning and the top of the seventh. At one point during that span, “Shark” set down five of eight hitters on strikes, and wound up finishing his afternoon with eight punchouts.
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Anderson added to Giants’ top prospects list after Nunez trade
Shaun Anderson is the first one of potentially several new top prospects to be added to the Giants organization, as the 2016 third-round pick is now San Francisco’s 17th best prospect among MLB.com’s top 30 for the team.
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Jun 2, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval (48) in action in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles during a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY SportsBochy planning on adding third baseman, but not Sandoval
On Tuesday evening, the Giants traded away their starting third baseman in exchange for a pair of pitching prospects. When Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy was forced to pull Eduardo Nuenz from Tuesday’s game in the fifth inning, Bochy was left with one third baseman on his 25-man roster, Conor Gillaspie. Though Gillaspie played third base…
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Krukow high on Giants’ pitching prospects from Nunez trade
Anderson is a 22-year-old former third-round pick out of the University of Florida, while Santos is just 17 and joined the Red Sox minor league system straight from the Dominican Republic. Considering that Nuñez is merely a rental for Boston with his contract up at the end of this year, it seems as though the…
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Jun 23, 2017; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants grounds crew prepare the field before the start of a game against the New York Mets at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY SportsMinor League Podcast: Giants prospect Chris Shaw on his move to left field and rise through the minors
Just one season removed from hitting 21 bombs in 132 games, Shaw is hitting .289 with an .847 OPS this season and nine of his 15 home runs have come since his promotion to the River Cats. Despite the hype about his power, Shaw doesn’t view himself as a classic slugger.
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Giants call up minor league outfielder to replace Nunez
After the Giants dealt Eduardo Nunez to the Red Sox last night, a roster spot was opened on the big club. The team will reportedly call up 28-year-old outfielder Carlos Moncrief in the wake of Nunez’s departure.
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With Nunez departing, Giants lean on immediate options at third base
When the weekend began for San Francisco, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy had the same number of outfielders as he did third basemen on his 25-man roster. With Eduardo Nunez, Conor Gillaspie and Jae-gyun Hwang all capable of starting a game at the hot corner for San Francisco, Bochy had no shortage of options for…
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Giants, Nunez leave the door open for possible return
Eduardo Nunez was a member of the San Francisco Giants for less than a calendar year. But based on the reactions of Nunez, his teammates and Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy to the news that the team’s starting third baseman was traded to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday evening, the impact Nunez had was immense.
