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Giants sign 2nd round pick Bryan Reynolds
The San Francisco Giants have signed Vanderbilt University center fielder Bryan Reynolds, their 59th overall selection in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, the club announced today. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior hit .330 (74-for-224) with 32 extra base hits and 57 RBI in 62 games this season for Vanderbilt. The Second-Team All-SEC team player finished second…
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▶︎ Giants complete comeback win in dramatic fashion
PITTSBURGH (AP) Buster Posey threw out John Jaso attempting to steal second base to end the game, Joe Panik‘s two-run double capped a three-run sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Wednesday night. Panik put the Giants ahead after Ramiro Pena made…
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Krukow thinks financial troubles had everything to do with Peavy’s rough start
Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on KNBR and shared some interesting details about Jake Peavy falling victim to a financial scam earlier this season. Krukow said that the team was aware of Peavy’s problem as he dealt with the it at the beginning of the year, and believes it was to blame for Peavy’s poor start to the…
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Ryan Vogelsong: ‘It’s my intention to pitch in SF in August’
Former Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong joined P-Con on The Shower Hour to talk about his harrowing face injury he suffered while batting for the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this season. Vogelsong gave an update on his rehab and shared his motivation as he works his way back to a return to the mound.
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Posey trails Molina by 75K in ASG voting update
Major League Baseball released its penultimate update for National League All Star voting on Wednesday morning and Giants catcher Buster Posey is trailing Yadier Molina by less than 100,000 votes. The Cubs have a stranglehold on most positions, with Chicago players holding down the top spots at five different positions, including all four infield spots. Close races…
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Giants seeing impressive progress from top prospects
The Giants’ current major league roster is full of talented homegrown players who rose through the ranks of the farm system to become contributors for the big league club. Their current stable of prospects is not considered to be one of the best groups in the majors, but there are certainly several names who could…
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Giants blow out Pirates 15-4; Cueto earns 11th win
PITTSBURGH (AP) A day after one of their worst offensive games of the season, the San Francisco Giants had their best. Angel Pagan hit a grand slam during a seven-run fourth inning, Johnny Cueto shut down Pittsburgh into the seventh and the Giants clobbered the Pirates 15-4 on Tuesday night. Conor Gillaspie also homered during the…
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Jake Peavy among athletes defrauded in scheme
HOUSTON (AP) Federal investigators say various professional athletes, including San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy and Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez, were cheated out of at least $30 million in a Ponzi-like scheme run by their investment adviser. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it obtained a court order freezing the assets of…
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How the Giants’ infield became one of the league’s best
After Barry Bonds finished his career with the Giants in 2007 and the team had yet to win a World Series in San Francisco, it was time for the organization to rebuild from within. With Bonds and his chase for the home run record out of the picture, and new manager Bruce Bochy with one season…
