After five scoreless innings of three-hit ball on Monday night, it appeared that San Francisco Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong was starting to right the ship in a season that has been marred by inconsistent play. However, hope was short-lived for Vogelsong. In the the bottom of the fifth-inning with the Giants leading the Washington Nationals 6-0, Ryan Vogelsong was struck on his pitching hand while swinging ...

Barry Zito turned in his second straight poor performance for the San Francisco Giants, this time a 5-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Zito allowed five runs on 11 hits, striking out four and walked two. After a 1-5 road trip  Giants manager Bruce Bochy  may be ready to make some changes. "We're going to make some adjustments," he said. "It's a great starting rotation and has done some remarkable things for ...

Buster Posey wanted to play his entire career with the San Francisco Giants. Understandably, the Giants wanted to make that happen. Posey and the Giants have agreed to a nine-year, $167 million contract, that covers his three remaining arbitration years and buys out his first five years of free agency. The deal includes a $22 million club option for 2022 and a full no-trade clause. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyma ...

Tim Lincecum is trying to put his long hair and his long season in 2012 behind him. While the former two-time Cy Young award winner was dominant out of the bullpen in the postseason, Lincecum is trying to regain his elite starting status this Spring and into 2013. If Tuesday was any indication, Lincecum still has some searching left to do. "The Freak" struggled mightily against the arch enemy Los Angeles Do ...

Baseball is a sport, and I treat it as such. I don't get “mad” when the Giants go on a losing streak.  I don't get “mad” when players are in slumps.  I don't even get “mad” when the Giants drop a series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.  In fact, rarely do I get “mad” at a player or even the team. I am a fan of the team and will cheer for anyone on the roster.  For the past three seasons, management has put on th ...

With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon is hardly a new managerial tool, but it seems as though there are more teams using the stat-heavy angle to leverage player's stronger sides to enhance the team's production--while also saving a penny or two in the process. Below is an in-depth, projected list of National League org ...

With two World Series trophies in the last three seasons, the San Francisco Giants are no longer considered the Cinderalla team of baseball. They shouldn't have been known as that to begin with one of the game's best rotations. Though the Los Angeles Dodgers are armed with an assortment of superstars and an ownership group with unlimited pockets, and the Arizona Diamondbacks have cultivated an up-and-coming ...

The San Francisco Giants have reached an agreement with reliever Sergio Romo on a two-year deal worth $9 million, and in the process avoided salary arbitration. The Giants have now settled all their potential arbitration cases this off-season. Romo had asked for $4.5 million in the Giants were offering $2.675 million. With the new deal, Romo will become a free agent after the 2014 season. Romo went 4-2 with ...

Winners of two of the last three World Series, the San Francisco Giants boast an array of core players developed in their farm system. Starting pitchers Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum as well as catcher Buster Posey, third baseman Pablo Sandoval and closer Sergio Romo. The Giants currently have a trio of high-ceiling starting pitching prospects in their organization. Kyle Crick, Clayton Black ...

The San Francisco Giants reached an agreement with reigning National League MVP Buster Posey to avoid arbitration with a one-year $8 million deal. Posey was arbitration eligible for the first time in his career this off-season. The team is expected to begin talks on an extension  with Posey soon. Posey remains under Giants control through the 2016 season. Posey earned $615,000 last year. In his four major l ...

Barry Bonds will find out today about induction into the Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitchers and catchers do not report to camp for another month, but today brings baseball into the forefront of baseball news. It's the day that the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) decides who should – or should not – be honored with an induction into the Hall of Fame. It is also the day where these w ...

The 2013 edition of the Giants will look a lot like the 2012 team If you are a regular reader of Baseball News Source – and I hope that you ARE – you may have noticed there has not been many articles published about the World Champions of 2012, the San Francisco Giants. You may have seen articles for the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates and the future of the New York Yankees, but nothing from the Champs. Truth be to ...

Giants re-sign another from 2012 World Series Championship team The San Francisco Giants reached an agreement that will extend the contract of Santiago Casilla  to three years with a club option for a fourth year that vest if he reaches specific statistical marks. Casilla was entering his final year of arbitration eligibility and club control, and this new deal essentially buys out his final year of arbitra ...

Giants wanted Scutaro back after hitting .362/.385/.473 for the team The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series and are doing their best to keep the team together. The Giants reached an agreement on a three-year $20 million deal with second baseman Marco Scutaro according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. San Francisco re-signed Angel Pagan earlier this week to a four-year $40 million deal and re-sign ...