Former Giants in the Big Leagues - 2022

[tzill]

RHP Jay Jackson signs minors deal with Blue Jays. Invite to MLB spring camp

The Jays are accumulating Giant alumni.

Becoming a Toronto fan more and more.

 

[LHG]

Rangers, Zack Littell Agree To Minor League Deal

The Rangers signed former Twins and Giants reliever Zack Littell to a minor league deal and invited him to camp. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[tzill]

Rangers, Zack Littell Agree To Minor League Deal

The Rangers signed former Twins and Giants reliever Zack Littell to a minor league deal and invited him to camp. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Good riddance.

 

[calsnowskier]

Good riddance.

I hate him just because he forced me to side with Kap during that whole thing.

 

[tzill]

I hate him just because he forced me to side with Kap during that whole thing.

 

[LHG]

I hate him just because he forced me to side with Kap during that whole thing.

At least he apologized.

 

[calsnowskier]

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Doesn’t matter how much a joke you think your manager is. You can’t do that shit.

 

[calsnowskier]

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“You Thit-head. I want to thtay in the game. Doethn’t matter that I can’t throw thtriketh.”

 

[calsnowskier]

Pirates Sign Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen is going home. The Pirates agreed to a one-year deal with the former face of their franchise. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[Mays-Fan]

Pirates Sign Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen is going home. The Pirates agreed to a one-year deal with the former face of their franchise. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Good to see him (likely) retire as a Pirate. I hope we could arrange to do the same for Belt someday.

 

[tzill]

Good to see him (likely) retire as a Pirate. I hope we could arrange to do the same for Belt someday.

Me too, like next year after he drops 40 bombs and gets an ASG nod in Toronto. Bring him back to replace Joc.

 

[calsnowskier]

Me too, like next year after he drops 40 bombs and gets an ASG nod in Toronto. Bring him back to replace Joc.

After Belt finishes 3rd in AL MVP voting in ‘23, I hope the Giants giants him to a 3/100 with a 40m player option for ‘27

 

[Mays-Fan]

After Belt finishes 3rd in AL MVP voting in ‘23, I hope the Giants giants him to a 3/100 with a 40m player option for ‘27

Pending a physical, of course

 

[LHG]

Cubs, Mike Tauchman Agree To Minor League Deal

The Cubs signed veteran outfielder Mike Tauchman to a minor league deal after a nice season in South Korea. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[LHG]

Strange move by the A's. Cyr looked good in the 11 games he pitched with them.

A's Designate Tyler Cyr For Assignment

The Athletics have made their signing of right-hander Shintaro Fujinami official, announcing the move today. To open a spot for …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[calsnowskier]

Taylor Jones signed with the Halos.

 

[LHG]

Reds Sign Alex Young, Richie Martin To Minor League Deals

The Reds announced a pair of minor league deals today, one of them going to left-hander Alex Young and the …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[calsnowskier]

Red Sox Sign Adam Duvall

The Red Sox are set to sign former Braves, Marlins and Reds slugger Adam Duvall. Get more details on the move at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[Mays-Fan]

Red Sox Sign Adam Duvall

The Red Sox are set to sign former Braves, Marlins and Reds slugger Adam Duvall. Get more details on the move at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

I can't help but think that our FO missed the boat a little bit on him. Sure, he's not a superstar, but we had him playing the infield, and the Reds turned him into an OF, and a pretty decent one at that. He has a positive 3.5 dWAR for his career after leaving the Giants, had some good years with the bat (led the league with 113 RBI in 2021 in addition to winning the Gold Glove that year), and now has totaled like $25mm in salary with this latest signing. Not a bad living.

It will be interesting to see how he fares against the Green Monster.

 

[calsnowskier]

I can't help but think that our FO missed the boat a little bit on him. Sure, he's not a superstar, but we had him playing the infield, and the Reds turned him into an OF, and a pretty decent one at that. He has a positive 3.5 dWAR for his career after leaving the Giants, had some good years with the bat (led the league with 113 RBI in 2021 in addition to winning the Gold Glove that year), and now has totaled like $25mm in salary with this latest signing. Not a bad living.

It will be interesting to see how he fares against the Green Monster.

I don’t know why they never thought to put him in the OF. It seemed like a pretty automatic change for him when he got to Cincy.

As for the trade, it ended up being pretty disastrous. Leake was just not a fit with us, so we gave up a power hitting OF (which we sorely needed) and a depth bully arm (Mella was the high-ceiling prospect in that trade) for a couple months of meh. But I can’t really fault the trade given what was known at the time. At the time we gave up a no-glove decent bat 3B and a very young SP prospect (TINSTAAPP) for a #2/#3 SP for a playoff drive.