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Barrybonds25
This is dope
g55s
Giants don’t really have any backup 1B except Buster. I like this as depth,.
halos101
knowing the giants, morse will end up being huge for them lol
Chefno2
His 2011 season left so much to hope for. Such a shame.
the__edwards
Morse was, as has been a constant theme for the Giants, roiding. They turn a blind eye as long as production occurs. It’s what they do. Repeatedly.
ccater40
he wasn’t on roids lmao what?
whereslou
You are right Morse didn’t take roids he is an HGH man.
gmenfan
Morse’s slash line in SF is almost a mirror image of his career average. Try again.
baseball0021
Morse also has a history of PEDs and the Giants willingly signed him. Try again
gmenfan
As did Pittsburg and Miami. Point ? Oh, by the way, your “axe to grind” is showing.
jmgara
There’s never been even a hint of allegation of Morse taking steroids. Further, since the Bonds era, the Giants haven’t turned blind eyes toward PED users. When Melky Cabrera was caught, he never played another game for the Giants even though he could have been put on the postseason roster.
You can hate the Giants or Bonds all you want, but you can’t accurately say the Giants are habitual offenders of allowing PEDs to happen.
davidcoonce74
Mike Morse was suspended in 2005 for taking anabolic steroids. He’s never tested positive since then for any sort of PED.
baseball0021
Um Morse has actually been suspended for steroids so I’d say that’s more than a “hint of allegation”
liamsfg
The Giants fill seats and win championships. I suggest your team start taking notes.
WAH1447
Just make steroids legal who doesn’t like watch 500 foot home runs and people chasing the single season home run record
davidcoonce74
Morse was suspended in 2005 for Anabolic Steroid use.
whereslou
I watched Morse add body mass and hat sizes that could only come from steroids and hgh. He switched from steroids to hgh after getting caught because they didn’t test for hgh. Watching him grow in Seattle was the only answer a grown man can’t naturally add that much muscle year after year as he did.
jonnyblah
Haters gonna hate, I guess. Ignorance loves to demonstrate itself.
Nola Di Bari 67
It’s what every team in the league does.
AddisonStreet
I was the Cubs would have signed Ruggiano. I liked him during his brief stay before, and would have been nice depth.
AddisonStreet
Wish*
lesterdnightfly
The Cubs need outfield depth?
Deke
This is very exciting! Morse is was a wonderful Giant. His clubhouse presence was fantastic, he played with a smile on his face and he was loved by fans.
Look I’m not sure Morse will play well enough to make the big league roster, Plus SF has Kyle Blanks who might factor in there but man, he’s a fun player and I truly hope we see him in the bigs and productive.
meandog
Everyone loved Morse when he was a Nat. Great guy, and useful. Often clutch, too.
Monkey’s Uncle
He was pretty popular in the Pirates clubhouse during his brief stay there, from what I remember. He was primarily a pinch hitter and did quite well at it, but there just wasn’t room on the roster for him last year. The biggest issue with Morse is that he is just about completely useless in the field at this point. He’s below average at first base, and he has the range of a totem pole in the outfield.
Solaris611
Well, I doubt there was much competition for the services of either of these guys. Either could turn it around. The Rich Hill story should inspire any player in their mid 30s
Deke
You’re totally right, which is what I think SF are forced to do at this stage. The farm system is a joke, they need to rebuild it but they can’t get young players who they can move up and down (with options) unless they trade for them. If they sign veterans that other teams might want, they run a higher risk of losing them as other teams get injuries. Signing players that nobody else wants, or is likely to want is a way of them getting some stability and depth in the farm, have players they can bring up and DFA without the fear they will lose them.
I really don’t see what else a team like SF can do short of offering bonuses to players like Rollins to stay in the SF System for a year and not just use the SF farm to rebuild their own value. But if Rollins get’s a big league offer, he’s gone.
I think it’s all they can do (short of buying a bunch of international talent) but it’s a super risky move because IF those veteran players do tear it up in AAA, a team needing help can just take them no?
Am I missing something here or is that what SF is doing?
ttinsley1434
Lol!!!!!!
giants51
We are going for a bunch of over the hill veterans….. Get some youth in here to build on…..???? Still need outfielder help…..
woodstock005
Now the Giants bench are very strong and experience
Good thing they got rid of Blanco
usafcop
Next year one of these guys will be the unlikely hero that gets lucky hits in the playoffs like recent washed up players or a “never was” such as Gillaspie….this is the luckiest team in professional sports….many better teams always favored but lose to this “average” squad