The latest news from SFHardball.com. SFHardball.com covers the San Francisco Giants on the Scout.com Network http://sfgiants.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://sfgiants.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2009 SFHardball.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:32:21 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB4) 60 Drafting higher than they have in a decade, the San Francisco Giants took Buster Posey with the fifth overall pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. The catcher is is coming off a monster Junior year at Florida State and was considered a possible number one overall pick. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/759938.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/759938.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:12:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Drafting higher than they have in a decade, the San Francisco Giants took Buster Posey with the fifth overall pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. The catcher is is coming off a monster Junior year at Florida State and was considered a possible number one overall pick. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/759939.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/759939.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:12:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Major League Baseball has suspended Eliezer Alfonzo, the San Francisco Giants' primary catcher from the 2006 season who was sent out to Triple-A Fresno after a hugely disappointing spring training this year. The 29-year-old Venezuelan will serve a 50 game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/751883.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/751883.html Fri, 02 May 2008 12:26:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Fresno's offense turned it up and Victor Santos delivered as the club pounded Iowa. San Jose continued to get great starting pitching, but the offense was tamed for a night, while in Augusta, one bad inning again did in the club. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/751015.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/751015.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:24:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants His path is far from the typical route to the big-leagues, but the Giants' tallest minor leaguer is working on making his own way from the CanAm League to the bigs. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/749203.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/749203.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:07:00 GMT 1 316 San Francisco sfgiants Porous defense cost all three Giants affiliates that played Tuesday as the system was shut out on the night. In Fresno, Bartolome Fortunato did himself in. In San Jose, backup catcher Elio Sarmiento did the damage. For Connecticut, hang an error on the whole club. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/748894.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/748894.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:07:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants A bright evening at Dodd Stadium got off to a sunny start for the Defenders. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/748656.html Tracey Trower http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/748656.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:41:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants The San Francisco Giants' system was on the way to a very good afternoon as Ben Snyder turned in another gem and the top three clubs all delivered wins. Then Augusta got to the seventh inning in their contest against Greenville and things turned ugly. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/748219.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/748219.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:26:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants While the signing of Dominican-born Angel Villalona was widely seen as a sea-change for the San Francisco Giants, who have invested little in (and gotten even less out of) international scouting, the much quieter signing of then-16-year-old Venezuelan Pablo Sandoval in 2003 may yield big-league returns first. We talk with the catcher about what he’s working on in his return to San Jose this year. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/747166.html Stamati Horiates http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/747166.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:58:00 GMT 1 316 San Francisco sfgiants San Jose continues to pound the ball as they win their fifth straight and extend their early division lead to two games. The rest of the system, however, is having some trouble. In Fresno, it's the pitching as former big-leaguers can't get the job done. In Connecticut and Augusta, the hitters simply aren't hitting. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/746857.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/746857.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:41:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Fresno's bullpen takes a beating in their loss to Tucson and the Defenders again waste a late rally, but there were definitely relief highlights for San Jose and Augusta, which each extend their winning streaks to four. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/746539.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/746539.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:09:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants The young guys looked great as Angel Villalona, Nick Noonan and Clayton Tanner all played big roles in victories Sunday, but the older guys had plenty to say too. Travis Ishikawa, Nate Schierholtz and Jesse Foppert all pitched in as well. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/746225.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/746225.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:25:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Hot News for OF Mike Mooney http://sfgiants.scout.com/a.z?s=316&p=9&c=2&cid=746158&nid=3680246&fhn=1 David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/a.z?s=316&p=9&c=2&cid=746158&nid=3680246&fhn=1 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:59:07 GMT 1 316 San Francisco sfgiants Garrett Broshuis and Ben Snyder started the only two games that got off the ground for the San Francisco Giants' system Saturday, and both dominated to help their clubs to wins. A newcomer to the system goes yard in Connecticut while a top performer from last year keeps things rolling for San Jose. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/743978.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/743978.html Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:39:00 GMT 1 316 San Francisco sfgiants On a night when Connecticut got rained out, only San Jose managed a win for the Giants's system again. Vinnie Chulk and Jesse Foppert provide the good news for Fresno. Kevin Pucetas looks good and gets plenty of support in his Cal League debut. Oliver Odle looks good but doesn't get any support in Augusta. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/743769.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/743769.html Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:46:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Connecticut used a few timely hits and great relief to win the opener while San Jose relied on a lot of offense and a stellar Cal League pitching debut. For Fresno and Augusta, quiet bats and shaky relief mean it will be at least one more day before a win. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/743468.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/743468.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:35:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants The lineup didn't change. Manager Bruce Bochy went with his veterans again. In fact, he said he'd stick with the same guys in Wednesday's series finale. But then the Giants lost their second straight game, leaving them one loss shy of getting swept by the rival Dodgers in the season-opening series. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/742788.html SFHardball Staff http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/742788.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:57:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants In his second full professional season, many expected Ben Copeland would emerge offensively for San Jose. However, the former Pitt standout instead struggled for much of the season, looking particularly spotty against left-handed pitching. We talk to the speedy outfielder about his work this offseason to make this the year he puts it all together. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/742082.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/742082.html Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:03:00 GMT 0 316 San Francisco sfgiants Hot News for C Eliezer Alfonzo http://sfgiants.scout.com/a.z?s=316&p=9&c=2&cid=741883&nid=3673393&fhn=1 David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/a.z?s=316&p=9&c=2&cid=741883&nid=3673393&fhn=1 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:46:08 GMT 1 316 San Francisco sfgiants As the San Francisco Giants organization prepares to finalize their rosters for the big club and the minor leagues, the pitching rotations have come into focus. While decisions about the Giants' final bullpen spot and a potential trade loom, we take a look at the likely rotations as of today. http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/741661.html David Jay http://sfgiants.scout.com/2/741661.html Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:38:00 GMT 1 316 San Francisco sfgiants