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Re-Grading the San Francisco Giants' Offseason Moves
Coming into the 2013 season, the San Francisco Giants did not make many major changes to their roster. Along with extending MVP catcher Buster Posey, San Francisco also brought back midseason acquisitions Hunter Pence and Marco Scutaro...
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San Francisco Giants MLB Draft Results: Scouting Profiles for 2013 Picks
Thanks to a recent run of success that includes two World Series titles, the San Francisco Giants haven’t had a Top 10 pick in the draft since 2009. 2013 is no different for the Giants , as they hold the 25th pick in the first round...
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After Strong Start, Lincecum Hopes to Find a Little “MOMENTIM”
There's a sticker in Tim Lincecum's locker that's black, white and orange. It reads MOMENTIM, and years ago it could have described a whole season. This year, Lincecum is simply looking to put starts like Tuesday's together two or three times in a row.
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Giants Notes: Gaudin Could Start Again
SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants list their starter for Sunday's game at Arizona as “TBA”, and manager Bruce Bochy said it's very possible Chad Gaudin makes his second ...
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Melky Cabrera: 'I'm Real Sorry for What Happened'
SAN FRANCISCO – Former Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera apologized and expressed regret Tuesday for last year's 50-game drug suspension while he was with the team...
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Giants Beat Blue Jays Behind Vintage Lincecum
SAN FRANCISCO – There was little margin for error Tuesday night for Tim Lincecum, and the right-hander proved up to the challenge with a turn-back-the-clock performance...
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Tim Lincecum Tames Jays, 2-1
Whetever you want to call the past three weeks for the Giants - feel free to use "hell" in your description - it began with two monumentally ugly losses in Toronto . The fielders played hacky sack with the baseball, and the Jays outscored them 21-9...
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Pagan and Sandoval…one Is in the SF Giants' Lineup, the Other Isn't
And Pablo Sandoval is your surprise entrant after missing the weekend in St. Louis with a foot injury. Angel Pagan apparently just isn't healing. We've heard no word on the disabled list...
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San Francisco Giants: Predictions for Recent Top Draft Picks
The 2013 MLB draft begins on Thursday, June 6, with the San Francisco Giants looking to duplicate their past success of landing such savvy draft picks at Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner , Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum to name a few...
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Does Tim Lincecum Have What It Takes to Become a Dominant Closer?
Since the start of the 2012 season—a span of 44 starts— Tim Lincecum has a 5.16 ERA, 1.470 WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched), 1.1 HR/9, 4.3 BB/9 and 9.3 K/9...
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San Francisco Giants: State of the Giants, June 3 Edition
When I first began to construct my S.O.T.G. series over a week ago, one major factor I planned to credit for the Giants ' solid (if unspectacular) start was consistency in the lineup...
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San Francisco Giants' Road Woes Start with the Rotation
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hunter Pence sat peacefully in front of his locker at Busch Stadium, located in the same corner of the clubhouse where Pence stood after Game 5 of the NLCS last fall ...
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Giants Notes: Lincecum in the 'pen, Pagan & Sandoval Updates
ST. LOUIS – Angel Pagan missed his eighth consecutive game because of a bad hamstring, Pablo Sandoval remained out with a strained foot and Tim Lincecum reported to the bullpen when the Giants began their series finale at Busch Stadium on Sunday...
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San Francisco Giants: Can Tim Lincecum Become the New Dennis Eckersley?
Tim Lincecum ’s recent proclamation of being open to a bullpen role, via Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News, is not surprising. It’s become almost inevitable at this point...
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San Francisco Giants: Stock Up, Stock Down for Top 10 Prospects for Week 9
The struggling San Francisco Giants eked out a win over the St. Louis Cardinals to avoid the sweep on Sunday. They lost five of seven to the Oakland A's and Cardinals last week...
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San Francisco Giants Salvage Finale of Series with St. Louis Cardinals
Yes, the San Francisco Giants defeated the searing-hot Cardinals . Yes, Chad Gaudin threw amazingly well in six innings of work. Yes, Buster Posey's four hits couldn't have come at a better time...
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Giants Beat Cardinals, as Chad Gaudin Is Effective in Rare Start
The Giants got the starting pitching performance they desperately needed, and it came from an unlikely source. Making his first start since 2009, Chad Gaudin cruised through six innings of a 4-2 win over the St...
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Tim Lincecum Says He's Open to Pitching from Bullpen in the Future
Two years ago, the prospect of San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum transitioning to the bullpen would have been laughable...
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San Francisco Giants Starting Pitching Exposed in Sweep by St. Louis Cardinals
In a doubleheader that featured a battle of aces on Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals dominated the San Francisco Giants by a combined score of 15-1. The Giants' starting rotation was exposed badly once again...
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Giants Swept in DH with Top 2 Pitchers
The Giants have each won the same number of World Series over the past seven seasons. It says so in all the record books, which San Francisco fans might want to check for affirmation after a long day and night of avian domination at Busch Stadium...
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Giants Swept in Day-Night Doubleheader
The Giants were nine outs away from doing something they hadn't done in 70 years. They were in the process of getting shut out in both ends of a doubleheader Saturday night...
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Cardinals Rip Cain Again with Big Inning, SF Giants Lose Another on the Road
St. Louis – As the Cardinals began peppering Matt Cain with hit after hit, run after run, in the third inning of Saturday's doubleheader opener, viewers had to be asking, “Can this possibly be happening again?” ...
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Cardinals 8, Giants 0
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Shelby Miller pitched seven shutout innings and backup catcher Tony Cruz hit two doubles and drove in a pair of runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-0 victory Saturday over the San Francisco Giants ...
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San Francisco Giants: Lack of Depth Being Exposed by Injuries
After a recent slew of injuries, the San Francisco Giants ’ biggest overall weakness has quickly been exposed. The team lacks depth, a fact that could go on to plague them as the season continues...
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Giants-Cardinals Postponed, Doubleheader Saturday
ST. LOUIS – With tornado sirens blaring, the Giants and Cardinals never got close to throwing the first pitch Friday night...