2008 San Francisco Giants Awards

Career Achievement Award – Peter Magowan

The man credited with keeping the Giants in San Francisco when he purchased the club in Jan. 1993, Magowan retired Oct. 1 and handed the reigns of the operation to new managing general partner, Bill Neukom.

A Giants fan his entire life, Magowan brought the Giants back from mediocrity after the 1989 World Series and was the driving force behind the "Measure B" initiative to build then-Pacific Bell Park.

Mr. Back Luck Himself – Matt Cain

For the second-straight year, Cain was absolutely screwed by the Giants’ offense. Cain is now the poster boy for no run support, and it is evident that it has hurt his development as a pitcher.

However, at just 24, and with a nice group of hitting prospects with the big club or on their way through the system, there is still hope that they will score more than three runs in Cain's starts.

Minor League MVP – Madison Bumgarner

Really thought I would leave out a mention of a prospect? Mad Bum was insane in his first-full season in the Giants' organization.

Here’s his statline, in case you missed it: 15-3, 1.46 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and 164 strikeouts against only 21 walks in 141.2 innings.

Bumgarner, 19, claimed the South Atlantic League pitching Triple Crown. Along with fellow uber-prospects Buster Posey and Tim Alderson, Bumgarner will be on the fast-track next season. However, the possibility of seeing him in the bigs is slim, so don't get your hopes up too high.

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