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Giants select Heliot Ramos in first round of 2017 MLB Draft
The San Francisco Giants welcomed the newest member of their organization on Monday evening, as the franchise selected Heliot Ramos with the 19th overall pick in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. A year after the team forfeited its first round pick to sign right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija, San Francisco elected to pursue the 17-year-old…
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MLB Draft is pivotal opportunity for struggling Giants organization
The first two rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft kick off on Monday night, and the Giants will make selections with the 19th and 58th overall picks. General manager Bobby Evans, Scouting Director John Barr and the rest of the franchise’s front office are tasked with revamping an underperforming Minor League system that is…
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Giants’ offensive outburst highlights what team has missed this season
On Saturday afternoon, Hunter Pence wore his pants all the way down to his ankles, and the right fielder suffered through an 0-for-4 outing at the plate with three strikeouts. On Sunday afternoon, Pence pulled his pants back up to his knees, allowed his high black socks some breathing room, and busted out with a…
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Giants set season-highs in runs, hits in 13-8 win over Twins
On Friday night at AT&T Park, fans were treated to “Buster hugs” promotional blankets, featuring the Giants’ star catcher with his arms spread wide offering a warm embrace. On Sunday afternoon, it was the Giants’ offense that received a hug from Buster Posey, and it couldn’t have come at a better time in the team’s…
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Bochy shakes up Giants’ Sunday lineup
After back-to-back subpar offensive outings against the Minnesota Twins, the San Francisco Giants are shaking up their lineup for Sunday’s series finale. But even though the Giants managed just two runs in the first two games of their series with the Twins, manager Bruce Bochy said the team’s struggles at the plate aren’t the reason…
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Bumgarner could return sooner than expected
6-foot-5, 250-pound grown men aren’t accustomed to taking baby steps, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise Giants’ left-hander Madison Bumgarner is making significant progress in his recovery from a shoulder sprain.
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Samardzija details main reason for his 2017 success
Although his win-loss record (2-8) doesn’t show it, The Shark has been one of the better starting pitchers for the Giants in 2017. Saturday he struck out his 100th batter of the year, and has only walked 12 batters.
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Giants searching for explanation for offensive woes
After San Francisco dropped its second straight contest against the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins by a score of 3-2, manager Bruce Bochy expressed frustration at the fact so many of his team’s key players are producing well below their career averages.
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Bochy: ‘We’re going to continue to struggle, I gotta be honest here’
The Giants have scored the third lowest amount of runs of any club in the majors, and have the third worst team batting average. Bruce Bochy said his team will continue to struggle until the offense starts to produce a the level it has in the past…but he believes it will.
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Belt’s blast not enough as Twins clinch series against Giants
Giants’ right-hander Jeff Samardzija entered his Saturday start in the midst of a historic run. The man the Giants affectionately call “Shark” became the first pitcher since 1900 to record over 50 strikeouts while issuing just one walk or fewer in a span of seven starts dating back to the first week of May.
