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Bruce Bochy, Brian Sabean Have 2012 Options Picked Up by Giants

SAN FRANCISCO -- A World Series title earned the two men at the top of the Giants' on-field operations an extra year on their contracts. The club announced Friday that it had picked up the options for 2012 for general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy. On the heels of the franchise's first World Series title...

Lou Piniella Reportedly Set to Become Giants Consultant

You knew Lou Piniella wasn't walking away from baseball forever when he left the Cubs last August, and it appears he's found a comfortable fallback gig. Piniella will join the Giants' front office as a consultant, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The longtime player and manager is expected to serve as an adviser...

Four Thoughts: Giants Workload Hangover, Sandy Alderson Past and Future

If the World Series champions are concerned that career-high workloads for their top four starting pitchers will lead to a reckoning in 2011, they aren't letting on. "No, I don't have any worry, because our guys are some of the best in the business at handling pitchers," Giants general manager Brian Sabean told FanHouse....

Pablo Sandoval's Future a Weighty Issue for Giants

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants' offseason is complicated enough by being a month shorter than usual -- a good problem, to be sure -- but they also have to address the sticky issue of the guy who was supposed to be the nucleus of their lineup. Remember Pablo Sandoval? A year ago, Sandoval had just come off a season in which...

Twelve Thoughts: Giants Among Elite, Sandy Alderson, Big Fall for Prospects

The San Francisco Giants now belong among the elite franchises in baseball. Maybe the Giants already were there, but the recent World Series trophy completes a franchise that had a lot else going for it -- a snazzy ballpark privately financed and integrated into a vibrant city, an avid fan base, a decent winning tradition...

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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.