Jeremy Accardo Rumors

Giants Acquire Shea Hillenbrand

Many teams were interested, but Brian Sabean and the Giants prevailed in the Shea Hillenbrand sweepstakes late Friday night. The deal marks Sabean's first of the year and first ever with J.P. Ricciardi (as far as I can tell). The average National League first baseman has hit .286/.366/.504 this season, while Hillenbrand is at .301/.342/.480. While he's a below average fix at first, it sure as hell beats the .714 OPS the Giants have gotten out of the position thus far. Hillenbrand moves from a ballpark that inflates home runs by about 18% and batting average about 5% for right-handed..   Continue Reading

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