Brian Sabean Rumors

Giants Re-Sign Bochy, Sabean

The Giants re-signed manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean, according to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. Both deals are for two years with an option for 2012. According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, Bochy and Sabean have incentives but it is not a vesting option. Bochy and Sabean chatted at length about 2010 about a week ago, so this was expected. Read about the Giants' offseason plans here.   Continue Reading

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Giants Rumors: Sabean, Bochy, Bradley, Kikuchi

A few notes on the Giants from Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News... As Luke mentioned last night, Baggarly expects manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean to sign new contracts shortly. Baggarly asked a Giants executive with veto power whether he'd approve an Aaron Rowand for Milton Bradley trade. The exec said yes, which makes sense with Bradley owed $21MM and Rowand owed $36MM. Nonetheless Baggarly does not expect the Giants to get involved on Bradley due to potential team chemistry issues. Giants scouting director John Barr recently returned from Japan, where he observed hard-throwing high school...   Continue Reading

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Giants Rumors: Lincecum, Sanchez, Penny

Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News has the goods on the Giants, after speaking with GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy. Technically, Sabean and Bochy's contracts are up at the end of the month. They don't have commitments for 2010 in hand, yet the expectation is that both will be back. In discussing Tim Lincecum's upcoming arbitration case, Sabean referenced Ryan Howard's record first-time award ($10MM) from February of '08. Of course, with Howard, the Phillies screwed up by submitting only $7MM. Sabean wants to file his salary request for Lincecum before discussing a long-term deal, so...   Continue Reading

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Sabean, Bochy To Return, Payroll To Increase

The San Francisco Giants will bring both General Manager Brian Sabean and Manager Bruce Bochy back for the 2010 season, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. Sabean is completing his thirteenth season at the helm, while Bochy has been skipper for three seasons. Both have been the subject of rumors, but the unexpected challenge by the Giants for the Wild Card has likely been their savior. Giants' Managing General Partner Bill Neukom also said he expected San Francisco's payroll to rise in 2010. The Giants have about $28MM coming off the books for 2010, between Dave Roberts,...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Pirates, Sabean, Weeks

Tuesday linkage: Chat today, 2pm CST. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spoke with commissioner Bud Selig, who was adamant that the Pirates are not pocketing their profits. Pirates starter Zach Duke was pulled last night from an 11-1 game, one out away from a complete game, with 103 pitches thrown. Talking to Kovacevic, team president Frank Coonelly "strongly rejected" the idea that manager John Russell made the move to weaken Duke's bargaining position at the arbitration table. Joe Posnanski questions Russell's explanation of his decision. Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News feels that Giants managing partner Bill...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Dodgers, DeRosa, Cubs, Managers, General Managers

Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has a new Full Count video up, so let's dive right on in... Southpaws Randy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw are likely to start the first two games of the playoffs for the Dodgers, but Kershaw must recover from his dislocated non-throwing shoulder first. The back-to-back lefties would be a big advantage if LA played the lefthanded hitter heavy Phillies. Rosenthal also mentions that the Cardinals, despite being so righty heavy, have the second lowest team OPS (.675) against lefthanded pitchers in the National League. Hiroki Kuroda would likely start game three for the Dodgers, followed by...   Continue Reading

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Things Looking Up For Sabean Extension?

Brian Sabean has been general manager of the Giants since 1996, but he entered 2009 as a lame duck GM because he wasn't under contract beyond this year. The club does hold an option for his services next season, although anyone would prefer to have job security. According to Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News, managing general partner Bill Neukom indicated to KNBR radio than an extension for Sabean is a good possibility. “We will continue to collect information, and frankly, how we finish this season, finishing strong, is significant,” Neukom told the station. “It’s not controlling, but it’s a...   Continue Reading

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No Deadline For Lincecum Talks

Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News spoke to several people about a possible long-term contract for Giants ace Tim Lincecum. The team's president, Larry Baer, expressed a willingness to discuss an extension during the season. Lincecum would also be fine with that, as he'll let his agent Rick Thurman handle the talks. General manager Brian Sabean said he remains open to an extension for Lincecum, but admitted, "Going year to year may not be a bad option at this point." Sabean referred to Lincecum extension talks as a "back-burner issue." Sabean notes that Lincecum stands to get paid...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Andruw, Marquis, Coonelly

Links for Monday... In his first post for RotoAuthority, David Chase looks at players who were said to have lost weight or gained muscle during Spring Training '08. How did they perform in '08? The Red Sox inked infielder Nick Green to a minor league deal. Murray Chass explains why the New York Times Company's purchase of a share of the Red Sox was a conflict of interest. Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik: "We’ve got an offer out right now for a piece of the puzzle, and I’d hope to hear in the next few days." David Laurila talked to new...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Sabean, Yankees, Reds, Jones

Links for Sunday afternoon... Peter Abraham asks if Andruw Jones would be worth a look for the Yankees on a minor league deal... and promptly answers his own question: no. He'd rather see Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner fight it out. River Avenue Blues takes a look at why the Yankees and Red Sox saw a drop in the rankings of their farm systems from 2008 to 2009. Athletics Nation asks whether or not Brian Sabean is "out-GMing" Billy Beane this offseason with his splashes in the free agent market. Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News doesn't feel like...   Continue Reading

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