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Giants Sign Freddy Sanchez to Extension

The San Francisco Giants announced today that they've come to terms with second baseman Freddy Sanchez on a two-year deal. Terms weren't announced, but with the Giants holding an $8 million option on Sanchez, it's probably safe to assume that the cost for them per year will be less than that. T That option would've vested...

Giants Officially Extend Sabean, Bochy

There wasn't much drama involved with the Giants decision to re-sign general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy, each of whom got two-year deals with options for 2012 on Tuesday. It was widely assumed that they would be back once the team established itself as a contender at midseason, and it was reported a...

Giants to Bring Back Sabean, Bochy

There was not much doubt that Giants general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy would be back next year, considering the team jumped into contention following three losing seasons, but the San Francisco Chronicle has reported that it is a done deal. An announcement could come sometime next week. Managing general...

The Dugout: Mark Shapiro Takes Fastball To Head

In the blurb for yesterday's Dugout, Jon mentioned how difficult it has been to write lately, and how sometimes the honesty of the writer overtakes the sincerity of the project. My problem has been a little bit easier to define: I have been trying to live in the same city as the Cleveland Indians for the last six months....

Randy Johnson Out Until September

SAN FRANCISCO -- Randy Johnson has a tear in his rotator cuff and won't even touch a baseball for at least three weeks, meaning the best-case scenario is now for him to return to the Giants rotation in early September. The Giants moved Johnson to the 60-day disabled list, to make room on the 40-man roster for Ryan Garko,...

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05/15/12 Sabean Open to Midseason Melky Cabrera Extension Source: NBC - NBC 11 - San Francisco CA Because Melky Cabrera's been a huge asset for the Giants 35 games into the season and because he's gone HAM ever since Pablo Sandoval went down with an injury, there's been lots of chatter about a possible extension for the Melkman.
05/10/12 San Francisco Giants: Predicting Bold Changes Source: Bleacher Report I'm predicting that GM Brian Sabean is spending a lot of time on the phone these days.
05/03/12 San Francisco Giants: Brandon Belt Isn't Going Anywhere Source: Bleacher Report First baseman Brandon Belt is staying put on the San Francisco Giants ' roster, according to Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle.