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Missing in 2019: Denard Span, Evan Gattis, and AJ Ramos

Sep 18, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Top-tier free agents remaining unsigned into the regular season has been a topic of conversation in recent years. Just this season Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel remained unsigned until after the amateur draf...

Giants Acquire Evan Longoria from Rays

Ryan Thoms

Dec 20, 2017

American League, American League East, Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Transactions

In a very shocking turn of events, it has been confirmed by the teams that the Tampa Bay Rays have parted ways with their franchise third baseman, Evan Longoria. The team on the receiving end will be the San Fr...

Bumgarner had the flu, but Giants bats look healthy

Michael Saltzman

Apr 5, 2016

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants enter the 2016 season with expectations at an all-time high. Spending huge money on starting pitching in the off-season left Madison Bumgarner as the lowest paid starter in the rotation...

Players Accept Changes Because of Bruce Bochy

Michael Saltzman

Feb 23, 2016

Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Angel Pagan came into camp facing a lot of questions, mostly from the media. San Francisco Giants beat writers wanted to know if he was healthy, first and foremost. They wanted to know how he felt about the Gia...

Denard Span will play center field and lead off

Jacob Fagan

Feb 12, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants

According to Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy announced Denard Span will start and lead off in center field over Angel Pagan to start the 2016 campaign. Span signed with San Francisco ...

San Francisco Giants: 2016 Offseason Report Card

Matt Wojciak

Jan 23, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants, Transactions

Credit: John Hefti / USA Today Sports Following up a World Series championship season is never an easy task -- expectations are high, and sometimes unfairly so. This may not have been the case for the 2015 ...

Giants sign Denard Span to three-year deal

Jacob Fagan

Jan 7, 2016

Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, San Francisco Giants, Transactions

The San Francisco Giants have announced the signing of outfielder Denard Span to a three-year, $31 million contract. The deal includes up to $5 million in incentives negotiated by super-agent Scott Boras. Th...

Evaluating the Mid-tier Outfield Market for the Royals

Joshua Sadlock

Jan 4, 2016

American League, American League Central, Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: Elsa / Getty Images North America On the heels of a World Series title, the Kansas City Royals enter 2016 with a great deal of uncertainty. Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist are already gone. Alex Gordon...

The Orioles can Afford to Take a Chance on Denard Span

Joshua Sadlock

Dec 23, 2015

American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Looking at the remaining mid-tier free-agent outfielders, Denard Span easily comes with the most upside. Span, just shy of his thirty-second birthday, has a career .287/.352/.395 line. The Florida native has co...

Report: Mets Eye Left-Handed Bats

Matthew J. Kozlowski

Dec 22, 2015

National League, National League East, New York Mets, Rumors

The New York Mets are sought out to be seeking left-handed help in the outfield, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports. The #Mets have Denard Span, Will Venable and Alejandro De Aza on their radar as left-hande...

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