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Giants have options if they decide to add outfielder via trade
With Hunter Pence on the shelf for at least two months and Angel Pagan’s nagging injuries leaving the Giants a bit short in the outfield, trade rumors have already swirled around the team with more than six weeks left until the MLB trade deadline. This week, the Giants brought back Travis Ishikawa for a third…
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Giants draft Bryan Reynolds with first pick
The Giants had to wait four hours into the MLB Draft to make their first pick, a product of signing Jeff Samardzija this off-season and losing their first-round pick, but nabbed switch-hitting outfielder Bryan Reynolds with 59th overall draft selection. “We were very happy he was available for us in the second round,” said John…
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Giants sign Chris Denorfia to minor league deal
For the second time in the last 24 hours, the Giants are bolstering their minor-league depth with a veteran signing. The Giants agreed to terms with 35-year-old outfielder Chris Denorfia, as first reported by Robert Murray of Baseball Essential. Denorfia never signed with a big league team this season, but appeared in 103 games with…
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Brandon Belt rejoices in hitting ‘Splash 69’
SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt didn’t try to hide his feelings. Hours after splashing a David Price curveball into McCovey Cove, he approached reporters in the clubhouse with an arm raised in the air: “Did it!” There were no secrets about his desire to push the Giants’ “Splash Hit” counter from 68 to 69, and…
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Giants win thriller on Williamson’s first home run
SAN FRANCISCO — The yo-yoing for a player between the minors and the major leagues can be grueling, and a stark contrast. From bus trips to chartered flights. Postgame snacks to full-fledged buffets. Thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands. Mac Williamson can attest to all of the above, starting with this year. From…
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▶︎ Belt on Splash 69: ‘We were looking to move on to the next number on the list’
You can check out the video of Belt’s home run here.
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Giants re-sign Ishikawa to minor-league deal
In the Giants’ championship era, they’ve publicly rewarded postseason heroes with lucrative contracts to keep the team’s core in tact. Travis Ishikawa was one of the few exceptions to the trend, playing in only six games with the Giants a year after winning the 2014 NLCS on a walk-off home run. But in another even…
