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share-square-2179577 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants added another established arm to their bullpen mix on Saturday, announcing that they’ve signed left-hander José Álvarez to a one-year, $1.15 million deal. Álvarez’s contract includes a club option for the 2022 season worth $1.5 million. If the Giants decline the option, Álvarez would be entitled to a $100,000 buyout. Right-hander Jordan Humphreys was designated for assignment and claimed off waivers by the Padres, cleari...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Left-hander Alex Wood looked sharp in his Giants debut, posting a quick, 1-2-3 first inning in a 3-1 win over the White Sox on Thursday at Scottsdale Stadium. Wood retired Tim Anderson on a lineout to third base, induced a groundout from Yoán Moncada and struck out

After having one of the best seasons in Baylor basketball’s history last year, Jared Butler has been significantly better as a junior. Barring unbelievable stupidity from the voters, he should be the first Baylor player to win Big 12 Player of the Year and be named a First Team All-American. To make the leap from one of the Big 12’s best players to the country’s best two-way player, Butler had to get better defensively. He wasn’t bad on that end, but when he spoke with over 20 teams du...

The Giants’ roster began to come into focus as they put the finishing touches on their offseason this week, but there will still be a few spots up for grabs this spring. San Francisco will have 71 players in big league camp this year, including 29 non-roster invitees who could

Giants super prospect Marco Luciano receives early praise from Gabe Kapler FacebookTwitterEmail San Francisco Giants prospect Marco Luciano outside of their training facilities Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Darryl Webb 2020 Marco Luciano is listed at 178 pounds but said in an interview last spring that he tipped the scales at 200 pounds. The kid keeps growing. Friday, Giants manager Gabe Kapler said the highly touted shortstop prospect reported to spring training looking “...

It’s been almost a year since the world went haywire and on a Monday night, a week after the Super Bowl, things seemed to get back to a bit of normalcy. The Mock Draft Army was back! I was joined by the creator himself, Howard Bender, all week and we dove into draft season. The first mock was chronicled by Howard and Jim Bowden on the Fantasy Alarm show on Tuesday and then again on Ante Up with Howard and Adam Ronis. Jim praised the efforts of Austin Kroeger’s draft from the four-hole and A...

With Spring Training officially underway for the Giants, we put together a list of frequently asked questions to help prepare you for the start of the 2021 season. • Spring Training information | Spring Training schedule Given the pandemic, how is Spring Training going to be different this year? Under

share-square-617158 Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto didn’t hide his displeasure when he felt he was pulled from games too early in 2020. One of the most memorable examples came on Opening Day, when he threw only 63 pitches before being replaced in the fifth inning. “It’s the first time I experienced that in my career, and I’ve been in baseball for 12 years,” Cueto said at the time. The Giants were more aggressive in deploying their bullpen in Gabe Kapler’s first season as manager, ...

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While many areas of the country are suffering through the coldest days of the winter, spring training camps are opening across Florida and Arizona. That means the MLB season is on the horizon, and that means it’s time to start looking at futures.