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Dan Uggla and Johnny Damon . They do not make sense in Black and Orange, right? After all,á the Giants currently have Freddy Sanchez at second base. In fact, he's implanted there, without compromise. The Giants traded their second-best pitching prospect, Tim Alderson, for him at the trade deadline last season, and they signed him to a two-year, $6 million per year deal early this offseason. It was ...

Let's face it. The San Francisco Giants have not had decent production from first base since JT Snow left the team after the 2005 season. Mark Sweeney? Meh. Shea Hillenbrand? Not one of Brian Sabean's finest Trade Deadline deals. Lance Niekro? Let's just say Giants fans and management overestimated that guy because of his family history. Ryan Klesko? (What? The Giants had Ryan Klesko? And they had him play first base? Apparently so ). John ...

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has been known for some awful deals. This season was no exception as he proved to make a disastrous blunder in signing shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18.5 million deal prior to the 2009 season. What did the Giants get from Renteria? A .250 average, five home runs, a .307 OBP (the lowest of his career) and 124 games, most of them played while injured ...

I did the good parts about the Giants season already, now I figure it's time to be a little pessimistic. Granted, in the long run, this really was a good season from the boys in Black and Orange, but there was plenty to stew about if you were a San Francisco fan (and chances are, the Sabean and Bochy extensions didn't help things very much either ). á á 1. Merkin Valdez: Glorified ...

With the Giants' season officially over, I think it is time to go in retrospective mode over the Giants' 2009 campaign. While there are some things to be disappointed about (mostly concerning the Giants inability to make the playoffs for a sixth-straight year), this really was a great season by the Bay. The Giants finally have seemed to take a turn for the better, and the lofty promises and patience ...

On Sept. 26, the Chicago Tribune reported that the San Francisco Giants may be one of three teams interested in the services of talented, but troubled switch-hitting outfielder Milton Bradley. Tribune reporter Paul Sullivan, claimed the best option for the Cubs could be a straight-up swap for Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand. Rowand, a solid clubhouse veteran, has struggled to make a dent in his two years so far in San Francisco, especially ...

With this being the last year of GM Brian Sabean's contract, owner Bill Neukom is faced with a very tough decision. Does he stick with the GM who has been at the helm of the Giants' front office since 1997? Or does he go a different route with somebody else calling the shots when it comes to personnel decisions? As far as I'm concerned, everything Sabean has done (or that has occurred ...