TODAY: The deal has been completed, Alex Pavlovic of NBC tweets. Stubbs will earn at a $1MM rate in the majors and $130K in the minors, with bonus money also available.
YESTERDAY: The Giants are nearing a minor league agreement with veteran outfielder Drew Stubbs, tweets Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. As Baggarly notes, recent injuries to Mike Morse and Mac Williamson have thinned out the team’s outfield depth. Beyond that, center fielder Denard Span is day-to-day with some tightness in his left hip, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters (Twitter link via Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle).
San Francisco is currently utilizing an outfield alignment consisting of Hunter Pence in right field, Span in center field and a platoon of Jarrett Parker and Chris Marrero in left field. Gorkys Hernandez made the roster out of Spring Training as a reserve and can handle center in Span’s hopefully brief absence.
Stubbs, 32, was in camp with the Twins during Spring Training but didn’t crack the roster after logging a disappointing .139/.273/.278 with 15 strikeouts in 36 at-bats over the life of 15 games. Stubbs had a career year with the Rockies in 2014, hitting .289/.339/.482 with 15 home runs and 20 stolen bases — though the vast majority of his damage was done at the hitter-friendly confines of Coors Field. Since that season, Stubbs has struggled to a .207/.302/.365 batting line in 234 plate appearances between the Rockies, Braves, Rangers and Orioles.
Those recent struggles notwithstanding, Stubbs is capable of handling all three outfield positions and has a strong track record against left-handed pitching over the life of his career. In 952 plate appearances against southpaws, he’s a .272/.348/.444 hitter.
Better than melancon
Yes, Stubbs is probably a better outfielder and hitter than Mark Melancon.
Really dude?
That ump had a wide strike zone. I don’t even like the giants. I hate the giants. Stubbs is a good defensive guy, but madbum is still a better hitter than him.
Credit where due, MadBum’s a better hitter than a lot of people.
Exactly
Haha! I’d bet anything Melancon’s just got butterflies. He’s still one of the top relievers in the league without a doubt.
I think all fantasy players with Melancon should panic and drop him.
Giants fans should relax. Melancon would always blow a save in the first week, sports talk radio would spend the next two weeks asking “what should the Pirates do with the closer’s role” and then he wouldn’t blow another one until August. Pretty much every year.
Im not sure what he did in this game (couldn’t watch) to warrant all the panic that has ensued but I’m assuming its a blown save.
1 early blown save doesn’t mean anything. Seung-hwan Oh blew a save for the cardinals on opening day but its not like he’s out to pasture or anything just one bad pitch and everyone goes bananas.
Dont listen or reply to a thing JDGoat says. All he does is bash every one else’s comments.
Glad you have a great sense of humour
Can I get a couple examples of this so called “bashing” too?
I feel like I’m eventually going to have to defeat JDGoat in a duel.
Uh oh. Dual JDDual…
Name a time and place
The resurrection starts now! #Stubbs
Classic AAAA player. Always liked Stubbs, hope he has a good year.